Bullock's Barbecue
Durham, NC 27705-3029
Phone: (919) 383-3211
- Price:
- $
- Hours:
- Tue-Sat 11:30am-8pm
Editorial Review for Bullock's Barbecue – by Tom Maxwell
In Short
There's a line out the door, always. The interior is more like Shoney's than an authentic barbeque joint. The patrons are local hipsters, old-school beehivers and everyone in between. The menu is exhaustive, offering almost every Southern comfort-food dish imaginable. Apart from the tasty barbecue, there's fried chiken, meatloaf, spare ribs, and chicken wings. The entrees are prepared with the most flavor and care.
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Insider Tips
What To EatCalorie counters best avoid Bullock's unless they like broiled seafood, which is served in abundance. Get the fresh flounder.
Save TimeThen hit the grill counter at the restaurant entry and get it to go.
User Reviews for Bullock's Barbecue
09/15/2008 Posted by BobbyMoe
I've been eating at Tommy Bullcok's since I was a kid. The poster below has obviously signed in under several different names to unfairly bash this Durham landmark. Bullocks is a slice of Durham. A great example of "down east" style, vinegar based pork barbecue. The service is excellent and the people are friendly. People are lined up outside the door every day before the doors are even open. That should be enough of a clue that this place is special.
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08/07/2008 Posted by HogNuts
If you are on a low sodium diet, you had better eat somewhere else. The salt shaker flies freely here. The fried chicken is pretty good if it is fresh. I hear "Old Man" Bullock likes to hang out in the back cooler and dunk the older chicken in clorox in a 5-gallon bucket, so he doesn't have to throw it away. This is a known fact. Employees have caught him doing it. Hear that Durham Health Dept.? The brunswick stew is to die for, some of the best I have ever had. The pulled B-B-Q can be a little too heavy on the vinegar some days, all in all it is pretty good though. The cole slaw is good. The green beans are excellent, but very salty. Beware, if you are on a restricted diet. The hush puppies are great. Not dry and they have just the right amount of sugar in them to make you want to make a meal out of them before your meal comes out. The service is excellent. I have never had any problems with my service there and I have eaten there many times. The older lady that takes the money up front, seems like she can be a real witch sometimes, just what I have gathered with my dealings with her. But, she took my money everytime, minus a smile! I was on WRAL's website today, and it seems that Bullocks didn't make the survey list for the best barbeque in the eastern part of the state. I was not surprised to see Allen and Son on there, which is not too far down the road from Bullocks. Seems Bullocks was left off the list for Durham, but there were other barbeque restaurants in Durham, on this list. I wonder if the menu has something to do with it? Seems like Bullocks just isn't what it used to be, regardless of how many celebs have eaten there and gotten their pictures taken. Time for a change at Bullocks, out with the old and in with someone new. Maybe it is time for someone to step down and let the kids run things now, you think?
Pros: Great service from the waitresses, even the gay dude!
Cons: Some of the food is just too salty, a menu revamp is needed.
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