Well finally after quite a few visits to Bubba N Franks Smokehouse BBQ I’m ready to write a review.

I’ll use our most recent visit for the most part. So here we go.

Bubba and Franks Smokehouse BBQ Salsa and Chips

Let’s start with the restaurant itself. It’s in a small strip of shops on Highway 17 in Carrollton, VA. It’s a good location for locals and for travelers. Once inside you place your order at a counter. The menu is on a board behind the counter. We’ve always been greeted by friendly staff as soon as we enter. You can take out or eat in. The dining room is average size. They are very casual and relaxed. If you eat in they will bring your order to you at the table of your choice. They do seem to have a very good local following and get busy at peak times. Again their staff handles it well. Even when they are busy they keep the dining room clean and neat. Good job!

While waiting for your order they bring you some chips and salsa. The salsa is a nice touch and it’s not hot. It’s actually kind of sweet. Very good.

Bubba and Franks Smokehouse BBQ Brisket and Ribs with Okra and Beans

Ok. Our last visit I ordered the Smokers’ Choice which is Ribs and Brisket. My sides were fried okra and baked bbq beans. The okra was pretty standard, good but not spiced up or anything. I liked it. The beans were really good. They did have a little spice to them (not too much) and I really enjoyed them.

But what about the Ribs and Brisket you may be wondering? Yeah they were very good. The ribs were just a little tough but not too bad. They still had very good flavor from the smoke and the added sauce. The brisket was also really good. It did have a little too much sauce on it for me. I’d rather taste more of the brisket, smoke and spice or rub used. A light sauce can be a nice touch.

Bubba and Franks Smokehouse BBQ Pork Platter with Okra and Mac & Cheese

Tammy ordered the Pulled Pork Plate with fried okra and Mac & Cheese. Now you can begin to see why I didn’t order the pork. Yep, being the gentleman that I am, I helped her with her pork. I tasted her Mac & Cheese but it wasn’t really special. Just you basic side dish, good but not make a special trip for.

The Pork was very good. It had a really good smoke flavor and very nice smoke ring. You can see the smoke ring in the picture of the pulled pork, very nice. It was good with or without adding sauce. That’s how I like it. I want to enjoy it without sauce for the most part and add a little sauce at times just to check out the homemade sauces.

One word of caution. We have been here quite a few times and there have been a couple of times where the meat was not this good. Maybe they were working on consistency or getting their methods worked out. I hope so because this time was really good and as close as we are to this restaurant I’d like to continue to drop by and get the same good flavors. We’ll see you again before long.

They have a website: www.bubbanfranks.com

They are also on Facebook. Check them out…Give them a try.

And let me know about your experience here.