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    Half rack--enormous!
    Jordan T.

    My husband and I are religious about eating our Saturday BBQ. The other day we went to our regular place and found that they were closed, so we tried out Rib Shak instead. It was fine, but by no means would we choose it over our normal BBQ place. I ordered the BBQ sandwich and fries with sweet tea, and my husband ordered the ribs--wet--with fries and tea. My sandwich was fine, but the sauce tasted like what you would get from the BBQ section at Walmart. The fries were VERY tasty though. My husband was hugely disappointed with the ribs. Again, the sauce tasted like it came straight out of the bottle. He was very disappointed that a place called RIB Shak would not have out-of-this-world ribs and sauce. The two staff members we saw were nice, but they weren't really around much. Our food took a long time to appear. At one point I saw the cook leave for a good 10 minutes and come back with a grocery bag--made me think they might have really just gone to the store to buy some BBQ sauce!! Who knows. All in all, I wouldn't go here again. It's not bad, but it's just not good--why eat somewhere that isn't excellent if there are other places that ARE excellent right down the road? P.S. Part of the dining area is basically a storage area for them. There was a pool table that was just covered with all sorts of junk. Strange.

    Pork plate super salty canned/boxed sides

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    1 year ago

    Food is amazing. The staff is beyond welcoming and just down right nice. Its small but so worth giving this great place a try.

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    4 years ago

    Real BBQ no fake smoke,I had the rib and pork plate, corn nuggets are really good as well as the slaw. Service is nice and welcoming

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    8 years ago

    Love the soul taco and pork nachos! The friendly staff and great food made for a great dining experience!

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    Mentone Market - Interior seating off of the market

    Mentone Market

    4.7(43 reviews)
    1.8 mi
    $

    We ate here everyday of our mountain getaway. Breakfast, lunch, I didn't get dinner here but they…read morehave delicious looking casseroles that you take home & pop into the oven. Yum! And no joke, they looked super delicious. Cheesy, creamy, meat and carbs: omg. Lots of wine and beer. Tons and tons of gifts and trinkets to take home and commemorate your mountain visit. I didn't photograph much of it but they had great items. There's a bar to eat or sip your coffee right near the front or a large side room with ample seating. The breakfast biscuit sandwiches were off the chart! If they weren't homemade biscuits, I don't want to know because they were delicious. Definitely stop in here. Even if just for a vitamin water or a memento, it's a fab little market. They've got you covered!

    Grabbed a bite to eat after a hike at desoto falls! Very yummy and fresh food! Several people got…read morethe soup of the day (taco) with cornbread, Italian sandwich with chips, stuffed pork baked potato, and pizza. I got the cold Cessear salad wrap with chicken and it was very tasty! Limited seating so our party of 12 had to split up. The gift shop had lots of local nick nack stuff too! You can also get things to go in the grocery market store like deli meats and cheeses. I saw some people buying eggs and bread. Greta place! Would highly recommend if you need a light lunch!

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    Mentone Market - Amazing selection!!

    Amazing selection!!

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    Mentone Market - The remnants. We came for coffee daily of our trip - hot, fresh, strong! Biscuit breakfast sandwiches were outstanding!

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    The remnants. We came for coffee daily of our trip - hot, fresh, strong! Biscuit breakfast sandwiches were outstanding!

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

    Roadside 'Que

    4.6(72 reviews)
    10.3 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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    Brisket nachos

    Roadside 'Que - Bar. Advertise local craft beers & Left Hand Brewery & Nitro Stout

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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)
    11.6 mi
    $

    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

    Bar-B-Que Place - Another "full size" tender

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    Another "full size" tender

    Wardlaw’s Lucky Eye Q - Signature Brisket Plate

    Wardlaw’s Lucky Eye Q

    4.9(144 reviews)
    20.9 mi
    $$

    Hands down the best BBQ in the state. Would put the…read morebrisket up against the big Texas boys. Ribs are phenomenal. Sides are great. Deserts are great. Pulled pork is pulled pork. Awesome people. If you are heading to Chattanooga from Atlanta it's worth the drive off 75 to go here. Exactly what you want from a legit bbq place. Limited seating indoors. But nice screened in porch and tons of seating outdoors in the back. Highly, highly recommend.

    I finally rode out to Wardlaw's Lucky Eye Q and I'm honestly still trying to process how good this…read moreplace is. This is one of those "out of the way, but worth every mile" type spots. No fluff, no gimmicks... just straight-up barbecue done right. I ordered the super sampler, which comes with five meats and three sides for $48, and let me tell you... the portion size is insane. This isn't your typical sampler you share between two people. This is easily enough food for four or five people. The pictures honestly don't do it justice. Let's talk about the meats. The brisket was everything you want. Juicy, tender, perfect fat-to-meat ratio, and the bark was excellent. Same with the ribs -- tender but still holding together when you pick them up. No sauce needed at all. The pulled pork... I don't say this lightly... this is the best pulled pork I've ever had. It melts in your mouth and is packed with flavor. It actually made me wonder how good their pulled pork sandwich must be. The sausage surprised me. I usually get tired of sausage quickly, but this one had a unique flavor and was one of the best I've had. The chicken was also tender, juicy, and well seasoned. Now the sides... Cheesy grits were extremely flavorful and easily compete with some of the best I've had. Mac and cheese is simple, homemade, and done right. The green beans were some of the best I've ever had -- not sure what they're doing, but it works. Potato salad was excellent, baked beans were sweet and spot on, and even the Brunswick stew (which I don't usually go for) was solid with a more tomato-forward flavor. Dessert sealed the deal. The banana pudding absolutely lives up to the hype. Every bite has those crushed wafers mixed in, and the texture and flavor are just perfect. One of the best banana puddings I've had anywhere. They also have multiple house sauces (Carolina, Texas-style, Georgia-style), and the Georgia sauce was my favorite. Service was A+. Everyone was friendly, welcoming, and helpful, even while the place was packed. And yes, it gets PACKED. I got there right when they opened and there was already a line. They do have extra seating outside, but if you don't get there early, be prepared to wait or take it to go. Parking, though, is actually not an issue. There's parking across the street, some on the side, and a large dirt lot in the back where most people were parking. Even with how busy it gets, there's plenty of space if you know where to look. I honestly can't believe a place this good is tucked away in northwest Georgia. This is one of those true hidden gems... but the locals clearly already know. This ride was 100% worth it. This is easily top two barbecue spots I've had in Georgia... and it might be pushing for that number one spot.

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    Wardlaw’s Lucky Eye Q - Sit up at the bar for a real southern experience.

    Sit up at the bar for a real southern experience.

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    Wardlaw’s Lucky Eye Q - Signs. To make sure you don't wander somewhere they don't serve bbq.

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    Signs. To make sure you don't wander somewhere they don't serve bbq.

    Rib Shak - bbq - Updated June 2026

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