Good Eats "BBQ" Chattanooga — Restaurant in Chattanooga

Well, my first time here as well as in Chattanooga, TN. Hubby had heard of the spot from friends a year ago. If you a scaredy-cat tourist, the place will look sketchy as heck. I'm from NY and living in GA for over 8 years I learned about the best establishments, be them hole in the wall places! Anyway, you pull up and chef outside on the grill, smoking it up! When you get to the door it reminds me of one of those old liquor stores you ain't got no business being in as a kid. Push in the door and that BBQ small hits your belly hard. It's a small spot they got about 4 tables inside but it's cozy. Menu looks legit. Our family 3 had a variety of selections hot dog and mac n cheese for the kid, I had the wings, green beans and slaw and hubby had a pork sandwich baked beans and potatoes salad!. I was able to get the green beans because they use turkey. I was salivating but disappointed. They were peppery and bland, but baby my slaw and wings were finger licking the whole time good. The wings were a little tiny but VERY tasteful. The kid ate all of his food and he a picky eater, plus he don't eat everyone's mac n cheese. Let's just say no morsel was left behind. My hubby said everything was good he meant to get me the potato salad and him the coleslaw his error my pleasure. He don't eat potato salad but decided to try it, why he couldn't stop eating it! Then, he had the nerve to ask these people, " who made the potato salad?" Glad we sat and stayed and enjoyed it all, they seem to be a family business giving the business with this BBQ. The bonus was customer service was all that...

Brisket plate with coleslaw and baked beans.

The brisket was well done, nicely smoky throughout. Past the smoke it was light on its own flavor. I'm a smoker myself and am very adamant that meat should have its own flavor, and I often find this to be the feature that lacks in brisket and pulled pork from businesses. It may be in the seasoning, or the cow.. but it's true here. Smoke is also typically so weak you can't taste it.. but Good Eats shined bright on this front! The sauce made up for the seasoning though, it made an outstanding pairing to the Brisket, and while i wouldn't recommend it without it, with it I'd keep coming back for more!

The baked beans were tasty. The coleslaw was a bit of a mystery.. i couldn't tell what it wanted to be(vinegar vs dressing).. by itself not so great imo, but on a Brisket sandwich it went nicely. Added a little tang and some crunch.

I was sad there wasn't a sweet tea option. But sometimes hard decisions have to be made.

Finally the service... the folks working here were awesome! Friendly, outgoing, helpful, kind. The type of people that call your name when you come back. You walk in and feel welcome.. it's a vibe missing from a lot of places lately, and I loved it. I'd go back and try more of their menu anytime I'm in...

First time I have ever given any place a one star. We pulled up, and it looks like a residential house. But there was a sign outside that said open on Friday & Saturday noon to 8pm. A couple other cars pulled up also. Parking seems to be on the road. No problem since it is a quiet residential street. We got out of our car and walked up to the front door. Two younger gentlemen came out the front door before we could get to the porch... We asked them if this is where we go in to get food... The one gentleman seriously acted like he did not know that it was a restaurant. The other gentleman stated that they was completely out of food. (This was at 5:15pm and they are to be open till 8pm). The occupant of the other car got out and went inside. And came out without a bag of food. The occupant of the 2nd car just sat in the car out on the street and we did not see them get out, nor leave. The one gentleman who did know that it was supposed to be a restaurant mentioned that they should be cooking ribs tomorrow for the Labor...