Rib Shack - Knoxville

Best barbecue I've had, ribs are tender, seasoned perfectly, mac and cheese is definitely one of my top all-time favourites, along with their cowboy beans. I would very very highly recommend going if in Knoxville for the races or any other reason you might be in there. It is very much worth it, if you like good barbecue you won't regret it. Their sauce is the boss!

Stopped here in between races. Small place but it seems like there's ample seating, especially during warm weather. The staff was super nice. The BBQ'd meats were really good though the ribs were a little tougher than I liked. The two sides we ordered were fantastic. The creamed corn casserole was the perfect accompaniment. Would definitely go back if I was to pass through again.

The food is great. But there is a catch you should know about. It says their brisket is $16 a pound this is true, BUT you must order a whole pound of brisket in order to get that price. Meaning you cannot order a quarter of a pound and pay a quarter of a pound price which would be four dollars. Because a quarter of pound is what they put in their brisket sandwiches, you will be charged $11 for that quarter of a pound of brisket even though you did not order a sandwich. You only ordered the meat. And if you question it, the person at the cash register, that I got today, will become quite snippy and tell you there’s nothing she can do about it. I think this policy should be written out on the board that they do not sell brisket in less than 1 pound quantities. I will still come back for the great food, but lesson learned. I will never order quarter pound of brisket again. I was asked to pay over half the price $11) for a pound of brisket for only a quarter of a pound for brisket. There’s something inherently wrong with that. A quarter of a pound is always a quarter of a pound whether it’s brisket or feathers and you shouldn’t have to pay for over a half a pound for a quarter of a pound of anything.

Brisket sandwich was mostly the very hard outer crust. I would never order that again. Threw most in trash. Men's room had no dryer or towels but that happens I guess.

Great tasting BBQ with ribs, brisket pulled pork sandwich meals. Good fried onion strings too! Knoxville is lucky to have them!!