A small group of us ladies gathered here to have lunch together on the advice of a local who loves the sweet potato muffins. The fact that BUM’s was voted the best of eastern North Carolina was also a plus. I chose the vegetable plate with generous portions of potato salad, real homemade macaroni and cheese plus handmade dumplings with two mini loaves of cornbread muffins. The collards were delicious looking on the other plates, as were the other vegetables to choose from. The meat’s available were fried chicken, fried pork chops, pork barbecue and turkey barbecue. The price was reasonable and affordable. Erica was our waitress and she was super sweet and attentive to everyone’s needs and made our time there enjoyable.
William Bryant Carroll
Hands down my favorite BBQ spot. I enjoy it’s not the same chopped BBQ, it’s got a bit of a Smokey flavor with small pieces of fat mixed throughout. Absolutely delicious every time. On top of that the side are plentiful and many options too choose from!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brunswick Stew, Barbecue with Cornbread And
Keith Barham
Really great eastern NC style barbecue. The smoke flavor was impressive and I enjoyed the sweet potatoes. Well worth the effort to visit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Plate
Merilita Lopez
I enjoyed the BBQ pork topped with collards
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Barbecue Sandwich
Gregory Bruce
Nice restaurant to visit had breakfast there it's been around for generations my food was delicious customer service on point!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
T Perry
B's, Skylight Inn, Parkers, Gradys, Wilburs, etc all very good. I place Bum's just a hair above all these, & taking nothing away from any of them. Bum's has just a slightly better flavor, nice little heat going on, prominent smoky flavor and great side items.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shay Cole
Great people great service. Enjoyed working there even got a bonus when I left ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joe
How can u serve that type of meal with no mashed potatoes? No fried potatoes like the menu says?? Potato salad wat much mustard for me, chicken an corn nothing special, waitresses best thing about this place!
S
The food is super bland and boring. The food is comparable to school cafeteria / military chow hall food in the sense that it is obviously made in as large of a batch for absolutely as cheap as possible. The mac & cheese taste like it came straight out of a giant plastic bag. They just don't put much into their food. The closest thing to seasoning on any of their side dishes is the little bit of water that it's sitting in. I've genuinely been more impressed by hospital food before. The BBQ was decent but there's a much better option right down the road, without naming names. A lot of the locals absolutely adore this place but I just don't understand what they see in it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Shawn Cox
More like A Real Pigpickin BBQ than the usual Mainstream BBQ joint . If you want true ENC Pulled pork , fried chicken and all the fixins grandma made then this is your place. If you want what "people that THINK they know what BBQ is " go to one of the other places and leave the good food to those of use that TRULY know what DOWN EAST BBQ is. I have tried them all and ALWAYS come back to BUMS for the best!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Barbecue with Slaw Sandwich, Pork Plate, Brunswick Stew, Slaw, Gallon of Tea, Chicken Plate, Banana Pudding, Chicken and Pastry, Barbecue Pork Dish Side of Sweet Potatoes Butter Beans Corn Muffin and Banana Pudding, Pulled Pork and Fried Chicken
Bum's is one of a handful of classic ENC barbecue places that makes no compromises -- not one. This is barbecue at its very best -- ad the rest of the menu is superb. See a detailed review at john tanners bbq blog and search "Bum's"
Siegfried F Sanders
Good hearty country breakfast. Giant fluffy pancakes.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Homefries or Grits, Boiled Potatoes, BBQ Pork and Chicken Combo
Debbie Hill
Very good food like grandma fix for me. Good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pulled Pork and Fried Chicken
Christy Hines
Good country cooking with reasonable prices.Sweet potato muffins are delicious.
A small group of us ladies gathered here to have lunch together on the advice of a local who loves the sweet potato muffins. The fact that BUM’s was voted the best of eastern North Carolina was also a plus. I chose the vegetable plate with generous portions of potato salad, real homemade macaroni and cheese plus handmade dumplings with two mini loaves of cornbread muffins. The collards were delicious looking on the other plates, as were the other vegetables to choose from. The meat’s available were fried chicken, fried pork chops, pork barbecue and turkey barbecue. The price was reasonable and affordable. Erica was our waitress and she was super sweet and attentive to everyone’s needs and made our time there enjoyable.
Hands down my favorite BBQ spot. I enjoy it’s not the same chopped BBQ, it’s got a bit of a Smokey flavor with small pieces of fat mixed throughout. Absolutely delicious every time. On top of that the side are plentiful and many options too choose from!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brunswick Stew, Barbecue with Cornbread And
Really great eastern NC style barbecue. The smoke flavor was impressive and I enjoyed the sweet potatoes. Well worth the effort to visit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Plate
I enjoyed the BBQ pork topped with collards
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Barbecue Sandwich
Nice restaurant to visit had breakfast there it's been around for generations my food was delicious customer service on point!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
B's, Skylight Inn, Parkers, Gradys, Wilburs, etc all very good. I place Bum's just a hair above all these, & taking nothing away from any of them. Bum's has just a slightly better flavor, nice little heat going on, prominent smoky flavor and great side items.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great people great service. Enjoyed working there even got a bonus when I left ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
How can u serve that type of meal with no mashed potatoes? No fried potatoes like the menu says?? Potato salad wat much mustard for me, chicken an corn nothing special, waitresses best thing about this place!
The food is super bland and boring. The food is comparable to school cafeteria / military chow hall food in the sense that it is obviously made in as large of a batch for absolutely as cheap as possible. The mac & cheese taste like it came straight out of a giant plastic bag. They just don't put much into their food. The closest thing to seasoning on any of their side dishes is the little bit of water that it's sitting in. I've genuinely been more impressed by hospital food before. The BBQ was decent but there's a much better option right down the road, without naming names. A lot of the locals absolutely adore this place but I just don't understand what they see in it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
More like A Real Pigpickin BBQ than the usual Mainstream BBQ joint . If you want true ENC Pulled pork , fried chicken and all the fixins grandma made then this is your place. If you want what "people that THINK they know what BBQ is " go to one of the other places and leave the good food to those of use that TRULY know what DOWN EAST BBQ is. I have tried them all and ALWAYS come back to BUMS for the best!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Barbecue with Slaw Sandwich, Pork Plate, Brunswick Stew, Slaw, Gallon of Tea, Chicken Plate, Banana Pudding, Chicken and Pastry, Barbecue Pork Dish Side of Sweet Potatoes Butter Beans Corn Muffin and Banana Pudding, Pulled Pork and Fried Chicken
Restaurantji Recommends
Bum's is one of a handful of classic ENC barbecue places that makes no compromises -- not one. This is barbecue at its very best -- ad the rest of the menu is superb. See a detailed review at john tanners bbq blog and search "Bum's"
Good hearty country breakfast. Giant fluffy pancakes.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Homefries or Grits, Boiled Potatoes, BBQ Pork and Chicken Combo
Very good food like grandma fix for me. Good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pulled Pork and Fried Chicken
Good country cooking with reasonable prices.Sweet potato muffins are delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food at a great price!
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