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Athens · Alabama Barbecue, Southern Comfort Food · $$

BawBaw’s BBQ

310 S Madison St, Athens, Alabama

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Holy Smoke: BawBaw’s Brings Barbecue to Church

  • Barbecue
  • Southern
  • Quick visit
  • Takeout
  • Under $25
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FROM THE FIELD

A look at the place

I tracked this sandwich down, and yes, it was worth the hunt.
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WHAT TO KNOW

Useful before you go

HOURS
Mon: Closed Tue–Sat: 11 AM–7 PM Sun: 11 AM–3 PM
PARKING
parking lot
NOISE
Low
ACCESS
yes
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WHAT TO ORDER

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  1. 01

    Buster Burger smoked bologna sandwich

  2. 02

    Banana Pudding

FROM DELIA JO

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North Alabama Flavor Forecast

The brisket deserves attention, but the sleeper hit might honestly be the big-as-your-face bologna sandwich on white bread. No irony. No reinvention. Just comfort-food confidence. And the banana pudding? Church potluck auntie-level good. BawBaw himself is a former cotton farmer who did all the work inside the restaurant by hand — and it feels like exactly the kind of place bigger cities spend millions trying to imitate with reclaimed wood and Edison bulbs while Athens casually already has the real thing. Go BawBaw.

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