The Best Barbecue in Frankfort, Kentucky

Name: Trifecta BBQ Bar & Grill
Item: Trifecta BBQ Bar & Grill
Rating: 5
Author: Jake Hall

Open for indoor and outdoor dining as well as pickup.

Trifecta BBQ Bar & Grill serves the best barbecue in Frankfort, Kentucky: a variety of dishes, including ribs, pulled pork, pulled chicken, pork tenderloin, brisket and smoked sausage.

But their signature dish is their Turkey Ribs, a unique, moist and flavorful blend of seasonings and turkey breast meat served on the bone, either smoked or breaded and deep-fried.

New! Adult Beverages Available!
Our Story…

The seeds of Trifecta BBQ’s success were sown years ago, when Tony Bryant – then just six years old – was accidentally left home alone in Wilmington, North Carolina.

As the story goes, it was Easter Sunday. Tony had outgrown his shoes, so his mother let him stay home from church, presumably with his grandmother who lived next door. Problem is, Mom thought Tony was with Grandmama, and Grandmama thought Tony was with Mom.

But Tony was home alone, and he got an idea. “I’ll clean the house and cook lunch,” he thought.

Fortunately, the house was still standing when Tony’s mom and sister Felicia returned home.

“Something smells good,” Mom said as she and Tony’s sister walked in the door. They all sat down and enjoyed an Easter meal of fried chicken, corn and – well, instant potatoes “that didn’t work out so well,” Tony says.

Tony has been cooking ever since.

After a stint in the United States Navy and several jobs – including one running a restaurant in Alton, Illinois, just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis – Tony ended up in Versailles working for QuadGraphics.

But the call to cook and own his own business was too strong. So, in April 2016 Tony quit his job, bought a grill, a cooler and a 10’ x 10’ popup picnic canopy and set up shop as “TNT BBQ” at a used car lot on Frankfort Street. Word got out after someone posted on Facebook, and the customers started coming. Tony later moved and set up his canopy at a local strip mall and more customers came.

As fall arrived and cold winter weather approached, Tony knew he needed to do something, so he started looking for a building. By October, he had found a spot and started remodeling with the help and generosity of Lee and Braden Adams of On-Call Maintenance, who voluntarily worked nights and weekends to remodel the restaurant that opened on Oct. 26, 2016 – just six months after starting in a tent – as Trifecta BBQ, Tony’s flagship restaurant.

Why “Trifecta?” That’s another story, but in brief, Tony knew a thing or two about gambling on horses and always bet the trifecta. He also knew Versailles is a horse-centered community. So the name was a natural choice.

So what makes Trifecta the best barbecue restaurant in Frankfort, Kentucky? It’s quite a recipe…

First, Tony is a people person. “I never met a stranger,” he says. “I make people feel at home from the minute they walk in. Everyone is greeted as soon as they set foot in the building, and we try to treat everyone like family.”

Second, Tony is committed to providing outstanding customer service.

Third is high quality ingredients and technique, resulting in outstanding food. Tony and his team use only the best cuts of meat and the best seasonings, and the food is well-prepared. “Our pulled pork and brisket are dry-rubbed then smoked for 12 hours – “slow and low” – over a mix of hickory and cherry hardwoods, and always to the same exacting standards. Every time.

Which leads us to the fourth ingredient, consistency of product. “If someone comes in and they like a meal, we want it to be the same every time they come in – otherwise they won’t come back. We want them to know they can get tomorrow exactly what they got today – the same flavor, the same quality, the same everything.”

Catering & Parties

Trifecta BBQ offers catering and party services as well. Call us to plan your next event – at your location or ours!

Daily Specials

Tuesday	Second Sandwich:Buy a Pulled Pork, Pulled Chicken or Pork Tenderloin Sandwich Platter (includes soft drink and two sides), and get a second sandwich free. $12.00
Wednesday	Wild Wings Wednesday: Buy two sides and a soft drink and get up to 10 wings for 50 cents each.
Thursday	Throwback Thursday: Smoked 1/4 Rack of Ribs, two sides and one soft drink for $12.00
Friday	Fish Fry Friday: Catfish Sandwich with two sides and one soft drink for $12.00. Fish & Shrimp Platter with catfish, five jumbo butterfly shrimp, two sides and one soft drink for $14.50.

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Jake Hall

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Greetings from Iowa! I visited Frankfort for a week last year, and I stopped in one night after work. Tony treated me like family from the second we met. The food was great, the price was right, and the service was unmatched. I visited multiple times before heading home, and each visit was better than the last. Next time I find myself in Kentucky, I’ll go out of my way to add a stop at Trifecta.
2 years ago
Martha

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Turkey wings are excellent!!
2 years ago

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