My wife and I decided to try Buddy’s for the first time ever at the Bristol location. We ordered our food online so we could be thorough and take time to look at the whole menu and decide what we wanted. My wife got the rib trio with beans and potato salad I believe. I went with a classic hot dog and fries and also got some hush puppies. Went thru the drive thru to pick up the order and that’s when it all started as a horrible mistake. I pulled up to the window to get our food and not even 1 person said we are almost done with your order, or we are working on it, or even said hello or anything to me at all; didn’t even give us our drinks at least when we pulled up. The manager looked like he was one of the biggest bums ever just because of the way he was dressed, very unprofessional. When we finally got our food the ONLY thing said to me was, HERE YOU GO. There was no hi how are you or have a good day or anything. Very rude customer service for starters. I grabbed the food and went to park in a parking lot to eat. We opened up our food and my wife’s dinner looked like it was just swished around like it was man handled. The beans were all in the potato salad and the ribs just even looked like they were dry as could be. She said the taste was horrible and she couldn’t even tell what one of the meats were. She said it tasted like chicken but if it was, then it wasn’t even done. She could have dipped it in bbq sauce, but oh yeah they forgot that. So she was eating dry awful meat with no sauce to even make it moist whatsoever. When I dug into my food, it just went downhill from there. The bun was just falling apart and would not stay together for starters. The chili tasted like it was seriously from a can, and if it was, I’ve had better can chili than that before. The fries wasn’t even close to being cooked all the way, and the hush puppies wasn’t even crispy, tasted more like rubber. So when you have someone like me who doesn’t take the time to write reviews about food, to actually take the time to write this review, well it was just so horrible that I actually had to say something. So if you’re looking to have some good bbq, don’t go to the Bristol location. It’s safe to say that I will probably never eat at buddy’s ever again.
Susan Ray
My Husband and I love coming to Buddy’s in South Knoxville, TN. We are thankful for the Tuesday special! It is our favorite restaurant! Strongly recommend you to try it soon. There is a great variety of delicious food choices?
Recommended dishes: Hush Puppies, Fries, Sides, Ribs, Hot Fudge Cake
Adam Wade
Good experience
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Sandwich
Jennifer A Mitchell
Everyone is always so friendly everytime i have been to buddy's. They have some terrific food everytime. I absolutely love their chili and cheese baked potato
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chili
Lori Skaggs
The lady at the front counter was a one woman show! Taking orders, packing to-go orders, refilling the ice machine, and bringing around hush puppies in the dining area! I didn’t catch her name, but she was killing it!
My wife and I decided to try Buddy’s for the first time ever at the Bristol location. We ordered our food online so we could be thorough and take time to look at the whole menu and decide what we wanted. My wife got the rib trio with beans and potato salad I believe. I went with a classic hot dog and fries and also got some hush puppies. Went thru the drive thru to pick up the order and that’s when it all started as a horrible mistake. I pulled up to the window to get our food and not even 1 person said we are almost done with your order, or we are working on it, or even said hello or anything to me at all; didn’t even give us our drinks at least when we pulled up. The manager looked like he was one of the biggest bums ever just because of the way he was dressed, very unprofessional. When we finally got our food the ONLY thing said to me was, HERE YOU GO. There was no hi how are you or have a good day or anything. Very rude customer service for starters. I grabbed the food and went to park in a parking lot to eat. We opened up our food and my wife’s dinner looked like it was just swished around like it was man handled. The beans were all in the potato salad and the ribs just even looked like they were dry as could be. She said the taste was horrible and she couldn’t even tell what one of the meats were. She said it tasted like chicken but if it was, then it wasn’t even done. She could have dipped it in bbq sauce, but oh yeah they forgot that. So she was eating dry awful meat with no sauce to even make it moist whatsoever. When I dug into my food, it just went downhill from there. The bun was just falling apart and would not stay together for starters. The chili tasted like it was seriously from a can, and if it was, I’ve had better can chili than that before. The fries wasn’t even close to being cooked all the way, and the hush puppies wasn’t even crispy, tasted more like rubber. So when you have someone like me who doesn’t take the time to write reviews about food, to actually take the time to write this review, well it was just so horrible that I actually had to say something. So if you’re looking to have some good bbq, don’t go to the Bristol location. It’s safe to say that I will probably never eat at buddy’s ever again.
My Husband and I love coming to Buddy’s in South Knoxville, TN. We are thankful for the Tuesday special! It is our favorite restaurant! Strongly recommend you to try it soon. There is a great variety of delicious food choices?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hush Puppies, French Fries, Baked Beans, Potato Salad, Pulled Pork Dinner, BBQ Sauce, Slaw, Large Baked Potato, Half Chicken
I always go thru the drive thru, usually, on Tuesdays for the special!! Seleta/Selena is the best!!! So friendly and provides the best service!!!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baked Beans, Potato Salad, Pulled Pork Dinner, BBQ Sauce, Hot Fudge Cake
Great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Clean, friendly and reasonable prices
Parking: Plenty of parking close to the store
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hush Puppies, Fries, Sides, Ribs, Hot Fudge Cake
Good experience
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Sandwich
Everyone is always so friendly everytime i have been to buddy's. They have some terrific food everytime. I absolutely love their chili and cheese baked potato
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chili
The lady at the front counter was a one woman show! Taking orders, packing to-go orders, refilling the ice machine, and bringing around hush puppies in the dining area! I didn’t catch her name, but she was killing it!
Parking: Easy parking
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hush Puppies, Pork Sandwich, Fries, Pulled Pork Dinner
Buddy's BBQ provides a close and affordable BBQ experience with fast and friendly service
Parking: 20
Kid-friendliness: Yes
Wheelchair accessibility: Yes
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hush Puppies, French Fries, Fries, Wings, BBQ Sauce, Ribs
I always get fresh, tasty and hot bbq.
Parking: Chapman Hwy has great parking on the side and upfront.
Kid-friendliness: The customer service is great interacting with the kids when they order to help them make the best choices.
Wheelchair accessibility: Spaces inside.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hush Puppies, Sides, BBQ Sauce, Ribs, Hot Fudge Cake
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Great ppl
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Parking: Young high pike
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hush Puppies, Pork Sandwich, French Fries, Baked Beans, Pulled Pork Dinner, BBQ Sauce, Ribs, Hot Fudge Cake
The food is really good, but the service has always been really good to.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Sandwich, Sides, Hot Fudge Cake
Very clean!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hot Fudge Cake
Always delicious and fast service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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