Fox Bros Bar-B-Q
Barbecue restaurant · Candler Park ·
Texan-style ribs, pulled pork, brisket, and smoked wings
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Texan-style ribs, pulled pork, brisket, and smoked wings
"Tucked away at the Southern border of Candler Park on industrial DeKalb Avenue lays one of ATL's most popular B-B-Q joints. Founded by native Texans Justin and Jonathan Fox, the brisket reigns supreme at Fox Bros. Giant smokers in the parking lot churn out tons of the stuff, plus pulled pork, ribs, and chicken to boot. Veggies can even make do — there's an excellent smoked Portobello sandwich smothered in melted pimento cheese. You won't feel healthy when you leave, but your taste buds will thank you." - Rogers Eckersley Design
"Jonathan and Justin Fox don’t mess around. Their Texas-style barbecue joint is famous for bringing Frito pie to the Southeast, but their brilliance shines in the Tominator, a base of tater tots covered in Brunswick stew and smothered in melted cheese. Fox Bros. has expanded to four locations in metro Atlanta. For those in the north of Midtown, check out the barbecue joint’s offshoot, Que-osk, housed in a converted shipping container on Ottley Drive. Wild Heaven Beer in Toco Hills and Blue Moon Brewery at Truist Park also partnered with them to serve their barbecue. Delta Airlines serves Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q beef short ribs on its first class menu, and Eater Atlanta got to try it." - Candy Hom
"Chosen by Delta in 2022 as its Local Flavors pick for beef short ribs on long-haul Atlanta departures, the beef short-rib dinner arrives plated (not in hot foil) and immediately smells of sweet barbecue sauce. The steaming ribs are slathered in that sauce and topped with pickled red onions, served next to a mound of grits made with Georgia’s Sweet Grass Dairy gouda and a side of green beans. Starters on the same tray included poached shrimp with a cucumber-and-apple salad, a roasted red pepper bisque, and a burrata salad with farro and arugula; the red pepper bisque was noted as “another standout for its creamy texture.” The ribs were described as “tender to the touch and fell apart,” seasoned well with a balanced amount of salt and heat; the grits and a buttered dinner roll (served with a tiny round of Banner Butter) helped sop up the sauce, and “the green beans weren’t soggy; they still had a crunch.” Service details that elevated the meal included proper plateware — Riedel glasses and metal silverware with linen napkins — and wine pairings like a Gerard Bertrand rosé with pomegranate notes; dessert on this occasion was an opera cake paired with a Quinta do Noval 10-year tawny port. The overall impression: unexpectedly high-quality, homey barbecue served in the Delta One in-flight setting, complete with bubbles and even the ability to enjoy a tin of caviar brought “on a plane over an ice pack in a cooler bag.”" - Henna Bakshi
"With its catering facility, takeout window, and two full-service restaurant locations, Fox Bros. has turned barbecue into a big takeout business in Atlanta. This includes its popular hickory-smoked wings, which can be ordered online from the regular menu for takeout and delivery in batches of up to 24, along with barbecue and Southern side dishes and sauces." - Molly Harris
"The Texas-born siblings (a.k.a. the Fox brothers) opened their first barbecue joint in Atlanta in 2007 with the goal of bringing some of that Lone Star flair to the A. And as any best-of list worth its weight in wood chips will tell you, the brothers have more than accomplished their mission. Expect ‘cue-craving crowds at any of the three area locations. At the Chattahoochee Food Works address, stretch out in an airy dining room while nibbling on juicy brisket, chicken, or smoked turkey. Sides like the collard greens and baked beans hit just right, too, proving that the Deep South is wearing off on the brothers in return." - demarco williams, jacinta howard
