Baconland BBQ

We had this catered at work one night. Fatty meat! It was gross

The family stopped here on a lunch break during a road trip last spring. What a great find! Delicious food and wonderful service. With an energetic toddler in tow, we got our meal to go and drove less than a mile down the road to Steele Creek Park for a picnic and hike to get the wiggles out. In all, a wonderful break from the road that I highly recommend for any road-​tripping family!

This is a great place if you liked smoked BBQ (whole hog/​pulled pork, ribs, chicken, sausage). My favorite are the ribs, but you can’t go wrong with the pulled pork, especially with the blueberry chipotle sauce (they also carry a traditional BBQ sauce and a Carolina style vinegar sauce). Paired with the home style fried potatos and the baked beans, it’s a fantastic meal. The portions are good and the prices are reasonable, and I’m never left feeling hungry afterwards. The owners are great people, very friendly. The restaurant is small, but well worth the trip to find this little gem of Bristol, TN.

For starters the name is baconland, how can you not love this place! Super delicious BBQ, cole slaw, baked beans. If I lived in Bristol I would probably go at least once a week. The owners are so so nice too.

Saw this on the list as we passed and fancied BBQ. What a great decision to stop by! Super friendly, great story about their origin and the BBQ was delicious. Light, flavorful, super sauce: could have eaten pounds of this. They even showed us their smokers up close.
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Seems like BBQ joints are popping up everywhere now-​a-​days. I remember when this spot was actually a gas station, way back when. What a great idea to renew it and bring new life into the area, that has grown somewhat desolate over the years. This is the perfect spot for such a charming lil BBQ stand.
Baconland has some good food. I’m in love with the BBQ bowl here. However the last 2 times, the meat was way too smokey for my liking. An unpleasant lingering smoke taste is not appetizing.(I’m SURE some folk would disagree.) I do enjoy their slaw, beans and potatoes. The folks here are friendly and welcoming. This is take out only. They have picnic tables outside. Popular for locals as well as out of towners.

Amazing chopped BBQ. Everything is fresh. Owner was so nice. We talked about the wooly worm festival this weekend in Boone. Haha. A must stop.

Traveling through town looking for a unique place to eat. Baconland BBQ was it! The BBQ was delicious. It was fresh and the sauces were perfect. We had the BBQ bowl which was the perfect mix of all things delicious. The owners, Fred and Elizabeth, were gracious hosts. We have added Baconland to our list of favorite places to stop.

Very good pulled que. Their choices of sauce are also excellent having a slightly sweet red and a vinegar based North Carolina style. The best que in the area and far exceeding Ridgewood. The beans could use a bit of work as they are thin and under seasoned.

Take a trip to Baconland, you won’t be disappointed! My husband and I stopped here for lunch on our cross country road trip and could not have been happier. The owner served us himself and was the sweetest, most gregarious host. We got a pound of smokey, heavenly pulled pork BBQ, smoked right next door, and the owner gave us both types of sauces, a free side of beans, and extra chips. Fat kid heaven! We sat outside on the picnic tables and gorged on southern porky goodness. Two hooves up!

Best bbq I have ever had would highly recommend if ur in bristol and want bbq stop at baconland u will be very pleased and the owners are very nice

Highly recommend for all locals and race fans! Friendly staff with great food. My husband loves the BBQ bowl and it is stuffed packed. Small and quaint setting that is perfect for a beautiful day where you can sit outside and smell BBQ goodness! :)

BACON LAND the name speaks for itself. This place has awesome BBQ. I feel in love with it the first time I had the bbq bowl. The owners are great and they seem to care about the customers. «I wouldn’t wanna buy those ribs from a place so why would I sale em” — Elizabeth. I recommend getting any sauce they have but the dry rub on the ribs is amazing as well. The potatoes and onions are remarkable. Give them a try.

Drove up, smelled the smokey goodness as soon as I opened the car door. Smokers and pit outside the small main building. Ordered the ½ pound chopped pork with 2 sides. Pork is very tasty, good smokey flavor, moist but not greasy, very tasty. I chose the Tennessee Original sauce, sweet but not too sweet. Cole slaw sweet and a little tangy, I enjoyed it. The beans were ok. Only four picnic benches out front, even at 12:30 on Friday no problem getting a table. They’re only open Wed though Sat. I’d give it a 4.5, only because of the beans. Very friendly owner. I’ll definitely come back next trip to Bristol.

I’m traveling for business and I tried to go here yesterday (Tuesday) — didn’t pay attention to their schedule — they are only open W, Th, F and Saturday until 7:00 pm. Was able to go back tonight and it was great. Little, bitty place — locally owned. Friendly, clean and everything was fantastic. I had the ½ pound with traditional sauce, baked beans and potatoes. Really, really good. Glad I made the effort to go back.

Friendly people, super clean kitchen, food made with care, and a local business (not a factory chain)! Couldn’t get any better around Bristol!

Hands down AWESOME! We have had the ribs, pulled pork, and beans. They even catered a party for us! They smoke the whole hog on site, and it is delicious!

Best BBQ in Bristol! They smoke whole hog that they smoke on site. The sauce comes on the side, so you get the nice smokey flavor of the meat. They have a traditional and vinegar sauce. They also have great ribs. For sides the have smoked potatoes and onions, baked beans, coleslaw, and chips. Everything is great!