Ace Biscuit & Barbecue
600 Concord Avenue . Charlottesville, VA . (434) 202-1403
http://acebiscuitandbarbecue.com/
Why Ace Biscuit & Barbecue?
Great things happen when a chef cooks in his wheelhouse, and that’s just what Brian Ashworth has been doing since opening Ace Biscuit & Barbecue in 2012. It’s the no-punches-held, rib-sticking grub at Ace Biscuit & Barbecue that Ashworth was put on Earth to cook.
Order at the counter for affordable food cooked with passion. Ashworth makes virtually everything from scratch right down to the pimento cheese with peppers that he smokes alongside shoulders of pig in his smoker. A move to its current location in 2020 added more room and a full bar, but the food quality remains the same. As does its spot on The Charlottesville 29.
What to Order
It’s really hard to go wrong at Ace Biscuit, but below are some of our favorites, along with Ashworth’s suggestions, and appearances in Five Finds on Friday, where other area chefs and personalities have named an Ace Biscuit & Barbecue dish one of the best in town.
Our Picks
- Southern Breakfast Sausage
- Ol’ Dirty Biscuit
- Ace Dip
- Chicken & Waffles
- Fried Green Tomato and Pimento Cheese Biscuit
Chef’s Picks
- Pulled Pork Sandwich
- Ol’ Dirty Biscuit
- Ace Dip
- Brisket Biscuit
Five Finds on Friday Picks
- Chicken & Waffles — Doug McLeod (formerly, Duner’s), Tomas Rahal (formerly, MAS), Loren Mendosa (Lampo, formerly Tavola), John Meiklejohn (formerly, Yearbook Taco), Maureen Scott (Gerharts)
- Bacon, Egg, & Cheese Biscuit — Sara Adduci (Feast!); Kate Douglass (UVa and USA Swimming)
- Ol’ Dirty Biscuit — Nick Crutchfield (formerly, Commonwealth), Ian Glomski (Vitae Spirits); John Hoffman (Keswick Hall)
- Pit Beef Sandwich — Hunter Smith (Champion Brewing Company), Josh Hunt (Beer Run)
- Pulled Pork Soul Bowl with Fries and Bold & Spicy Sauce — Daniel Perry (JAM According to Daniel)
- Pulled Pork Sandwich with Fries — Kevin McElroy (Random Row Brewing Co.)
- Scrapple, Egg & Cheese Biscuit — Dave Warwick (Three Notch’d Brewing Company)
- Turkey Dip — Morgan Hurt & Gabe Garcia (Kitchen Catering & Events)
- Brisket — Christina Fessler (reader)
- Ace Burger — Mark Fulton (Reason Beer)
- Scrapple — Collins Huff (Gryffon’s Aerie)
Photo by Tom McGovern