John M.
Yelp
It has been years since I have visited a Bubbalou's Bodacious Bar-B-Que and even longer since I have been to this particular location. My go-to Bubbalou's Bodacious Bar-B-Que location was always the one on Alafaya Trail on the east side of Orlando, but that location had closed years ago (coincidentally, I drove by it the other day and it had a fresh paint of white paint, so I guess something new will be opening there). My son and I were on this side of town and it was lunch time, so we saw this and it was an obvious choice for both of us.
This Bubbalou's Bodacious Bar-B-Que location is in a strip mall. It does have a great vibe and despite there being a line, we were at the counter in a relatively short amount of time and after placing our orders and taking a seat, our food was brought to us in again, a relatively speedy amount of time.
My son ordered a chicken gizzard sandwich with french fries and extra garlic bread and I had a lamb sandwich with baked beans and Brunswick stew.
When our food got to us, it appeared that my son made the better choice. I tried one of the gizzards and they were exceptional. My lamb was good, however, it was a bit skimpy and I have had better lamb. Still, not a bad sandwich. The pulled pork was great at Bubbalou's (and my son assures me that it is still great). I always loved their chicken dinner, as well.
For their barbecue sauces, they have several. Since I like spicy, my go-to is their Killer sauce. It is really good. They also have mild barbecue sauce, sweet barbecue sauce, mustard barbecue sauce and hot barbecue sauce (not as hot as their Killer barbecue sauce).
My son and I will be back on that side of town again in a few weeks and we have already said we will be going here again. Next time I will be having the gizzards. I was hoping that they would have it as an appetizer, but it looks like you can only get it as a sandwich or as a sandwich basket. Oh well. Maybe we can get a sandwich to split and toss the bun and make it as an appetizer. That way, I can get the pulled pork or their chicken.
Anyway, I would definitely recommend here and as I write (or type) this, I lament the lost time that I had not been here. I will give it five stars () and again, I definitely recommend a visit here. I look forward to my next trip to this Bubbalou's Bodacious Bar-B-Que. Next time you ate in the mood for barbecue, check this place it out. I daresay that this is one of, if not the best barbecue place here in Orlando.