Zeb’s BBQ

Zeb’s is the BBQ place my family always went to. Especially after visiting family in Danielsville we always would stop by Zeb’s. It’s probably been years since I actually visited in person so it was due time I made another visit.
Granted I can recall I wasn’t always a huge fan of their BBQ pork however, their winners here are in the Brunswick Stew and the slaw. Absolutely the best hash around. My half-​sister usually gets about 3 pints of it whenever she’s in town. The slaw is a perfect amount of sweet and tart. Not a gloppy mayo mess.
Zeb’s typically has one sauce and it sits in the vinegar camp of the BBQ sauce world. I favor the more liquidy/​vinegar sauces myself, but it’s very easy to over do it with Zeb’s since the sauce like to separate letting the strong pepper and spices sink to the bottom. Even after a bit of swirling the jar to try to mix it up it still was locked at the bottom. If you do manage to get some of it. it does get spicy pretty quick from the pepper. It’s also not a sweet sauce. It’s vinegar to peppery. Can’t say it’s my favorite, but it’s signature here.
There is usually a good amount of parking too even with a lot of people. You just go in and seat yourself. The staff is very friendly from what I can tell and will treat you well. The large BBQ plate also comes with a 2^nd helping of stew. It’s kinda nice since it just tops everything off. Tea is sweet and delicious too. So no complaints there. The place does look quite dated, but I love that about these types of southern BBQ places. They don’t need any fancy exterior charm, just let the food speak for itself.

BBQ is what I review the most — and I typically only do the ones I like it love. This is a ‘love’ review. The pulled pork comes dry for you to add sauce. The stew/​slaw dog is freaking unforgettable. It’s stupid good. All I can say is to order it. Eat it. But stop when you get full. I didn’t. I didn’t want to leave any of mine and I ordered more than one. I couldn’t stop eating it. And I’m dying to get another one very soon!

This barbecue restaurant is as much an experience as it is good food.
Great atmosphere, great service and great barbecue. If you get a chance go here.
If you call early enough be sure to ask for «trimmings» (bark). They are great!

My cousin visit from Mexico and wanted to try traditional American food. Food very good. Very nice. They give us much bread. I sing Feliz Cumpleanos to my cousin. Will return yes thank you.

This is a tough review for me, as I’m really picky about my BBQ and Zeb’s really didn’t deliver in that department. The pulled pork, which is about the only true BBQ item on the menu, didn’t deliver for me — it was a bit dry and lacked much flavor. The BBQ sauce is highly vinegar based and fails to really compliment the pork.
So how can this place get a four star, you ask?
This is the best Brunswick stew ever. I’ve had dozens upon dozens of Brunswick stews across the US, and this is hands down the best. It’s full of meat, with a bit of veggies, and full of flavor. And I’m not the only one who thinks so, just in the short time we were eating here, at least a half dozen people game in to order a gallon — up to three gallons — for carryout. If you get one of the main meals you can get a second helping of Brunswick stew free. The BBQ plate for 8 $ cannot possibly leave anyone hungry.
The slaw is really good as well, well balanced, not overly sweet and not overly tart.
The service is really good, very friendly and always attentive.
The building itself — both he ceiling and the floor sag. It did kind of weird me out a little bit.
So understand that if you go here, you might be best served just getting a carry out order of the Brunswick stew. Believe me, I’d drive 30 minutes just to get a gallon. If you ate here, and landed on a two or three star — Id understand, but, the Brunswick stew for me personally left me feeling I would make a considerable drive back for some in the future.

Great BBQ! Me and my Family have been eating there for three-​four generations!
The BBQ, the Stew, and the Bread — All Great. In fact, my Family has shipped this BBQ All Across America.
Finally, the service is friendly and they never fail to make Great BBQ.

I LOVE BBQ. Without a doubt my favorite genre of food. Whenever I’m out in the sticks I make it a point to find some BBQ.
The downside to my BBQ addiction is the fact that good BBQ is hit or miss. This place was a definite miss.
The people were very friendly and the place had a great down home BBQ vibe to it. Bags of sun beam bread on the tables. As soon as you sit down they bring you BBQ sauce. The only thing that was off was that It didn’t smell like BBQ.
The pork tasted like the «BBQ» pork from Golden Corral buffets. The stew was really the only thing that resembled BBQ. The sauce I didn’t care for either.
I’m writing this because I wish someone would have posted a review like this one to save me $ 15 and some disappointment. Hopefully this review will save someone else from experiencing what I have.

Delicious! This please has been here since the beginning of time and they KNOW what they are doing. The Brunswick stew is delicious. Great & friendly people!

Zeb Dean’s is a local standard by which barbecue is judged. The place hasn’t changed in probably fifty years. Sweet tea and Sunbeam loaf bread on the table and all they do is pork and stew (along with some sides for the kids and such). You won’t leave hungry if you get the large pork plate, which comes with seconds on stew. The vinegar-​based sauce is really special and served warm; it gives incredible flavor to the moist, tender and delicious pulled pork. I drive 35 miles to eat there and it is worth the trip, every single time. A real, and very special place for anyone who knows and loves barbecue.

You can catch a whole lot of everything with this vinegar sauce. I was told to go there for the Brunswick Stew…it was decent enough I guess. I had heard the pulled pork was incredible. .. .it was tender, but no bark. But damn…that sauce will make you pucker right up and say hello to the day. And if you shake it up before you pour it, you get a little spice. If the pork had smoke like the sauce had superbly sour, this would be one of the great ones.

I grew up eating bbq from this place and it is by far the best I’ve ever eaten. I consider myself a big bbq fan and so far no one even touches Zeb’s. The brunswick stew is the best I’ve ever had. Zeb’s has been doing bbq for years and they know how to do it! The pork is so lean and tasty. It’s not a fancy place but you go there for the food. I would say the best brunswick stew in the state of Georgia! Just the right amount of corn, tomatoes and meat. I buy the stuff by the quart! If you love a vinegar based sauce then this is the place! Zeb’s leaves a bottle on the table for you during your visit. Shake it up good though to get the full flavor. The meat is so lean, never have seen a piece of fat! Zeb’s is my choice for best bbq ever!

Best stew ever. Seriously. Just unbelievable. Got a rad T-​shirt, but not the one I wanted (out of Larges!?)
Longer review in process. Due soon.