Holy Smoke BBQ

We had a family of 10 surprise birthday party, and Jackie was fabulous in helping with the surprise! The food is always outstanding. We ordered brisket, chicken, pulled pork, sausage, nachos, beans, and slaw. Oh, and Bart's spicy BBQ sauce is lip lickin' good! It's more of a to go place than a dine in, but there was plenty of room for our large group, a table full of teens, and A LOT of people waiting for their food. Excellent!

After a day of working nearby, I stopped in to Holy Smoke BBQ for a late lunch. I'd had this place bookmarked for a while so I was excited for a chance to try it. The restaurant was empty at about 1:30, but that's not too surprising - not exactly usual lunch hour lol. They have a drive through and a dine in area, but I wanted to enjoy the air conditioning and decompress, so indoors I went. I was greeted warmly by a woman at the counter. Her sunny and helpful disposition was the highlight of the experience; all of the service was great. She chatted with me and told me she could answer any of my questions and she was also kind enough to bring my food out to me. They have a medium-large size menu for a bbq place. Not knowing what to really expect, I went for what I view as the "safe" option of a loaded bbq potato and a drink. They serve Pepsi products, which is more than okay for me. I don't remember the exact price but I remember thinking it was pretty reasonable for what I got. The potato was very large but I was sadly rather underwhelmed. The butter substitute and sour cream were served on the side, which isn't my preference (I think it works better if you let them melt into the warm potato beneath the meat and cheese), but my main problem was I thought the pork just wasn't that good. There were a lot of tough and dry pieces and it didn't have a ton of flavor. Lastly, the bacon bits were the bright red kind you sprinkle on a fast food salad -- not what I was hoping for when the lady at the counter told me bacon bits came on the potato. On the bright side, the potato was cooked nicely, very hot, and was quite large. The restaurant was mostly clean and cool although there was a fly or two dead on the windowsill by where my table was pushed up to the wall. Overall, this is an average bbq spot compared to the several I've tried in the Hartselle area. If I return in the future, I'll probably try a different meat or new sides or something.

Great pork and chicken. I recommend the stuffed potato it’s a huge portion for $10. Banana pudding is amazing made with real bananas. 10/10 customer service. Super fast.

Clean and friendly. The BBQ smell, as you walk in, is amazing. Pork stuffed potato was delicious (and huge). Lots of meat. And the spicy BBQ sauce is now my absolute favorite.

they still have the best smoked wings you will ever eat! Brunswick stew has great taste, but if you want any meat in it you'll have to buy your own to put in it