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    James BBQ

    3.6 (22 reviews)
    InexpensiveBarbeque
    Closed 10:30 am - 8:00 pm

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    Smoked wings with hot sauce.
    Jody M.

    We live James BBQ, the food is always amazing. Addison is a new employee, and a great addition to their staff. Definitely would James BBQ to everyone

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    Always good food and friendly service. I like the option of calling ahead and picking up at the window.

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    5 years ago

    Friday night steaks are the best. They have the best slaw I've ever eaten. One of my favorites!

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    9 years ago

    Brisket was dry but lucky their barbeque sauce is good. If you're going to eat here just buy a bucket of coleslaw, it's really good.

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    10 years ago

    The BBQ baked potato is to die for. Meats are good and sides are good also. Great small town place to eat.

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    Bar-B-Que Place - Chicken "tender" under the new ownership. Barely the size of a nugget. Both mine and my husband's were all this size.

    Bar-B-Que Place

    3.8(37 reviews)
    16.2 mi
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    The old bar b Que place was always a great place to eat (a little greasy, but in a good way). They…read moreUSED to have delicious food and sides. The quality has dropped below what I'm willing to pay for. Nothing tastes the same except the Jo sauce. Every single chicken tender they gave the TWO of us was half the size of what they used to be. The jojos were always large, now just the butt end of the tiny potatoes. I don't know why u would buy a businesses good name that had been open for decades and ruin it completely in a very short time because u are cheap. My family won't be back. We paid $20 for a chicken snack, a chicken plate and 1 drink! DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY HERE!

    Everything! New ownership. Moved into the old Wendy's. A large plate is $1 more but less meat than…read morethe regular plate used to have. Brisket had no flavor whatsoever. Former owner, Matt, had excellent flavor on both the pork and brisket. We ordered mostly outside meat on pork plate and there was very little and chopped so fine. When Matt chopped it, it was in chunks. The slaw was different. The Jo Jo's were okay, but limp and thin in comparison..just not the same. When you buy a restaurant that has done so well for so long, do not change anything and the customers will continue to come in. Very disappointing. Had we not been starving from having not eaten all day, we would've turned our plates back in an left. Oh....the Coke Zero fountain drink was good as well as the water. Matt! Please help these people! Bunch of kids working that didn't know anything if you asked. And we missed the smell of bbq too....couldn't smell it cooking inside or out. Our meat chopped in little pieces was stuck together...so it was microwaved before served to us. This was our most favorite BBQ in North Alabama....No more. It probably will not make it unless they go back to the way it used to be when Matt owned it. This was our most favorite BBQ in North Alabama....No more.

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    Bar-B-Que Place - $20 worth of food! WTH

    $20 worth of food! WTH

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    Local Joes - Albertville - Yummy peminto cheese

    Local Joes - Albertville

    4.1(64 reviews)
    13.5 mi

    I don't think that I have ever had Boston butt/pork shoulder with a pink smoke ring this expansive…read more Kudos to the pit master manning the smoker. This is the best BBQ pork that I've eaten at a restaurant, succulent, delicate, smokey, flavorful, esthetically appealing, and it makes me wish that we had something like this in the Atlanta area. I love fried okra, when it's cooked properly, and with that comes critical feedback; their version reminds me of how my grandmother made her fried okra (and that's the standard I use to measure all others by.) The mixed greens had a slight hint of smoky ham hock, probably could have benefitted from a little more salt, but I understand that some people have to watch their sodium intake so I bet the restaurant leaves that up to the customer. Our server was a delight, very smiley and cheery, welcoming, etc. Inside, it feels like they have preserved history and married it to classy modernity. The next time I visit Albertville, this will be on the to-do list. Keep up the good work, folks!

    The food was great, and the ambience a bit different from your normal barbecue place. They had…read moreother things on the menu besides barbecue, but the barbecue was definitely the feature act. One piece of advice, is avoid the baked beans. They're a bit overly sweet. And to me baked beans should have some bacon in them or something like that. These disappointed a bit. But the barbecue is phenomenal. And to be honest, the thing that really stole the show was at noon they play the national anthem and everybody stands to face the flag, I love the patriotic atmosphere and you can tell that this place is run by people who care. Not do they only put pride in their food, but you can tell that they have pride in their country and I'm coming back just for that reason alone!

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    Local Joes - Albertville - 2 meat plate

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    Roadside 'Que - Today's special: chicken philly with baked beans

    Roadside 'Que

    4.6(72 reviews)
    17.2 mi

    Today I experienced their Pork Belly CheeseBurger…read more.. Absolutely the BEST cheeseburger I have ever had in my life!!! Never a bad meal at Roadside 'Que!!!

    With such good reviews for BBQ and the non-GMO quality of their meat sourced from local farms, I…read morecouldn't wait to try this place. When we drove up, we could smell the hickory smoke and saw the smoker on the sidewalk in front. When we walked in, we were told that menus are on the checkout counter, so I went to grab 2, but before we knew it, the uncle of the owner started reading every item on the menu for an uncomfortably long time. I'm a visual guy so I need to read menus at my own pace. We ordered the lunch combo - 1/2 lb. smoked brisket with 2 sides, 1 sauce, and a fountain drink are included. My wife had the 4 rib lunch with 1 side, 1 sauce, and a drink. There are 4 sauces to choose from. I chose the hot & spicy that was thin and mild; my wife chose the "Bama sauce", a white vinegar & salad dressing sauce that was good. I chose the Brussels sprouts hash and warm German potato salad that were both delicious, and my favorite menu items overall! I was surprised to see the brisket in a foil-wrapped packet next to the bun thinking that this method kept the meat hot, but when I opened the packet, the meat was not hot, but nicely smoked. The brisket was unusually cut into pellet- sized pieces that were slightly dry, under seasoned, and undercooked to my liking, and kept falling out of the bun. I would have preferred the traditional sliced brisket sandwich piled high with some topping choices like homemade pickles, hot peppers, etc. On the positive side, my wife's ribs were huge and they even threw in a few burnt ends. I tried one and thought it was also under seasoned and dry. My wife loved her ribs and said it was tender and juicy! The ambiance is quirky and uninviting with a bar behind the checkout and a few tables. There was a paper sign arrow in the back showing that they have a patio, but you have to walk through a storage area and past the restroom to get there. There were 3 or 4 picnic tables and 1 small bar-height table with 2 chairs. We didn't realize until we left that they served wine and beer until we saw a beer sign over the bar. I'm assuming this place is fairly new and they've got some kinks to work out, but if you go, I'd recommend the ribs and sides!

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    Wall of kids coloring :)

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