Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q — Restaurant in Tuscaloosa

Tonight's experience was not one that we normally have at this location. To be completely transparent it was about 45min before closing. To start off, we had to wait a while to order. Then, our waitress told my daughter that they were out of burgers. She's pretty picky but was able to get chicken strips and fries instead (yeah, she's pretty basic) When they brought our food, my wife received fresh fruit instead of the Mac-N-cheese she had ordered. She asked the server about it and they replied "I guess we're out of that too". I ordered the Carolina-pork plate with collard greens and coleslaw. Mine was delicious all the way around. Not a single complaint on my end. Water was even fresh and crisp. We had to wait quite a while, and ask a couple of times, for some bread. Then, while my youngest daughter was eating her fruit, she said, "daddy, this grape looks like someone has already eaten it". It was completely obvious that someone had bitten her grape in half. It was a grape towards the bottom of her bowl, so we didn't see it until she ate most of the other fruit. And yes, I'm 100% sure my daughter didn't eat it. I brought it up to the manager and tried to make sure he understood that I wasn't asking for anything to be free or even reduced. I was just bringing it to his attention that someone had eaten off of food going out to the customers. (I will say, these were by far the biggest green grapes I've ever seen in my life. Almost as big as plums) Another party at our table also stated that he saw the employee that was cleaning the tables off, eating food from people's plates. I don't know the person and I'm not judging them at all, but if that was the case, I'd recommend doing it where nobody can see you, at the very least. There was also a table behind us that was complaining heavily about the fact that they were out of the sides they wanted also. They were being overly harsh in my opinion. The lady complaining kept going on and on about it and wouldn't get past it. So much so, it sounds like the manager comped their whole meal, minus the alcohol. The manager ended up comping our daughter's meal because of the bitten grape but I didn't really think that was required, nor asked for, but appreciated. Overall, a less than perfect experience. We will come back to eat here in the near future. We really like the food. This wasn't the best experience, but it wasn't...

Excellent food, great service, nice atmosphere, and not too pricey! I had a baked potato and double side of greens, it was all delicious. My husband tried the pulled pork sandwich, with sides of coleslaw and fries, also all delicious! I would recommend this restaurant to anyone and am excited to take family here when they visit.

I liked the relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, and the smells pouring in from the kitchen were enough to get anyone excited about dinner. Our server was friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful, we couldn't have asked for better service.

UPDATE: I was visiting this restaurant again, and the side portions were what I would expect, so I'm giving this place the benefit of the doubt that my previous experience with the odd side item portion size was a one-off (or maybe they read this and adjusted, which would be extra impressive).

previous experience details left here for reference: "I think the only thing that wasn't quite perfect for me was the price of the extra sides. I think it made sense for some of them, but $3 for about a half cup of greens was surprising - I'm glad I doubled up on them (I was still pleased though, because they were so darn tasty). I would suggest the portion size of side items be slightly larger, especially when they are ordered a...

Had it for the first time today. Forgot to take a photo but I plan on going back more often. My friend had nachos and I had the beef brisket sandwich. The nachos were pretty big serving. Definitely big enough to count as a full meal for one person. Pork was tender and juicy and the flavor was great.

I asked the server when ordering what was his favorite thing on the menu. He said his was the beef brisket and he gave me other options that people like to order. I had already been interested in the brisket so I got it as a sandwich, and I was beyond pleased. When i got the sandwich it looked simple but it really didnt need a lot to make it a great sandwich. When biting into it you were left alone with the smoked brisket, a bite of pickle and a perfect amount of bbq sauce. I believe if the sandwich had more it would have taken away from the beauty of the flavors it already possessed. The brisket itself is amazing. If you cant tell by now, I am loving the brisket. The smoke on it was there but not overpowering in the least bit. The bbq sauce complimented the smoke and flavor of the beef very well. The sauce tastes fantastic on it's own but when putting it with the brisket made it phenomenal.

Bottom line, if you like bbq or know someone who does, this is a must try when you...