Bootleg Bar-B-Q

the wings are so addicting!!! they are FRESH and AMAZING!!! please please please create a restaurant in phoenix az. im not ashamed to admit i ate like 50 by myself!!!

The bbq mutton was tender and so flavorful, it might just be an acquired taste. I grew up eating lamb and loved it, but it was overwhelming for my friend. The typical bbq sides were good & the pulled pork was smoky. The sugar cream pie was very good and reminded me of a slightly blander buttermilk pie. We stopped here after distillery tours in Bardstown on our way into Louisville. Convenient, low-​key, and worth a stop to try the mutton in black bbq.

We eat here a few times a month. Their chicken wings are fantastic, you have to order them 3 hours ahead.

was here few weeks ago WHAT HAPPENED !!! Ate here a couple of yrs ago food was great; this time expensive and not as good. WHERE IS THE SMOKEY FLAVOR? had pulled pork, mutton, chicken, beans, burgoo, sausages, and bread pudding [ugh] As if it were expensive enough-​you had to buy the buns! Heck you can get a bun AND a burger at any fast food joint-​you wouldn’t expect to get a burger with out a bun-​would you?

It was delicious. Best baked potato ever. Pulled pork was a large portion and reasonable prices. I don’t love the baked beans but I’m picky.

Used to be so good! Now kinda disappointing. My mutton was more grilled than barbequed, and yes there is a difference. Burgoo was like Dinty Moore beef stew in a can. Peach cobbler was tasteless. What happened? Did this place change hands and just kept the name?

This BBQ is some of the best around. My only problem with them is that they are located too far away from where I live. I would eat there once a week if they were closer. When we go we like to get the Pulled Pork Plate. All plates include 2 side orders (or a baked potato), and your choice of Bootleg’s original made-​from-​scratch sauces. We usually get the beans and slaw for sides all for $ 7.99. They have lunch specials, something different on each day, for $ 4.99. We also will get the the bulk pack to take home. It’s $ 8.99 a pound. Actually, anything they have on the menu is very good as we’ve tried almost everything they offer. If you are near don’t pass them by.

So good we went back a second day for more barbecue we’re from Texas and this place is great Try the baby back ribs they’re super. All of the side dishes are great. Exactly what a barbecue joint should be nothing fancy.

This is the kind of roadside BBQ place that used to be everywhere along rural highways throughout the South. I don’t know how long this place has been around but it doesn’t matter. It feels like that place my grandmother always insisted that we stop at when I was a kid. It may not please the 21^st century BBQ snob looking for television competition style que but it is the kind of place that made slow cooked pork the staple that it has become. The pork is mixed in with the sauce in a classic sandwich style. It was delicious. A nice sloppy saucy bbq sandwich is every bit as classic as the old school diner hamburger. The baked beans and potato salad were perfect. Glad I pulled a couple of miles off of the interstate to give it a try while I was passing through.

This place is 30 minutes outside of downtown Louisville (read: country boonies). It is certainly not lavish and the bathroom is outside around the corner from the ice house lol. This isn’t run by city slickers. Nope it’s good old country bbq. And it’s delicious. We had the ribs with dry rub and they were truly fantastic. The baked beans were delicious.
Note the bread pudding looks literally nothing like the pictures. It’s served cold and isn’t very good.

The food is good. The potato salad is awesome, as are the green beans. My biggest complaint? They run out of stuff A LOT! I would venture to say of the 5 times I’ve ordered a ham salad sandwich (which yes — they’re a BBQ joint, but trust me the ham salad is awesome) they’ve only had it available twice. Luckily, the «Big Nasty» is a great back-​up plan.
Unfortunately, they were out of those last time.
They cater and it’s awesome. Try the wings!

Whenever I go to visit Loretto, Ky I for the most part stay in Louisville and make the drive down (it’s usually just over an hour drive) via Bardstown Rd. It’s scenic, and shows you what life in central Ky is about.
A few years ago, my buddy and I were making the drive. We were probably higher than hell, I just remember seeing a bbq shack on the side of the road at the last minute and doing my best to not turn the car over. It must have been good, because I went back for last week.
It was the same purpose– to get lunch before our trip to Loretto. It was my nephew, sister, and her friend. We were starving.
It looked the same as I remembered– a wooden shack with a patio and gravel parking. You would think banjo music would start coming out of nowhere, but it surprisingly doesn’t.
It seems like they do a bulk of business in catering, as you see many items priced by the pound. Don’t worry, they have individual items as well.
I kept it simple– pork sandwich, mac, potato casserole, and some pie. This is the kind of cue that sits in its sauce, so don’t plan on drenching your meats/​sides.
The actual food was ok, nothing stellar. However, that pie was something special.
For the most part, everyone ate their food and no one got sick. It just didn’t leave a lasting impression this time. The plus side the staff was friendly.
Oh yea, didn’t see any restrooms. Maybe I was blind or they were outside.

Ordered a sausage plate… I recieved a hotdog bun and piece of sausage that was not bbq at all. Very disgusting. Wife mashed potatoes had a hair in them…20.00 wasted… Never again!!!

Best Turkey we’ve had in awhile including the honey baked ham one we had a couple years ago. Haven’t found much we don’t like from this place. Just great food all the way around.

I have been to both Bootleg BBQ locations and this is the one you should go to (see my review of Preston before you go).
First of all this restaurant is Kentucky Proud!
It was the original Fern Creek BBQ spot and is my go to whenever I am craving BBQ.
The baby back ribs are smoked so well, they need no sauce! You can taste the smoke in every bite! They also sell smoked Brats, smoked chicken wings (which my cousin comes all the way from the east Jefferson County border the get for family events) and the meat gambit.
Now onto the sides… I have never had a side from this restaurant that I did not like! My favorite sides are the baked beans, potato salad and mashed potatoes. There are times when I will just call in an order of mashed potatoes with no gravy because I want comfort food and they are mashed potatoes definitely fit the bill. The mashed potatoes are homemade, they are very fluffy. I can taste butter and milk, they are perfectly seasoned — not overly salty but also not bland, they are so creamy and but wonderful!
Lastly to their desserts — two words: Bread Pudding. It comes with a bourbon glaze. Need I say more?

Rib joint #4 on our Louisville quest for rib excellence. Very rustic shack with all of 18 seats, 3 — 4 tops and 3 –2 tops, and some picnic tables outside.
Ordered half rack and pulled pork sandwich. Cactus salad, rice, baked beans, and slaw sides. The ribs and pulled pork were delicious. The cactus salad, coleslaw, and baked beans were good. The rice and beans was more wet than I expected. Was definitely worth the drive off I-​65!

Before I go any further, I need to state that Xzibit is to Pimp My Ride as Sean is to Bar B Q. Another simile to follow. Allow me to describe why I believe this little hole in the wall is worth eating at.
Pulled Pork Sandwich: I shouldn’t need to explain this, but Pulled Pork is a force to be reckoned with in every aspect of the loose meat sandwich.
Spicy Cactus Salad: Gotta impress the girlfriend with my worldliness and shit.
Admittedly, I had no idea what was in it before ordering, and still don’t, yet it was critical that it be all up next to my pulled pork sammy. Spicy Cactus Salad is to happiness as Peyote is to tripping balls. Bam. You’ve been double similed.
Tater Salad: Yes another salad but with taters. Slap my ass it was good as well.
The lovely girlfriend inhaled the same with green beans and smashed potatoes (THE KEY TO MY HEART), she’s the bomb. Zounds.
Why does this estabilishment not exist in Michigan?

Good Owensboro-​style BBQ.
No pretense. Just good eatin’.
Mutton was even better the next day.

At one time this place was rated as high as Jack Fry’s. This is the best BBQ in town! The place is a true hole in the wall but the BBQ is mouth watering. Try the cactus salad if you dare and your mouth will thank you.

The family was all set to hit the Bardstown BBQ festival on Sunday, June 9^th. Unfortunately, I discovered that the festival ran on Friday and Saturday only, so we headed to Dinosaur World instead. But we had our minds, hearts, and mouths set on BBQ, so we stopped at Bootleg (hat tip to Unilocal!for helping me find a place that was open at 7pm on Sunday!) on the way home.
This place is small, but the outdoor seating is covered from the sun and has good airflow. I think most of their business is catering (we saw 4 or 5 catering trucks) and carry out (there was a pretty constant stream of people getting bags to go when we were eating).
We ordered at the counter and waited for them to call our names. They were very friendly and super fast. My only hit on them here is that they were out of a few things … we got the last babyback slab, and the guy before us got the last regular rib half slab.
Major props for me being able to feed 3 adults, a 16 year old, and two younger kids for $ 60! The food was better than I’d expect for that price, but not the best BBQ I’ve had. We were all satisfied with it, but nobody raved about anything except the butter cream pie (if you like chess pie, you’ll like this). The rolls were knock off hawaiian rolls straight from the grocery store … we had 6 of them, and they gave them to us in the bag they came in! :)
This isn’t a place I’d go out of my way to go to again, but I think if we were driving by around mealtime, I’d probably stop there to grab a bite. The food was just slightly better than average bbq, but the low prices make it a good value.
TIP: Ask for the type of sauce you want (they have several) when you’re ordering. They didn’t ask us, and just gave us something that was pretty blasé.