Alabama Que

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  The only thing better than their food is their service. The guys there are always so nice, even when they're obviously tired. The turkey tips (which is what I used to hear about all the time) are really good and so are their teas, which are made with real fruit :-). My favorite teas are strawberry and peach, and if you get there too late, they're usually out of peach tea. Lol

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  Posted on 01.31.13 Natasha P.

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  After my last two over top reviews, I need something to bring me back down to earth. Enter Alabama Que.
  
  This place is not bad, but not great. They are located near UC. Nobody will ever confuse their BBQ with Eli's, but their menu is so different that they almost shouldn't be compared. Alabama Que specializes almost exclusively in Turkey Tips. I don't know exactly what they are, but we ordered a large portion of them based on the recommendation from the manager. I also got a brisket sandwich because its so tough to find good smoked brisket around here.
  
  The turkey tips were just okay, to be honest. Maybe we got a batch that had been sitting around for too long... I'm not sure. The brisket sandwich was average as well. I wish it had been better. I was honestly hoping it would be delicious as I'd love for Eli's to have some real competition in the area, but Alabama Que didn't stand up to the test. FWIW, their bbq sauce and sides were good. Oh yeah, for the non-pork eaters, Alabama Que makes their collard greens with turkey instead of bacon and it was pretty dang good.

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  Posted on 08.27.12 Ryan Z.

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  I'm going to give Alabama Que a blazing 5 stars for being among the best soul/southern food in Cincinnati. I've tried most of their meat and sauces, along with most of their sides, and never had a bad experience.
  
  My personal favorites are the Brisket and their famous Turkey Tips. Absolutely delicious. Do the hot sauce if you can handle it. Also, be warned - the greens are delicious but very spicy!
  
  Quick service, great food, inexpensive prices, especially for lunch ($5 lunch deals). Great for carry out or delivery, but you can also eat there. It's a little divey, but that's what I'd want from a place that brews up good southern cooking.

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  Posted on 08.20.12 Matthew R.

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  This place is awesome. The only thing I don't like about it is on week days they only deliver until 8pm. They serve generous portions. My fiancee and I both had the chicken with mac and cheese and green beans. The rolls are awesome, the chicken was tender and sooo good,. They deliver quickly and the staff was really nice, the driver and who I talked to on the phone. mac n cheese wasn't bad, and the green beans were pretty good. I will definitely eat there again, even though it was a little on the expensive side. But it was good southern cooking :)

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  Posted on 07.18.12 Autumn E.

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  Located right off the main drag in Fairmount today our lunch took us to Alabama Que.  Known for their Turkey Tips, Alabama Que offers a pretty straight forward menu with daily specials.  
  
  I had the Turkey Tips.  Generous portions of smoked turkey tips, with the right amount of BBQ sauce on top, I chose the hot BBQ.  The turkey is flavorful and very tender, almost able to cut it with the provided plastic fork.    
  
  My two side items were the green beans and the potato salad.  Both were fine, but after seeing the pictures on his website, I almost wish I had gone with the collard greens as they look fantastic!
  
  The proprietor, a gentleman named Dwan, was more than accommodating to our crew.  He offered up his own review of all his menu items, a reccomnedation of his turkey chili (I had a cup, it was great!) and even his own viewpoints on Cincinnati Chili.  
  
  My Lunch cohort had the wings.  Much larger than the wings you find at your typical BW3's and the like, these wings were cooked crispy, lightly breaded, and according to him "Tasty."  He also had the bbq nachos that he described as "Pretty Awesome".  
  
  Overall, I have to give Alabama-Que a solid 4/5 stars.  I'll definitely be back.

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  Posted on 09.27.11 Ben B.

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