With my quest for good BBQ in the North in a state of continued failure, it goes without saying…read morethat when I'm home in Georgia, BBQ ribs are a given. Today, I enjoyed an old favorite, Fresh Air Bar-B-Que. Located in the far corner of a strip mall, it's easy to miss; but, it's well worth keeping an eye out for. If your looking for ambiance, we'll, it's a rib place. You don't get that. You do get a clean, and friendly atmosphere, with great food. I chose the rib plate (what else would I choose), which featured a moist, fall off the bone tender, half pound of ribs, with just a taste of tangy, but optional, BBQ sauce, ( don't worry. If you want more sauce, it's there for you on the table in hot or mild varieties. If you must, And I don't see why you would, you can also add Texas Pete's hot sause, which is also there) small cups of appropriately modest flavored Brunswick stew (packed with delicious...uh...Brunswick stew stuff) and sweet, crispy, cole slaw. Add in a slice of thick sliced bread, to sop up the goodness; and, for $13.99, before tax and a well earned tip, you have, I repeat, a great, filling, meal. Want more evidence? My photo was taken mid-meal. The food was so tasty, I nearly forgot to snap photo.

Catering review: Every couple months I order catering from…read moreFresh Air BBQ for our Macon office. My coworkers love their food and out-of-town visitors are always impressed with the food too. Fresh Air takes all the headaches out of catering. The catering team always accurately calculates just the right amount of food for the lunches. Delivery is on time. They set it up for us and provide all the plates, cups, cutlery, ice and condiments we need. Their prices are extremely reasonable and the food is delicious! The huge smiles on my coworkers faces when they see Fresh Air set up makes me happy!

CLOSED - OUT OF BUSINESS - ???…read more Based upon the recent positive reviews regarding their food, I decided to try this place when I stopped over in Macon. They are located around 10 minutes outside of downtown, and it appeared to be an economically challenged area. It was a little challenging to find at first, because I didn't realize that it was simply a small building where you could order from the walk up window or through the drive-through. According to their hours online, they stay open until 9 PM. When I arrived, the place was closed. I called the phone number on the sign, and there was an out of service message. I was definitely disappointed, because I definitely wanted to try their barbecue. All signs suggested that they are now out of business. Maybe next time...

Ohmygoodness. Absolutely amazing BBQ flavor. Perfectly done, fall-off-the-bone meats. Sweet BBQ…read moreflavor with a spicy kick for a chaser. The mac & cheese is truly SLAPPIN.

Love the BBQ, and the hamburgers and fries are delicious! The service is friendly, and we always…read morecome here when we're in town. Great food and great experience every time!

Underwhelming. High price for what it is. Ribs were very dry. Freezer bag French fries, very small…read morebaked bean portion. 3.7/5. Fast service though.

Stopped in for dinner after work midweek. Sat at the bar which felt like being in a little piece of…read morehistory with its polished wood and dim lighting. Bar tender was funny, friendly and accommodating. Burger was on point and the onion rings fire. Ordered the James Brown's Black & Blue which was fantastic paired with Horse's Neck.

A historic joint in the middle of downtown Macon was a great spot to enjoy a meal during Cherry…read moreBlossom Festival. We sat at the bar and enjoyed the company of other diners. Our bartender was very intense. He was nice but also behaving like the bar was 2 or 3 layers deep. I honestly was worried about him. The burgers were good, and I liked the house made chips. The drink special was a beautiful pink to go with the festival. It was cool to hang out with locals and travelers alike. I definitely recommend stopping into The Rookery.

In the heart of historic downtown Macon sits this little gem of a brewery and eatery. Don't be…read morefooled by the interesting facade- it was once a 5&10 store! They offer a good selection of draft craft beers and also some national ones. We ordered the Tropical Sour - it was absolutely delicious. For starters we tried the fried grits- amazing!! Dinner was smoked wings and a BBQ brisket sandwich. All of our food items were yummy. The prices are moderate. There is plenty of street parking (metered). The staff were friendly and they also sell individual, 4, or 6 pack cans to purchase for take home.

Great beer, great food. Cool atmosphere. We sat at the bar and service was great. Too many great…read moreoptions on the menu made it hard to choose. Hopefully we'll make it back some day.

Took my girlfriend here for breakfast this morning and it was delicious. We each got biscuit…read moresandwiches - one fried chicken w/ egg and one country ham w/ egg. The biscuits are quite a bit larger than a typical biscuit, and also tasted quite a bit better than a typical biscuit! Great flavor and a great value. We also split the famous cinnamon roll that was just as great. We WILL be back again! Highly recommend this place!

Famous Mike's is famous for a reason! Their biscuit was so delicious and I couldn't get enough of…read morethat gravy. I loved the taste of the country fried steak but would've enjoyed having it battered more prior to frying. Food was a smidge too salty but everything tasted so good that I didn't mind so much. DH for the breakfast burrywhich I thought was really pricey for such a small burrito. The regular entree wasn't on the menu but it came with two sides. As I was leaving, I caught a sign showing a different version of it too.

DON'T BOTHER!…read more Stopped by based on the ratings on Yelp. Not a very inviting atmosphere but with barbecue, you don't expect the place to be shining and spotless. We had the 2 chicken dinners and they were 1/2 chickens and were just tasteless, bland, and had never been on a grill. No smoke flavor, no seasoning of any kind-just bland chicken. Tasted like it was boiled a day or two ago. Don't know how anyone could consider this barbecue. Service was good but the poor product more than offset the service. Unless you like boiled chicken, don't waste your time!

Food was awesome!!! Excellent service My hamburger steak served hot and ready to eat.Smothered with…read moregravy and those wonderful home cut fries is the way I like it

Good service unfortunately the food was not. The grits had to be sent back to warm them up. The bbq…read moresauce was like water. Very disappointing

Fincher's BBQ is a tradition with my family. I live in California but I grew up in Atlanta and my…read moreparents are from Macon. So, whenever I come "home" I MUST have me some Fincher's. I've been known to even freeze it and take it back to Cali with me! Thank's for keeping the tradition alive by always being right where I left ya! Hopefully, y'all will outlive me! LOL I see no reason why you shouldn't... your BBQ ROCKS!

Great soul food joint in downtown Macon. It was packed Saturday morning, mostly family groups. Easy…read moreparking with a lot right out back. The smoked Turkey was very tender and flavorful. Whiting fish solid and fresh. Collards got a kick to it, I devoured 2 portions all by myself.

Truly ashamed to say we've lived in Macon 3 years and this was our first time eating at H & H. My…read morepregnancy cravings put me on the hunt for biscuits and gravy and I am soooo glad that hunt lead me here. WOW. This is GOOD food & great people! A nice corner restaurant with a at home feel, truly a gem. Thankfully the day we went wasn't busy so we took our time going over the menu and asking for recommendations. Having an uncle Red Dog myself, my husband knew immediately what meal he will be ordering. I on the other hand was torn after I saw they had salmon patties. Obviously I had to try both the patties and my biscuits and gravy. They were amazing!!!! No regrets. Our daughter had a kids meal, nice portions. We will returning here. Such a great experience & an amazing nap once I was home LOL

Food was amazing. I tend to like Carolina sauce so I tried their Carolina sandwich- I wasn't…read moredisappointed! And though I knew it was too much I had to try their Florida's citrus wings because I'd never had them. Let me tell you- worth worth worth it! Our service was spot on. We walked in just as they had opened. Seated right away and waitress came up immediately. I only got a little sass for ordering unsweetened tea ;)- I would have been disappointed if not haha. Service was excellent. The restaurant was very clean. The bar looked nice though we didn't partake. Don't miss this location. P.S. there was another review here that mentioned ogres. I'm here to say the establishment was ogre-free. Thank you!!!

On our way up to NC on 11/7 and stayed the night nearby. We were excited to see a Sonny's so close…read moreand headed there for dinner. We loved the new look and were seated quickly on for a Friday night. The hostess was super friendly, as were other staff we encountered later. The rest of our experience was surreal to say the least. To start, it was so cold in the restaurant, as was noted by other diners around us. Not sure why, but it was completely unnecessary. Our waitress (we later learned she was also the bartender) took our order (3 soft drinks, some corn nuggets, and 3 meals), and brought the drinks out quickly. As she was leaving, one of our party knocked over their drink -- and you know how big the cups are! The waitress said she'd be back with a towel, then disappeared. I saw her go into the kitchen, then come out and go to the bar where she began taking orders and serving people. I was dumbfounded. We did our best to wipe up the spill and ice, using the paper towels at the table, but we had a huge wet pile sitting there. After about 5 minutes another server came by and we asked for towels, telling her our server never came back. That new server came back with a tray for the ice and mess, as well as a wet towel to wipe the table down. It was probably another 7 minutes before our server returned, this time with a replacement drink and then plopped the corn nuggets down and walked away. That was it... and the nuggets didn't have the little skewers nor the powdered sugar. About 10 minutes later the meals came (from a different server), and my chopped brisket sandwich wasn't cold, but it was barely warm, and a bit grizzly. We kept wondering if this was a brand new location and the staff just weren't properly trained, but when I asked another server later how long they'd been open, she told me 2 years! We barely saw our waitress -- and yes, I understand team style service, but this was just weird. I actually wondered if it was my FSU shirt as we were in Bulldog territory, but regardless, I've never had such poor service at a Sonny's. Management, you need to look into this and see what was happening and why we received such poor treatment. The rest of the staff treated us well... maybe having a bartender cover tables in the dining room is too much?