Starkville
Bulldog Burger Company Starkville

Bulldog Burger Company Starkville

702 University Dr, 39759, Starkville, United States

American • Fast Food • Vegetarian • North American


"We were excited to try this place, but unfortunately didn’t like it as much as we’d hope. To start, the service wasn’t great. It wasn’t terrible, but not good. We were seated and our server brought drinks and took our appetizer menu, but then after that waited about 10 minutes to come back and take our food order—even though we had 4 young children and were clearly ready. He was just sitting there taking to other workers anyway, so it wasn’t a “he was busy” issue. The appetizer was delivered, but no utensils. Fine—we ate it with our hands. And wiped our greasy fingers on the napkins. After what felt like quite a while, especially with it being slow at the restaurant at the time, our food came. And then I had to ask for utensils, because they still never came. We also wanted to ask for some ketchup, but didn’t see our server again until it was time to pay. We were checked on after a while by the floor manager (or something), so we did eventually get ketchup. It was odd though—I watched as the floor manager walked around and chatted with workers, then picked up a toothpick for patrons and put it in his mouth. I assume he never washed his hands between that and bringing us ketchup. Either way, not a professional way to act. The food. Some of the food was good—the sweet potato fries with caramel were good, definitely a unique combo that I hadn’t tried before. The fries were well salted, which I really appreciated. Cookies and cream shake was pretty good. The Philly Spring Rolls were okay too, though I wished for more flavor and they were definitely messy without silverware. The tots were nothing to write home about. Just tots. The Mac and cheese with pork belly was pretty good, as were the chicken bacon ranch sliders—but unfortunately, those yummier foods were what we ordered for our children, not us. The burgers were sadly dry and lacking in flavor. I ordered the Bryant and my husband ordered the Jalapeño Popper burger. Mine was less dry, but still not great. That was a total bummer since it was a burger restaurant. We will not be returning here."

The Little Dooey

The Little Dooey

100 Fellowship St, 39759, Starkville, US, United States

Casual • Seafood • Barbecue • American


"After Googling, souveniors to buy in MS groceries, Little Dooey mild BBQ sauce popped up. With that said, I knew I had to visit the restaurant to see how their BBQ sauce is before I bring home some for myself. The restaurant definitely has the southern charm. Although it looks small on the exterior, I was surprised to find three different room compartment. Being in Starkville, the restaurant was decorated with MS State University. Being the tourist that I am, I ordered the Mississippi Beef Brisket Plate (comes with 2 sides; and yes, because it has the name MS in it). To decide on the sides, I asked which ones were local favorites. My cashier mentioned, onion rings, baked beans, cole slaw, and turnip greens. I opted for the onion rings and cole slaw. This is the first and only time I 've tried MS beef brisket, so I am not sure if all MS beef brisket has the same taste and texture. The texture of the brisket is definitely different than what I 'm used (having beef brisket in CA and TX). The MS beef brisket (at least here anyway) was sliced a lot thinner, not as moist, and has a stringy texture. Don 't get me wrong... the brisket was GOOD. It just wasn 't what I thought it would be. Was a surprise and definitely had flavor. The sides also did not disappoint. Anything fried from the south is an A in my book! The onion rings were huge and super crispy. Cole slaw was refreshing and paired well with all the fried/greasy food items. The plate also came with garlic toast. I wish they had side orders of that because I would 've ordered more. Finally, the BBQ sauces (mild BBQ and hot BBQ sauce). Although they weren 't anything extraordinary, it complemented well with the brisket. Definitely worth it for me to get a few bottles to bring back to CA as gifts. Definitely a spot to check out if you 're in Starkville! Great BBQ and fun atmosphere."