John Spencer
As soon as we landed in Nashville and got our rental car we headed right to Jim N Nick's. My wife and I split the sampler plate and we had pulled chicken and pulled pork with baked beans and onion rings. It was $24 and plenty to eat. We were a little bit disappointed that they're already out of brisket at 5:00 p.m. on a Saturday. They told us we'd have to wait 20 to 25 minutes if we wanted the turkey because the turkey wasn't ready. We weren't all that picky about it and we were very pleased with the food we did get. The corn muffins were tasty as well. They were sweet enough to be dessert. This place served some of the best onion rings and they were only $2.59 extra as one of the sides. It's probably impossible to find better barbecue but it would be fun looking. The photo shows the sample plate after my wife took her portion of the pulled pork, the beans and the chicken.
Dusty Barker
I’ve been coming to Jim n Nicks since I moved to Nashville 12 years ago. Nashville isn’t a huge BBQ city, and this is a franchise, but somehow it’s always good.
Is it the best BBQ I’ve ever had? No. Is it always good BBQ, definitely yes. The spare ribs have always been a favorite of mine, along with those little cheese biscuits.
I really have no complaints except for pricing going up. I think in the last few years I’ve seen the sore ribs go from $11 to $15… I always thought they were very affordable for the amount of food. Now they are just an, every once in a while type order. $15 is a lot for a pound of spare ribs.
I suggest going here. It’s always good. The staff is friendly. But instead of being a regular, the prices have made this an every once in a while stop.
T Frierson
We enjoyed my father's birthday dinner here. All of our food was great. We had ribs, loaded Mac n cheese, smoked turkey, catfish, and more.
Eileen Randman
I have been searching for good barbecue since moving to Nashville. I am so glad I stopped by this restaurant. The pulled pork was delicious as was the collard greens and baked beans. My server Tammy was amazing and I hope we can get them to cater at our office!
Kayla Shifflet
Hands down the best BBQ I've ever had! My husband and I visited based on a local recommendation and were so glad we did. Everything was top notch and the restaurant was clean! 10/10
Jacey Phillips-Marshall
We enjoyed this! I've had better BBQ, but this is acceptable. The chili cheese fries were great! We also enjoyed the brisket, the catfish, and Mac and cheese. Everything else was rather average. The waitstaff were exceptionally nice.
Also special shout out for the cheese biscuits, they're great.
Rachel C
AMAZING CHEESY MUFFINS!!! Food was really good, Brisket and Mac n Cheese were very good. Great customer service and easy parking
L Truong
Parking: plentiful
Food: pretty good
Their cheese muffins/biscuits have a nice balance of sweet and salty. They have excellent fried catfish as the batter is tasty and they fried it just right so to give a crunchy and juicy bite. I also like their tartar sauce and their collard greens. I did not care too much for their baked bean since it was a bit too sweet for me.
Service: Excellent
I came in during slow time so I don't know what it is like when they are busy. But the servers came to check on me a couple of times and when I was ready to leave they even top off my leftover sweet tea to go
Ambience: Casual
Pricing: Reasonable
Would I come back: A definite yes!
Joseph Olivarez
Tasty goodness! Passing through Nashville on our way to ride Kanuga, and stopped here based on good reviews. Got in right around lunchtime, Sunday. By the time we left it was packed! Really good ribs, brisket, chicken and sides. The service was outstanding. Tyrone was friendly, very nice, on it with food, drinks...A+ service. Definitely will come back when passing through.
jessica cruz (jess)
This place is fabulous. They donated food a few years ago and helped with the tornado victims and the red cross with whom I was doing shelter work woth. Every since then I have eaten here. Love the inside as well but this parking spot absolutely cha get everything and this should be every where a pregnant sign is. This sign should be every where !!!
Dan Slipkovich
Food was not good. Ordered combo plate and ribs hardly rewarmed, dried out and stringy, brisket half fat and dry. Place less than full on a Thursday evening, no wonder! Cheese muffins were the only salvation. Great waiter. Won’t be back.
Frequent Eater
Would love to provide a rating, but never got to place my pick up order. I'll submit a 3 as the app requires something. I held for so long that we decided to go somewhere else. The folks answered quickly, put me on hold but never returned.
Jbr09
Great BBQ chain. Our server Alexander was great, very prompt and friendly even though he was called in to work New Year's Day. The smoked pork is delicious, tender and moist. The collard greens and mac 'n cheese were great too. The onion rings were a bit mushy inside but still crispy and tasty. Also tried the pecan pie, which was delicious. I was very impressed with this location, the servers and hostesses are friendly and polite, and the food was great. Portion sizes are big too, so you get your money's worth here. I would definitely recommend this place if you are passing through. I know it's not a "Mom and Pop" establishment but was pleasantly surprised by the food and service.
Letisha Garcia Bates
Service is usually great, and the corn muffins are addictive. I always order a side of collards, they're amazing. I've sampled all across the menu and have enjoyed everything. My favorite is Taco Tueday, the smoked chicken and brisket taco are perfect. As for libations, the peach sangria is dangerously yummy. Family friendly, consistent great service, delicious barbecue.
Shannon
Great BBQ, great staff. I eat here almost every week and it's always good. The drive thru line can take quite awhile during dinner hours, sometimes 20 minutes. Other than that, I recommend the brisket, coleslaw, collard greens. All so yummy.
JD
Leaves a greasy taste in your mouth. Went to this horrible place about 6 years ago and I still remember the horror.<br/>Nashville needs a ban on Bbq places since they can't seem to get it right.
Nick
The food is good, the price to portion ratio is very poor. So I really can't recommend this place.
Tricia
Great food! And I'm on a diet and they tailored a meal for me! Excellent service by Lindsay and the manager even came around to chat. Ask for the free onion rings if it's your first time!!
Bret McIntire
I grew up in Texas, so I have an affinity for good BBQ brisket. I think I can honestly say this place has the best brisket I've ever had outside of Texas. I highly recommend.
Clarice
Bar B Q in the South without cornbread is just wrong. Their prices were high (lunch was over $18 for turkey two veggies and tea), vegie portions small. Food was OK.
Frank
Great B Q. Every thing at is great the service the food everything with the exception that every time i have been there at least (fifty times) i have had to wait for ever to get there corn biscuits. This is there signature side & you would think that they would have enough oven space to accommodate this wonderful ad on.I said every time well at least 80% of the time.I have started to tell the waiter that i will wait until the biscuits arrive to place my order & that works some of the time but not often.<br/> Don't get me wrong every thing else is great.
Viperblue72
Decent pork for a chain. Great variety. Delicious sides. The combo sandwich looks delicious. Attentive wait staff.
Barbara E Morse
VERY DELICIOUS!! Was in Nashville for the weekend & ate there twice:) Their smokey BBQ turkey was the BOMB! Not 2 mention the hot & mouth watering biscuits!! Took to go biscuits both times! Everything my family ate was VERY GOOD!!
MmUTK
Great food, To Go Service lacking. Wonderful place to eat and the rolls are to die for. However we have have multiple bad experiences with To Go food from there, including incorect orders and delays during pick up.
Emily
SO Good!. The cole slaw is to die for, and Brandy, our server, was SO nice and attentive even though they were super busy!
Tracy Chaney
The BBC pork melts in your mouth. Best coleslaw and Brandy, our waitress was awesome! She knew what we needed before we did. Worth the wait for a table!
David Chaney
Well executed brisket and pulled pork. Quick service despite being very busy. Friendly wait staff, especially Brandy. Will definitely eat there again.
NomNom
Yummy. Best BBQ in my area, best cheese biscuits ever, everything i have ever had there has been satisfying and yummy, even the salads, and i never have buyers remorse after i eat there, unlike other places in nashville. totally worth it....in fact we just drive by sometimes and get biscuits to go
Ed-King
####. The '90% Like It' tag is almost accurate. At least 3 out of 10 times I eat here, whatever we order is WAY below par. I HATE it when it happens because when it's good, it's excellent. I'd recommend it on the chance you hit them on a good day.
Peter A Tempkins
Love the food but they need to learn how to pace a meal. Third time I have gone there and 3 minutes after getting our salad's they bring dinner. They need to stop rushing people
Brad
We were passing through nashville, and based upon urban spoons reviews went jim n nicks...... the best bbq ive ever had, get the brisket, take my word!!!! my wife had the club and we shared thw banana pie,awsome!!! the staff and atmosphere were equaly as great as the food!!!! top notch!!!!!!
Mr. Bill
Great Bar-B-Que. Anything you order from the menu is top notch !!! Fantastic food, cold beer, and great service.<br/><br/>My only complaint is that there isn't a Jim 'N Nick's north of Nashville.
WildCat
Seriously good stuff. Every time I go I am very pleased with service and food. They also have awesome carry out meals for parties! Why order pizza?
Ufluidad
Good stuff. Solid BBQ. Good service. You can't go wrong!
Amber
Some of the Best BBQ my family has had since we moved to North Carolina one year ago. We had brisket, baby back ribs, and pulled pork - awesome!!
Chrissy Mixon
Really impressive! Brisket was amazing, baby back ribs were top 3 according to BBQ savvy boyfriend. Shared a platter that had three meats plus ribs and two sides, portions were more than enough for two at lunch. Wait staff was great, drinks were never empty but server wasn't in our face and was super friendly. Great experience! Will stop by if ever driving through Smyrna, for sure.
Ryan West
Absolutely delicious. Nothing you can really go wrong with here.
Edward
Eat here most Saturdays. Great food and good service. Many items on the menu besides BBQ and everything is good. Never a wait for a table. Ribs and catfish are my two favorites. Cinnamon apples are the best sides.
Jean-Audouin Duval
JD Duval. We were looking for something good and close to our hotel. We thought it would be a small BBQ joint but it was a large place. Saturday night and we just walked in and got seated right away ( bonus) Our waiter Jim was very nice attentive and made suggestions that were on the money. We had the catfish and ribs with some great sides- baked beans, cold slaw, Mac-Cheese, some incredible creamed spinach. Fast service, good food, some cheese corn muffins to start YUMMY>>> Ribs were very good tender and the sauce was good. Only one thing I was not prepared for was the bar like atmosphere which in the end was ok and not too distracting.
Claude Baines
That was jus' fine.. I don't care who you are.. mmmmm
Dianne Graham
Impressed. A group of 70 ladies met in the front room. It was very crowded, barely enough room to turn around. But the food was excellent, the staff friendly and very helpful. I was very pleased and will make a return trip. pulled pork was yummy yummy.
Katie
Great Restaurant. My husband and I met my brother as Jim N Nick's as per my brother's recommendation. It was New Years Eve and we were trying to avoid annoying people.<br/><br/>I want to start by saying that I didn't just like our server, I adored our server. I have worked on NYE before and its not always fun. We didn't get into town until late, so it was 8:00 pm or so by the time we were seated, and our server was so patient, and friendly, not rushed at all. He was just great. I can't remember his name, but we left a big tip as a thank you.<br/><br/>All of our food was awesome. I'm not a barbecue expert, so I wish I could tell you what different notes this sauce had compared to others, but I can't. It was just good. And I could have eaten 20 of those corn muffins (also good for dipping in the bbq sauce). My mac and cheese side was deliciously spicy, the beer was cold, and we all had margaritas that hit the spot.<br/><br/>I would recommend Jim N Nick's to anyone, and can't wait to visit next time I'm in Nashville.
Sarah
The best spot on the west side of town!. There's a reason it's hard to find a parking spot at Jim n Nicks--they are fantastic and word has gotten out. Don;t miss the Pulled Pork Sandwich and Uncle Carl's Catfish puts the pitter patter in this southern girl's little heart.<br/><br/>Don't fill up on the corn muffins...be careful, it's easy to do. We always take home a couple dozen--they are so yummy.<br/><br/>Great service always...and a good times atmosphere.
Joleystar
My faves were the baby back ribs and catfish! And umm... have I mentioned that cheesy bread yet? Because seriously? TDF. I have to admit, it was a lot of food and H and I are probably going to eat leftovers for the next two nights. Go ahead, twist our arms. Ha. You know what they say: Hey, it's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it! ;)
Another Food Critic
Jim N Nick’s doesn’t disappoint with their ‘cue, noting on their site that the pork shoulder, for example, is smoked for 14 hours before it’s served up, steaming hot. While I like some of the dishes more than others, I’m really struck that this place represents the southern delicacy well. The highly acclaimed pulled pork is absolutely spectacular, it’s soft and moist, and more importantly, it’s got this wonderful soft and smoky flavor to it. The edges are blackened nicely and the end result is barbecue that really does taste like it’s been smoked a long time in a back smoker. The beef brisket is great, too. As far as competition barbecue goes, soft brisket is overcooked, and
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