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    Merrill's BBQ

    4.3 (17 reviews)
    InexpensiveBarbeque
    Open 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Merrill's BBQ
    Rhett B.

    Now this is a BBQ shack! It looks like an old house with a window to order at with 4 picnic tables in a screen. Even though Merrill's calls itself a BBQ place, it could be more accurately described as a place that serves some BBQ with other items like sandwiches, vegetables, and desert. It really isn't much of a BBQ place as it only serves pork and ribs. First of all, I had a huge cup of amazing sweet tea that was only $1.50. When was the last time you went to a restaurant (besides McDonald's ) was charged only a $1.50 for a huge cup of fresh, mar-vel-ous sweet tea? Never. I had the rib plate that came with 3 sides and cornbread. My ribs were of the country spare-rib style. Definitely not the fall off the bone tender style. They were pretty average and no kind of rub on them. Merrill's have 4 BBQ sauces. But they make a sin to me of charging for extra sauce. I couldn't try them all so I went with the #2 tangy and #3 hot. The #2 was described accurately as it was tomatoey, hickory, smoky taste and easy to take. The hot was no joke though. Could not take much of it at all. It had a good flavor but too much heat for me. What's worse is that the #4 sauce is hotter. The best part of the meal was the sides. There are plenty of sides to choose from. I went with cream corn, potato salad, and Cole slaw. I would want to go back to Merrill's just to order a plate of sides. The cream corn was fresh, the potato salad was a good blend of mustard and mayo and sweetness, and the Cole slaw was the best out of the bunch as it was creamy, with a good twist of sweet and vinegar. All of this was about $11. Hard to beat that price. I had chocolate cobbler and it was ok. Tasted more like chocolate gravy haha. As a BBQ place, I found Merrill's not to be that impressive for BBQ. But there is a lot of other good stuff to offer especially the sides and the sweet tea. Locals say the burgers are the best thing they have so I will have to try it when I come back. For the price, Merrill's is a great deal. But because it calls itself a BBQ place and the ribs were just eh...plus charging for BBQ sauce - I had to give it a 3...but more like a 3.5. When I have a burger from there, I might change my rating.

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    Great service and ribs! What you look for in an Alabama BBQ joint! Next time I'm going to get the burgers!

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    very cozy place and great service! Food was great and reasonable priced. I'll be back for sure whenever we at Gadsden!

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    This place is awesome, I did work down the street and would visit them at least twice a week, everything is good and you better come hungry

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    Gameday Live

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    4.4(15 reviews)
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    TV's everywhere so if you wanna watch the games you can!!…read moreThe food was great and so was the service!! Their menu has a wide selection so there's something for everyone.

    Man I really hate throwing out sub 5 star reviews, but this was our second time eating here and…read moreboth times have been meh. First time was a year ago when they hadn't been open long. Tables were sticky and it took an hour and a half to get food; food wasn't great. We just weren't impressed and haven't been back since. Tonight we had friends that wanted to go so we thought we'd give it another shot. I got the smash burger and it was ok. Sweet potato fries were overcooked. Our waitress was absolutely amazing. She was kind and was very prompt with everything. Had a little issue with my drink though. I ordered a Moscow Mule (What they call a stubborn mule here). When I got it, it was in a lowball, (I don't care about the copper mug) I noticed it had a different color from any mules I've had. I tried it and it wasn't a typical mule. I kept telling my wife it tasted like apples. I never send stuff back but I did tell the waitress I'd take a beer. She asked if my drink was ok and I said it's not a mule. No biggie, just didn't taste good. No problem. She took the drink and returned with the beer. Later on she came up to the table and said her boss wouldn't let her take the mule off because all drink sales are final. I didn't ask for a free drink, this was prompted by her trying to make it right. Whatever... 9 bucks. Not worth the fuss. Later on one of my friends was reading the dessert drink menu and saw a Caramel Apple Mule advertised. Nancy Drew solved the mystery; I most definitely got served the Apple Mule. Still... 9 bucks gone. Not the end of the world, but this is the first place I've been to that wouldn't remake a drink. Sure it was a mistake, but I'm kinda surprised by the bosses decision. Maybe the third time will be a charm! ;)

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