Fat Daddy's Bar-B-Que

Best BBQ I’ve had since I’ve been down south. Chicken, ribs, Mac n cheese, onion rings. Mixed sauce was really good, the heat crept up. Wow, delicious, reasonably priced, plenty of seating, drinks, and the staff hustled for everyone.

Pulled pork meat was dry, Cole slaw dry and tasteless, Cheese potatoes were good and so was the beans!!

menu is awesome. Food big portions.
Just walk by downtown and have them open the door or ... Smells good taste good.

Always enjoy the atmosphere and of course the delicious food.

Very Food!

Had the highest hopes after reading such great reviews.
I ordered the 3 meat bbq plate.
I ate the fries and toast.
Absolutely the worst driest bbq meat I’ve ever had.
Very disappointed.
They must have given me the last of their old batch.

Great food! The fried pickle spears are my favorite!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great small dining establishment right in the downtown Russellville area..Fat Daddy 's had a ver y good fried pork sandwich with one side..pork meat was so tender inside with a crisp coating on the outside..yummy! DIXIE was our waitress and very patient with our ordering Gluten Free options ..I give her a 5 star for being so efficient! 😄

Dietary restrictions: Gluten Free options are available

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sandwich, Pulled Pork

Would loved to have give a review of the food but with my experience with this restaurant, unfortunately I was not given the chance. Friday the 26th of December, 2024: after the holidays it’s tough to jump back into the kitchen and cook another meal after being in there for 2 days. So, the family and I, meaning the three of us, go out to grab a bite to eat. After driving for a bit we decided to give Fat Daddy’s a try! It’s 8:34 pm when we pulled in front of the restaurant. My son mention’s that I have parked in the “take out” spot. While moving the car one place to the righ of the original position, I notice 3-4 people all watching me move spots, no biggie. The three of us walk inside and immediately after entrance we are told “we pulled it” they are closed. Okay, fine, fair enough! Other than the hours listed online, and listed in the window clearly state, Fri. 10:30a to 10:00p. I guess my main gripe is the fact that the big guy with the beard standing at the podium along with three other girls couldn’t even lean out and let us know that they were closed instead of watching the whole event with parking and then walking inside only to be told closed! I understand food service, worked in it for plenty of years! If it’s slow, make cuts, then keep a couple of folks to pick up anything that may come in but always stay open for your set hours. Especially in BBQ, the hard part is done! It’s not like you have to fire up the smoker to prepare an order with each customer. If it was a case of running out of meat, should have smoked more earlier, you have a walk-in to store what is left over. Seems to me it would have to be a case of poor management. Sorry for the long rant but if the right people are not told about certain things, they go left un-addressed! Eventually it could also lead to loss of patrons which nobody wants.

Do not order the brisket. It’s terrible.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 4

A wonderful place to get BBQ in Russellville, AR!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Coleslaw, Pulled Pork Plate, Pulled Pork, Brisket Plate

Absolutely fabulous food and waiting staff amazing

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My husband and I had lunch here recently. The was fantastic food and there was plenty of it! The service was super friendly and speedy!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

At first i wasn't going to do a review but i was just so disappointed in my food. I ordered a 2 meat plate brisket and smoked chicken thigh. 2 sides were macncheese and bbeans. So I came 5 minutes after they opened and the only thing that was good were the sides. The chicken was alright but the brisket. I asked for fatty sliced and I got some tore up bits of dry meat. Wasn't good at all. Very disappointed. I should've taken a picture. Waste of my money

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 4

The food was cold. They made it twice, and it was still cold. This was our first time here. Not sure we would try again.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4