red state bbq

they have the absolute best tasting ribs and brisket!

its is easy to drive by, but worth turning back for. i came from indiana on a short vacation and found rs bbq on urbanspoon. their pulled pork made every mile worth the drive. smokey and moist. they have the best bbq i've had in a long time. good prices made me glad when i drove past the little place i went back.

redstate food truck - small portions not particularly good. i haven't been to their restaurant in a while but they have a food truck that basically peddles food they cook there that is kept warm in the truck. i am a pretty slim guy and i don't each much but even for me the portion sizes are way too small unless you are into getting little meat and filling up on store bought bread. also, cheese whiz on a brisket phili sandwich? generic reheated food and prices way too high for what you get.

had the smoked sausage. awful. extremely over cooked and not a lot of taste. i do much better myself. wasn’t very impressed with atmosphere either.

some friends took us there and from the outside i thought oh no.  there was nothing that we didn't order that wasn't amazing.  this restaurant should be a chain.  we started with freckles and pretzel sticks with the beer cheese.  wound up ordering another order of freckles, omg  i got the pulled chicken sandwich with fries.  who compliments french fries.  this mom is,  had everyone in our party try one, good, good, good.  there was nothing that we ordered that wasn't the best we'd ever had.  will be back every time we get up that way.  the staff couldn't have been nicer.  the bread to die for.  thanks for the experience

just discovered this restaurant! my family loved the small town atmosphere and the food was great. brisket very tender, awesome corn pudding and green beans. offers several home cooked sides. service was really good. staff very friendly.

the food is so good here. its in between lexington and georgetown so you might have to travel a little. i had their 1/2 chicken and it was excellent. they often have chili-mac & cheese which is unique. get their early if you are going for lunch because the line is usually out the door.

don't be fooled by the exterior of this restaurant! this is what a bbq place is supposed to be. all the food is great and the portions are what you should get! other bbq joints need to visit this place to learn what kind of food and portions people really want! keep up the good work red state!

a group of about 7 of us arrived for a lunch on the way up from north carolina on the 75!  we all had plates with two sides.  i had pulled pork - a huge portion - with beer cheese grits and greens.  beer cheese grits?  how were they?  i kinda hated them.  just not my fav flavor at all.  setting that aside, the barbeque was quite good.  multiple sauces were available.  even some alabama white.  on my pork, i found the mustard to be my fav - and i splashed a little of the north carolina vinegar on it as well.  worth a stop off the freeway, mush better than those chain restaurants we all seem to eat at these days!

a must stop every chance you get. solid tradition of southern barbecue. closer to the hwy than it may look, do yourself a favor and check it out.

red state is always packed for lunch, and so arrive early. a great location to bring out-of-town visitors, and for bbq in central ky, it is a quality establishment. 

on my first visit, i ordered the pulled chicken plate (the pulled chicken was extremely dry), with fries, which were tasty but under-seasoned, and greens, which were saturated in vinegar. overall, my first visit left me somewhat disappointed because people had been raving about red state for years.

on my second visit, i ordered the pulled pork plate, with beer cheese grits and slaw. the pulled pork and the beer cheese grits were much better than the pulled chicken and the greens from my first visit. although the slaw was average (your routine mayo-based slaw), this improved visit will certainly bring me back to try more menu items.

i like that red state's meats are from local butcher critchfield meats, that the sides are made daily, and its selection of sauces (from mustard-based to vinegar-based), but i do agree with some reviewers below in that i feel as if the meats should have a smokier and more distinct flavor (and without the need to have five or so sauces on the table).

i enjoy this place, including the atmosphere and the service, but am not yet fully on board. for now, i still prefer blue door and wagon bones.

good meat (ok smoke flavor), great sides, better than average ketchup based sauce.

my saying about red state is "it's really good but they'll just about starve you to death". their portion sizes are just way too small. especially for the price.

friday and saturday evenings are total chaos! not enough space for a decent sized crowd.

concerned consumer. tried out red state bbq after reading all the reviews and was surprised to find just the opposite.. when we first pulled in we noticed the surroundings. it's located outside a run down motel and the outside wasn't very attractive but we gave it a try anyway due to the reviews we figured nothing but good could be inside. once inside we was greeted by our waitress who seemed friendly at first. she was a young thin girl she introduced herself as holly or haley. haley i think. we ordered some drinks some frickles for our appetizer and a rib dinner and sides for our entrees. our drinks came fast but it took us forever to receive our frickles and when we finally did they was cold and tasted of old oil but we ate them anyways hoping our entrees would be better. long after our order was already placed almost twenty minutes later our waitress comes to inform us there was no more ribs so we ordered brisket instead feeling bummed. took us forever to get our brisket our sides was cold and not that good our brisket was raw our service slow took forever to get our waitress back to the table to switch our brisket in for pulled pork. our waitress's only concern was flirting with any guy in the restaurant that gave her attention. we observed that all of her customers where being neglected while she seemed more concerned to talking to all the guys in the place than noticing our brisket was raw or getting us a refill in our cokes. the manager aslo was present in the dining room but never checked on us as well and never seemed to notice that our waitress was too distracted to give her customers service guess this behavior is customary in this establishment. there was several kids in the restaurant along with my own and was really uncomfortable when to our horror we overhead our waitress using foul language while chatting with other employees at the counter. i'll never bring my children back into this place wouldn't advise anyone to do so either. if it wasn't bad enough when we finally paid our bill used the restroom and made our way out to our car we walked past our waitress out in the parking lot next to a car with what appeared to be a few other employees. we where violated with more inappropriate language.her and other employees and could strongly smell marijuana being used. will never bring my children any where near this establishment again. the management definitely needs to get it together in this place and keep an eye on not only their customers but obviously their employees. worst experience i ever had. bad service raw food and we feel violated by foul language and inappropriate behavior by the employees working in the establishment. can't imagine how this establishment has such high ratings. bad food! bad service! and a negative atmosphere! we are a christian family and we do not appreciate or tolerate foul language or drugs!

amazing bbq and sides. i can honestly say i would order everything again. not only was the brisket tender and flavourful, the pulled pork was good (my friend thought it a bit dry) but the side were just as good. most bbq places rely on the meat and forget everything else needs to be just as good, not red state. the potato salad, baked corn and cole slaw were very well seasoned and not remotely bland. the greens were good, but could have used a bit more zip, but all in all a wonderful lunch! service was friendly and laid back, good sized portions, reasonably priced - we really enjoyed our meal and if i'm in town again, i will stop back.

this was hands down the best bbq i have ever eaten. the ribs were literally falling off the bone, the brisket was unbelievably tender, and the sauce itself was crafted by the hand of god. definitely recommend!!!