Heavy's Barbeque 2155 Sparta Road Southeast, Crawfordville, GA 30631

"By far the absolute best BBQ and Brunswick stew I've ever had the pleasure of eating!! Very cool restaurant and laid back atmosphere like taking a step back in time. The bar scenes in "Sweet Home Alabama" were filmed here, so that's a cool little movie fact for ya. If you have a chance, I highly recommend dropping for amazing food, and friendly staff."

"I wish I had read the reviews before going but I didn’t. Heavy’s BBQ is a good 45 minute drive for us and since moving to this part of Georgia a couple of years ago, we have driven by it a few times. It’s always been closed. Since I have always enjoyed the movie Sweet Home Alabama, I found it so cool to discover that Heavy’s BBQ was actually the setting for Stella’s Roadhouse. I guess you could say my reason for wanting to go was more about the movie. It was one of those “little bucket list” adventures. So, my husband and I and another couple headed there for Friday night supper. At this point, I will say that every one star review I have read today is the absolute truth. Our experience there matched every single review from the worst food to the pure dirtiness of the whole location. We were only offered three options, community loaf bread was on each table, we were the only people there (6:00 on a Friday night), nasty bbq sauce container, overall grime, food was terrible, etc. We threw away most of our food. As many have questioned: how can the health department continue to allow this place to operate publicly? We ordered a pork plate and a rib plate. Our friends ordered the same thing. One plate of ribs was so charred and burned there was not much meat. The Brunswick stew was indescribable. It was so bad and the texture was so gross that there are no words. The slaw was equally bad. The pork was very wet and almost slimy. In the end I am so thankful that we did not get sick. Overall, it’s a shame that the conditions of the restaurant were not good. It has such a great opportunity to be a desirable destination in an otherwise very rural area. Whatever is being cooked and served up there is not acceptable. Please don’t be misled by the reviews that promote it. Something is definitely “off” about the whole place. We will never go back."

"Not too far off the main highway. Definitely an old school BBQ place. The ribs were a little overdone. They were dropped on the plate as a mixture of meat and bone. They tasted ok, but definitely more of a stew. The slaw was full of pickles; strange to me but pretty good. The Brunswick Stew was, well... stew. Good tea. They put a whole pitcher on the table along with an entire loaf of white bread. Pie for dessert. Didn't seem home made, but was ok just the same. The folks were nice and would probably return, but will continue my search for the best BBQ."