What is the BIBbq Group?

At work we have a group of guys that enjoy to go out to lunch every day. There had been several debate to which is Atlanta's best BBQ restaurant . We decided to hit up a different BBQ restaurant each week and rate several aspects of the experience to determine what is truly the Best In BBQ in Atlanta. Thus the BIBbq group was born.

Each week the group will visit a different BBQ restaurant. We are currently located near Perimeter Mall, so we are starting off with the restaurants within a 10 mile radius. We will rate the restaurant on the following categories: Main Dish Taste, Main Dish Tenderness, Sauce, Side Items, Service, Atmosphere, Cost and an Overall rating.

Friday, April 2, 2010

Old Hickory House

Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Restaurant: Old Hickory House
Location: 5490 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, GA‎
URL: http://www.oldhickoryhouse.com/
Score: 6.75

Old Hickory House may look great from the outside. The inside has a Southern Cafeteria feel. It seems to be a hotspot for the retired folks. The menu seemed to be more of a country kitchen then just BBQ.

On Wednesday they have a great lunch special for $6.99, a meat, 2 sides and drink. It was a ton of food. After we ordered the waitress also brought us a basket of biscuit, corn bread and Texas toast. All very tasty.

The pork and ribs were both average. The ribs were pretty fatty with extra cartilage. The beef was very finely chopped, almost to a powder. The sauce was just awful, almost like ketchup with chunks added in. The only really good thing on the menu was the Brunswick Stew.

Lunch Special - Wed - Plate (meat, 2 sides, drink) $7
1/2 Rack - $12
Plate (2 sides) -$9

Matt
Overall Score:6.5
Main Dish Taste:
      Beef – 6.5
      Ribs - 6
Sauce: 5
Tenderness: 7
Sides Taste :
      Brunswick Stew – 8.5
      Mac & Cheese – 8.5
      Fries - 8
      Corn Bread - 8
Service: 7
Atmosphere: 8
Cost: 9
Comments: The Old Hickory House is a country kitchen and BBQ. We went on a Wednesday and the daily special was 1 meat, 2 sides and a drink for $6.99. And it was a ton of food. After we ordered our waitress brought us a basket of Texas toast, biscuits and sweet cornbread.

Beef was over chopped. Slightly Tender. Sauce was awful. Ketchup with chunks added to it. The ribs were fatty and dry.
Fries. Wedge fries. Tasty
Stew was thick and good

M&C Good Cafeteria style

Mason
Overall Score:7
Main Dish Taste:
      Pulled Pork -7
      Ribs - 7
Sauce:6
Tenderness:6
Sides Taste :
      Brunswick Stew -8
      Mac & Cheese – 7.5
Service: 7
Atmosphere: 7
Cost: 9
Comments: Old Hickory House looks great on the outside, but when you walk inside it has more of a cafeteria feel to it than a BBQ joint. The service was good. The waitress brought a lot of bread to the table which was great. The pulled pork was pretty good, average. The ribs seemed as though they weren't cooked with care. The stew was really good, but when the stew is one of the best things you had, that is not a good thing. I would have to say pass on this one.

Dan
Overall Score:6.75
Main Dish Taste:
      Pulled Pork - 7
      Ribs - 6
Sauce:5
Tenderness:
Sides Taste :
      Fries - 8
      Corn Bread - 8
Service: 7
Atmosphere: 7.5
Cost: 9
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