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Excell Grocery & Bar-B-Q

3102 Ashland City Rd, Clarksville, TN 37043-2609
931-358-3638
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Ranked #23 of 137 restaurants in Clarksville
Cuisines: Barbecue
Most recent review
- Feb 23, 2013
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Clarksville, Tennessee
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63 reviews 63 reviews
47 restaurant reviews
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 23, 2013

I have had this BBQ twice and it is consistant. It is good for commercial BBQ. I know that everyone is different and you can please the masses with a single flavor profile. The meat is lightly smoked and it has a good flavor. I prefer heavy smoke flavor. For a restaurant it is good. If I had cooked it... More

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Clarksville, TN
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11 restaurant reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 30, 2013

Store could use some major updating & but the BBQ is the BEST here in Clarksville. They have a friendly staff and all the sides you would need to go with the BBQ.

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Roseburg, Oregon
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed October 17, 2012

My wife and I were on a driving vacation in Tenn and Kentucky and eating at places from tripadvisor. This place was suppose to be dumpy but very good. We had went to the Beachaven winery and drove 10 miles to this place to get something to eat. As they said the place looks like a dump but we've eaten... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed September 23, 2012 via mobile

The pork "BBQ" is simply not BBQ at all. It is pork that has been put in a crockpot with little to no seasoning. Certainly not smoked or grilled or any similar method. We did try the ribs as well and they were decent, they had at least been grilled. The sides are all straight out of a carton/can from... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed August 28, 2012 via mobile

Guy who rated the old shack excel food marginal is deeply deeply deeply delusional!!! Now excels place yep it's tore up. But Marginal on there BBQ "Please" they have exceptional bbq believe that! Yes if you look at the place you would not stop here. Which comes to this comment. Owners spend the money and fix it up.

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Nashville, Tennessee
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21 restaurant reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed July 11, 2012

If you're looking for straight-up pulled pork BBQ, this is the place to go. It's the classic "hole in the wall" where you wonder if it's safe to go inside, but I promise you be well rewarded for the perceived risk. Driving by with your windows down on a "cook" day is intoxicating - the smoke pours out of the... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 15, 2012 via mobile

We live in Wisconsin and just came from a week of being in North Carolina and I have to say this was the BEST BBQ I had all week! It is inside a gas station so don't let that scare you off! People are friendly and helpful! The smell when you pull up is sooo great...smoky and mouthwatering! I believe... More

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Clarksville, Tennessee
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 5, 2012

Definitely not fancy, but the Q is awesome! I get mine piled high on a bun with slaw and onions. I ask for a little dunk-cup of the home-made hot sauce on the side so I can modify it to my liking (and, boy, do I like it)! I also get a lb. of BBQ to go and keep it... More

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travelpro123
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118 reviews 118 reviews
78 restaurant reviews
115 helpful votes 115 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed May 30, 2012

If it wouldn’t have been for the positive reviews on TA I would never have set foot in this establishment. From the outside the place is a rundown, window-less, wooden building serving as a convenience store, gas station and BBQ place. Such ramshackle places are rare to find these days, even in remote, impoverished rural America. Inside it has the... More

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Key West
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96 helpful votes 96 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2012

I guess after all the glowing reviews it would have been hard to live up to our expectations. Everything was fine and the prices are amazing. I just don't know if I would travel far to get it. The pulled pork was very, very good and you get a LOT of it in the styrofoam container. I told my husband... More

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