Texas-style brisket specialist 50 miles east of Charlotte in Peachland — widely considered among the best barbecue in North Carolina. Saturday-only service until sold out.
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Noble Smoke
BBQ · West Charlotte
Jim Noble's wood-smoked BBQ restaurant on Freedom Drive — brisket, pulled pork, and ribs in a huge industrial-chic space with plenty of patio seating.
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Midwood Smokehouse
Texas-style BBQ · Plaza Midwood
FS Food Group's wood-smoked BBQ joint — the original Plaza Midwood location started it, now with multiple city locations. Brisket smoked over hickory and oak, pulled pork, ribs, and scratch-made sides...
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Sweet Lew's BBQ
BBQ · Belmont · James Beard Best Chef: Southeast (Lewis Donald, semifinalist)
Pitmaster Lewis Donald's wood-smoked BBQ joint in the Belmont neighborhood east of Uptown. Chopped brisket sandwich, pulled pork, and stocks of whatever Lewis has worked on the smoker that morning — o...
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Original Chicken & Ribs
Soul Food / BBQ · West Charlotte · Serving since 1952
Jermaine Blackmon's third-generation West Charlotte institution — a soul-food counter serving crispy fried chicken, ribs, and a community-focused menu since 1952. A longstanding Beatties Ford Road cor...
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Seoul Food Meat Co.
Korean BBQ · South End
A Korean BBQ restaurant on South Church Street — tabletop grills, banchan, and a Southern-Korean fusion side menu (kimchi-cheddar grits, bulgogi sliders).
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Let's Meat Korean BBQ
Korean BBQ · South End
A South Church Street Korean-BBQ restaurant — tabletop grills, banchan, and an all-you-can-eat option that fills the room most weekend nights.
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Union Barbecue
BBQ · South Charlotte · Burke Hospitality concept
Burke Hospitality's South Charlotte BBQ concept — slow-smoked brisket, pulled pork, and a tight smokehouse menu in a casual room.
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Mac's Speed Shop
BBQ / Biker Bar · South End
The biker-bar-meets-BBQ joint on South Boulevard — pulled pork, brisket, a deep-fried twinkie tradition, and a patio that fills with bikes most weekends.