While visiting friends in nearby Helena, AL, we chose the Holiday Inn Express in Alabaster for its location. While there were multiple places to eat nearby, we wanted to try the barbecue from the nearby Jim ‘n Nick’s Bar-B-Q.
Always liked coming to this location, but this time had one of the worst experience to date. Got up and walked out. Ordered lunch at exactly 11:46am walked out 12:30. Pretty much a normal lunch nothing that took special hands on. Also ordered a cold one to get threw the waiting. All of a sudden non of the taps worked. Even thought it was a Sunday lunch should have been better service.
We liked the food and service so much that we went there three times over the course of two days. In fact, the staff remembered that we had come at lunch, so manager sent over complimentary desserts for our dinner that same evening. Each meal (lunch and dinner) comes with a basket of cheese biscuits, along with honey butter. I had to restrain myself from gobbling down too many of these delicious biscuits, to save room for the main courses.
All-in-all, though, we enjoyed our meals at Jim ‘n Nick’s Bar-B-Q in Alabaster, AL. The atmosphere was open and roomy, and the staff members were excellent and friendly.
Decent Barbecue, Despite the Restaurant’s Being a Chain
For dessert, we liked the coconut cream pie, the lemon pie, and the banana pudding. I found the peanut better pie to cloyingly sweet.
The club sandwich was delish! The macaroni and cheese was excellent. You want to go just for the cheese biscuits! They are yummy!!! I gave 4 instead of 5 stars because we waited a long time for our food and they weren't very busy.
We got to try the pork shoulder and the baby-back ribs, along with a variety of side dishes. While I would have liked a bit more smokiness in the barbecuing of the meat, the flavor of meat dishes was very good, with a couple of sauces to add to suit one’s taste. The sides dishes were decent, but I found the home-made BBQ chips to be only slightly better than potato chips bought in a grocery store. The mac-and-cheese was quite good, but very, very rich. Other sides that we tried (collard greens, coleslaw, potato salad, etc.) were fine.
This place is just awesome! Great service and excellent food! You can't beat that!
Ordinarily, we would not have gone to a chain restaurant, preferring locally owned places to eat. However, due to its proximity to our hotel and our need to focus on the purpose of our visit (seeing an ill friend), rather than seeking out choice dining spots, we went to Jim ‘N Nick’s – and were pleasantly surprised by the flavor of the food, the friendly service, and the reasonable prices.
This place is delicious! Everything I had (ate here twice two days in a row) was delicious. The greens were amazing as was the tomatoes and okra. This is a must visit restaurant. The brisket and pulled pork was perfect! And their cheese biscuits are to die for. My daughter's friend ate about 6 in a row - lol
Jim N Nick S Bar B Q is a US Restaurant based in Alabaster, Alabama. Jim N Nick S Bar B Q is located at 295 Alabaster Blvd, Alabaster, AL 35007, USA.
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