Williamson Brothers Bar-B-Q

09/21/07

All show no glory..

by cyofish at Citysearch

When you approach the restaurant it has all the apperances of a great BBQ joint. A rusti looking building with thick smokey aroma coming out of the chimney. As you walk in you see a large pit with juicy smoked pork butt sizzling in the wood burning pit. Unfortunately, thats where the magic ends. When the food comes out the meat is a little dry. I had the combo plate and I couldn't taste any smoke flavor in the meat. The BBQ sauce was o.k. but nothing to write home about. The chicken wasn't BBQ''d but cooked in an electric rotissere that's found in a grocery store. Overall, it was very disappointing. Their grilled steak was good though.

• Pros: Steak is a tasty and good value
• Cons: BBQ

06/29/07

Bad BBQ anytime

by fredcone at Citysearch

Williamson Bros has absolutely the WORST BBQ in the Atlanta area. The pork is terrible, the chicken is terrible. The ribs are passible.

I have eaten in the restaurant only once (could not go back) and their catered food several times and it never gets any better. Very BAD!

• Pros: None
• Cons: Bad BBQ

03/13/07

Only Been Once, And That Was Enough! Resting On It's Reputation!

by jaymaygm at Citysearch

Yes we are BBQ snobs. And Atlanta is not Memphis, or K.C., but we do have some of the best BBQ Joints in the S.E. I went here a few weeks back while visiting a few elderly relatives, and this was the only place that wanted to go. Yes it was packed, noisy, and was not up to our Que Standards. The chopped BBQ Pork Sandwich was just mush, and I guess if you are of a certain age, it would be easy to swallow. Ribs were dry, but the worst part was the sauce. I've had better out of a bottle. Prices are right, but the Que is not!

• Pros: Below Average Que & Sauce!
• Cons: Below Average Que & Sauce!

07/06/06

not impressed

by trippd at Citysearch

my quest for good barbecue in metro Atlanta continues...

disappointed, to say the least. Ribs had excessive fat on them, not enough meat. Sauce was watery & not very flavorful, and my pork sandwich had massive globs of fat in it -- wasn't pulled very well.

03/08/04

Overrated!!!

by bledbetter at Citysearch

I have heard people rave about this place, so i thought Id eat here for lunch.... It was crowded so I figured that had to be a good omen.... wrong. The barbecue pulled pork was dry. The sauce is good but you shouldn't have to douse your meat in it to make it tasty. And the sides.... the sides were really bad. They tasted like the sides you buy in large tubs at your local Kroger. Needless to say this place is waaaay over rated. I don't get it at all, but I don't know why Everyone Love's Raymond is the number one show either, so who am I to say. Drive to Pig-N-Chick in Sandy Springs, if you really want barbecue its worth it.

• Pros: Close to my house
• Cons: , Lousy sides, Crappy waiters

01/09/03

WHAT A DRAG

by IGGYMAN at Citysearch

I heard so much about Williamsons until I went to try it. The sauce is flavorless, the chicken was undercooked and the pork was mediocre at best.

10/26/02

Not Good

by lawyersilver1 at Citysearch

Not good, service, flavor, below standard, I was not pleased.

• Cons: service, flavor, security