momma's mustard pickles and bbq

we stopped at momma's for the first time while traveling through louisville. we heard about momma's on food network's diners, drive ins, and dives. some great options to choose from. normally i would have tried their smoked meat by the pound or huge beef ribs. however, i wanted to try a few of their options. so, my wife and i got three sliders (pork, brisket, and chicken), an order of their fried pickles, a side of cheesy corn, and i added four wings. every thing was great.
their meat is all dry rubbed and smoked. the pork, chicken, and brisket were perfect. this was my first time tasting smoked wings, and it won't be my last! the friedpickles(which were made using sweet pickles) were great, and i hate pickles.
we will be stopping back at momma's on our way back through louisville!

outstanding authentic bar-b-que meats and dry rubbed smoked wings!picklesjust like mom used to make! a hidden gem with attentive friendly service, awesome meat, and sides. prices are very reasonable, too!

atmosphere was typical of a barbeque place and was nice. the service was great and the staff very friendly. the price was average. the food was mixed. my friend had 1/2 chicken, fries, and slaw. the chicken was moist and had a good smokey flavor. the fries were really good with a seasoning on them. neither of us cared for the slaw. it was a vinegar base and we both prefer ours sweeter and creamy; it was neither. i had a pulled pork slider, brisket slider, baked beans, and potato salad. the pulled pork was good. it was already sauced (not how i'm used to it since i'm from alabama) but it was smokey, moist, and i liked the sauce. the brisket was disappointing. i love brisket but it was too dry for my taste. the baked beans were good but i added some bbq sauce at the table for extra flavor. the potato salad was not for me. it was mustard based and i like that but it was missing something, possibly sweetpicklesor relish. we also had a order of wings as an appetizer, and they stole the show!!!! they were hands down, the best wings i have ever eaten. they appeared to be smoked with a dry rub (?) and then fried. they were perfect. they were crispy, smokey, and yet tender and juicy. i sauced them a little because i really liked the two sauces at the table but they did not need sauce. if i was a tad bit underwhelmed by other items, i was overwhelmed by the wings. thepicklesand mustard were also good. i will definitely go back to this place, but next time it's strictly wings, fries, baked beans, and sweet tea (which was good as well).

loved it hated it!. the first time i went to mama's i went with my co-worker for lunch. we had a great time. the food was fantastic and the service was very good. our waitress took care to explain the choices and guided us to the right choices for our tastes. plus thepicklesand mustard were terrific and we loved it all. about a month later my husband and i were looking for a dinner spot and i suggested mama's bbq to him. he hated the sticky concrete floors. it's a little annoying to have your shoes stick to the floor. we wanted to order the burnt ends and our waitress said they were not available. she suggested another option. my husband ordered it and we had to send it back. i stuck with the grilled cheese and it was very good. my husband didn't like the potato salad. the potatoes were crunchy. i ordered the bread pudding. it might have been good but it was noticably microwaved. it had very cold and very hot spots. i wouldn't recommend it. it might be good right out of the oven though. our waitress was helter skelter. she didn't refill our drinks or check on us at all but hung out at the bar. people came and went that got there after us. we had to ask for our bill and she never came back to cash us out so my husband had to go to the bar cash register to cash out. when she finally came back i asked her about thepicklesand she said oh i forgot them. hum. i am pretty sure we won't be going back to the hurstbourne location. location is questionable too for a family style restaurant. i give it three months. adios mama's.

great find. this is by far a great place for bbq the food was plenty and the staff was friendly you have to try thepicklesmade fresh there

new location. several weeks ago i took home an order of two slabs of ribs and burned ends, our family ate every bit of the ribs and ends, it was really great. saturday evening, we were on hurstbourne ln and decided to try their second location. when we walked in there was a big party of about 12 or 14 using most of the tables right in the middle of the place. we sat in a side booth. they now have beer which you need with ribs. our server arrived shortly thereafter, i asked for a fall cities but that was the only beer they did not have but would next week. i ordered half a slab of pork ribs and my wife went for the half chicken. the server came back a few minutes later and said they were out of ribs and this was at 6:30 so i settled for half a rack of beef ribs. after this, things slowed down a lot. when the meals arrived i asked about the beer, salt, bar be que sauce and napkins, come on this is a bar b que place. the server said, oh, forgot your beer and left to get the beer then brough the salt and other stuff to our table. this is items that should have been on the table from day one. while we were waiting for our food two couples, one in a booth and one at the bar got up and walked out, no service. as there seem to be only two server, i can see why people left. the two ribs of beef were very large with plenty of meat but i would have liked pork ribs. no sure if we will go back to the new location, maybe stick with st. matthews as it is closer to our home. better luck next time as they say.


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really good. ok, my wife saw the review in the paper friday and on saturday said why don't you go to that place on bauer ave and get something for dinner tonight. i went there about 3 pm and place my order and was told they would call me in about 40 minutes when the order would be ready. right, they did call in 40 minutes and said come pick up your order. this i did, however, it took them a few minutes to find the order as the place was busy due to the paper article. i took home a half rack of pork ribs and half of beef ribs plus one pound of pulled pork. you can only get the pulled pork in the pound size. i kept the food in a warm oven until we were ready to eat about 5 pm. the two beef ribs were full of meat, enough for one person, the meat was a bit tough but good. the pork ribs were meaty but a bit burned on the outside, as i like them, but my wife is not crazy for ribs cooked that way. now the pulled pork was outstanding, it had a really come and have some more taste and the sauce that came with it was great. all in all, the trip was worth the money, i was a bit disappointed in only getting two beef ribs but there was plenty of meat on the rib. we had the leftover pulled pork for lunch the next day and it was even better the second day around. thepicklesthey give us were great, we ate them all. their dinning room has about ten tables and there is seating downstairs so you should not have any trouble getting a seat for dinner. will be back.

get there as fast as you can!. i just let this place on a food high - totally legit.
the bbq is slow smoked and spice rubbed. the sauce is deliciously balanced and complements the meat. i had the pork bbq ribs - falling off the bone!!! and i chewed on the bones... for the crunchy bits on the end because that was all that was left. the smokiness completely goes through to the bone - it's fantastic. the mac & cheese was deliciously creamy and rich and the baked beans tasted like my grandmas. no lie. i don't lie about food.
great location and charming venue. love the bar! knowledgable staff and super friendly and courteous! great beer list - the country boy cougar bait was fresh and crisp and left plenty of room for the fabulous food!
do not stop - do not pass go - get there as soon as you can. this is not a drill!
oh yea -picklesare fantastic too!

kansas style bbq - delicious. location:

my wife and i visited momma's the other week around 8. easy to find location as it's in between lexington rd and frankfort ave. when you walk up you'll see two doors, one to the left goes to the bar and the one upstairs opens to the main dining room.

food:

earlier we received a recommendation from the owner to try the wings or ribs. sadly, they were super busy earlier and ran out of wings (though i suppose that's good for them...plus i ended up getting wings later as you'll see). i ended up getting the half-chicken which was less than 10 bucks. it was so big i couldn't finish it (rare for me) and had the rest for lunch the next day. my wife had the smoked sausage.

first off, the flavor combinations are near perfect. there are sweetpicklesand spicy ones. the way they taste matched with the bbq is hard to explain, but man it's good. the mustard they make in house, like the pickles, tastes a bit like stone ground mustard but better.

the skin on the chicken was crispy and delectable. the chicken itself had an ever so slight smoky flavor. it wasn't juicy, but it also wasn't dry at all. i really liked the balance and found each bite of chicken better than the first. again, mixed with the mustard, pickles, and those seasoned fries...it was hard for me to choose what to eat next, as i wanted each flavor in my mouth at the same time. the slaw was spicy, something unique i've never experienced before but enjoyed.

my wife's smoked sausage came with bread to make a sandwich if so desired. she loves mustard and pickles. my wife typically does not like bbq, but she couldn't rave about this enough. the sausage was very flavorful, smoky, and had the perfect meaty kick to it. she and i both had mac and cheese as sides, which had just the right amount of cheese...creamy, but not like cheese goop you get at some places.

and let's not forget the sauces. their bbq sauce lends a tangy, mouth watering sensation to the bbq. now, the great part was that the sauce was not necessary, as it is with many bbq places which have dried meats. the "hot" bbq sauce wasn't too hot, though it had a good blend of spiciness which made it "hotter" than the regular sauce.

and lastly, we were able to meet chad, the owner. fun, friendly guy who noticed i didn't get the wings i had come for. it was quite a bit later in the night by the time we were done, so i'm guessing they had picked up more wings. he insisted we try them and special ordered them for us. they were piping hot, so we gave our thanks and ate them at home (about 12-15 minutes away).

back at home they were still hot, and oh my goodness were they delicious. i don't know how but they dry rub these wings with some sort of pepper/salt/sugar combo (probably completely wrong on the ingredients but that's how it tasted). when you bite into the wings you get that earthy smoky flavor you've always desired in bbq plus super juicy meat. so, somehow dry meets spicy and sweet plus smoky and juicy. i don't get it, but it happened. and again, my wife doesn't usually favor bbq, and she doesn't like wings, but she thought the taste was too good to pass up. looking forward to trying those wings again.

good bbq,pickles& mustard. this is a nice barbeque restaurant. a split level with a bar downstairs and an open air deck in back. parking isn't the best, although you could park at walgreens across the street. i had the three chicken sliders, topping them with barbeque sauce making them tasty. then i topped the others with mustard and theirpicklesand they were fantastic. the staff were also friendly. next visit i want to try their ribs.

have eaten here twice-very pleased with portion sizes.first visit had the pork sandwich with mashed potatoes and coleslaw-all excellent-potatoes were a bit dry.a very good value at 8.00 including the sides.service was good-informal-which was fine.second visit today-had 1/2 rack of pork ribs with greenbeans and mashed potatoes-again the potatoes were a bit dry.the ribs were very tasty-they are a bit charry on the outside-but that is characteristic to the style of bbq-the meat was wonderful and moist-only complaint would be that the sides did not come with the ribs as did with the sandwich-but this leaves it up to you if you want to order larger sides.ribs with 2 sides came to $16.00- the sides being the small order-worth the price-reccommend going.also took home 2 pork sliders-good portion as well.thepicklesand mustard were really good too and housemade-overall a great meal and will be back.

we split the full rack or pork ribs ($22.00) more than enough for 2 people. they are dry rub, no sauce, really good. the sides are huge (3.50) a medium could feed 3. the potato salad was bland, baked beans taste like regular van camp beans but are good, the mac and cheese is excellent! i heard another table rave about the wings, my wife loved thepicklesand got a jar to take home. we will be back. i was told they are expanding and adding a big beer selection, hope this does not screw up what they have going.