Shotgun Willie’s BBQ
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Howdy
The Goods
CATERING
The Backstory
GET OVER HERE
The Ranch Hands
Welcome
Howdy
The Goods
CATERING
The Backstory
GET OVER HERE
The Ranch Hands
Welcome
Howdy
The Goods
CATERING
The Backstory
GET OVER HERE
The Ranch Hands
Welcome
REAL. TEXAS. BBQ.
OPEN EVERY WEDNESDAY - SUNDAY
11 AM - 3 PM (OR SOLD OUT)
1500 GALLATIN PIKE SOUTH, SUITE 104 MADISON, TENNESSEE 37115
615-942-9188
sgwbbq makes a great gift (card)!
THE GOODS
HEY GOOD LOOKIN’ HERE’S WHAT’S COOKIN’!
_AND DON’T FORGET TO CHECK THE DAILY SPECIALS BOARD FOR, WELL, YOU KNOW, SPECIALS._
MEATS SIDES DESSERTS COLD DRINKS
MEATS
USDA PRIME BEEF BRISKETsourcing signal
PLATE:: 1/2 LB. BRISKET, TWO SCRATCH-MADE SIDES, DILL PICKLES & PICKLED RED ONIONS
SANDWICH:1/3 LB. BRISKET, ONE SCRATCH-MADE SIDE, DILL PICKLES & PICKLED RED ONIONS
TENNESSEE STYLE PULLED PORK
PLATE:: 1/2 LB. pork shoulder, TWO SCRATCH-MADE SIDES, DILL PICKLES & PICKLED RED ONIONS
SANDWICH:1/3 LB. PORK SHOULDER, ONE SCRATCH-MADE SIDE, DILL PICKLES & PICKLED RED ONIONS
TEXAS HILL COUNTRY SAUSAGE
PLATE:: TWO BEEF OR JALAPENO CHEDDAR PORK LINKS, TWO SCRATCH-MADE SIDES, DILL PICKLES & PICKLED RED ONIONS
SANDWICH: ONE BEEF OR JALAPENO CHEDDAR PORK LINKS, ONE SCRATCH-MADE SIDE, DILL PICKLES & PICKLED RED ONIONS
SMOKED CHICKEN (PLATE ONLY)
PLATE: 1/2 CHICKEN, TWO SCRATCH-MADE SIDES, DILL PICKLES & PICKLED RED ONIONS
SALT & PEPPER PORK RIBS (PLATE ONLY)
FULL RACK:: TWELVE BONES, TWO SCRATCH-MADE SIDES, DILL PICKLES & PICKLED RED ONIONS
HALF RACK: SIX BONES, TWO SCRATCH-MADE SIDES, DILL PICKLES & PICKLED RED ONIONS
SIDES
QUESO Y MAC
IT'S YOUR FAVORITE CHEESE DIP ALL OVER SOME MAC!
MR. TONY'S MAGIC GREEN BEANS
WE SYSTEMICALLY REMOVE ALL OF THE HEALTHY PARTS OF A GREEN BEAN AND REPLACE IT WITH MAGIC!
4 BEAN BAKED BEANS
BLACK BEANS! KIDNEY BEANS! GREAT NORTHERN BEANS! VEGETARIAN BAKED BEANS! SECRET INGREDIENTS! YUM!
DILL PICKLE POTATO SALAD
RED POTATOES, DILL PICKLES, A LITTLE MAYO, A LITTLE VINEGAR, EGGS, FRESH RADISH, FRESH DILL AND A KISS OF OLD BAY!
HONEY POPPY SEED SLAW
FRESH WHITE AND RED CABBAGE, SHREDDED CARROTS AND JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF OUR SECRET HONEY POPPY SEED SLAW DRESSING
JALAPENO CORNBREAD
YELLOW CORN MEAL, KERNEL CORN AND FRESH JALAPEÑOS COME TOGETHER TO PARTY WITH YOUR TASTE BUDS. GLUTEN FREE, TOO!
DESSERTS
TEXAS SHEET CAKE
THE TEXAS CHURCH POT LUCK STAPLE!
BOURBON BANANA PUDDIN'
THE DESSERT FOR THOSE WHO SKIPPED THE CHURCH POT LUCK!
COLD DRINKS
FROM THE FOUNTAIN
SUDDEN SODA | DR. PEPPER | DIET DR. PEPPER | MOUNTAIN DEW | LEMONADE | FRESH-BREWED LUZIANNE ICED TEA
FROM THE BOTTLE
BIG RED | MEXICAN COKE
FRESH BREWED ICED TEA
SWEET & UNSWEET LUZIANNE TEA
BULK MEAT (A LA CARTÉ) OPTIONS AVAILABLE.
JUST ASK AT THE MEAT CUTTING STATION!
CATERING
BRING SGWBBQ TO YOUR NEXT ROUNDUP!
Need to feed the herd? Shotgun Willie’s BBQ is here to help! From 10-100 we got you covered! Just reach out to our catering department below. They’ll send you our catering menu and help you get everything taken care of.
Whether it’s a birthday party, wedding, ho-down, bar mitzvah, bachelorette/bachelor party, record release, movie premier, or inauguration, nothing says “let’s party” quite like some Real. Texas. BBQ!
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Bulk orders and/or catering orders require a minimum of 48 hours notice.
Catering requires a 50% deposit at the time the order is placed, with the remainder due the day of service.
Cancellations are allowed up to 24 hours prior to the scheduled event with a full refund of the deposit. Any cancellations less than 24 hours out results in full forfeiture of the deposit.
THE BACKSTORY...
For the Record…
Nobody has ever referred to Bill as “Shotgun Willie.” Ever. But that doesn’t matter because ‘cause what’s in a name anyway, right? If you are curious, the “Shotgun Willie” moniker pays homage to his favorite song by Texas icon Willie Nelson (and if you had to choose just one Willie song to name your BBQ place after, Shotgun Willie’s sounds a whole lot better than, “Gotta Get Drunk BBQ,” which was his second choice).
Bill began ruining briskets and other beef, pork and poultry products in various backyards around the greater Houston area beginning in the early 90’s. After many long nights - and some blazingly hot afternoons, he finally started figuring out how to cook with fire - much to the comfort of friends and family alike who were subjected to his “experimentations.” In 2005, the seeds were planted for his future as during a contentious exit interview at a job he held in Houston, he was asked, “If you could do anything in the world what would you do?” Bill responded, “I’d run a BBQ stand by the side of the road.”
Fast forward to 2013, five years after relocating to Nashville when he opened… a bakery that specialized in the Tex-Czech treat, kolaches. Looking for ways to expand the menu (and bring a little more of his Texas roots to Nashville) he began smoking brisket for kolaches. The success and feedback he received made him realize that maybe, just maybe, having that BBQ stand by the side of the road wasn’t just a crazy dream after all!
Life changes led him to leaving the bakery days behind and embarking on the BBQ dream in 2016, when the Shotgun Willie’s BBQ food trailer started popping up around Nashville. In 2017, the Nashville Scene named his brisket “Best in Nashville.” In 2019, he found a nice little spot in his Inglewood neighborhood to bring his brick-and-mortar BBQ dog and pony show to life.
Then, on May 16, 2020 - after 12 months of enduring building issues and construction delays, dodging a catastrophic tornado he decided it was high time to open a restaurant… in the midst of a global pandemic and a meat shortage! But since that day, his Inglewood and East Nashville neighbors along with folks from all around the Music City and beyond, have turned his dream into a reality! Since that time, SGWBBQ has garnered several “Best of Nashville” awards from the Nashville Scene, and probably the biggest accolade they could ever want… a visit from Texas Monthly’s “BBQ Snob,” Daniel Vaughn. (Who even wrote a story about us and named us one of his top 20 BBQ trays he ate outside of Texas in 2023!)
That’s the story so far. Thanks for helping write the next chapter. He can’t do it without you.
UPDATE! - On May 25, 2024, nearly four years to the day after opening the original SGWBBQ, Bill and his crew hitched up their wagons and moved into a new, sprawling space just a mile up the road in Madison, TN! The new SGWBBQ is about 4x larger than its original location, with more smokers, more parking, plenty more chairs and the one thing he’s been wishing for since 2020… a mechanical bull!
GET OVER HERE!
Phone
(615) 942-9188
ADDRESS
1500 GALLATIN PIKE SOUTH, MADISON, TN 37115
Hours
Wed - Sun: 11a–3p*
_*or until sold out_
Closed Mon. & Tue.
_Walkup, dine in, dine out at our fancy picnic tables, or takeout available! Need to feed a bunch of folks? Check out our Catering page!_
_Please let us know of any dietary restrictions. Be advised that food prepared in our kitchen may contain dairy, eggs, soy, wheat, peanuts, and/or tree nuts._
_Shotgun Willie’s BBQ prepares a select amount of awesome every day. We reserve the right to limit quantities if necessary . Thanks for your understanding!_
THE RANCH HANDS
Bill + Jaime
Beauty, Brains, and then there’s Bill. He cuts meat.
Mr. Tony
The Man. The Myth. The Legend.
Sgt. Chris
USAF Ret. Director of Smiles & Tidyness
Jason
Pit Wrangler Extraordinaire. eBay Hustla
JoAnna
Catering Manager. Agua Fresca Maker. Queen of the Dead Lifts.
Jess
Side hustlin’, fill in baker & cash taker. She can do it all!
Christian
Part time Pit Wranger. Full time Pokemon hunter.
Cash
Dish scrubbin’, problem solvin’ man about town.
Matt
Baker. Likes his music loud, fast and no longer than 2:30.
Cody
Side Maker. Guitar Playa. Ramblin’ man.
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Shotgun Willie's BBQ, 1500 Gallatin Pike South, Nashville, TN, 37115, United States(615) 942-9188eat@sgwbbq.com
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Menu as captured Aug 29, 2026 · source ↗
We hold 170 venues in Nashville, TN and could score 26 of them. This one is not among them, so it has no position — not a low one.
There is no score breakdown to show: nothing we read about this venue earned points in any of the four categories, so a bar chart of zeroes would look like a verdict on the kitchen rather than on what it publishes. What we did read is below.
v1.7.4 0.0/100 = sourcing 0.0/50 (named-farm 0 distinct, named-region 0 distinct, attribute 1 distinct of 2 [class=graded-spec x0.00], buzzword 0 distinct) + farm partners 0.0/20 (none scored) + registry 0.0/12 (none listed) + press 0.0/18 (capped at 35% of the 0.0-point evidence base).
Buzzwords only. This venue uses sourcing language ("farm-fresh", "locally sourced") but names no farms, regions, or verifiable attributes.
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USDA PRIME
Attribute“TO CHECK THE DAILY SPECIALS BOARD FOR, WELL, YOU KNOW, SPECIALS._** **MEATS** **SIDES** **DESSERTS** **COLD DRINKS** **MEATS** ### **USDA PRIME BEEF BRISKET** ### **PLATE:**: 1/2 LB. BRISKET, TWO SCRATCH-MADE SIDES, DILL PICKLES & PICKLED RED ONIONS ### **SANDWICH:**1/3”
on the menu · source ↗
PRIME
Attribute“CHECK THE DAILY SPECIALS BOARD FOR, WELL, YOU KNOW, SPECIALS._** **MEATS** **SIDES** **DESSERTS** **COLD DRINKS** **MEATS** ### **USDA PRIME BEEF BRISKET** ### **PLATE:**: 1/2 LB. BRISKET, TWO SCRATCH-MADE SIDES, DILL PICKLES & PICKLED RED ONIONS ### **SANDWICH:**1/3 LB.”
on the menu · source ↗
See the week▾
| Sunday | 11am – 3pm |
|---|---|
| Monday | Not listed |
| Tuesday | Not listed |
| Wednesday | 11am – 3pm |
| Thursday | 11am – 3pm |
| Friday | 11am – 3pm |
| Saturday | 11am – 3pm |
“Not listed” means the day was absent from the schedule we read — usually closed, but we never saw it stated, so we don’t claim it.
Hours checked Aug 29, 2026 · source ↗ · checked 36 days ago, so we're not calling it open or closed — anything over 14 days can have changed · Always worth confirming with the restaurant.
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