Golden Ranch Bar-B-Q and Grill

There was a time when I travelled a lot for work. For approximately three years, I was assigned to a natural gas pipeline project that needed upgrades between Meridian, Mississippi and good old Augusta, Georgia. So for a week every month, I would drive to Meridian and work along the project all the way back to Augusta. Over the years, I got to spend a lot of time in Meridian, Selma, Tallassee, Montgomery, Auburn/Opelika, Columbus, Macon, and everywhere in between on U.S. Highway 80. Selma, Alabama, was not one of my favorites to stay, but they did have one restaurant that we didn’t mind eating at.

Golden Ranch does not offer chopped or pulled pork. They cut their meat into slices or cubes. The meat was very dark red from the smoke and had a great smoky flavor. I found the meat to be a little dry, but since it was sliced it had very little of the less desirable parts included. It really reminded me of ham, with more of a BBQ taste. It was pleasantly good.

The sauce left a lot to be desired. Maybe it was just me, but it has the appearance and taste of some institutional BBQ sauce, like something served in the school system. It was bright orange and a little sweet. There is really nothing that struck me about it as being anything but ordinary.
The sides also left a little to be desired, but were palatable.

I have eaten there quite a few times, but mainly because there are few other choices in Selma.