The barbecue is okay. It's moist, but not full of flavor. The prices are fair given the enormous portions. The sauces are very good. I did not try the pies, but they looked really good. The service was okay. I have been here a few times. I will probably go back. I am teetering between rating a 3, or 4.
Review Source:I've been coming here since I was a child; first with my grandparents and now I'm bringing my own family. I live in TX, but we always stop here when we visit Brownsville. So very good! The pulled pork is always delicious, and the onion rings are fantastic. We always buy a bunch of sauce to take home! Absolutely divine!!!
Review Source:When in Mason, the two famous joints to eat at are Gus' Fried Chicken and Bozo's Hot Pit. Which should you choose? Unless you refrain from eating pork, I'd pick a Bozo over a Gus anytime.
It was hard for me to decide whether it deserved a three star or four star review. Unlike several other restaurants, where somethings will be great and other aspects horrible, Bozo's maintains a basic good consistency throughout all major criteria for evaluating BBQ sandwiches. The bread is good, the flavors (sweet or tangy), (mild, spicy, or hot) are good, and the meat and slaw are both made well.
The only issue is that nothing seems to particularly standout to me about the taste of their BBQ sandwiches. It is an excellent sandwich, but it just does not standout in any particular way.
I haven't been there in 20 years, but I have to chime in. Â Bozo's was started back in the Depression by the father of my mother's (aged 96) high school classmate. Â It's terrific, and I got the added value of a foiled bank robbery that happened across the street while we were having lunch. Â This place cannot be beaten. Â If you like 'cue, this is like dying and going to heaven.
Review Source:Recently under new ownership and my goodness how the BBQ has suffered! We stopped in returning from Nashville to enjoy what has always been fantastic pit BBQ. No More! This stuff is dry and without any flavor. I feel like it may be cooked off-site, frozen and then re-heated in a microwave. That's the only way to achieve a product this poor!
Review Source:Service was southern and very friendly. Mason is a bit of a drive, but Gus's Fried Chicken is nearby. If you're going to both places, start at Gus's because you'll want to end with Bozo's dessert.
The potato salad was better than average (a little mustard, herbs). Pulled pork is what i was told to get, and it was good. Mild smoke flavor, definitely needing sauce. A half and half mix was what I favored. There are a few, but not as many as I'd like, burnt bits in the pork. There's not much of a difference between a sandwich or a platter with bread on the side.
Everything else (baked beans, cole slaw, etc.) was just average. If you're just in it for the pulled pork, I don't know if it's better enough to justify not going to something convenient (Central BBQ, one of the Neely joints), but distance aside Bozo's has the edge.
This is a locally famous barbecue dive in Mason, which is just north of Arlington and a bit of a hike for Memphians. Â But it's a great little road trip when you are in the mood to try some authentic southern barbecue with no wait and a relaxed, casual atmosphere.
Bozo's has been around forever and a day, and has a really loyal fan base. Â I count myself among them. The pork sandwiches are wonderful, the meat slow smoked and tender. Â And I love their hot sauce here.
An interesting little factoid - a scene from Walk the Line was shot here.
I've only been to Bozo's once but that's enough to give it a 5 star review. Â I had heard about Bozo's from a bbq place in NYC. So I found myself on vacation in Memphis with my family when I was in high school (sweet, right?), and we decided to take an hour or so long trek out to Mason for Bozo's. It did not disappoint whatsoever. Â
My memory is a little fuzzy because it was about 6 years ago but it was the best pulled pork I've ever had. It's a good thing because pulled pork is pretty much all they had as I remember. Â They have 3 sauces and they're all fantastic too. Â You can get sides but they weren't good. Â The prices are really reasonable but maybe that's just because I'm from the east coast where we have to pay a ton of money for awful bbq. Â
The decor is cool, it looks like a Diner or it did when I was there... I think they were doing renovations when I went. Â Oh and just a bit of trivia...they shot a scene for the Johnny Cash movie, "Walk the Line" at Bozo's. Â It was one of the 28 scenes where Johnny Cash is hitting on June Carter before they get married.
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