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Where to Find Charlotte’s Best Barbecue 🍖
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items Whether you prefer whole hog or pork shoulder, burnt ends or brisket or maybe some smoked wings with a few racks of ribs in between, this list of Charlotte-area barbecue joints is sure to fire up your craving for stellar local ‘cue.
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A West Charlotte treasure since 1959, Bar-B-Q King still serves barbecue sandwiches curbside. Want that authentic park-and-eat experience? Don’t leave until you’ve demolished an order of their famous Bar-B-Q fried chicken, which comes dunked in barbe...
Bar-B-Q King
After 25 years in racing, Texas-native John Maddox decided to hang up his helmet and become a pitmaster, specializing in mesquite-style smoked meats showcased in dishes like the chopped brisket sandwich. John and his wife, Elizabeth, opened Big Tiny’...
Big Tiny's BBQ - Historic Downtown Mooresville, Mooresville ...
This local, fast-casual barbecue joint is all about the smoke: smoked wings with eight sauces to choose from, smoked brisket, smoked pork, smoked chicken and more. Joining the region’s barbecue lineup in late 2020, Blue Bar & Smokehouse serves up...
Blue Bar & Smokehouse - Fort Mill, SC
Bob Roberts has spent years perfecting his barbecue and homemade sauce techniques. While you can’t go wrong with any of the choices at Bobbee O’s BBQ, the pulled pork is the most popular because it truly puts the spotlight on the sauce. The restauran...
Bobbee O's BBQ: Where Flavor Meets Tradition
Bubba’s Barbecue has been a longtime favorite since its original concept, Jackson and Spoon’s Barbeque, opened in 1963. Ralph “Bubba” Miller serves eastern Carolina-style barbecue, using a 33-hour process to slow cook meat to lean, tender perfection....
Bubba's Barbecue: Home - Charlotte
Leave your regional barbecue debates at the door and become a barbecue explorer at The Improper Pig. The menu features Asian-inspired barbecue dishes, like Southern-style egg rolls; Chow Bao Sliders with barbecue meat, Asian slaw and hoisin sauce; an...
The Improper Pig @ Rea Farms
Plan for a Saturday barbecue excursion to Jon G’s Barbecue, located about an hour outside of Charlotte in Peachland. Jon G’s is best known for its Texas-inspired ‘que, such as slow-smoked brisket served with all the fixins. Skip the drive and track d...
Jon G's Barbecue
Nestled in Gastonia, Kyle Fletcher’s BBQ & Catering serves juicy, western North Carolina-style pork and other favorites like fried bologna sandwiches and crispy onion rings. Kyle Fletcher’s regularly wins Best of Gaston awards and, if you’re a No...
Kyle Fletcher's Barbeque and Catering | Lowell NC
Mac’s Speed Shop serves smoky pulled pork, dry-rubbed beef brisket and a menu full of distinctive Southern fare. Pair your pulled pork with a cold craft beer. This homegrown chain boasts more than 60 beers on tap and even sponsors a beer club.
Macs Speed Shop - Beer | Bikes | BBQ
McKoy’s Smokehouse & Saloon is a true family operation. The moniker pays homage to McKoy Register, father of co-owner Namon and grandfather of co-owners Ryan and Jim. The spot serves up award-winning St. Louis-style ribs, smokehouse wings and oth...
McKoy's Smokehouse and Saloon
Restaurateur Frank Scibelli and pitmaster Matt Barry toured and worked alongside barbecue joints throughout Texas, Kansas City and the Carolinas before debuting the popular concept, Midwood Smokehouse, in Charlotte. The culinary team attended a profe...
Midwood Smokehouse: Homepage
Noble Smoke is a dream come to life, for more than 25 years, for longtime restaurateur Jim Noble. Noble Smoke pays tribute to the pitmaster legends that inspired him and his love of smoked meat. Try the chopped Cheshire pork with either western- or e...
Noble Smoke
If you’re on a mission for pork in a pinch, look no further than The Q Shack, a fast-casual go-to in the Promenade on Providence shopping center. This barbecue joint will satisfy your ‘cue cravings with its popular hickory-smoked pulled pork sandwich...
The Q Shack
Robert “Bob” Critz and Rob Emore share a love for true eastern North Carolina-style, vinegar-based barbecue. With the same initial, and a restaurant located next to railroad tracks, R&R Bar-B-Que opened in 1998 and has been serving up Eastern-sty...
R&R BBQ
Barbecue is king at Ray’s Country Smokehouse-Grill, a Gastonia mainstay for smoked meats. Serving old-school smoked barbecue and traditional sides, the restaurant boasts plenty of pig to pair with its homemade vinegar-based sauce. You can also order ...
Ray's Smokehouse
Owned by friends Stephen Carroll and Thomas Blanding, RayNathan’s is their dream of more than 20 years come to life. With a focus on hardwood-smoked meats in dishes like Stephen’s Brisket Sandwich, scratch-made sides and an old-school, Delta blues vi...
RayNathan's
A Gastonia institution for more than 75 years, R.O.’s Bar-B-Cue became famous for its sandwiches, sauce and slaw. Co-founder Pearl Black came up with the secret slaw recipe that’s featured on the Slaw Sandwich. Find R.O.’s mobile units around the are...
R.O.'s Bar-B-Cue
Serving Texas-style barbecue in North Carolina, The Smoke Pit's four Charlotte-area locations specialize in flavorful meat slow cooked for 18 hours over local hickory wood. Massive portions, tender meats and creative, scratch-made sides, like deviled...
THE SMOKE PIT
Sweet Lew’s transports guests back to the small Southern barbecue joints that you’d happen upon on an old country road. The menu is simple: meats slow smoked over a blend of hickory, pecan and peach woods; sides; drinks; and desserts. Order a combo p...
Sweet Lew’s BBQ