Definitely one of the better Barbeque spots in the area. I have been here multiple times and never disappointed. My favorite is the brisket. Did have a little too much fat on it today but the manager addressed it and brought a new serving along with hot fries and dessert. Service is always friendly, they seem to enjoy their jobs. read more

LOVE THIS PLACE! Best BBQ around I think, been here twice in two weeks, service is good, clean, great atmosphere! I got the chicken sandwich, was overall good, however way overpriced at $8.49 with no side included and it was pretty small! Added two sides and a soda came close to 15 bucks! So a little on the pricey side, but will be back due to the taste and atmosphere! One tip for this restaurant- PLEASE ADD A CUT THROUGH ON THE STREET TO PULL IN. The road you basically have to make a u-turn if your passing oreily auto and coming in the side of the restaurant. read more

Having lived in the Carolinas all my life and going to college in Alabama as well as working in barbecue restaurants, I consider myself a barbecue snob. I was skeptical about barbecue from Ohio since I've been spoiled when it comes to smoked swine. My husband and I ordered the judge's sampler which is enough to feed two people. There was plenty of meat, but two 5oz sides is definitely a sample and not a side at all when sharing. My husband ate the brisket since I'm not a fan of it and he said that it was just okay- a bit dry and bland, and he ordered the fatty brisket. The ribs were good and came clean off of the bone. I loved their smoked chicken as it had a rich smoky flavor and was mopped in sauce. Then there's the pork. Well, the pork isn't exciting at all to our dismay. It had no flavor and was dry. Disappointing. The corn soufflé was good as were the baked beans, but they were really too sweet. So, we tried, we ate, and it was lackluster. I don't see any visits back in our future. read more

The food here is soooooooo good. I ordered the more cowbell with corn bread and Mac and cheese and it was to die for. Mac Gavin had great customer service and he was the one that suggested my meal. read more

City Barbeque - More Cowbell - Barbeque Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

I feel I have to write a review after this has happened several times. We placed an online order and go to pick up and they are out of barbecue! Tonight is a good example our order was to be ready at 6:40 my husband is still standing up there right now at 7:35 after they were supposed to go get more barbecue and we have still have not got our order. They should call people that place orders to let them know they cannot fulfill them before they come up there. It's a shame because this place has great barbecue but their customer service is horrible. Update: got our food after an hour wait, free after complaining we waited an hour however got home and only had meat - no sides were in there. read more

My family just attended a vow renewal today that was catered by City BBQ. I had heard of them but never tried them before. I have to say everything from the food to the service was excellent! The ribs were so flavorful and served hot with some caramelization on the fat, yum! The brisket was very moist and flavorful. Honestly though my favorite part of it all was the staff. Everyone was kind, cheerful and helpful. One carver seemed to be learning on the job, he was so friendly and took time to interact with people, even the kids. I really appreciated his attitude. So often now you get a feel from people that they really hate their job, don't want to be there, resent you for bothering them, etc. But everyone from City BBQ had a respectful attitude and seemed to be enjoying themselves. As someone who worked in customer service for 7 years, it's that kind of service that will keep me coming back. We'll definitely be coming to the restaurant soon! read more

I attended a soft open for this new City BBQ location. They rolled out the red carpet for us and i was able to try most of the menu. We have a lot of quality BBQ in CLT, so I'm not easily impressed. I have to say, i was very pleased with all the items we tried. You can tell the employees here know the in's and outs of BBQ prep and it tells in the flavors of the meats! Don't get me wrong, i love sauces, and they have some really tasty ones (the Piedmont has some kick!) but all the proteins can stand alone! The Brisket was my favorite, hands down, great smoky flavor. I'm not a huge sausage fan, but i really enjoyed theirs. I can't wait to try a pulled pork sandwich, because i only tried the pork with their vinegar slaw snd it was really solid! Ribs were good and their smoked Turkey should make a great sandwich! Speaking of sandwiches, i can't wait to try their More Cowbell: Beef Brisket, topped with peppers, smoked provolone, onions and creamy horseradish sauce piled high on Texas toast! On to the sides! For starters, i take pride in always ordering potato salad at BBQ joints. I've had some bad ones and some good one's.....their 100 year old recipe is one of the best i've ever had! The greens were really good, Baked Beans solid. I can't wait to try this corn pudding they serve. For dessert, they gave us their Banana Pudding. It was delicious! They put a little caramel drizzle on it, which mixes really well! Friendly staff! The manager has been in the restaurant business for 30 years. I think this is a perfect location for the Matthews neighborhood! read more

We stopped on a whim to just try this out and we will be back. Everything from the atmosphere to the food is on point. Mah belly leaves happy today. read more

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I love this place. The barbecue is really delicious as are the sides. The staff is extremely friendly and helpful in navigating the menu. The corn pudding, French fries and baked beans are my favorite sides. I keep going back for the pulled pork sandwich and also the ribs. You can get a budget friendly meal. read more

I really love barbecue. Nothing puts a smile on my face like a juicy, tender, smoked piece of pulled pork with some classic Carolina sauce. So when I heard that a new barbecue joint had opened up, naturally, I was excited and ready to give it a try. A week after this place opened, I entered with an empty stomach and a craving for some good ole southern BBQ. Upon entering the restaurant, I was thoroughly impressed with the setup. It had a modern vibe, but also an appeal to a classic steakhouse/bbq restaurant with all sorts of western and southern memorabilia on the walls. The staff are very friendly and the atmosphere is very much welcoming. The lines can get long, but for me, that usually is a good indicator of the quality and popularity of the food. Once I got to the register, I decided I wanted to try a little bit of everything, so I ordered the sampler. This came with sausage, pulled pork, smoked chicken, and garlic bread. After not that long of a wait, fortunately, I received the food and also went to get some barbecue dipping sauces. I was genuinely impressed with the sauce bar, which had all sorts of local sauces to try. I took a small cup of the original and sat to eat. After finishing my meal, I was absolutely and massively... unmoved. To City's credit, the chicken was smoked well but that's about it. The pulled pork, sausage, and garlic bread were all unimpressive. I felt the pulled pork could've been smoked a little longer and the garlic bread just missed the mark. The sausage was ok at best. For all the hype this restaurant received, I was expecting something at least exceptional, and I cannot say that expectation was met. I give City Barbecue a 3 out of 5 to match its mediocrity in quality of food. read more

Had the City Sampler with two kinds of slaw. The meet was tender and juicy with lots of flavor. The variety of sauces they offer is nice and they're quite tasty. Rather busy place but the wait was too long. You go in please you order at the counter play your money go to the end of the counter and get your food they call out your name when it's ready read more

We went right when they first opened and tried the chicken, brisket, pork, and ribs on a combo plate. The Pork was the best, pulled chicken was next. The ribs and brisket were ok. The best sides were the slaw and potato salad. Pass on the mac n cheese and fried okra. Nice atmosphere and outside seating. We will be back and update the review. read more

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This is truly one of my favorite places! The food and staff are always OUTSTANDING!! The staff knows me by name and they are always going above and beyond to ensure im satisfied! Anything on the menu is GREAT!!! Trust me everything is great!!! read more

City Barbeque - A must have any day of the week - Barbeque Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

First time here, took the food out, didn't get to enjoy the environment, maybe next time ill sit inside and order the peach cobbler. Food was delicious though, I ordered pulled chic, brisket, baked beans and mac&cheese, $$, delicious. Why not 5 stars, it was my first time. Will be going back for second servings Thanks, C. read more

Must have come on a bad night. We arrived at 7:10 and found them to be out of my favorite beef brisket. After watching many to go orders filled we finally receive our order. The condiment bar was out of pickles and the sweet tea dispenser was empty. There were no happy faces or thank yous from any of the staff. It seems like a lot of things are being ignored here, including the customer. read more

My fiancé and I had an appointment for a tasting at this location, and I mixed up the appointment date. The catering manager was extremely accommodating and provided us with an amazing sampler. Everything was delicious. read more

This was absolutely the worst bbq in Charlotte. Both my husband and I got brisket and ribs. Both were super dry and lukewarm....the sauce didn't make it any better either...All the sauces were really sour. The deserts were overly sweet and artificially flavored. We could not even finish our meal! Everything was disgusting! And then when we left, the garbage can near the beverage station had gnats everywhere! There's no way they'd pass a health inspection! Eewe never again!! read more

I can't say enough about this place; I absolutely love everything on the menu! I highly recommend this restaurant and get food there nearly weekly. Try the corn pudding! True southern style in my opinion. Love the desserts as well! read more

When I first saw that this place opened I thought LAWL not another BBQ place in Charlotte! But I was in the area at lunchtime and decided to try it. I got in line about 11:45 and when I left at 12:30 it was packed. I had the light lunch brisket, with bark and marbling. It was thinly sliced and tender, really did not even need sauce! Sides are the most difficult decision ever to make in life. I had the vinegar slaw, chunky and so tart and fresh, a flavor explosion that tempered the BBQ perfectly. Hush puppies were large and nicely crafted in shape, not sweet and not oniony, just a heaping portion to tone down any heat. Next time I will try the collards and potato salad. Outdoor seating looked cool too! Will definitely be back! read more

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Pretty good little bbq place. It's clean, the people are friendly and the bbq is really good! I got the pick 2 and asked for 2 pulled porks. I'm not sure I got 2 but it was enough to eat and I am stuffed so... read more

I have been wanting to try this place since it opened. A welcome restaurant to the area. Very clean indoors and surrounding the building, smell of BBQ smoke when you drive up, good sign. I had the lunch special smaller portions, choice if 1 meat and 2 sides. Tried the beef brisket and mac&cheese and fried okra. Very good meal. The brisket was so juicy and tender. I will be back with my family soon. read more

City Barbeque - Barbeque Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

I refused to order after seeing a 11% service fee on top of the delivery fee and additional tip. For someone that is handicap and unable to drive , these additional fees double the cost of a dinner and make it a very poor value . read more

Just finished dinner at the City Barbeque in Matthews...extremely disappointed. We arrived early (5:30 PM) to beat the dinner rush and were told the pulled pork would not be available for 1 hour - it's a BBQ restaurant, how do you run out of pulled pork? We elected to stay and make other menu selections. Upon receiving our food, the fries were cold, soggy, and unseasoned, and the macaroni and cheese and baked beans were barely room temperature. I feel like I just donated $45. read more

I would not eat here again. I got the pulled pork sandwich, which the pork was really dry and kind of tough. It wasn't even really "pulled" because it was mostly just chunks of pork. The Mac and cheese tasted like box Mac and cheese... actually, I can make kraft Mac and cheese and it be better than that. The only thing that I did like were the fries. BBQ is my favorite food, I could eat it everyday, which is why we decided to try it. We went to this place because it had "best BBQ in charlotte", which I was extremely disappointed. If you want best BBQ in charlotte, go to rock store BBQ in stallings. It is cheaper and about a million times better. Don't get me wrong, the service was nice, it just wasn't good food and overpriced for the quality. We won't be back. read more

Got it to go, the chicken was inconsistent 4/10 i got 2 and one was extremely salty but the other tasted normal. Other than that the rest of the platter was pretty good. The brisket was pretty good 6/10 and pulled pork was good 7/10. For sides Mac and cheese was average 5/10, potato salad was good 7/10. Staff was friendlt read more

Solid pulled pork 'cue, especially with the vinegar-based "swine wine" sauce. A bit on the pricey side, but portions are large; two people could easily split a side order and the pulled pork sandwich was piled high. Definitely worth a try when you're in the area. read more

I just got take out actually curbside and this was some of the best barbecue I've had even considering that it was to go. Everything was so fresh and hot and the brisket and pork BBQ were so moist and yummy. read more

I would not recommend this place for barbecue. Pulled pork should not have 5-6 pieces of fat mixed in on an overloaded barbecue sandwich. Pitiful excuse for food, menu, and style. More like an experiment gone wrong for making a restaurant. read more

I always come here and the staff is extremely kind and always give good suggestions. It is always clean as well! The food is amazing, the green beans are seasoned well and the macaroni and cheese is nice and creamy. I love the pulled pork as well and the barbecue sauce bar is awesome. Very nice environment. read more

I didn't want to like this place because it isn't a stand alone joint. But I've got to hand it to them: the sauces are fantastic and so are all of the meats. Good sides and plenty of variety. read more

The pulled pork was more like chopped pork...that's a good thing. I was not impressed with the ribs. They were sort of dry with too much of as bark. The cole s;.aw was too vinagery. Will go back for the pulled pork. read more

This was my first time going to City Barbeque. There was a bus load of people there I think a college or something. I thought my wait to order take out would be long but it wasn't. Even after I didn't know what i wanted. I kept it simple I ordered a pulled pork, fries, and a drink. The pulled pork was on point. The young lady who took my order suggested the sweet sauce to go with it. Great choice. I have no complaints other than I will have to go back and try another sauce, and maybe another menu item just to see what else City Barbeque has to offer my taste buds. read more

Outstanding place. They rack of ribs is something to aways remeber. Don't bother to try to make it at home. Theirs is best and worth. Always gong there for that! read more

Am I missing something? I really don't understand the rave reviews, as both the beef brisket and corn pudding I ordered were very disappointing and both rated only a solid 1 star IMO. My little brisket sandwich was extremely dry (see picture) and not very tasty at all. I had to add sauce to the small sandwich just to get some much needed moisture. On the plus side, they had a variety of good sauces, but the sauce should not be the star of a BBQ joint! I have had lots of versions of corn pudding and this was the worst! The texture was more like a mushy corn muffin instead of the creamy corn pudding I am used to having and the taste was not appetizing at all. I don't mind paying a decent price for good food, but $11.67 was waaaaay too much for what I received. I almost want to give them a second try (on the beef, definitely not the corn pudding!!!!) based on the reviews, thinking maybe I went on an off day. It was President's Day and they seemed to have pretty steady traffic inside. I really don't understand all the fuss! I was not happy and I am skeptical to give this place another try. I am only considering it because of the reviews. Well, I definitely wont be going back any time soon! read more

This was recomended by a friend, so I was expecting something very good. I was disappointed. I ordered the brisket. It was very dry. It tasted like it had been cooked at too high a temperature. The sauce was no help. There were several but none could be rated higher than OK. I also had a side dish that was very good. But overall, for BBQ it is overpriced. I would not go back. read more

Solid spot with great quality chicken. Can't complain, overall 4/5 with some room to grow. I liked the Buffalo chicken sandwich

I would like to disclose that I ordered food through Grubhub on a Tuesday night. I did not actually go to the restaurant since I had a long day of travel. I was given a time frame of 50-60 minutes at a round 7:00 pm. I ordered a sweet tea, more cowbell sandwich with mac and cheese and a side salad with chipolte ranch dressing. I was sent a text/email indicating that my food would be there at 8:05 pm. Sweet. At 8:15 pm, I contacted Grubhub, and they said the driver was delay. I was promised that my food would be there in 15 minutes (at 8:45 pm). At 8:55 pm, I contacted Grubhub again, and they said the restaurant still did not have my order ready (per driver), and it would be another 10-15 minutes. At 9:15 pm, my food finally got there. The food was luke warm. No silverware or napkins (kinda odd for a salad, bbq place, mac and cheese). The receipt said "promise time 7:40 pm." They broke the promise. The host did not put the order in until 8:30 pm, over 1 1/2 hours after the order. I guess it would have been within the 50-60 minute time frame if the restaurant actually put my order in at 7:00 pm when I ordered my food. I doubt the restaurant was so busy on a Tuesday night to delay an order by 1 1/2 hours. I doubt the restaurant would have even processed the order if I did not waste 20+ minutes navigating the Grubhub customer service (twice). Maybe this restaurant and Grubhub aren't pals and should break up. Onto the food. For the south, I expected good, tender, well-seasoned brisket. That was not the case. It was dry. Barely warmer than room temperature. It was small for an $11+ dollar sandwich. I was still hungry after eating the sandwich, mac and cheese, and salad. I had to scavenge for silverware. I did not even need napkins because the sandwich was dry. I was hoping the restaurant felt bad for the 2.5 hour processing time and would throw in dessert/another side. I read affectionate reviews indicating the services was top notch. But this place does not care. I was let down with service and quality of food. read more

My experience here was not great. I will admit the customer service was great when I first ordered. My problem was not with the staff, but with the food. The food that I got was not good. I don't know if this is usual for this restaurant, but the beef brisket cut that I got was so incredibly fatty. There was more fat than meat. The corn pudding while tasty was only lukewarm. The green beans also tasted like they were from a can rather than fresh. I've had really good barbecue in Charlotte. This was just not one of them. This is the place I won't be going back to which is a shame because it's very close. I also thought they were extremely overpriced for the food that I received. read more

I have really loved everything I get here. Ordered here many times now as I live nearby and been meaning to rate. It's now become my favorite BBQ in Charlotte. Would drive across the county for this one. read more

We love their Barbeque! They also have a great selection of delicious side dishes. One of our favorite spots since we moved here last year!