Billy Sims BBQ — Restaurant in Franklin

They had a coupon in the Clipper magazine so we thought why not try this place out. You can either eat in or order at the drive thru. Inside seating is booths or tables. It's a smaller size dining area. You go to counter to order and pick up. We ordered four sandwiches for 20.00 with the coupon. Normally the sandwiches would be about 10.00 a piece. Any sides are additional. We also ordered a half a rack of rib dinner which comes with your choice of two sides. We picked potato salad and baked beans. A nice piece of corn bread was included. Very tasty . All the meats are smoked. You can add the sauces to them. They have a BBQ sauce with some kick to it, a sweeter sauce and a hickory sauce. They all were tasty. The pulled pork sandwich is on a smaller sized bun but it is loaded with meat. The meat was tender and juicy....not dry. It was tasty. The other sandwich we tried was the smoked chicken breast sandwich. The chicken is not shredded but sliced in nice large pieces that fit in the bun. There were ample slices of the chicken. The potato salad and beans were good. The ribs were ok. They don't come with sauce on them. They are seasoned and smoked. I personally didn't eat any. My dining companion said they were ok. (Didn't get a pic of them because we took the ribs home). I would have preferred if the sauces were in squeeze bottles on the table. The sandwiches could have had a side included for the price. They asked if I wanted pickles and I think onions on the pork sandwich but they forgot. We did go back up to the counter to get some pickles. They tasted like crock pickle spears. Great flavor....hint of garlic. I would go back using the drive thru if I had a hunger for a pulled pork sandwich. Their three desert parfaits look really refreshing; layered banana pudding with creme and wafers, chocolate mousse and a strawberry one. Dining room clean. Accommodating staff. Was kind enough to give us a sample of the bologna and check what...

Ok, I'm a real BBQ enthusiast, and when it comes to franchise BBQ places, you really need to up your game. If your a Wisconsinite, and think this is the best, it's not. Most times, when I go to a real BBQ place, they smoke the meats in house, which means you can smell it outside the building. I barely smelled it, but you get inside, and it hits you. Employees are nice, but don't go to fast ordering, they might need it repeated. Food took about 5 minutes, just waiting on the slicing of my selection. 3 meat, 2 sides. They were out of turkey, so I got pulled pork, bologna, and sliced brisket. I'm always looking for that pink smoke ring for obvious reasons. The brisket had it, but minimal. The more pink ring, the better the flavor. While it might have been smoked, it might have been for a couple hours, which won't give it much flavor. The food was Luke warm, I would have expected a bit warmer but wasn't. The brisket was decent and was tender, but not juicy. The pulled pork lacked smoke, the saving grace was the hickory BBQ sauce. Normally I don't use BBQ sauce, but it was the only thing that helped get the flavor up. The bologna didn't even taste smoked. Their sides are big, just not very good. I had Mac and cheese, and it just felt like it was bought and heated up. The saving grace of the review was the price, 3 meat combo with 2 sides are $20. But you get what you pay for. True BBQ comes from the attention to detail, and passion. Billy Sims, seems to have come from a place of making money, not...

We had a great experience from start to finish at Billy Simms! I called on two different occasions prior to placing our order as I had questions while planning to host some family at our house. Their customer service was great, the two gentlemen that answered the phone were knowledgeable, friendly and helpful. It's hard to find people that care these days. We placed a large order, the MVP pack and some extra food (chopped brisket, pulled pork, chicken, mac and cheese, baked beans, green beans, potato salad and every type of stacker, the chocolate was the best!) online for a scheduled pickup time. So easy, food was ready and hot, they didnt miss anything and had us all ready to go with utensils, bread, etc. The sauces were tasty and all the food was delicious! The three guys working on 1/18 were excellent and deserve to be recognized! We didn't expect much from a chain BBQ place but Billy Simms changed our mind. The food was great and my family of 10 definitely enjoyed it, some even had multiple helpings. Even taking some home too! I will definitely be back, thank you for a great experience, it's been a while. Even my husband who is in upper hospitality management at luxury hotels (and can be a tough critic) gave you...