I work for the International Bluegrass Music Museum and although I enjoy going to Moonlite; my favorite delicacy in town is the mutton ribs served "dry with sauce on the side" from Old Hickory. If you are in town, enjoy a guided tour of the museum and trips to at least two of our many barbecue joints! Its a true... more

Old Hickory is one of our very favorite bar-b-q restaurants in the world but we just don't get to Owensboro as much as we like. This past weekend we ate there on Friday night and had the sliced beef plate. I guarantee that it is the best beef plate in the midwest. The meat is tender, smoked just right and... more

Old Hickory is perfection. When I come home to Owensboro from Atlanta, I always order a chopped mutton sandwich, potato salad and a bowl of burgoo (with iced tea, of course). The flavors are distinct and balanced and the setting is modest and comfortable. The service is quintessential Owensboro hospitality. more

As an Owensboro native who's been "up north" for 35 years, like others, Old Hickory is my first stop when I return to visit. Old Hickory's chopped mutton is absolutely the best. I hate to think how many Owensboro visitors (and even natives) have been turned off to chopped mutton because someone recommended Moonlight's. Old Hickory's sliced pork is a... more

Better than Moonlight. And cheaper. more

Admittedly, I'm a bit prejudiced because first and foremost I'm a mutton lover, and --- I am a native of Owensboro, Kentucky. In my book there's simply no meat that can stack up to mutton! Okay. Having grown up in Owensboro in the 1950s and 1960s, I remember the town when there was a large selection of barbeque mutton resturants,... more

I am originally from Owensboro but now live in Moldova. When I get to Owensboro about once a year my VERY first stop is Old Hickory. Everyone and everything can wait until I get a sliced Mutton plate at Old Hickory. It is simply the best. It is not cheap but is well worth it. None of the other bar-b-que... more

We go up every other year for my wife's family reunion. The Moonlite is good but Old Hickory just has the best mutton and pork. Seriously, try it and get all the sides along with fresh onion and pickles. You won't regret it. more