Sweeneys Pit Bar-B-Q

Basic BBQ setup with good food. I had the pulled pork regular sandwich with mustard slaw and it was delicious. The sauces they provide are decent but not amazing I tried them all: sweet, mild, spicy.
The service was good and the price was right. Plenty of parking outside.

I like BBQ so it is difficult to write a review on it without being overly critical. But, here goes.
When you walk in the smell of a wood fire flavors the air just enough to make your mouth water. The atmosphere is casual with a small bar at one end of the dining room. The staff has alway been very friendly and Kourtney was no exception to that today and in fact, she was awesome! She was very attentive and checked often to see if I needed anything. The place is also very clean.
Today the dinner was ribs but I could have chosen pulled port or brisket to go with two of the multitude of side items offered. Now there are several keys to good ribs and one of them has to be the sauce. Theirs has a smokey sweetness to it that adds that «must have» flavor to them. There is a choice of hot, mild or sweet sauces– all are good. The ribs were meaty and also had a good smoke flavor as they almost fell off the bones.
Other places may get more visitors but that’s because their patrons don’t know about this place — they should!

We finally decided to try this place out. I had hopes for some good food. I had heard good things about Sweeney’s from coworkers and they always seemed busy. First things first, we ordered the sampler starter. The starter came after our main entrees.
Let me describe the food so you can be forewarned. The fried chicken tenders, fried potato skins, fried cheese balls were all over-​fried and hardened on the outside. Chicken tenders over-​seasoned and spicy. The chicken wings were ok. The pulled pork, white beans, baked potato, mac&cheese were bland and obviously reheated. My fries and grilled chicken were also bland no seasoning to speak of. You could use their store bought barbeque sauce in the squirt bottles for the meat… The fries were sadly undercooked. And coincidentally my grilled chicken (and fries too I guess) was the only thing cooked fresh to order.
Most of the patrons there at the time were in the bar and lounge area. The server was nice. But the food was terrible.
I was really disappointed for such expensive food about $ 9 – 10 for each entrée and $ 12 for the sampler =(we could’ve eaten better at mcdonalds for less. Sad.

This was my boyfriend’s recent grandmother’s favorite place for barbecue. We stopped in on our trip to Chattanooga and boy do we agree!!! I never knew you could get a baked potato stuffed with meat. OMG. Get it with their pulled pork! Drizzle some of their sweet & thick BBQ sauce and you’re set for the evening. I recommend wearing loose-​fitting pants!

I have been eating at Sweeney’s since I was a kid… Best Barbecue in the Chattanooga area… Give it a shot, you will like…

Excellent bbq at a fair price. Good staff. People come from all over.