Wilson's Barbeque — Restaurant in Albertville

Came here last week for a quick lunch after working in the area. I was somewhat surprised to find that it was a drive-through only setup, but that wasn't a big deal; I don't mind eating in my car. They were quite busy for almost 2 PM, with about 6 cars ahead of me.

The line mostly moved at a reasonable pace with maybe one exceptional car. The menu is posted far enough away that you have time to think about what you might want if there's people in front of you. They have pork, chicken, stew, etc., and the more plain type of traditional bbq sides like slaw, beans, and chips.

The lady at the window wasn't very friendly and seemed over it, but my food came out quickly at least. I went with what I always think of as the safest bet at an unfamiliar bbq place, which is a bbq potato.

Unfortunately, this item was a bust. My sweet tea was a bust, too. It tasted dishwater-esque with a strong undercurrent of lemon -- which I don't like in my tea.

The potato -- well, I wasn't even sure if it had pork bbq on it at first, despite that being what I asked for. It was very pale and stringy meat. This meat was absolutely smothered in a thin, sour sauce that I can assume based only on color was an attempt at white sauce. The meat WAS pork, but I don't usually eat that with white sauce. It was odd. The pork itself had no smoke flavor, and most of my bites were dominated by a sour, vinegary, unpleasant flavor.

Additionally, I'm pretty sure my potato was just bbq meat, sauce, and butter -- the liquid kind you just drizzle on there, super oily. No sour cream, no chives, no CHEESE?! Not even on the side? It was wildly plain and that added on even more disappointment.

The one redeeming factor was the potato itself was cooked nicely. Wound up picking around the bbq and sauce and just eating that. I pitched most of my meal and drink in the trash can of a nearby shopping center. Maybe I came on an off day, but overall, this was a huge...

Wilson's BBQ is a local landmark in Albertville that is just off HWY 431. It is unique compared to most BBQ places because it is a drive through only service. They do have a few picnic tables outside if you want to eat there but I suggest you pick a day with nice weather for that adventure. Their BBQ is some of the best you will ever eat. And might I suggest their BBQ Bake Potatoes, that comes with a special sauce only used for that one dish. Trust me it is out of this world. I always ask for some when I pick up an order to bring home because I like it on my BBQ sandwiches. Their other BBQ sauces are great also and they have four different sauces to choose from one vinegar base sauce, a ketchup based, a Thick and Warm sauce that I also love and a Fire sauce. If you get the fire sauce I suggest going easy with it the first time because you might have more on your hands than you expected. On your first visit ask for a sample of all their sauces so you can find out which one you like the best. One last bit of information, they make some of the best ice tea around here and it goes perfectly with their BBQ. In the South the tea you serve can make you or break you. We don't joke about tea down here! So, stop by a try Wilson's BBQ you'll be...

I work weekends and myself along with my coworkers decided to order lunch here. I called in the orders because I had 4 separate ones and I didn’t want to hold them up. When I got there, the orders hadn’t been made, so calling in was a waste of time. They told me I can’t order more than 3 separate orders, that I would have to combine them. I’m paying for lunch for 4 different people. I’m not sure why I can’t order them all at once if I called it in. I did it this way as to not hold up the line. My orders STILL were not right; even though they were small orders like a sandwich or potato on each one, and after repeating them twice. The food is really good, but I got all the way back to work and discovered bbq sauce had been left off of all but 2 orders, and the potato salad was left off of an order. They did “allow” me to pay for my orders separately this time but I was informed next time they can’t do it. I wasn’t given a reason for this but I assume it’s to save time. I should have been told on the phone that calling it in...