Bubbaque's - Crystal River

Excellent service with Erika at the bar. So attentive. Happy Hour Beverages, $3 hose wines, beers, & well drinks. Great barbecues plates with sides. I had pulled pork with Fried okra & Mac n cheese. My husband had St Louis style ribs with collard greens & tater salad. Excellent assortment of sauces. So reasonable. Owner even asked how our service was outside. Great fun place... We will be back.

I drive between Tallahassee area and Tampa every few months. I really like stopping in Crystal River for food and stretch break and some shopping. Good BBQ food. Staff is extremely friendly and nice running around and doing a lot so it was a bit of wait but not bad I went with my 2 Aunties I had the Bessie's Best Sandwich: Texas Brisket, Melted Cheddar and Texas Sausage. It was yummy. I really liked the sausage it had I little kick to it but not too hot. The brisket was ok definitely need BBQ sauce. They have lots of sauces to choose from my favorite is Mississippi Mud sauce which is sweet with molasses. I tried the honey and smoky which they where nice (sorry I don’t remember the cute names). The bread is grilled which I just love. I had a side waffle cut sweet potato fries that were good. (Waffle cut is one my favorite type of fries. My Aunties both had unlimited salad bar. Which looked really good. Nice fresh veggies also had fixings for taco salad with taco meat and tortilla chips. It has wide selection of dressings made in house. My Aunties really enjoyed the salad bar. The decor is fun country with funny signs and American flags. Plays country music. Nice clean bathroom. Good place to stop. Food came super quickly. Have outdoor seating. Have tables for larger groups. Nice spot. Will most likely stop again when driving through.

Place is a joke. Chicken was undercooked, my “Fresh” sides included microwaveable Mac N Cheese and pre-packaged apple sauce. They only had 3 servers that tried to be as attentive as possible but you could hear complaints all around. The sauces were nothing special at all. Not sure how this place has four stars or is even in business. DO NOT COME HERE. Waste of time and money.

Pulled pork excellant but very pricey. 8.99 for JUST the sandwich & it was on a normal Hamburg bun size bun. The BBQ sauce was thin & runny but had a good flavor. Additional 6.99 to add salad bar again pricey Ayce salad bar was good but no potato salad, no macaroni salad or coleslaw and was 12.99. Broccoli salad was dry, chicken salad was good as was the tuna salad. The meatballs were good, the nachos were ok and the fruit was good. Not sure we'd go again ONLY because it was a bit pricey and portions are small at that cost.

You guys killed it!! I’m from Louisiana…I came 4 times last summer and was great every time…..but we came last week during Mardi Gras and my 3 littles loved it so much we went back 2 nights later!!! Food tasted great, the selection of BBQ sauces was great ! All food cooked perfect…!!! No complaints here AT ALL!!! Must try the corn on the cob fried!!!

Positives: cutest little restaurant with a nice wraparound porch. Plenty of parking. Great atmosphere. Super nice staff with friendly fast service. Negatives: the beef brisket looked like it had been cooked in a crock-pot. Awful texture awful color awful taste. Zero seasonings. No smoke flavor or any kind of flavor that I could decipher. Truly the worst brisket I've ever tasted.