Daddy Mac Depot changes name, but not its popular menu

Daddy Mac Depot of Elizabethton is no more. But that’s OK, because as of July 1, the Daddy turned into Biggin’s Bangin BBQ, and only the name changed.

Michael Rice, who owns Daddy/Biggin’s with his mom, Kathy Pell, takes the name change in stride. “Eh, we got a cease-and-desist letter about the name – some company somewhere else already had that name, so we are just changing the name – nothing else. Still great food!”

The restaurant, which opened in April, sits in the former Smokehouse BBQ restaurant building at 1941 Milligan Highway. Near neighbors are Happy Valley High School and the Tweetsie Trail. “It’s a really nice location,” Pell said. “It’s between the river and Buffalo Creek and people come out and play with their dogs and picnic. The dogs like to go swimming!”

The owners started out with their Trucky Cheese food truck, which they still run, and branched out to the stick building, bringing all their madeto-order staples, including pulled pork and chicken, fried okra, brisket, ribs, wings, meatloaf sandwiches, collard greens and more.

“We have smoked meats and gourmet grill cheeses on sourdough,” Rice said, with a tempting lilt in his voice. The dessert menu is also varied, including specialty cakes by Pell. On weekends, try the smoked Tomahawk ribeye, which one customer said via Facebook was “the best steak” he ever ate.

“My mom was a food service manager for 40-something years, so she has a lot of experience,” Rice said. “This was our dream – to have a restaurant. I’ve always had a love for cooking – started off at Logan’s – and I’ve cooked for 20 years, so I have experience.

“We are fat and happy and lovin’ life here,” he added. “We love it here and we aren’t going anywhere.”

The “Triple B” has daily specials; for example, on a Wednesday they had soup beans (that’s Navy beans and pintos put together in case you aren’t a Tennessee native and clueless about the dish), fried potatoes and onion, and greens. It came with fried cornbread. Another daily special is the homemade meatloaf with two sides, and that special is usually available several times a week, Pell said.

The regular menu includes appetizers like the Mcknight Nachos (fresh pub chips, pulled pork, lettuce, black olives, sour cream, tomatoes, jalapenos) and fried green tomatoes with a side of Ranch. Or, you can choose sandwiches like the Firestarter (smoked pulled chicken, buffalo, pepper jack, Blue cheese and aioli) or platters that offer pulled pork, smoked chicken, brisket, smoked wings, burnt ends or ribs. Sides include baked beans, cole slaw and mac and cheese, while kids can get pulled pork, grilled cheese or a cheeseburger. Beers offered are the usual.

Biggin’s Bangin BBQ is open Monday-Thursday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sundays, well, Sundays they aren’t open.

“Nope, that’s family day,” Rice, the former youth minister, said. He also revealed where the new name comes from. “A good friend I’ve know for years said, ‘shoot, we oughta call it ‘Biggin’s Bangin BBQ – Triple B for short.’ I’ve been called ‘Biggin’ for most of my life and some people just know me by that name. So, sounded good.”

But let’s go back to Saturday, July 1, when the name changed. That was also the day of the Biggin’s Block Party, a day the owners hoped would entice locals to come in and “let the parents have an inexpensive night to enjoy with the family,” the restaurant’s Facebook page noted.

“Bring ya cousins, brothers, sisters, kids, granny, grandpa and all your friends that you consider family down …. We are gonna have tons of activities, all free for the kiddos (and adults) to enjoy.” The only cost was for food and drinks.

“As a family owned business, we understand the important of time and how expensive things are. So come eat some great food, drink some beer... enjoy some family activities and come meet and hang out with [us]. Until then, come put some pork on ya fork!”

And come they did. First, on Friday, a live band, StoneFire performed to a packed house. For Saturday, Triple B had live music and people sitting around participating. “We had as many people Friday to listen to the band as we had on Saturday at the block party,” mom Kathy Pell said.

How packed was it? Pell guesstimates 400-500 people visited them Saturday to enjoy the food, but also enjoyed face painting, inflatables, a cook off (the Mexican pulled brisket taco won), water balloon fights, corn hole and a bunch of pickin’ and grinnin’.

“It went really well,” Pell said. “Families came with their kids and everyone seemed to have a good time.”

During a normal week, Triple B has karaoke night, trivia night and other types of entertainment planned. Watch their Facebook page for the daily special’s menu, upcoming bands for the weekend and nightly get-togethers that usually involve music or videos.

Now how could anyone resist that call to action? Call Biggin at Biggin’s (see what we did there?) at 423-213-5223 to say hello or to order … or both!

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