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Jim N Nick’s BBQ in Auburn

Sometimes, on the road, you just have to hope you’re going to be lucky. We weren’t hungry until we got near Auburn, but Auburn is a college town, and college towns, in our experience, usually have a lot of good places to eat.

Very near to the highway, we found Jim and Nick’s BBQ, which I didn’t know was a chain, but it seems to be a regional chain.

First good sign – fabulous smells as soon as we drive up. We can’t wait to get inside; it is freezing, below freezing, it is really, REALLY cold.

The inside is warm and cozy, all woody and country and full of divine smells and we can see great food coming from the kitchen. We have a great server, who guides us through some of our choices.

Their hot sauces are GOOD. Really good!

We both choose Pig On a Bun. It is a pulled pork sandwich with two sides. Our server tells us to order it Memphis style, which has cole slaw on top. We do. It is fabulous.

AdventureMan ordered his with baked beans and potato salad.

I don’t normally stop at chains, but this one was conspicuously high quality. We’d eat there again in a heartbeat.

February 25, 2015 - Posted by intlxpatr | Cultural, Customer Service, Eating Out, Food, Restaurant, Road Trips | Alabama, Auburn, BBQ, Jim N Nick's BBQ, pulled pork