Archibald's - Northport, Alabama

Joe M

I was down here for work and looked up the best local restaurants and Archibald's came up first. I had the large rib plate with slaw and potato salad. (Best damn ribs and sauce I've ever had). The food is inexpensive for what you get and well worth every penny spent. I highly recommend checking Archibald's out

Sai Datta Mikkilineni

Got to try their food after so many recommendations. Tried their chicken “sandwich”, which apparently is not a sandwich, but just a single chicken thigh and drum piece. It’s definitely good, but (atleast for me) I did not feel like the flavor is as intense as I would normally expect it to be. The fries were standard, but wish they’d toast the bread. The ambience of the place is typical of what you’d expect from a long-standing, southern place. Would definitely go back to the restaurant, for some wings at least.

Reginald Jamar

This is legacy nex barbq at it's best. They have been doing it for over 60 years. The food was phenomenal the service and did I say the food. Pull pork melts in your mouth. The ribs stick to the bone until you bite into it.I will definitely make the drive roughly 150 miles to have again

jafowlerx

Best BBQ in Alabama. Obviously there are plenty of excellent spots in Alabama for BBQ. But their ribs have been hard to beat.

Andrew E.

Tried the original location in Northport. Everything about this place spelled out Southern BBQ!!

I ordered the ribs and pork bbq plate with slaw.

This place was recommended to me when in town for a football game. Didn’t disappoint. I’ve been eating at a lot of bbq restaurants throughout the south and I believe this was definitely tops so far.

Welcome to flavor country. I could taste the smoke and flavor all the way through the meats down to the bone. I loved it and everything was very tender.

Spoke to a nice lady who’s part of the founding family and she brought me out a wing to sample. It wasn’t a big wing like you get at a chain, but the flavor was cooked right through that bird. It was delicious as all get out!!

Slaw is slaw…. I didn’t eat here for the slaw. They spend their time where it’s important, the meat!!

So get on over to Archibald’s and eat some meat!!

Greg James

Ribs are out of this world good. You can locate it easily by the smoke. You have to enter through one door and order at a small counter that is usually packed and there is a dining area that is separate. If you are looking for a nice new building keep going, but if you want the best barbecue there is pull in.

Christian Mollon

So this was the third place I went to in Tuscaloosa. It’s awesome how old this place is and the BBQ history here. I loved the old pit which they still call a hole in the wall. I ordered the ribs, the pork which you can get sliced or chopped and baked beans and coleslaw. I got the pork sliced because that’s what they recommend. It was so moist and flavorful, and the bark had great flavor. I would definitely get that again. The ribs however were a little disappointing. They had great smoke flavor, however there was no rub on them. Some pieces were a little tough and fatty. I did like them I just don’t know if I would get them again because of the last two points. The sauce was excellent because it is vinegar based and reminds me of a Carolina sauce. Baked beans and Coleslaw were really good as well. I definitely recommend going to this place. Totally worthwhile. You have to go to the Northport one though.

Lorraine Price

Their food truck came to Presbyterian apartments today. We had three options. We could choose a rib plate with 3 ribs for $13, pork or chicken sandwich plate for $10, or 6 wings plate for $10. Everything came with two sides. Macaroni and cheese, baked beans, or coleslaw. I had never tried their food before, so I ordered one wing plate for lunch, and a pork sandwich for later. The wings were tiny legs with a sauce that was a little sweet. The macaroni and cheese was creamy and tasted like it should. The coleslaw - forget it. There was plenty of creaminess and mayonnaise, but there was a funky taste about it that I couldn't identify. I couldn't eat it beyond a couple of bites, nor could my friend. The pork sandwich was good, with a sauce that was tangy. It was chopped meat with a liquid drizzled in it. I tried a bite of the baked beans. They might have had chili sauce in them. They were good, just a little sweet and different. I would rather spend my money on pulled pork. If you like a lot of vinegar in your food, this might be for you. This wasn't good enough to try again for my money.