Eat & Drink

Barbecue country, and so much more

Gardendale has one of the richest food scenes in Jefferson County — legendary Mexican, Smokehouses, plate-lunch diners, biscuit counters, and family-run gems along US-31.

A Southern barbecue plate from a local Gardendale kitchen

Local favorites

Decatur Highway

Gardendale Smokehouse

4.7

Hickory-smoked pork, ribs, and Alabama white sauce.

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Downtown

Main Street Diner

4.5

Meat-and-three plate lunches, cornbread, and pie.

SouthernPlate lunch

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US-31

Rocket City Biscuit Co.

4.4

Country ham biscuits and bottomless coffee.

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Fieldstown

Fieldstown Taqueria

4.6

Family Mexican kitchen with big lunch specials.

MexicanLunch

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Downtown

Corridor Coffee

4.6

Small-batch roasts and a fresh bakery case.

CoffeeBakery

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Mount Olive

Catfish & Company

4.5

Fried catfish, hushpuppies, and sweet tea.

SeafoodSouthern

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