Hursey's Bar-B-Q

Man I hate to do this...Hursey's is a long time local favorite for great BBQ. We, however, went in on a Saturday morning hoping for some good breakfast. We got there around 9:20 and the place was packed. We had to wait 5 minutes or more just to be seated. We were eventually taken to our table. We saw some folks we know so we spoke with them for a few minutes and sat down. Once we sat, it was easily 15 minutes before anyone took our order for drinks or food. By then, we definitely knew exactly what we wanted. I ordered a veggie omelette with no cheese & a side of bacon, and the hubs ordered the country fried steak platter. Our drinks were brought out shortly thereafter. The coffee was hot, so that was good. I reasoned quickly that they must be short staffed. Many people in the restaurant (all tables were full) did not have their food yet. Not a good sign plus...we rarely saw any employees in the dining room taking orders or serving food. We will skip ahead...we sat there for an hour and never got any food. We asked a server if she knew when it was coming out and she went to check on it. Ten minutes later she brought out my omelette and gave my husband a tenderloin biscuit. *sigh*. By then we had wasted a good chunk of our Saturday morning and were ready to leave. We didn't eat the food. The server was very sweet and apologetic. Disappointing visit. Will not return for Saturday breakfast.

I dropped in at Hursey's for lunch, expecting things to be busy. I found the restaurant rather quiet though. This place is reasonably easy to find and has plenty of parking. The interior is what you might expect from a local barbecue chain. Service was quick after the initial order, though it took a while to get a refill and to retrieve my check. As for the food, I selected a large plate of chopped pork with slaw, beans, and hushpuppies. I liked the flavor of the pork, though the texture seemed more pulled than chopped. The baked beans were not especially remarkable, but the pups were pretty tasty. The slaw was of the creamy white variety, and while it had a good crunch I didn't find it especially flavorful. Graham is probably too far east for barbecue slaw, but I think this meal would have went better with the red stuff than the white variety they offered. The portions were fair, and total cost when adding a glass of tea came to just over $14. Again, not horrible in the current economy. Were I rating this visit on the flavor of the meat alone, I might go four stars, maybe even 4.5. But the sides and the slow follow-up service move this down in the assessment.

My daughter loved the fried chicken she killed the whole chicken I had the baracue sandwich it was great to it worth the price

Stopped in tonight after helping a friend work on their new home in area. We walked in as a party of five and were the only patrons inside. A few tables were seated shortly after. Hostess was a pleasure! Very kind and sweet young lady. We starred with drinks and my sweet tea was delicious. Our food arrived about ten minutes later. I had the large chopped bbq plate. The bbq was tasty. The okra was top notch. Both the hush puppies and the french fries seemed as they had been under a heat lamp since lunch. Very firm to say the least. This could result from business being so slow tonight in which the waitress said was very unusual. I ended my meal with banana pudding, it was mediocre to say the least. We will go back and give them another shot when they are more busy when hopefully all the items on the platewill be fresh. This restaurant has ample amounts of parking. Clean. Lots of wood decor to give it a cabin feel. They also have a drive through here for your convenience as well.

Flounder fillet platter unsatisfactory. Fries, just Okay, hush puppies Okay. Baked beans were good.Slaw was minced and we didn't care for it. Milk shake ok. Just nothing really delish and we know it's fast food, but we expected more. Total bill $15.

A delicious assortment of BBQ at this outlet of Hursey's in Graham.Having passed the billboard for Hursey's on I-40 many times, decided to give them a try.Ordered a combo plate, offering the opportunity to try a little of everything. The combo gives you chopped pork BBQ, brunswick stew, ribs, fried chicken, 2 sides and hush puppies.Every one of the meats is delicious. Ribs are thick, smoked to perfection - falling off the bone. A great char on the outside, tender and moist on the inside. Chicken breaded and fried golden brown. The breast is juicy and tender, not at all greasy. Also smoked expertly, the chopped pork is moist and flavorful; served unsauced. Brunswick stew is a scrumptious concoction of chopped pork, corn, diced potatoes, lima beans in a tomato-based broth. This might have been the best taste of the meal.Sides are OK, but nothing special. Finely chopped slaw is creamy and sweet; good but not great. Green beans tasted like out of a can. Hush puppies were great, nice and crunchy and sweet. Shout out to the BBQ sauce. This is Hurley's own, and outstanding. It's a unique combo of vinegar and tomato based, slightly hot, slightly sweet, slightly tangy. You KNOW a bottle of that stuff was purchased to go.If you're a local or just passing through on I-40, take the 1 mile detour off the interstate for some solid BBQ.

G good love the bbq, service ok I mostly pick up food . Not enough bbq on plate for me .

This was my first and last time at this restaurant. I realized when I got home, not only did they overcharge me but I was missing a side of baked beans I ordered. Food was ok but nothing spectacular. Definitely overpriced for what you get. Really overpriced when I realized I was missing a side.

This was one of if not the absolute worst experiences I have ever had at a restaurant. Waited a full hour just to get nothing then have to get it to go because I was on time constraints. My friend got their food and lended me a fry and it was soggy and dry at the same time. One of the worst experiences I have ever had at an establishment. DO NOT EAT HERE.

We have eaten at the older restaurant on Church Street a while back. But after eating at the store in Graham, I remember why it was a while ago. This was a take out order with two sliced BBQ plates an order of onion rings and a few other items. The BBQ was more like left over and crumbs, and the onion rings, were not worth the cost. Next time I will pass right on by and go to another BBQ restaurant.