Danny's Smokehouse Bar-B-Q — Restaurant in Athens

Our plan was to make out own BBQ for Labor Day but time slipped away from us. It was too late to cook and local restaurants were already closed. Google SHOWED a couple places open but they weren’t so when I called “Danny’s” I didn’t expect any answer but a friendly voice answered the call and took our order over the phone! We weren’t sure if we could get enough food for our big family of 10 on such short notice but we absolutely did! Everyone was happily surprised of how delicious the brisket, ribs and sausage tasted! The baked beans were so good, it was hard not to get 2nds! The potato salad and green beans fell a little short on taste but for last minute requests, it was just fine! The okra was perfect and my son, who doesn’t usually eat okra, had a second serving. I do have to say, everything is made in house and I was SUPER IMPRESSED with the desserts on hand. They looked fresh and moist so I had to buy the PEACH COBBLER! I do believe that aside from the meat, this was the family favorite! I bought a half cobbler and all that was left was a very small serving! Which my husband finished the next day!!! The guys in the kitchen were working hard and it definitely showed. I wish I could give 1/2 stars bc as a family we agreed the food was 4.5 stars!

Thankfully Danny’s BBQ was open bc if not the BBQ craving would have been highly disappointed with Ham and Cheese sandwiches!! I highly recommend this BBQ spot next time you are in the...

My husband and I stopped by there yesterday for a late lunch/early dinner (around 3:30/4:00). No one was at the counter and after about 7 or 8 minutes a young lady appeared. Seemed a little annoyed that we were there, perhaps not but that is how we both felt. I ordered a 2 meat mini plate with 2 veggies. The meat was turkey and sausage. The turkey was great but the sausage was awful. Both meats were slightly warm....not hot at all. The veggies that were there to choose from did NOT look appetizing at all. I finally chose the mac and cheese and okra (about 20 pieces was all that was left) .....both were cold when I sat down to eat. My husband ordered the 2 meat mini plate with a loaded baked potato. He got the pulled pork and sausage. Neither had any flavor to them and were slightly warm as well. The baked potato was not good either. He asked for a knife to cut his potato because there were none in the silver ware area. We guessed they had to go wash them because it took them about 8-10 minutes to bring one out. All in all the customer service was not good..... The food was not that good either and certainly was not worth $39.00 for two people. We will not go back, that is for sure and we do not recommend this...

Ordered the 2 meat mini plate which includes 2 sides and a drink. First the positives: It was very reasonably priced at 12 dollars and change. The pinto beans had fantastic flavor and were the highlight of the meal. The buttered and toasted bread included with the meal was also tasty. It is a very quiant BBQ joint that could probably use some updating but still has that small town BBQ joint vibe so it works. Now for the negatives: Customer service needed some serious work. The employees made it seem to me like it was a bother to have to serve me. That may not have been the case but that was definitely the impression I got. The brisket was dry and had no flavor from the rub or the smoker, to me it tasted oven baked. Although the pork ribs were pull tender which is always a good thing they also had no flavor from either a rub or the smoke. The Mac and cheese was cold and lacked flavor as well. I always like to give small non franchise BBQ joints in towns a try to see how good their food is. I was glad I stopped in but more than likely...