Big Ben's BBQ Station — Restaurant in Carthage

We were in Carthage RV shopping and we decided we wanted to try Big Ben’s Barbecue Station. It was around 4 PM, or a rather late lunch.

I ordered a salad with three meats: hot links, brisket, and pork. I ordered ranch dressing because they didn’t have blue cheese. I also had an unsweet tea. My husband ordered the pulled pork dinner. He ordered cheesy potatoes and baked beans for his side and also had unsweetened iced tea.

Our food was really good except for the cheesy potatoes which my husband said, tasted like they had been cooked a month ago after coming out of the box.

Both of us had questions when we were ordering, and the person taking our order didn’t know how to answer our questions. After we placed the order, we sat down and our food, came pretty quickly. After that, there was no more service. That was it. The service was virtually nonexistent.

It would’ve been easier to eat this food with real silverware instead of the small cheap plastic utensils.

The restaurant is really cute in decor and, being Marines, we loved the Marine Corps wall hangings.

If we come to Carthage again, we will try a...

No.

Stopped in with my mother for a bite, this was a mistake. Overpriced mixture of fast food style service and wannabe sit-down barbeque. The tables had food on and under them, and it was not busy at all, four other people in the place and I know it wasn't busy right before because I was waiting across the street at the dental office for about 30 minutes.

Food was on the table in three minutes, that's really fast for any place which is a red flag.

Brisket sandwich was plain buns, no toasting nothing but grease and sogginess. Meat was lukewarm - not good, mac n cheese was clumpy, smelled off and again, lukewarm, I just immediately threw it away after smelling it. I was very hungry so I decided to eat the sandwich, that was a mistake. About the same flavor as drinking burger grease that's been over salted but cold- no smoky flavor at all. Sauces on the table were bland and tasted sour, probably expired. Been drinking pepto since. I don't see how this place has better than 2 stars, I have my...

We have been here twice now and the place is fantastic. Couldn't figure out what to do for my birthday and we decided to come back here to eat. Looking at the menu it does seem a bit pricey but for the amount of food you get and the quality of food it's a fair price and for three people to eat plus a large appetizer for the table it was under $60. My only real complaint is that they will not take your order at the tables you have to go to the front to place your order which is frustrating when you have somebody with you that has a disability and should not be standing on their feet when unnecessary. They will bring your food to you once it's ready but like I said you must put the order in at the counter and fill your own drink. I will not tip here because I'm really not getting any service in my opinion but I still really like the food and the price for the quality that...