Whitt's Barbecue is a Nashville, Tennessee area chain of barbecue places that have been around since the seventies, 1978 to be exact. I was in Hermitage, Tennessee and when I saw the familiar name, I figured that this would be dinner. The building itself doesn't scream opulence, but hey, it's barbecue and there is nothing fancy about barbecue, but barbecue is a culinary wonder. The staff here were friendly and the food was good. I went with the pork and was overall pleased with my meal. I would definitely recommend this particular location of Whitt's Barbecue. Go check it out for yourself. read more

Whitt's Barbecue - Hermitage - Barbeque Near Me - Hermitage, Tennessee

I really wanted to like this place because it's so close to my house but unfortunately, I had a terrible experience on my first visit. I rolled up to the drive-through window to be greeted by a less enthusiastic teenager who seemed to bothered I was even there. I told her today's my first time here what do you recommend... And she just looked at me and said what kind of meat do you want? She wasn't able to answer any of my questions, and she was not friendly at all. While I was ordering, she was staring off, not writing anything down and then when she told the cook, what my order was, she had to come back twice to ask me what I wanted again. I told her there was only two of us eating and I wanted to try a little bit of everything and she just stared at me so I just ordered a 2 pound meal that came with sides. I asked her if I could get half turkey half pork and she said yes. I ordered beans and potato salad and got a loaf of cornbread. I received the food pretty quickly, so that's a plus! About an hour later, I begin to prep the food for dinner and noticed it was all pork. So I called and said hey can I come back down and exchange this? I was supposed to have half pork half turkey.. The manager on the phone told me to bring the food and the receipt and I could get it fixed, so I drove down there and she tells me that it's going to be an up charge for the difference. It's going to be a little more than what I paid. Mind you I don't even have shoes on, I was in the middle of preparing dinner and jumped in the car to come down there to fix their mistake... So I told her I don't have my wallet. I don't even have shoes on, and the girl never told me there was a higher fee for that... Not to mention I just drove back down here because of your mistake. I was pretty appalled that they took the meat, typically if food has been taken all the other places I've been to have said just keep it. We can't take it back... But we'll get you a new one. Not saying I wanted free food or ask anything extra... But it did make me wonder what they were doing with the pork that had been to my house, opened repackaged and taken down there. So then I asked for more barbecue sauce because with 2 pounds of meat, they only gave me two little shot glass containers of barbecue sauce. She then asked me if I wanted to buy a jar of barbecue sauce, to which I replied, no I'd like to have more barbecue sauce for the 2 pounds of meat that I bought from you. Anyway, long story short, the turkey ended up being dry, the pork was good and the rest was just OK. I spent $73, so needless to say I was pretty annoyed that night. read more

Good, juicy BBQ pork sandwiches for a fair price ($5.05). $2 off pork sammys on Wed. Wings are good also. Friendly staff. Support a local biz that's been around for decades. read more

Whitt's Barbecue - Hermitage - BBQ pulled pork sandwich. Small sides of beans and potato salad. - Barbeque Near Me - Hermitage, Tennessee

Rated only 4 stars because it's carryout only so we have to eat in the car or take home to eat. The pulled pork plate is excellent. Comes with two sides and a piece of corn bread. Also pickles. This is North Carolina style so the sauce on the side is a vinegar type sauce but yummy. The baked beans are especially good---really baked not just out of a can. The slaw is delicious. Try it out!!! read more

Love the BBQ love the people! Probably the only place in Nashville that ever makes Brunswick stew in the winter and it is the best in the world! read more

You would think that good honest barbecue would be easy to find in the south, especially in the Tennessee / Kentucky region. We have yet to find anything in the Nashville area that really rises to our level of expectations. Our expectations though where barbecue is concerned are pretty high. Whitt's overall we found to be above average when compared to the last few places we have tried, but only average overall. They are a take out only, which we knew going in, but they would be well served to put a picnic table out front for those of us on the go who don't want to eat in the car. I have always held to the premise that in good barbecue the meat should be able to stand on its own. The sauce most people drench their barbecue in is usually there to mask mediocre meat. Whitt's doesn't have a traditional sauce and the cup of vinegar dip they will give you on request is served on the side (as it should be). We took some of the meat off of the sandwich and it was actually pretty decent. You could taste the smoke and the meat was tender and in chunks (not chopped to oblivion and drenched in sauce). There were a couple reasons we had to give them three stars instead of the four they might have deserved. First was a lack of knowledge by the staff. When I asked a couple basic questions (like what wood the meat was smoked over ) the server had no clue. The kitchen staff was three feet from him but I guess it was too much trouble to turn around and ask. The second was the dry turkey. We thought the sandwiches were overall pretty decent. They were topped however with way too much vinegar slaw making the meat difficult to discern. The prices were decent and the service, while lacking knowledge of their product was friendly. We will more than likely stop by again as we have yet to find better barbecue close to us. An average product is acceptable if it's the only good cue we can find close to us. We will be visiting a few of the more notable establishments this spring so maybe we will find the type of cue that right now we have to drive 2 hours to Owensboro Kentucky to procure. read more

This is good southern barbecue meets fast food. Excellent pulled pork / beef / turkey barbecue, on a typical fast food bun. By default it comes with mayonaise, cole slaw, and pickles on the burger (so be sure to ask for those to be omitted if you don't like them). I had the pulled pork. It was juicy and tasty. The beef was good, but a bit dry. Service was quite fast, and there is a drive through. Note: No seating available at this location, so this is To-Go only. They have very minimal choice of sides (slaw, baked beans, or potato chips). Not particularly healthy. But still quite tasty. read more

I've had Whitts several times over the years and it is always good. They offer pork and turkey barbecue, ribs, and baked potatoes. Sides are potato salad, baked beans, slaw and chips. All sides are good, although not the best I've ever had. I pretty much only like the slaw on the sandwich and would not eat it by itself. It is definitely a vinegar based slaw and has no mayonnaise/dressing or carrots like you find in some slaws. On Wednesdays they have a family pack special which includes a pound of pork barbecue, a pint of a side item, and a pack of buns for $9.99. Not bad considering we can make 4 meals out of it. This particular location is to-go only. They are closed on Sundays and close at 8pm nightly so plan accordingly. read more

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Hole in the wall type place with decent take-out bbq pulled meat on a bun, and supposedly pretty good baked potato too. Tried he beef sandwich and it was a bit dry. The pork sandwich was more juicy and tasty and both were great as a quick lunch sitting in the car parked on their parking lot. The baked beans was good, a little on the sweet side the way I like it. Good quick and cheap lunch right after visiting the Hermitage, home of President Andrew Jackson. Too bad it was served on a foam cup with a plastic lid -- the lid is an unnecessary waste (single-use, 5-minute life item) if you eat right at the parking lot while the spoon scraping against the foam cup makes me cringe. I can't give it more than 3 star because the food was just decent, and there was little choice by way of sandwich, platter, and sides. read more

Pretty good and cheap. I am so confused as to why they don't include BBQ sauce! They do include a weird watery vinegary sauce that is not very tasty, and too runny to put on a bun. I asked for some BBQ sauce last time and I got something red and sour that I think they call Buffalo sauce. Its so strange they have everything but what you would actually expect! I always bring the food home and add my own BBQ sauce. read more

Whitt's Barbecue - Hermitage - No BBQ sauce here. Left: watery vinegary sauce that is too runny to put on a bun. Right: what they gave me when I asked for BBQ sauce. - Barbeque Near Me - Hermitage, Tennessee

This is the best bbq in the world. The staff shows true passion in the food they serve which is all freshly prepared daily. This is the finest hickory smoked Carolina style bbq that's ever been made truly awesome. Also their loaded baked potatoes are literally to die for. It isn't just the bbq that stands out at this place they also have world class sides including in my personal opinion the most exclusive and tastiest potato salad recipe in the south. I also love how helpful and friendly the workers are there as they will do anything to fulfill your bbq needs as well as offer you tips on buying to help save you a buck as customer satisfaction is clearly their number 1 goal at this establishment. read more

Food was delicious service was wonderful! One of my favorite meals to grab on the way home after a busy day when I don't want to cook! Their pork sandwich is AMAZING read more

This place has my favorite wings and ribs around! Give those a try for sure! Not at all saucy, just delish. The bbq is like an eastern N.C. style vinegar sauce which is different for mid TN. Sandwich specials on Wednesday night, this place is a solid go-to. read more

The food was really good, no barbecue sauce? A little let down. The meat was tasty though. Get the loaded potato, or the family pack.