We ate lunch here during a quick trip to Birmingham. I am so glad we did! The whole experience was awesome. Great customer service, great atmosphere. ..and the food...OMG. We had the triple decker club, brisket sandwich, fries, baked beans and potato salad. They brought us a sample of the mac and cheese as well. Everything was absolutely delicious but those baked beans, best I've ever had! Oh we tried the smoked sausage hushpuppies with pepper jelly too! So good! If we are ever in the area again we will definitely eat here again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lynn Sams
Great food and service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Savannah Hasty
If I could give this place 10 stars I would! It’s very casual and cozy inside, and the main guy at the counter was very kind and accommodating. We were served within 10 minutes and the food was out of this world. Heard another customer say this place had the best chicken sandwich they’ve ever had, and I can say that about my collards as well. If you’re in Birmingham this place is a must-try!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Smoked Chicken
Randy Engelbert
Try the spud, be ready to eat a lot of food. I had the pulled pork stuffed spud and it was more than I could eat
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
CattJacc Productions
Went there for lunch break today for the 1st time and everything was great! The guy up front had A1 service as well
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sandwich, White Sauce, Fries
Katelyn
Food was fantastic!! Everyone was very friendly and made you feel welcomed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
April Smith
Saw’s BBQ is one of the best BBQ joints I have ever been to. Its decor may fool you. It’s not posh or charming. It is a true BBQ joint, where all the love and the very soul of the owners is invested in the quality of the food! lf you ever watched House of Cards, it’s like the old BBQ restaurant the president would sneak off to. If you are ever in the Birmingham area, stop by. You won’t be disappointed. The management makes sure you are happy and satisfied! Don’t forget to get some sweet tea and banana pudding!
Parking: Parking is limited.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: BBQ Pork, Banana Pudding
Richard Walsham
The best smoked brisket I have ever eaten.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chris Marturello
Zero complaints or cons. This place is amazing. Amazing staff, amazing cook, and amazing food. We went just to get something to try as we were out of town and ordering random things from around. The gentleman taking order said they had best burgers and known for pork and greens. He let us try dip pickle dip with fresh chips and it was amazing. We ordered a patty melt which was fresh and perfectly cooked and juicy and definitely best patty melt ever. The pork and greens was a base of great grits with some sort of bbq sauce topped with turnips and collards, pulled pork, and then covered with onion straws. Absolutely the best thing ever and so flavorful. Then we got a sample of banana pudding which I’m don’t care for but it was amazing. Before we left I thought I need to try the stuffed sausage hush puppies with pimento cheese and pepper jelly. The hush puppies were perfect and then the pimento cheese and pepper jelly were top notch. I get the feeling there’s nothing bad on the menu.
Ordered pastrami and fried okra. i’ve had better okra at other locations. I should’ve stuck with sweet tea, fried chicken or the barbecue sandwich. pastrami was just OK.
Absolutely delicious!!!! My mother and I had spent the morning at a classical concert, and on our way back to the car, we could smell the promise of a scrumptious meal. Arriving at Saw’s, we found it very busy, but luckily, we arrived in time to snag an empty seat.
The food was excellent. I highly recommend if you ever find yourself in the area, check this place out!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tom Collier
Great southern
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Sweet Tea Fried Chicken
jereme garland
(Addendum): In response to the owner's response- My review was not intended to receive any "reparations" for my experience. I didn't write this review for the owner or staff, I wrote it for the consumer. I do the same thing for my positive experiences. It is honorable the you (the owner) read these and respond but your response did seem a little defensive. It is just not my style to give blunt feedback and honest opinion to staff in the moment. It is awkward and rude. The type of people who do that are typically the types of people who want a complimentary meal and complain with that purpose, often after consuming the whole meal before complaining. When I said almost inedible, I meant exactly that. I took 2 bites of the reuben and ate the pork out of the other dish. The rest I took in a 2 go box. It sat in my fridge for 2 days before I just trashed it. Some reviews are lies, actually most. But mine are my honest opinion and i hope it helps someone as word of Mouth should. Even if the employee was able to ask what I thought, I'm not the type of person to go full send on them. I believe that's rude but mostly because staff are usually not wanting an actual answer. Managers and owners less so. I would likely say it was good and thank you much.
Original review: Very hesitant to post this but it's my honest opinion. Not my first Alabama BBQ visit (Moe's Original BBQ in Decatur AL was my first and second visit and they get 5 stars from me). However, Moe's was convenient being next to my hotel where as SAWs was a planned and researched visit. I was just overall disappointed and that was 100% the food. I got the Pastrami Reuben and the Pork and Greens dish because I couldn't decide between the two. Both were almost inedible. $35 total and a $2 tip. Best parts of the meal were the vinegar BBQ sauce surrounding the Grits on the Pork and Greens and the Sauerkraut on the Reuben. Pastrami didn't look like Pastrami to me but just regular Brisket and not even close to the best Brisket I have ever had. The Crispy onions on the Pork and Greens were disturbing as they could not be chewed through and had to be torn and also seemed to all connect to each other in a tumbleweed of no thank you. The amount of Pork on that dish was half of what you would need to make a Pork and bread sandwich and the Grits were unremarkable. I regretted the cost immediately. Service was wonderful and the lady who helped me was also. It is because of her I feel bad posting this review but an honest review about my experience is nothing to feel bad about. Hope it helps potential customers as well as the restaurant in increasing their quality and reputation.
We ate lunch here during a quick trip to Birmingham. I am so glad we did! The whole experience was awesome. Great customer service, great atmosphere.
..and the food...OMG. We had the triple decker club, brisket sandwich, fries, baked beans and potato salad. They brought us a sample of the mac and cheese as well. Everything was absolutely delicious but those baked beans, best I've ever had! Oh we tried the smoked sausage hushpuppies with pepper jelly too! So good! If we are ever in the area again we will definitely eat here again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food and service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
If I could give this place 10 stars I would! It’s very casual and cozy inside, and the main guy at the counter was very kind and accommodating. We were served within 10 minutes and the food was out of this world. Heard another customer say this place had the best chicken sandwich they’ve ever had, and I can say that about my collards as well. If you’re in Birmingham this place is a must-try!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Smoked Chicken
Try the spud, be ready to eat a lot of food. I had the pulled pork stuffed spud and it was more than I could eat
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went there for lunch break today for the 1st time and everything was great! The guy up front had A1 service as well
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sandwich, White Sauce, Fries
Food was fantastic!!
Everyone was very friendly and made you feel welcomed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Saw’s BBQ is one of the best BBQ joints I have ever been to. Its decor may fool you. It’s not posh or charming. It is a true BBQ joint, where all the love and the very soul of the owners is invested in the quality of the food! lf you ever watched House of Cards, it’s like the old BBQ restaurant the president would sneak off to. If you are ever in the Birmingham area, stop by. You won’t be disappointed. The management makes sure you are happy and satisfied! Don’t forget to get some sweet tea and banana pudding!
Parking: Parking is limited.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: BBQ Pork, Banana Pudding
The best smoked brisket I have ever eaten.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Zero complaints or cons. This place is amazing. Amazing staff, amazing cook, and amazing food. We went just to get something to try as we were out of town and ordering random things from around. The gentleman taking order said they had best burgers and known for pork and greens. He let us try dip pickle dip with fresh chips and it was amazing. We ordered a patty melt which was fresh and perfectly cooked and juicy and definitely best patty melt ever. The pork and greens was a base of great grits with some sort of bbq sauce topped with turnips and collards, pulled pork, and then covered with onion straws. Absolutely the best thing ever and so flavorful. Then we got a sample of banana pudding which I’m don’t care for but it was amazing. Before we left I thought I need to try the stuffed sausage hush puppies with pimento cheese and pepper jelly. The hush puppies were perfect and then the pimento cheese and pepper jelly were top notch. I get the feeling there’s nothing bad on the menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pimento Cheese, Sandwich, BBQ Pork, Banana Pudding
Ordered pastrami and fried okra. i’ve had better okra at other locations.
I should’ve stuck with sweet tea, fried chicken or the barbecue sandwich. pastrami was just OK.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
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Great food at good prices
Great food and the staff was awesome!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sauce, Pulled Pork Sandwich
Absolutely delicious!!!!
My mother and I had spent the morning at a classical concert, and on our way back to the car, we could smell the promise of a scrumptious meal. Arriving at Saw’s, we found it very busy, but luckily, we arrived in time to snag an empty seat.
The food was excellent. I highly recommend if you ever find yourself in the area, check this place out!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great southern
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Sweet Tea Fried Chicken
(Addendum): In response to the owner's response- My review was not intended to receive any "reparations" for my experience. I didn't write this review for the owner or staff, I wrote it for the consumer. I do the same thing for my positive experiences. It is honorable the you (the owner) read these and respond but your response did seem a little defensive. It is just not my style to give blunt feedback and honest opinion to staff in the moment. It is awkward and rude. The type of people who do that are typically the types of people who want a complimentary meal and complain with that purpose, often after consuming the whole meal before complaining. When I said almost inedible, I meant exactly that. I took 2 bites of the reuben and ate the pork out of the other dish. The rest I took in a 2 go box. It sat in my fridge for 2 days before I just trashed it. Some reviews are lies, actually most. But mine are my honest opinion and i hope it helps someone as word of Mouth should. Even if the employee was able to ask what I thought, I'm not the type of person to go full send on them. I believe that's rude but mostly because staff are usually not wanting an actual answer. Managers and owners less so. I would likely say it was good and thank you much.
Original review: Very hesitant to post this but it's my honest opinion. Not my first Alabama BBQ visit (Moe's Original BBQ in Decatur AL was my first and second visit and they get 5 stars from me). However, Moe's was convenient being next to my hotel where as SAWs was a planned and researched visit. I was just overall disappointed and that was 100% the food. I got the Pastrami Reuben and the Pork and Greens dish because I couldn't decide between the two. Both were almost inedible. $35 total and a $2 tip. Best parts of the meal were the vinegar BBQ sauce surrounding the Grits on the Pork and Greens and the Sauerkraut on the Reuben. Pastrami didn't look like Pastrami to me but just regular Brisket and not even close to the best Brisket I have ever had. The Crispy onions on the Pork and Greens were disturbing as they could not be chewed through and had to be torn and also seemed to all connect to each other in a tumbleweed of no thank you. The amount of Pork on that dish was half of what you would need to make a Pork and bread sandwich and the Grits were unremarkable. I regretted the cost immediately. Service was wonderful and the lady who helped me was also. It is because of her I feel bad posting this review but an honest review about my experience is nothing to feel bad about. Hope it helps potential customers as well as the restaurant in increasing their quality and reputation.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
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