Food was great as always, but they were out of pulled pork and brisket
Jeff DeGeest
The best ribs I've had in years. Brisket was a little dry and lean for me. Chicken and pulled pork were moist. The greens and mac and cheese were good. I would definitely go back to try the turkey.
Beth O'Brien
Award winning BBQ white sauce and coconut cream pie - tasted like my Mawmaw's pie. The Brunswick stew is hearty with beef, chicken, potatos and corn. Smoked turkey sandwich was THICK.
Zach Lee
Right, Decatur, Alabama. Not exactly the culinary capital of the world, is it? More like a sleepy little town where the biggest excitement is probably a Friday night football game. But tucked away on Highway 31, unassuming as a rusty pickup truck, you'll find Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q. And let me tell you, it's not what you expect. You walk in, and it's… well, it's a BBQ joint. The smell of smoked meat hits you like a warm, greasy hug. Faded photographs on the wall, the kind of place where you know they've been doing this for a long, long time. This isn't some sanitized, gentrified, farm-to-table nonsense. This is the real deal, the kind of place that's seen a million hungry faces and probably a few hundred hangovers. They've got all the usual suspects: pork, ribs, brisket. And yeah, it's good. Solid. Unpretentious. But then, you get to the chicken. And that, my friends, is where things take a turn. Because they bring out this… white sauce. Now, a white barbecue sauce. Sounds wrong, doesn't it? Like something a health inspector might frown upon, or a culinary school dropout might concoct in a fit of misguided ambition. But this isn't that. This is something else entirely. It's creamy, tangy, with a kick of something you can't quite put your finger on. A little peppery, a little vinegary, a little… magic. They say it's for chicken, and sure, it elevates their smoked bird to something almost transcendent. The skin, crisp from the smoke, shimmers with this otherworldly glaze. Each bite is a revelation: smoky, tender, and then that sauce, cutting through the richness, leaving your palate tingling and begging for more. But here's the thing about this sauce: it's a goddamn universal solvent of flavor. You put it on the pork, and it's a revelation. On the ribs, a revelation. Hell, I bet you could put it on a tire iron and make it taste halfway decent. It just works. It's a testament to the fact that sometimes, the simplest things, the most unexpected things, are the ones that blow your mind. Big Bob Gibson's isn't fancy. It's not trendy. It's just a damn good barbecue joint in a damn small town, doing something truly unique. And that white sauce? That's the kind of thing you'll find yourself dreaming about long after you've left Decatur, Alabama, wondering how something so unassuming could be so utterly, gloriously, unforgettable. Go. Eat. Be changed.
FLETCHER FRENCH
Great BBQ and service.
Michael Kremer
Food was great, service was excellent. Highly recommend if you're in the area to give them a try.
Jason Dyer
The chicken and white sauce made it worth the stop.
Michael J Hollingsworth Sr.
Classic!
White sauce!
Ribs!
Susan C
Delicious barbeque. It's all good, from the meal to the dessert, it's so good!
This is some of the best BBQ that I've had! The servers are super kind and show that southern hospitality!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bottled Sauces & Rubs, Macaroni and Cheese, French Fries, Sampler Platter, Red Sauce, Beef Brisket
Cookie Spears
The same ole barbecue. It's a good place to eat with family or guests.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Valerie S
Nice people. Good food. Decent prices. Wait for food a little bit long.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pie, Potato Salad
Kaydee O'Neal
Food and service was amazing! Me and my husband split a sample platter and we still had some to take home. By far the best restaurant BBQ we've ever had. Highly recommend the chicken!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Billiejoe white
The customer service is so slow. The phones never work and I couldn't even place an order online because they weren't taking orders. They used to be so much better than this.
Food was great as always, but they were out of pulled pork and brisket
The best ribs I've had in years. Brisket was a little dry and lean for me. Chicken and pulled pork were moist. The greens and mac and cheese were good. I would definitely go back to try the turkey.
Award winning BBQ white sauce and coconut cream pie - tasted like my Mawmaw's pie. The Brunswick stew is hearty with beef, chicken, potatos and corn. Smoked turkey sandwich was THICK.
Right, Decatur, Alabama. Not exactly the culinary capital of the world, is it? More like a sleepy little town where the biggest excitement is probably a Friday night football game. But tucked away on Highway 31, unassuming as a rusty pickup truck, you'll find Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q. And let me tell you, it's not what you expect.
You walk in, and it's… well, it's a BBQ joint. The smell of smoked meat hits you like a warm, greasy hug. Faded photographs on the wall, the kind of place where you know they've been doing this for a long, long time. This isn't some sanitized, gentrified, farm-to-table nonsense. This is the real deal, the kind of place that's seen a million hungry faces and probably a few hundred hangovers.
They've got all the usual suspects: pork, ribs, brisket. And yeah, it's good. Solid. Unpretentious. But then, you get to the chicken. And that, my friends, is where things take a turn. Because they bring out this… white sauce.
Now, a white barbecue sauce. Sounds wrong, doesn't it? Like something a health inspector might frown upon, or a culinary school dropout might concoct in a fit of misguided ambition. But this isn't that. This is something else entirely. It's creamy, tangy, with a kick of something you can't quite put your finger on. A little peppery, a little vinegary, a little… magic.
They say it's for chicken, and sure, it elevates their smoked bird to something almost transcendent. The skin, crisp from the smoke, shimmers with this otherworldly glaze. Each bite is a revelation: smoky, tender, and then that sauce, cutting through the richness, leaving your palate tingling and begging for more.
But here's the thing about this sauce: it's a goddamn universal solvent of flavor. You put it on the pork, and it's a revelation. On the ribs, a revelation. Hell, I bet you could put it on a tire iron and make it taste halfway decent. It just works. It's a testament to the fact that sometimes, the simplest things, the most unexpected things, are the ones that blow your mind.
Big Bob Gibson's isn't fancy. It's not trendy. It's just a damn good barbecue joint in a damn small town, doing something truly unique. And that white sauce? That's the kind of thing you'll find yourself dreaming about long after you've left Decatur, Alabama, wondering how something so unassuming could be so utterly, gloriously, unforgettable. Go. Eat. Be changed.
Great BBQ and service.
Food was great, service was excellent. Highly recommend if you're in the area to give them a try.
The chicken and white sauce made it worth the stop.
Classic! White sauce! Ribs!
Delicious barbeque. It's all good, from the meal to the dessert, it's so good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love their smoked wings and white sauce!!
Restaurantji Recommends
This is some of the best BBQ that I've had! The servers are super kind and show that southern hospitality!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bottled Sauces & Rubs, Macaroni and Cheese, French Fries, Sampler Platter, Red Sauce, Beef Brisket
The same ole barbecue. It's a good place to eat with family or guests.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Nice people. Good food. Decent prices. Wait for food a little bit long.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pie, Potato Salad
Food and service was amazing! Me and my husband split a sample platter and we still had some to take home. By far the best restaurant BBQ we've ever had. Highly recommend the chicken!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The customer service is so slow. The phones never work and I couldn't even place an order online because they weren't taking orders. They used to be so much better than this.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Wings
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