Golden Rule Bar-B-Q

BBQ · Irondale · $

Order Alabama's oldest barbecue

Guest CheckNo. 97

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Golden Rule Bar-B-Q

Part of townIrondale

KindBBQ

Price$

Address2504 Crestwood Blvd

OrderAlabama's oldest barbecue

Picked and checked by The Plate Next Door, October 2026. How we pick · Report a change

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Stock photo of a pulled pork sandwich, not taken at Golden Rule Bar-B-Q — Pulled pork sandwich

Stock photo of hickory-smoked ribs, not taken at Golden Rule Bar-B-Q — Hickory-smoked ribs

Stock photo of white sauce chicken (smoked, with Alabama white sauce), not taken at Golden Rule Bar-B-Q — White sauce chicken

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It calls itself Alabama's oldest barbecue restaurant, cooking in Irondale since 1891. There are Golden Rules around the state now; the Crestwood Boulevard flagship is the original.

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No. 97

Golden Rule Bar-B-Q

Irondale. 2504 Crestwood Blvd

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