Reviews for Big Daddy's BBQ Shack in Athens, TN
Stopped here on a trip to Tennessee. Good food with the exception of the slaw. More of a sweet store bought slaw than hand made,... which I prefer. Chicken strip were good as was husband's baby back ribs. Fall off the bone tender. Read more
I stopped in because they had a lot of positive reviews. The brisket was probably the best I had ever had. It was so rich in... flavor without being so drownd in seasoning that you couldn't taste the meat. The baked beans were sweet with bbq sauce and youcould taste the beef in it. The corn fritters were also a treat. Read more
You can tell this is a family business as soon as you walk in the door. The smiling faces behind the counter and an honest... welcome set the stage for what is to come. Never having been to Big Daddy?s before I told them to give me what they were proudof and they did! I got a family size sample of brisket, pork, ribs, wings, beans and potato salad. While it was all good theribs and brisket were REALLY good. Those are competition level. The corn fritters are habit forming and probably deserve areview all their own. But as good as all of that was the real star of the show for me was the potato salad! I don?t know how todescribe it. I brought home some banana pudding but didn?t get to eat any of it. The kids landed on that stuff like wilddogs. I think Big Daddy,s might just have to be a Friday night standard for me. Read more
Amazing food. Corn fritters are the best ever. Okra, brisket, chicken, pulled pork, bbq sauce is out of this world good.
Not been able to get to posting this review in a timely manner but I had the opportunity to try their food when they set-up at... the Village Green in Cleveland. Here we go..... I had been awaiting the chance to try this out due to multiple rave reviews fromfriends and from what I had read. I show up at 10:45 since they were scheduled to be opening at 11:00 and wanted to get thereearly enough to get a sample of all their core items. I waited and waited and drive around the parking lot looking to make sureI was at the right place. Finally said guess they're not coming(11:20) and soon as I'm pulling out I catch a glimpse of theirtrailer pulling in. I circle back around and wait as they set-up everything and place my order (11:45). I was super excited forribs but they unfortunately did not have ribs at the time so I ordered the brisket, wings, pulled pork, and sausage, with sidesof baked beans, slaw, mac n' cheese, and banana pudding. I had to wait an additional 30 minutes for the wings since they werefrozen so they compensated me the banana pudding for the wait. Now to the food review of the $70 in food. Brisket was very drywith a with nothing to offer that would make me a want to order again, very light smoke and decent flavor. Pulled pork washeavily sauced and was shredded very thin to the point of taking away from the taste of the pork and lacked that bark that makesamazing pulled pork. Sausage was just a run of the mill store bought sausage that was cut into medallions for some reasonversus a full link. Slaw was average, mac n' cheese was bland, and baked beans were mush but had a great flavor. The star of theshow was actually the frozen wings that were previously smoked. Read more
Amazing BBQ and incredibly friendly staff. We stopped in with our youth group for lunch headed back to FL from our summer trip.... Not only was the food soooo good, the staff were all super friendly and helpful. Everything was accurate for our large order of15 people and a few of us went back and ordered some extras. (I had to try a few other things). Very clean place and the youthenjoyed Shrek playing on the tv too. Read more
The corn fritters and pork loin combo plate was SUPER!! Crinkle fries are made JUST PERFECT. Lemonade is so delicious. Fun... atmosphere with "tin shack roofs" over some booths! Love the banana pudding too. Very good!! So happy we looked for localrestaurants while driving thru Athens and found this gem!!!! Read more
Very rude. Reached out to see if they wanted to vend at a upcoming event in their home town of Athens. Before they even knew how... many people were going to attend the event or the date they just replied "not interested"and hung up. No explaination just hungup. I was trying to help a local business as there is no vendor fee. Don't waste your time with these guys. Previously I hadtalked to them in person and they said they needed 2 weeks notice. Read more