In the 1940s, Glen Bullock started selling his barbecue door-to-door. Years later, he would join forces with his wife Lillian, a skilled cook and baker, to open the original Bullock’s Bar-B-Cue. Their restaurant is a well-loved, family-owned and operated fixture in Durham serving family-style all-you-can-eat barbecue pork and fried chicken. Pair your barbecue with coleslaw, string beans, fries or hushpuppies. (Also, the restaurant is cash only, so make sure to bring those bills!)
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Hours:
Monday: Closed Tuesday: 11:30 AM – 8:00 PM Wednesday: 11:30 AM – 8:00 PM Thursday: 11:30 AM – 8:00 PM Friday: 11:30 AM – 8:00 PM Saturday: 11:30 AM – 8:00 PM Sunday: Closed
Bullock’s has been a tradition passed down through my family for years now. We’re not in the area frequently, but this is the place we go when we are! Definitely recommend checking this place out.
The real way to go is get the family style dinner with a large group, and you’d still have plenty of food to bring home. Tonight we didn’t want leftovers so we go individual meals and the brisket was the choice. Don’t recommend the green beans. Way overcooked with no flavor. The chicken, the Brunswick stew, the baked beans, is flavor you can’t get anywhere else. Another bonus: they start you with hushpuppies. Great restaurant to stop at if you’re hungry and need something to start before your meal. One critic; they used to make the sweet butter but now they use premade. Miss a bit of the authenticity.
Service was phenomenal! Waitress never let our drinks empty, and was very friendly. Typical experience is friendly accommodating staff. They allow substitutes for most of their combos as well.
Overall, good BBQ!!
Chris K (Crispy)
Dec 12, 2024
5
The food here is always so good! No matter what you get, you really can't go wrong.
Their Brunswick stew is about the best you'll find anywhere. Chicken is fried perfectly, and the sides are tasty.
The staff is always nice and keeps your drinks full.
CASH ONLY!! No checks or cards.
julia
Dec 7, 2024
4
The best mac and cheese! Fried chicken thigh, collard greens, and hush puppies were delicious too. Ribs were so so, in our opinion. Dessert sounded delicious but we were too full.
Chris K (Crispy)
Nov 18, 2024
5
Huge menu of down home country cooking and BBQ. Everything is made fresh to order and it's delicious. Hush puppies are wonderful.
Staff is friendly and prompt.
CASH ONLY!!
S A
Nov 1, 2024
5
CASH ONLY. They do have an ATM.
Hushpuppies were outstanding. I ordered the Spicy Buffalo Bone in Wings. Sauce was phenomenal, fall of the bone tender with a great fried crispy coating. Loaded baked totato and brisket sandwich also great. Chopped BBQ phenomenal. Not sure how I had never been before. Kenzie our waitress was top notch. Didn't miss a single thing. Be sure to give her a big tip
Fun with Crave
May 29, 2024
5
The food was absolutely delicious. I traveled to NC, and they were my first lunch stop.
julius bishop
May 22, 2024
5
Took my wife , she had the three vegetable plate. I got fried flounder with three sides. Everything was perfect. Awesome hush puppies and tea as well. Cash only!
Buck Harris
May 13, 2024
5
Food was good. Not gourmet soul food (Mac& cheese wasn't great) but for the price you can't beat it. Gave plenty hush puppies and got so much food I had another meal off of it. I ordered bbq, 2 chicken breast, and two sides for less that $16! Building is a little older and could use some remodeling but all in all I would definitely recommend.
Kevin Johnson
Feb 20, 2024
5
Old school barbecue place in Durham. Great food, great prices and large portions what more can I say. Just off I-85 if you are passing through. Friendly service and enough food I had plenty of leftovers. The hushpuppies were great and I had a country ham and 3 delicious sides.
