Buddy's -b-que - Alabaster

This restaurant is a disappointment. I paid $11 for a large BBQ sandwich that wasn't very good. The owner also miscommunicated the menu prices. Thank you for correcting them! Attention!

I've been enjoying Buddy's BBQ for years! I tried their chili today, and it was the best I've ever had! Definitely a 5-star experience!

I hadn't been to Buddy's since I was 10 years old. When I was pregnant, I ate there almost every day. It was fantastic then, and it still is! Their burgers are some of the best I've ever had. The owner and the young woman who cooks are extremely friendly. And I can't forget to mention the cake—it's a must-try! I plan to return to see if the ribs are just as good as I remember.

Not sure what the .99 service fee is in addition to the almost 18 on a large bbq sandwich and the order of the onion rings. Onion rings are really good, but the price is really high.

A bajillion years ago when we moved to Alabaster, back before there was the shopping center, a state championship football team, and just about any chain restaurant you can name--including the big boy barbecue joints, there was Buddy's Bar-B-Que. It sits back from the road, so you might miss it were it not for the wafting smells of smoked ribs et al. billowing forth from the little smoke stack. There's only a small table or two outside, unprotected from the elements, so best just take your plates, and pounds, and pudding and enjoy them at home, if you can wait that long to dig in. I've gotten Buddy's burgers several times, and they're very good. But so is the pork plate--chopped or sliced, ever how you like. Most recently, I got the pork plate with fries and potato salad. Now the potato salad was a little wetter than I like, but it had okay flavor, and of course, the fries are always good. We went back later that week when they were open on a usual off day for the holiday weekend and got some ribs, smoked sausage, and baked beans. Lots of folks think they're the best baked beans around since there are bits of meat in them. The ribs were perfectly cooked, and we were glad we went early, because they were almost out before lunch had gotten swinging. If your eyes are bigger than your stomach, or you want to enjoy a little something sweet later, there's always banana pudding available or a homemade cake.