In the 1940s, Glen Bullock started selling his barbecue door-to-door. Years later, he would join forces with his wife Lillian, a skilled cook and baker, to open the original Bullock’s Bar-B-Cue. Their restaurant is a well-loved, family-owned and operated fixture in Durham serving family-style all-you-can-eat barbecue pork and fried chicken. Pair your barbecue with coleslaw, string beans, fries or hushpuppies. (Also, the restaurant is cash only, so make sure to bring those bills!)
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Hours:
Monday: Closed Tuesday: 11:30 AM – 8:00 PM Wednesday: 11:30 AM – 8:00 PM Thursday: 11:30 AM – 8:00 PM Friday: 11:30 AM – 8:00 PM Saturday: 11:30 AM – 8:00 PM Sunday: Closed
The atmosphere is really decent and the food is fabulous. Everything is well cooked will maintain and delicious. Everything is seasoned to perfection and I have no complaints about the food whatsoever. However the service of the cashier was horrible. Upon me checking out the young lady asked if I "would like to pay with cash or check" and in normal fashion I asked "you do not accept credit cards"? To me this was a normal question considering that 99% of businesses nowadays credit cards. And you are very rarely going to see someone except the check so I thought maybe swapped her words by accident. That wasn't the problem the problem was how she responded. When I asked her response was "didn't you hear what I said?" As someone who's working in customer service literally all my life I would never in a million years respond to a customer like that. That attitude is not appropriate for customer service and can completely change the experience for a customer from a five-star experience to a 1. The only reason it didn't for me is because I know that I've had employees that work for me where their attitude needed to be checked. I hope something is done about the attitude because I would hate for you to lose business based on attitude and not the quality of your food.
Bruce Szmajda
Jun 7, 2025
5
Get off I 85 for great barbecue! We split the large plate w collards (Fri-Sat), baked beans and hush puppies and still took some away with us .
Anthony King
Jun 6, 2025
5
Bullock's provided fried chicken, coleslaw, chopped bbq May 31st at my family reunion cookout in Durham. Food provided was extension the family cooked. Bullock food was outstanding, my son picked up the food at restaurant. My son said service was excellent. Made Saturday a memorable day!!
tory kitchen
Feb 14, 2025
5
Old school feel, cash only, always fresh. The taste I grew up on! Positive and welcoming atmosphere. Friendly staff! They do Carolina BBQ and southern cuisine justice. Well worth the visit!
Susan Van Vleet
Jan 24, 2025
5
A local Durham place you need to eat at. We always enjoy eating in or taking out. You must try this local southern food.
Sarah Harris
Dec 12, 2024
4
Bullock’s has been a tradition passed down through my family for years now. We’re not in the area frequently, but this is the place we go when we are! Definitely recommend checking this place out.
The real way to go is get the family style dinner with a large group, and you’d still have plenty of food to bring home. Tonight we didn’t want leftovers so we go individual meals and the brisket was the choice. Don’t recommend the green beans. Way overcooked with no flavor. The chicken, the Brunswick stew, the baked beans, is flavor you can’t get anywhere else. Another bonus: they start you with hushpuppies. Great restaurant to stop at if you’re hungry and need something to start before your meal. One critic; they used to make the sweet butter but now they use premade. Miss a bit of the authenticity.
Service was phenomenal! Waitress never let our drinks empty, and was very friendly. Typical experience is friendly accommodating staff. They allow substitutes for most of their combos as well.
Overall, good BBQ!!
Chris K (Crispy)
Dec 12, 2024
5
The food here is always so good! No matter what you get, you really can't go wrong.
Their Brunswick stew is about the best you'll find anywhere. Chicken is fried perfectly, and the sides are tasty.
The staff is always nice and keeps your drinks full.
CASH ONLY!! No checks or cards.
julia
Dec 7, 2024
4
The best mac and cheese! Fried chicken thigh, collard greens, and hush puppies were delicious too. Ribs were so so, in our opinion. Dessert sounded delicious but we were too full.
Chris K (Crispy)
Nov 18, 2024
5
Huge menu of down home country cooking and BBQ. Everything is made fresh to order and it's delicious. Hush puppies are wonderful.
Staff is friendly and prompt.
CASH ONLY!!
S A
Nov 1, 2024
5
CASH ONLY. They do have an ATM.
Hushpuppies were outstanding. I ordered the Spicy Buffalo Bone in Wings. Sauce was phenomenal, fall of the bone tender with a great fried crispy coating. Loaded baked totato and brisket sandwich also great. Chopped BBQ phenomenal. Not sure how I had never been before. Kenzie our waitress was top notch. Didn't miss a single thing. Be sure to give her a big tip
