The Bar-B-Q Place

WOW! It is difficult for me to name my favorite because it all great. The quality of the food and the service is amazing. Gary has been serving great affordable food for a few years, and he and his product just keep getting better. I will keep coming back and bringing friends to this hidden treasure.

You gotta go if only to try the wings at the BBQ Place. That’s all I’ve had so far, but that’s enough to get me back. These aren’t your typical buffalo wings, these are BBQ wings, slow cooked, fall off the bone goodness. When I return to try the brisket, if it is half as good as the wings, I’ll bump this 4-​star review to 5!

Man o man, you gotta try the ribs, meat that falls off the bone! Hands down the best around, wet or dry. The sauce is great on everything and my wife loves the pulled pork. And to finish off the banana pudding is better than any I’ve had, including moms (sorry mom). As my grandpa used to say… it’s larapin good!

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When I first met Gary he was working out of his food truck/​trailer in the parking lot of his parents convenience /​video store. A very unassuming location for a foodie to find something special.
Now that he has a fixed location you might think things have changed for him, but in regards to the quality of food he puts out, it has not.
I can sit down and eat a whole rack of ribs all by myself. Trust me, you do not want to be with ten feet of me when that happens, it is not pretty! His rub is perfect and the cook on the ribs is «just right». They fall apart the way they should and the meat gets that perfect flavor from the smoking he does.
I say this many times, food is a labor of love. Well, Gary has the love! And he even engages his local community by giving back to a local school, helping them out with a portion of the sales during certain days. Now that speaks to his commitment to not only the food but the community around him.
So, on your to do list is; babyback ribs, pulled pork and beef brisket sandwiches, homemade banana pudding and his bbq baked beans. These are all winners in my book!
In summary, go by and give him a try. It will be worth your time and your gasoline, unless you are driving a hybrid vehicle, then it will be worth the electric!
3-​24-​2013
This place was suggested to me by my FB friends who know I have two real weaknesses, which is really good BBQ and of course sushi. I heard some really good things about them, and that speaks volumes when its coming from so many others. And was then invited to come out by the owner, so I decided I would go out and give them a try and see what all the hype was about and if they could live up to the stories being told.
Personally I love these little road side type vendors that you find tucked away, these can be some of those «food gems» I refer to so often. On the drive over I was really hoping this would be one of those little gems. I think what I like so much about small establishments is that so many times they are more «personable» than your large chain style eating establishments. Many times you get to know the owner (s) on a first name basis and get the sense that they really do appreciate your business.
When you are looking for them and are heading down Huntsville Rd from say Fayetteville, they will be on the left side in the parking lot for Bikers Edge /​Lucky Star Video.
When I got there I had the opportunity to sit down with the owner Gary Alderson. And not to cut to the spoiler, but I can tell you this man has a passion for food and providing quality food to his patrons. I spoke to a couple of the patrons that showed up while I was there, and the consensus was the same, great food!
This is his fifth season doing this, and operates his business three days a week which are Thursday, Friday and Saturdays. Their hours of operation are 11am to 8pm. You can find them on facebook here;
Keep an eye on his FB account as he does run specials upon occasion. Gary also does catering all year round, so if you are looking for some great bbq for your next event give him a call.
This was something that he started as a hobby, but soon found that it had grown to a serious business venture. Friends and family were drawn like moths to the flame every time he fired up his bbq pit, and soon he knew he was onto something pretty special. And sure enough it has gone from something that he did at home, to a serious business that has a serious customer following. This is what America is about, someone living their dream.
Now a quick side note, as I like to also promote folks that give back to the community. Every Thursday is Happy Hollow Day. Gary donates 10% of all sales that day to the Happy Hollow Fund which helps with their continuing education efforts. They just started at the end of last school year, and so far have been able to donate $ 500 to $ 600 which is great. So please, make sure to stop by there on a Thursday, not only will you get some great BBQ, but you will be helping a great cause!
Now lets get to the meat and tater’s of the review, the food! After having spent a good amount of time with Gary I can tell you that he is about quality and consistency, which are two very important factors in food. If those ribs are not just as good tomorrow as they were yesterday, why would you go back? And for him, that’s an important factor.
His ribs were cooked perfectly, the dry rub he uses on these ribs is wonderful. They were very moist throughout the meat, but not so over cooked as to have the rib meat falling off the bone just from normal handling.
Plenty of meat on the bones, and cooked to perfection!
Next I tried the pulled pork as well as the brisket. And I can tell you first hand, cooking a really good brisket is not as easy as you might think.
Well Gary nailed it on both of these items. My favorite of the two was the brisket. Again, his seasonings were spot on, the m

I have been eating at this place since it was a «food truck» outside of the Bike shop/​video rental store on the way into Elkins. He would be out from the middle of May until the end of BB&B and we would eat there whenever we had the chance! It is amazing! My younger sister hates bbq sauce, hates bbq in general but loves this place. They have great brisket, though like others have said, I would love if it was sliced instead of chopped, but it is fantastic. The owner is super friendly and his staff is pretty good as well.
The thing that makes me keep coming back are his ribs. I do not like ribs normally, they are usually too fatty with not enough meat for my liking, but the ribs here are so good its making my mouth water just thinking about them. They are fall off the bone tender, with great flavor, you don’t even need the sauce, but if you go for sauce, try the hot and spicy, its a rich smoky bbq sauce with a nice kick. I don’t do sides at bbq places because I am not a fan of mustard potato salad or baked beans so I have no opinion there, but the meat is ALL fantastic, you cannot go wrong here. I have never eaten old buns or dry meat from this place, ever, and I have been eating here for years. Try it, it is worth the drive, worth the little more money you would pay, and worth the experience of eating the most tender amazing ribs you will ever find.

The «fresh» buns were day old, the BBQ brisket, I’ve had better out of a tub from SAMs club, the potatoe salad was excellent!
For what I got it was over priced.
I would not recommend nor will I stop again.

I recently moved from Texas to Fayetteville and I’m a big fan of BBQ and have made my own for over 12 years. The way I judge BBQ is by pork ribs and beef brisket, the best of the bunch, no offense to pulled pork eaters. So recently I was driving and saw this little place on the side of the road and thought I would give it a try. I ordered a platter with the two meats and two sides, coleslaw and baked beans.
First the brisket which in my opinion is the hardest BBQ to get right had excellent flavor. This is a really a big deal because brisket from most BBQ joints is bland like I had at Penguin Eds the week before. You have to smother it in BBQ to eat it which is a no no for Texas brisket where smoked brisket was founded. If the Brisket is good you need no sauce. The flavor of this brisket was smoky with excellent beef flavor; the term meat candy comes to mind. If there was any down side was that I wish it was served sliced instead of chop.
With ribs, again you should taste them first without sauce to see what the flavor really is. Many places boil their ribs which makes them fall off the bone but also flavorless and mushy. Of course if you smother your food in sweet BBQ sauce you can make crap taste good. Ribs should taste of sweet pork with a smoky flavor. The ribs at the BBQ Place are loin ribs which are more expensive than spare ribs but in my opinion are slight better. They did everything right with flavor and amount of meat. These were listed on the menu to be baby back ribs but I am not too sure about that since it really a meaning less terms though some say they should weight 2 or 2.5 lbs or less for a rack. These ribs would have exceeded that weight which is a good thing because they were meatier. These ribs should satisfy any rib fan and the two homemade sauces they have on the tables is good for those who like their ribs with sauce.
The sides were excellent, homemade coleslaw and not sure if the baked beans were homemade but no biggie as they were excellent. My only complaint is the meals are served with what is tradition at many BBQ joints, plain white packaged slice bread. I know it is tradition but this is one of those traditions that need to die. Definitely not a deal breaker as I don’t go to BBQ joints to eat bread.
As for atmosphere, this is a joint, you order at the counter and pay your bill and they bring the BBQ to you. Nothing special but since it was slow I had the opportunity to talk BBQ with the owner/​clerk/​pit master. Nice gentleman who started as a BBQ fan and then practiced, practiced, practices until he nailed his recipes. He started with trailer open three days a week and now has had this restaurant about 6 months. This is how good BBQ is made, with passion and dedication which is not as common as it should be.
I usually don’t consider poultry to be real BBQ but after talking with the owner I ordered some wings to take home for dinner. These are not deep fried buffalo wings but true smoked BBQ wings. They sat in the fridge until dinner when I heated them up in the microwave. First I have to say the owner is on to something. They are very different than most BBQ chicken I have eaten and very smoky. I do think the rub is way too salty but other than that these wings were very very good. You need to give these unique wings a try.
In conclusion; if you are a true BBQ fan, you have to give this place a try. I can’t think of many BBQ places I have just stumbled in to that do so many things well. If the owner reads this, please give me some bread that matches the excellence of the rest of the items I ate, and give me an option for beer, nothing goes better with BBQ than beer. Do that and you will get 5 stars from me. BTW, The BBQ Place blows away that artic pigeon BBQ place down the road in all respects. And the prices are extremely reasonable.

I’ve enjoyed the food a couple different times. The folks are friendly, foods really good, pricing is spot on. This is a legit spot for bbq fans to eat in or carry out. You can find them on facebook at