Absolutely the BEST BBQ around. Get there early or order early they often run out. The ribs fall off the bone and burnt ends when they have them...... YUM read more

Old diner feel with a respectable price point. Service is fantastic and friendly. I've dined here for over 10 years and neither me or my family has had an issue. read more

Great prices, great tasting food, always fast and friendly service. It is cash only which is a downside but it keeps their prices low so I can appreciate it. read more

All of their food is amazing. Their staff is friendly and if you eat in, it's always clean.

Yum yum yum! It's delicious, family owned and it's very good and it's easy on wallet. It and ROs are 2 family addictions for us . Give it at try it's smaller but well established in the community read more

Their service, prices and food were great. Time waiting on the food wasn't long and t was on point. The only thing that disappointed me was in this world of technology, it is cash pay only! That is minor, because everything else was great! read more

Curb Hops are fast & friendly. Food is good ole Gaston Co style with great slaw & Cherry Lemon Sundrops! Support local business!

This is not Carolina BBQ. If you like canned potted meat mixed with thousand island dressing shoved between a smashed blackened bun, this might appeal to you. If you want smoked meat and sauce options, keep driving. read more

Best slaw burgers in town. I drive out the way to go to blacks. Low price food too. Fries are fresh too.

Fast service friendly staff, great food, love the barbecue slaw on hot dogs hamburgers you can't beat it pic of a pint or a quart take it home and make your hamburgers and hot dogs out standing read more

What an iconic restaurant to say you have eaten at. One of Gastonia's favorites. Celebrating 69 years of business! Delicious, yummy food and hard working employees who make sure your food is made to your request . They even deliver to your car. Superb!!! This is a 1950's authentic drive- in restaurant with original wooden walls , booths and tile floors , not to mention the wonderful smell of pork cooking in the back of building. This all makes your mouth water for more and don't forget their sweet tea and Cherry lemon Sundrop..... pure heaven!!! read more

The is pretty good old Gastonia style barbecue! My last visit I had a couple sliced bbq sandwiches and honey had one with a hot dog. I grew up on this style bbq, which is very unique, and these guys nail it with what I expected. The real key to the bbq sandwich around here is the bbq slaw. They nailed that too! The sliced or minced barbecue pork is very different than anywhere else outside of the area. It's more like pork tenderloin, no fat, no grease, just lean cooked pork. There's no smoke, no bbq sauce but just pork in a toasted bun smothered in that crazy good slaw. There's other options on their menu like the Roast Pork, Club , Ham LT, Smoked Turkey, Cheese Burger, Hamburger, BLT, Fish, and Grilled Cheese sandwiches but the Cheese Dog Burger is really something special too! The fries are okay but the onions rings are outstanding! Whatever yo do you gotta have another local phenom, that's the cherry lemon sundrops. It's a combination of two sodas (Sundrop & Cheerwine) that will quench any thirst. Bottom line: This is different from bbq anywhere else on the planet. Open your mind and your palett for a new and tasty culinary experience. read more

Black's Barbecue - Sliced barbecue with fries & drinks. It's special! - Barbeque Near Me - Gastonia, North Carolina

I am from South Carolina and live in Texas, and I would put that chili and slaw up against anything. The Hotdog is the best hotdog around, by a long shot. The slaw is enough by itself but the chili is world class. I prefer the minced bbq sandwich because you get the slow and meat together with every bite. Hamburger is good but the bbq sandwich and hotdog are on a different field of play. read more

Black's Barbecue - Hotdog. Do not let the look fool you...best hotdog around. - Barbeque Near Me - Gastonia, North Carolina

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Food was great and the curb hops are fast and efficient .The bbq slaw is amazing,can use it on everything

Been eating here since before I could walk. Food is always good. Breakfast served all day. GET THE CHERRY LEMON SUNDROP.

Black's is the best in BBQ sandwiches and for the amount of food they give you. You just can't beat it there all American and a great team of service everyone I have ever dealt with gives plenty and they are very polite. My mother and father went there when they were teenagers. Thank you to all the crew read more

Very good food, barbecue sandwiches as well as the burgers and hotdogs are amazing in my opinion. Really anything you get will be good. Service was great! Food came quickly and server was polite. I personally chose to eat in my car where the server comes to you but the option to eat inside is also available. Overall very good experience and would recommend! read more

Good, not great, not bad. It's very different - NOT what you think of as BBQ. I have had BBQ all over the country, and I'm a southerner who loves good Q. This was a good sandwich but I would not call it BBQ. I am happy I went and tried it, but doubt I will return. read more

BBQ and the South. Goes together like eggs and bacon or cheese and burgers. Everyone has their opinion about whats' good, better or best. My bro-in-law has been going to Blacks for years, for years he says and it's the best, yes much better than RO's. OK, he might be right, it's all opinion, right? Blacks is good, you also get bbq slaw but on the side. I still think RO's is better. But what do I know? read more

Black's Barbecue - Barbeque Near Me - Gastonia, North Carolina

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The best food, amazing fast service from the runners and it's not remolded but it has a homey feeling and I appreciate that!

Favorite place on earth! Nom nom nom... 2 large slice bbq sandwiches cherry lemon sun drop and 1 large slice for tomorrow! read more

Like ROs on the other side of town, the BBQ slaw is the main attraction here, but the majority of the food is mediocre, at best. Cash only, curbside or call in orders only (as of this writing). Come prepared to tip as well. read more

Great ole time drive in to eat at. Their BBQ is sliced or minced pork with their special sauce/slaw. Not your typical BBQ place. Gastonia's own original BBQ sandwich. They serve HB and HD as well. read more

It doesn't look much and Can't come inside but the food is good . It is fast and courteous and if you in a hurry and you are hungry then this place got u. # thanks read more

Never got to eat lunch, could never get an answer to place an order. Spent over an hour trying to place an order, just don't bother, they obviously don't care to make sure they are staffed well enough to get food orders during the most important part of the day "lunch" on top of that that's the only way you can get food, delivered to yo car if you can wait over an hour for it & ever get to order at all. I'm left hungry & unable to eat until after work now. Real nice! read more

I walked in really wanting to like this place, but their BBQ was just not doing it for me. I came here on a week night and based upon what I'd heard from some locals, I expected Black's to serve up some good BBQ. Also, Black's is in a rough part of town, in a small shack and had an old Sun Drop brand menu on the wall. All of these things led me to believe that I was about to have a great meal. At Black's you order up front and they bring your food out to you at one of the few booths that they have. The man taking my order was very friendly and recommended the sliced BBQ sandwich. I ordered a small one of those along with a hot dog all the way with their slaw. Both of these items plus a sweet tea only cost me $7, so I was excited about that. I note two things here. Black's only takes cash. This shouldn't be an issue considering there is an ATM inside the restaurant. Also, they are open for dinner on week days and stay open until 9:00. The hours were not listed on Yelp and I had to call to check on this. My food came out very quickly and I jumped right into chowing down because I was very hungry. The first thing that I noticed about the BBQ sandwich was that it was just kind of smooshed together. It seriously looked like someone had taken the palm of their hand and just put all of their weight on top of the sandwich. After prying it open I found that their was not a lot of the sliced pork on their and the slaw was orange? Very odd but I put the top of the bun back on and tried a bite. The meat was kind of tasteless. It was luke warm and had no smokey flavor at all. Also, it was kind of dry. The "slaw" was unlike anything that I had tried before. It was kind of tangy and tasted like it might have had some thousand island mixed in. As for the hot dog, it was a little better. Honestly, the whole dog was overshadowed by the strong tangy taste of the "slaw." I could see this "slaw" being good on a burger, but it does not belong on a hot dog and it definitely does not belong on BBQ. The tea also was not sweet enough and was not what you would expect from a NC BBQ joint. If I came back to this establishment, I would completely skip over the BBQ and probably heed the advice of some fellow Yelpers and get the burger. I only give this place 3 stars because I appreciate the character and history of the place and the fact that it is run by a local family. The service was honestly the best thing about Black's. BBQ is disappointing. read more

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Thank goodness for this hometown favorite during Covid-19 ! It's back to the earlier days of simple drive-in eating in your car. The food is delicious, especially the homemade slaw - it is always fresh. You're lucky if you can grab a spot on Saturday afternoons. Sliced and minced BBQ sandwiches with extra slaw are our family's favorites. read more

Black's Barbeque has some the worst spicy fries I have ever had, there food looks like Cat food. What A disgusting restaurant. Restaurant has no sauce. read more

I love he sliced pork with slaw. Unique and tasty Local business. Reliably good food. Unpretentious and very casual read more

Hometown favorite that has been consistent for many years. Great good and prices are very affordable. Car hop staff are always friendly

Black's BBQ is so tasty! The slaw, like that at nearby RO's, is so flavorful and unique. If you've never tried it and like barbecue, you MUST! The menu here is fairly basic, and it's posted inside and viewable from the front window, but it includes multiple kinds of barbecue, roast pork, livermush and much more. Our server Devin took our order out front and then brought our food to our vehicle, old-school carhop style during the COVID-19 pandemic. My wife ate a roast pork sandwich with lettuce, tomato and mayo. I ate a sliced pork sandwich with barbecue slaw. We shared some fries and tried the sweet tea. Everything was fresh, flavorful and satisfying. Our order totaled about $15. We added a tip for the carhop service. NOTE: This is a cash-only spot. There is an ATM at the Speedway across Highway 321, but you'll likely have to pay a fee. So, come prepared to the restaurant. Overall, I can't say I like Black's or RO's far better than the other. They're both delicious! And both have served my wife and me kindly when we've visited. I got blasted on a local food group when I posted about RO's by people saying it's nasty and Black's is where I should go. I love both, and while I've eaten at most notable barbecue restaurants across North Carolina, I'm not a barbecue snob. I love it all, and Black's is well worth your time and money for a good meal! read more

Black's Barbecue - Sliced Pork Sandwich with Slaw - Barbeque Near Me - Gastonia, North Carolina

Best place in Gastonia for the famous bbq sandwich with slaw there better than Ros by far and worth the 30 min drive for me got to try it.

This is the definition of a hole in the wall gem of a restaurant that you are looking for! Skip the chain restaurants and give this place a try for some excellent local BBQ sandwiches and my personal favorite - extra slaw! Try this slaw on your BBQ or cheeseburger - it's a popular local favorite! We ALWAYS stop by while in town to eat here! read more

I've been eating here for over 25 years! Always the same great food! Still only offering curb service! recommend to anyone!!!!

I order the same thing every time I go here. Large Double Cheese Burger, with Chili, Onions, Tomatoes. Last week no tomatoes, this week I get a small double cheese burger, and again it doesn't have tomatoes. I called this time, and they said I could bring it back and get another one. For me it's a 20 minute drive, I'm not doing that, by the time I get back everything else is cold. The proper way to handle this is to take a name and get it next time. They can not resell the burger they all ready gave me, so they insist on wasting my time. Also this place doesn't take any form of payment other then cash, get with the times. The "BBQ" is a joke, it's a barren flavorless wasteland of mushy pork, stuffed into a bulk ordered hamburger bun. read more

We absolutely love this place!! We have been going here for years. The best food! The service is great and the sandwiches are huge. Best BBQ in town. read more

One of the best BBQ places in the Carolinas! Delicious, quick, and the best value. Don't miss it!

If you're from Gastonia, it's either Black's or RO's for you in the local BBQ department. Depending on what you grew up with, you choose one or the other & very rarely switch allegiances & grab a bite to eat from the crosstown rival. I for one am a Black's person, & have only ventured to RO's a couple times in my life. While RO's has some great, great, great slaw (that they sell in local grocery stores) Black's is just better to me. The weird thing is that both of these places are owned by the same family so there's kind of a family feud if you will. OK, on to the food. This may sound really strange, since Black's is a BBQ restaurant, but I never order the BBQ. I just can't get enough of their burgers. They're the double whammy...cheap & good. Yeah I know it's odd that I don't even get the BBQ at a place where it's the specialty, but I save my BBQ eating to other locales. This is nothing against theirs, as it is pretty tasty the times I've had it, but I just prefer their burgers. The place isn't that large, but you shouldn't have too much trouble finding a seat. They also have curb service at your car so that's another option as well. Black's is a great family owned restaurant, with good BBQ but great burgers. Heck, if you're skeptical on what to get just order both. The burgers are great as take out items to be reheated later. You won't go wrong here with any of their options. read more

Love it! I live in DC, but my new family is down in Gastonia and they turned me on to Blacks and the slaw BBQ. Yum! I try to get some every time I visit Gastonia. read more

First time going to try barbecue. Ordered a pound of barbecue with no slaw, two cheese dogs, and one hamburger, also two sweet teas. They gave me barbecue with slaw, three hamburgers and was $33 dollars. I drove 30 minutes there and back to my house for my order to be wrong. And they won't answer their phone. read more