Buddy’s Bar-B-Q

Staff was friendly, but the food wasn’t what I hoped for. I probably won’t come back.

So we are in town visiting in laws and my husband suggested this place because I wanted to eat something that we don’t have in TX.
The good stuff: the green beans, the hush puppies, and the mild BBQ sauce. The green beans were very good, not too salty but seasoned right. The hush puppies omg I could just ordered a plate of them with the BBQ sauce.
The not so great: the pulled chicken and the pulled pork on a bun. The chicken was really dry. Certain bites were moist and good but those were few and far between. Hubby had the pulled pork on a bun and again the meat was dry. I guess I just expected a little more flavor in the meat as well.
Overall the place was clean, folks were friendly, and the price was fair. So I’ll give it 3 stars for now.

I’ve been going there a couple times a month for lunch. The first several times staff was exceptionally courteous. Food quality is consistently good and pretty good value overall. This past Friday maybe I caught them having an off day. It was around 11:30am and I came into a line about seven people long. No problem there except the checker was busy doing other duties. She avoided eye contact that could have helped us be assured we were not forgotten and there was some level of concern. Nope, did get that and when it came my turn to order she stared down at the register and was likely more concerned with her own situation than mine as a customer. I believe she was stressed that she was getting behind had just did not have the maturity to handle it in a better way. It wasn’t personal against me or anyone else. However, that sort of thing does leave an impression I would not want my restaurant to have if I were the manager or owner. I will go back, but if this happens again I will assume management does not see it as a problem.

I had bar-​b-​q ham. Thin slices, VERY salty, with a glop of sauce on top. The corn was seriously overcooked, tough and tasteless — even with butter and salt.
My partner had bar-​b-​q pork: meat was tender, but sauce was sour, no spice.
Cole slaw was like wet cabbage. Potato salad was bland (very store-​bought). Beans tasted like Bush’s Best. Good, but not worth the trip.
Hush puppies were the best part of the meal, but 8 of them weren’t worth the $ 16.
Drinks are not included with the dinner, except on Tuesday.

It’s good, cheap BBQ. Adjust accordingly & enjoy.