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    J's Simply Soul

    4.4 (92 reviews)
    ModerateBarbeque, Soul Food
    Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Quiet
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Michael A.

    Went back, merely for the brisket! That says a lot because it was an hour drive. Knowing the system now, I called ahead. This time I had ribs, brisket & fried chicken. I ate off of it for two days - don't judge me. LOL Brisket was tasty but drier than first time but still very good! Ribs were really good! Yes, sir! Fried chicken, pretty good too. White, Ga is a drive but the food is good. It's just cooled off by the time you return. A place to sit & eat would get it a 5 for this visit and for me learning how to navigate their system.

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    2 years ago

    It was delicious! Especially the onion rings and potato salad. Chicken was smoked to perfection and delicious bbq sauce.

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    3 years ago

    Is there food here is very delicious can't go wrong with simply soul Food and the owner and his son is very nice.

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    3 years ago

    Great bbq ! Sweet family owned business! Always enjoy all the sides and the bbq is exceptional in my opinion .

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    2 years ago

    Friendly atmosphere that makes you feel like friends and excellent food with good size portions. Highly recommended.

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    Great BBQ find in White GA.. close to Cass High School for those parents who have day long tournaments out there.

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    2 years ago

    Great food and service. Food is consistent and amazing! Some of the best food you'll ever eat!

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    3 years ago

    All good. Had an issue but the owner fixed it on the spot. Been coming here for 3+ years. Worth the trip every time.

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    4 years ago

    They have it going on!!! The food is great but the desserts are amazing !!!good little spot hidden in white ga!!!

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    3 years ago

    This place is amazing! Best bbq I have ever tried. The ribs were perfect . We are definitely come back!

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    That's my A1 go 2 for down home Southren cooking. Sweet potato pie got me hooked! Check him out.

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    4 years ago

    Great food. Everything I've gotten is good. The brisket grilled cheese is my favorite go to.

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    Small country place with old school decor. License plates adorn the ceiling, with antique kids…read moreriding toys and Knick knacks of all kinds (a possum wearing a Santa hat!) pictures all over the walls, history of White, Restaurant shirts all around the world, stars and autographs, etc. They have amazing burgers and hot dogs. Their meat & vegetable options are amazing. If you order the fried pork chops I recommend getting some brown gravy on them. When you want a refill on your tea, just go to the register and ask. The servers stay busy with walk in/to go orders and delivering food they don't really have time to come back and "check" on you.

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    Bigun's Barbecue - Brisket platter with baked beans and mac and cheese- I would order it again and again!

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    4.4(452 reviews)
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    We've been here a few times now! I usually get the brisket and my partner gets the turkey. Both are…read morehighly recommended. Service is always friendly and very quick. You order at the front and they bring your meal to the table, but then they clean up the tables after you! For the sides, we've had mac & cheese, baked beans, potato salad, coleslaw and I can recommend all of them! When we chose the bread with our side, we were told this was the cornbread that was slightly sweet however it's not it's the salty savory kind. Hope this can help when anyone's placing their order to set expectations.

    Bigun's Barbeque is located between Ellijay and Jasper. Can't miss their big sign or any of their…read moresigns. Quickly pulled up to their parking lot which is big and plenty of space. Lots of outdoor seating and they also have a drive through window. Just follow their entrance signs then the enter here sign but somehow missed the order here sign once inside. Thanks to the cashier for waving at us we then got back on track. Cashier was wonderful super nice and friendly. We ordered a couple of the 4 meat platter ($24) with choices of brisket, pulled pork, bbq ribs, turkey and pork sausage. For the sides mashed potatoes, geen beans, mac and cheese and potato salad. All the sides were really good but the meats not so much. The pulled pork was flavorless, brisket was on the dry side, ribs fell of the bone but were also flavorless and could not taste the smoke flavor. Turkey and pork sausage were the best. You get your choices of sauces . I stuck with original sweet bbq. My biggest disappointment was the corn bread. It was actually more of a corn meal muffin. No corn flavor and it was dry. You get two with your platter. I regret not ordering the Texas toast. Overall the place was clean, spacious with plenty of parking, great staff, signs everywhere but not the best bbq food I ever had.

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    My family and I came in recently and enjoyed some amazing North Georgia BBQ! While we did come in…read moreduring a busy time our patience was rewarded amazingly, we had our young child with us and her food was served first with ours out right behind it :) I must admit that the bbq is some of the best even compared to Texas or even Kansas City. The brisket was on point and the pastrami was better than, dare I say, Katz Deli in NYC! If you find yourself in on a busy day just be patient cause it's well worth it, and props to our waitress for handling us during a busy time with no issue; she was a taller lady with blackish hair

    Out of town visiting and decided to try it out since it was minutes from my hotel. We ordered the…read morepork fondue and a 2 meat/side platter to go Right off the bat we were off to a bad start when we got back to our room. Got the fondue but no chips or pork rinds as expected. Tried to just eat it solo, but only got through a few bites because the pork is super squishy like it was stewed or old and it had a gallon of salt. The ribs were also gummy and super small. The brisket was cut weird. Never seen brisket served this way. But to get ribs as a meat it was an extra $3. Same with the brisket. Yeah check the pic. This is what you get for up charging to ribs. 2 small ribs with no seasoning. And you get one weird slice of brisket for the upcharge as well. Mac and cheese is also big shells made with white cheese. Definitely not southern mac. Side note, their BBQ sauces are good. But the brisket comes with a brisket sauce. It is thousand island dressing. Who puts that on brisket?

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