Helen’s Bar B Q
1016 N Washington Ave, Brownsville, TN, 38012
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Address :
1016 N Washington Ave
Brownsville, TN, 38012 - Phone (731) 779-3255
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Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : No
Good For : Lunch
Bike Parking : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : No
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Divey
Noise Level : Average
Alcohol : No
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : No
Waiter Service : No
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Hoyt L.
Helen's Bar B Q is a place were you would expect great food at a reasonable price. The chopped pork is a good. The ribs are over priced $14 for a rib plate consisting of three rib bones and two fatty gristle. The meat on two of the bones was very tender. The sides were non-dis script potato salad lacked flavor the slaw was very bitter no flavor. The BBQ beans were good but heavy in pepper. their regular sauce although very thin but good the hot BBQ sauce taste like black pepper taking away from the meat.The best part of the visit to Helens was the staff very pleasant and personable. I would not recommend nor return. .
(1)Michael W.
Great down home simple good bbq. Had the pulled pork, baloney sandwich and beef, Mmmm Mmmm Good. Helen was cooking and made me feel special. Small place, two tables inside, one outside but good for a sit down, a quick bite or take out. Reasonable and good. Being from NY this is heaven.
(5)Mary S.
If you're missing GOOD barbeque, get here as fast as you can. This is the genuine article, served up with no frills, but with huge taste and personality. The barbeque plate comes with excellent potato salad, very good vinegar based slaw, a Colonial brand bun, and beans. MmmmMmmmMmmm. I ate it all up with no regrets. We got barbeque bologna sandwiches to go- I hope we make it home with them! Other items are on the menu, but I don't know if I'll change up my order next time. Dance with the one that brung you- and that's the bbq. Look sharp or you'll miss it- the sign is faded. Get a Dr. Pepper to drink and prepare to join the clean plate club!
(5)E G.
If you're ever anywhere near Brownsville, and you love bbq, stop here. Real deal. Pit in the back and owner, Helen, does it all from scratch. We had Pork sandwiches with mild sauce and slaw. And a bologna sandwich. Potato salad best ever. Beats grandma's. Three sandwiches and salad less than $15. Picnic tables out front.
(5)Matthew B.
How could you not want to go to visit Helen? She's a nice woman, and she makes some damn good sandwiches. This place is an old-time BBQ joint. It ain't fancy, but it's so damn authentic. Helen's is the kind of place that you can only find outside the city. She cooks her Pork on wood coals. That's an arduous process. To accomplish this, she has a fire going burning down hardwood into coals and embers. She scoops these coals across the back room into her cooker. I'd imagine she uses hickory and oak, but I didn't ask Helen that question. It doesn't really matter........her pork sandwiches are very good, with just a hint of smoke. I ordered a Jumbo Bologna and a Jumbo Pork sandwich along with a can of Coke. It was a lot of food for 8 dollars. Helen's has two sauces.....Hot and Mild. I tried both, and they're both very good. The tomato based sauces have more vinegar than most in West Tennessee, and it makes them a tangy delight. The Hot is not that hot, so don't be afraid to try it. I'll post some photos of the food and of the place. It's a wonderful detour if you're coming through the area between Jackson and Memphis. The service is good, and Helen is a nice lady. She's executing BBQ in fine fashion as well.
(4)Phil A.
This is the REAL thing, hand-made BBQ from scratch sauce, slaw, just terrific. Worth the drive! Miss Helen smokes her own meats in her back-porch hand-built smoker using seasoned oak and some hickory from the smell. The bologna is "melt-in-your-mouth" fabulous (and I generally do NOT like bologna). Her pork is her strength and worthy of any at Memphis-in-May. Her "joint" has two tables and a TON of character. My suit did have to be dry-cleaned as the smoke is pervasive if you dine-in. WELL WORTH IT!
(5)Kelly S.
Great authentic BBQ! The meat was tender and lean. Loved the beans as well. The atmosphere was very casual but the food spoke for itself. The owner was very friendly and welcoming. I would definitely make it a point to visit again when passing through the area.
(5)El J.
After sampling 5 BBQ sandwiches at 4 joints (!!) between Madison and Haywood Co's today, it's clear I underrated Helen's. The flavors here are so intense compared with the others I had. The complexity of the hot BBQ sauce combined with the slaw is something to behold. Get it! Don't go in wearing clothes that need to be dry cleaned. You can see the smoke haze in the air of the dining room.
(4)Jenifer A.
Pulled pork sandwich was delicious. Slow smoked over hickory & oak, so it's smokey, juicy, not too fatty, very flavorful. Mild sauce = good. Hot sauce = very good. Housemade slaw was good enough. Mustard potato salad is fluffy, not chunky or soupy. I liked it. This is not a dine-in type restaurant, unless you happen to get one of the 2 tables. It is the kind of place you grab lunch on-the-go, or pick up a family sized order. There are plenty of potato chips, snack cakes and sodas to add to your order at the window. I usually have a pretty small appetite, so I try to make my meals count. I actually thought about ordering a second sandwich at Helen's. After only waiting about 5 mins inside for lunch, the sweet/smokey smell was infused into my hair, much to my husband's delight. Take cash. Plan to picnic.
(4)Kevin H.
Hands down the best BBQ pork I've had. The place is difficult to find and a bit off the interstate, but it's definitely worth the drive. The spicy sauce isn't overpowering like a lot of other places. I've had everything but the ribs, and they're all excellent. It's a little hole-in-wall, so don't expect to have much room to eat.
(5)J B.
Yummy pulled pork, great potato salad, & good slaw! Beware: It's absolutely a dive...but a dive with tasty BBQ & hard working staff! They give you a lot for your money too! Alert: No signage outside Helen's..just look or smell your way there!
(4)Brice T.
Came here with my wife after reading the review in Garden and Gun. I have to say that I disagree with the first review here. Having eaten at Payne's yesterday, I don't find these styles of barbecue particularly similar. Helen's barbecue is slow smoked over Hickory and Oak, and you can definitely tell. Further, the barbecue is pulled into large hunks and long strands, Payne's uses a cleaver to chop barbecue into tiny pieces. As for the ambiance, the space is small with only two tables. However, that is all made up for by the fact that it smells like rich hickory smoke. The whole place was warm and inviting. The coleslaw was basic, but it was being made fresh while we were there. While I like mustard slaw, I think that the sharp taste would have concealed the smoked flavor of the pork. In this case, basic was probably good. Both of the hot and mild sauces were good, but both had a slight catchup flavor to which I am not partial. I think, however, that this reflects more of my bias against catchup then the quality of the sauce. Overall, Helen Completely deserves the award that she received from the Southern Foodways Alliance. Helen is preserving a truly remarkable tradition of Southern food. Probably the best way to experience this, is to get the barbecue by the pound and take it to go. You might want to get an extra pound.
(4)Collins B.
Splendid swine! Great pulled pork, spicy and oh so moist. The beans and slaw were top notch as well. Helen's only has two tables so it can be crowded. Some of the best BBQ I have had.
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