Wish I could give 3.5 stars, but I can't round up to 4, so 3 stars it is. Popped in on a Friday evening while fireworks were going off which was nice. Main Street is very lively and super cute. The interior of the sports bar is larger than it appears from the outside. It was about 25% filled, but the food took awhile. The staff was very friendly. My 2 companions both got the Mac bowl which they found delicious. I sampled a piece of chicken from one of their bowls and it was tender, well seasoned and juicy. I got a brisket sandwich with side of macaroni and cheese. The brisket looked moist and was sauced but was the driest I've ever had. The mac was unrecognizable. The noodles were soo overcooked. Not sure what kind of cheese they used, but it wasn't cheesy tasting. I took two bites and didn't eat anymore. I only ate about two or 3 bites of the sandwich as well. It was just too dry to finish. With that said, I would consider returning if I was in the area again to order a Mac bowl for myself. read more

Mac's Speed Shop - Potato salad looking macaroni and cheese - Barbeque Near Me - Greenville, South Carolina

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Great location.... Probably the worst dining experience ever in Greenville. Terrible mixed drinks Food was eventually served cold and was a mess. Happy hour and 5.00 beer will not salvage the poor quality of the food they serve. This is a corporate restaurant and that is all that keeps it going along with proximity to Fluor field. read more

I ordered take out a s was pleased with the service. The staff was attentive and had great reconnecting. The service was fast. I order a burger and tots. And it took no time to prepare. Everything was fresh and to my liking. The place had a relaxed, chill vibe. I would totally return to dine in. There is a sense of a parking and entrance. read more

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Madeline was amazing and so kind to welcome coworkers from WI. She was hospitable and her attention to detail was incredible. I ordered 6 wings with sweet potato fries and it was delicious. read more

Well, this can be a tough review. BBQ can be an emotional topic for many, So, i come you all with just my humble opinion. Located on Main Street on the West side of Greenville across the street from Flour Field you will find Mac's Speed shop. This is now my favorite BBQ joint ever!! Ribs are out rigorously good. sides are terrific. Don't miss the Mexican St corn, with a twist. Fries are awesome. The Vibe here is good, I usually sit outside with my Pug. Yes, this is a dog friendly place. The service is as good as it can be. The staff is friendly, and down to earth. Prices are reasonable, Portions are generous. Th Fatere is plenty of parking available including for motorcycles. If you're really hungry and brave, they offer the "Fat Boy challege" a 5-pound sandwich fries and a half pound of mac and cheese, This is a place not to be missed. I hope you all enjoy as i have. read more

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So after visiting the one in Greensboro NC while I was visiting family, I had to try this one when I got back home. Sat at the bar and had the same thing I had in Greensboro: 1/2 chicken dry rub, fried okra and mac & cheese. The chicken was just as good, ok maybe a little better, the fried okra had a great golden brown crisp and delicious inside. And the mac & cheese was off the chain!!! Great friendly service and a very casual atmosphere. Plenty of space to move around and great for large groups. Will definitely be back. read more

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We ate here twice over the 4 nights we spent in the nearby Homewood Suites. A Best Buy, IMHO, is the $40 platter with 4 meats and 2 sides. We got that as takeout. Our hotel has a full fridge and the 2 of us had about 6 meals. The 4 meats were pulled pork, 1/4 smoked chicken(breast portion), spare ribs, and brisket. The spareribs were overcooked, hard and dry, 2/5. We tossed most of it. I loved the sliced brisket, 5/5, that had just enough fat to add flavor. The chicken was okay, 3/5 the pulled pork, 4/5. The takeout came in a nice aluminum pan. We had beans and fried okra as sides, 4/5. We ate our 2nd meal at the restaurant, se bill photo. I ordered the Smokehouse Dip, with au jus which is brisket chopped. I didn't like this brisket as much as the sliced brisket, to many brittle, hard, dry pieces. I wouldn't order it again. The pulled pork was just as good as the takeout. We would order that again. Our server didn't seem too interested in putting forth much effort. Perhaps she was having a bad day. :-( In spite of her, there is a positive vibe about the place with others smiling and trying to be helpful. read more

Mac's Speed Shop - Indoors noon crowd. SEC WBB Tournament ongoing. - Barbeque Near Me - Greenville, South Carolina

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We just left Mac's Speed Shop. They were not busy for a Friday night. We were promptly greeted and seated by the hostess. After 10 minutes, none of the four waitresses ever stopped at our table. They walked by and wouldn't look at us. So, we left. No wait staff ever talked to us until we were headed out. Can't recommend Mac's due to the poor service. read more

Fire everyone behind the bar. It shouldn't take more than 2 minutes to get another beer. I sat there for 15 minutes waiting for another beer. Ridiculous. read more

Mac's is known for their burnt ends and this location serves them up just as yummy as the Charlotte location. Although they didn't have the Alabama white sauce that the other location puts out, it wasn't necessary as the ends were sauced to perfection. The only other place I've seen burnt ends this delicious was at Buckingham BBQ when we stopped by on a lark while heading to Branson, MO. Additionally, the egg rolls served here were delicious. Looking forward to returning and trying their Cedar-Plank Salmon Caesar and Hickory-Smoked Sampler Platter. read more

I'm on vacation from Massachusetts with my son. We had lunch. He had the pulled chicken, and I had the quarter chicken. They were both perfectly smoked. The mashed potatoes and macaroni and cheese were fantastic. Even the Texas toast was perfectly toasted. I loved the North Carolina BBQ sauce. It was so perfectly balanced. I had two Wicked Weed IPA's , a local brewery that hit the spot. The draught beer was ice cold and very fresh. The waitress was delightful. She was very knowledgeable about the beer and checked backed often. It was so good that we went back to get takeout the next day. We got the smoked meat sampler and mashed potatoes and macaroni and cheese. It was huge and delicious! Definitely a highlight of our vacation! Friendly staff, great BBQ and cold beer! We will definitely return! read more

We got to Macs on a Thursday evening, and being our first time, we waited to be seated, that took a few minutes, not too bad. We got seated and given menus. When the waitress came by, we ordered the cracklings, a burger and a salad I can say that the cracklings were absolutely amazing. They were still crackling from the oil when they got to the table. I would absolutely order this again. The burger was good, pretty hard to mess it up. But the salad just wasn't good. The chicken strips were cold, and the lettuce was tasting like it was at its end, and the salad was HUGE, so a huge bowl of blah lettuce and cold chicken fingers. It was meh. read more

Mac's Speed Shop - Yummy pork rinds, fresh made. The best way to eat them - Barbeque Near Me - Greenville, South Carolina

It has been years since I went to Mac's Speed Shop. I really liked it when they have a location in Charlotte, the food was great and the atmosphere was awesome. Since we are going to the baseball game across the street at the Greenville location we decided to go with something familiar. First of all, the staff was great, we have a part of 14, the host got our table together quickly and the server was super friendly and fast. The restaurant overall is ok clean but it seems under staff with lots of table that is empty but didn't clean yet. Then comes the food, the bbq pork was still tasted good, the side dishes was flavorful. We also ordered some new dishes for the Olympics line, the onion rings was super salty and the fish also on the salty side. I was disappointed at the food but service was great! read more

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I always love trying a new BBQ joint, especially when visiting a new place. I came in for lunch and a lovely, beautiful bartender took care of me. They were moderately busy at the bar, but there wasn't anyone sitting at tables during lunchtime on a Tuesday. Service was quick, the food came out nice and fresh and hot. I wanted to try their brisket, so I got their brisket platter and added a jalapeño sausage to it. The brisket was decent, but was cut slightly too thick for the level of moisture it offered, so as it cooled just slightly, those dry pieces became very hard to choke down. I tried all of their sauces too, and there wasn't much difference in flavor and spice between the two non-mustard sauces, but all three were decent. The Texas toast that came with the platter was awesome! The dirty rice was spiced perfectly and had all the right stuff, when it comes to dirty rice. And their mac & cheese was excellent too. The sausage was decent, just didn't taste anything like there was jalapeño in it. Overall - Not bad. Definitely better than "Carolina BBQ" though, but nowhere near true Texas or KC BBQ. If I came back, I'd try their sandwiches or something like that instead. Maybe their wings. read more

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Always good, whenever we're in town, we have to stop by. They even provide a water dish and pets for my dogs when we bring them

Table for 2 for Dinner    We took the short walk from our hotel over to Mac's. It was around 8pm, and we were a little hungry looking for a late night dinner. We entered, were greeted nicely at the door and seated immediately. They have plenty of indoor and outdoor seating options.  We opted to sit inside, this time around.  Our server quickly stopped by and dropped off our menus and asked if we had questions.   We reviewed the food and drink menus.  The beer selection was huge with a bunch on tap in addition to some can and bottle offerings. I was in heaven.   I ordered a Hazy IPA that was on tap and Wifey opted for a pink lemonade. We quickly decided on our food options.  Wifey ordered the Pulled Pork meal with a side of Baked Bean and Mashed potatoes.  I ordered 2 Fried Shrimp Tacos.  The food came out pretty quickly. My Shrimp tacos were very fresh and crunchy with a spicy sauce. Wifey said her Pulled Pork was "Very Very Good" and had a little to pack up. The service was excellent. Cameron, our server, was a star. He was working multiple tables, but still found time for us.   Overall, a very good experience and I will definitely come back. 4.5 Rating read more

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Cool atmosphere, good music. Our server, well, last night may have been more fun than her morning has been - low low low energy at best. Ordered the Southern Egg Rolls as an appetizer. "Sorry, we're out of those"...ok, Burnt Ends then. "Yeah, we're out of those too." Fatal flaw for a restaurant as far as I'm concerned. That said, the brisket dip sandwich was fine, the pulled pork quesadilla was the bright spot. Big 'ole "meh" experience for us. read more

Mac's Speed Shop - Kinda cool. - Barbeque Near Me - Greenville, South Carolina

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Bartender Reagan is awesome. I appreciate her attention to her her customers and service she provides. Mac's is lucky to have her.

While the initial customer service was quite a bit slow to seat our party and did not approach us until we approached them despite seeing us come in the doors, the food and our server, Shy, was wonderful. Everything was incredibly well seasoned and delicious. I enjoyed the Shrimp Platter and was absolutely glad I did. It was served with a cocktail sauce and an orange sauce that was so delicious. It was almost too much food -- not pictured was the cucumber salad (amazing vinegar based salad with onion) and Texas toast on the side. A few notes: - They don't have coffee and my grandmother and aunt were almost like 'let's go' since they drink so much. Please get coffee and appropriate creamer/milk options back soon. - We sat at a picnic table, but these aren't as accessible for older individuals or those with disabilities. Please consider adding tables outside, also. - The heat was great, but could've been awesome if they had a heat strip on the outside of the awning as well as in the middle. Finally-- they are puppy friendly outdoors! I'd definitely recommend if you're looking for a tasty food spot that is pup friendly. read more

Mac's Speed Shop - Shrimp platter - Barbeque Near Me - Greenville, South Carolina

Met a few friends here after walking around the river walk. Service was great. Good selection of beers and my friend was excited to see Original Sin Cider. We had the turkey, the brisket sandwich and the brisket French dip. All were tasty. The star was the basket of hush puppies. Good thing they are under $2 because we had three baskets of them. The Honey butter served with them was amazing. The only disappointment was the Mac and cheese. Neither of us liked it. It was thick like I like it but the flavor was not to our liking. read more

Leaving a review for me alone. Came on a Sunday at 12:30. It's my daughters birthday and this was her pick. I ended up not ordering anything. They were out of Turkey, ham, sliced or shaved brisket... the 86 list on the wall fills the whole board almost. Unfortunately, very disappointing to show up just as lunch is starting and for them to be out of sooo much. I tried some of everyone's food and asked their opinions. The fries are breaded. If you don't mind breaded fries, they were fine but not very hot. Sweet potato fries, same assessment. I tried the pork. It was very dry and a chore to eat it. No one was very pleased with their pork. The burger my daughter ordered was probably the most well received. Seemed to be cooked well. My other daughter had the chicken tender sandwich, which she said was dry and in need of some sort of sauce or condiment to help with that. Around the table, mostly 2's & 3's. One 4 out of 5 from my youngest daughter. Our waitress was friendly and accommodating. No issues with our service at all. The bathrooms were clean, but it is a bit difficult to navigate between two tables with a pole in between to get to the bathrooms. Plenty of tvs and outdoor eating space. read more

Mac's Speed Shop - Ended up not ordering anything. Out of everything I wanted. - Barbeque Near Me - Greenville, South Carolina

The food was delicious! The atmosphere was very cozy and friendly although our server was not a good representation of the place. She was very to the point and not friendly whatsoever. The experience would have been better if the server would've been more open to conversation. read more

They have lots of TVs -- but it's not just a sports bar. They have lots of beers -- but it's not just a beer emporium. They have live entertainment -- but it's not just a place to listen to music. It's all of those things and more. Especially if you happen to like to eat. Delicious wings, ribs, and sausages. All perfectly seasoned, smoked, and otherwise prepared to perfection. And you can have the wings prepared in any of a variety of sauces, or with a dry rub to which you can add your choice of sauces at the table. A great range of sides available as well, including some wonderful collard greens and perhaps the best tater tots my wife and I have ever been served in a restaurant. It's not fancy, but it's close to perfect. (The only reason I didn't give it five stars is that when we were there, they didn't have hush puppies.) Grab some friends, go, and be satiated, satisfied, and happy. read more

I've had issues with takeout here before, but they made it right, so I thought it was ok to go back. Boy, was I wrong. This had to be the worst experience I've had at a restaurant. I ordered several items including burnt ends ($15). When I got to the car I opened it and found 75% was fat. Not fat on meat, but whole chunks of fat with no meat. I went back in, they apologized and replaced the order. After leaving, I ate a couple of pieces and found the replacement was ice cold. I threw it away. I wasn't going to go back again and called for a refund. Why would you knowingly serve chunks of fat? It feels like I was ripped off. And to replace it with cold meat? Was it even safe to eat??? I'm done with this place. There are plenty of BBQ restaurants in Greenville that won't try to scam you. read more

I've been going to this restaurant since I was young with family, and it is just so good. The pulled pork and pulled chicken baskets are definitely a favorite... You get a side, a side salad, and Texas toast with your meat. It is also directly across from the Greenville Drive stadium, which makes it perfect for game days!!! My only complaint was that they do allow dogs outside, but the amount of flies we had to deal with on our food was crazy. We told the waiter and unfortunately you can't bring dogs inside.. but they couldn't turn the fans any higher or provide bug traps. It is also a little hot as the fans dont provide great circulation.. but all other things considered, it is a great place! read more

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We sat outside, which had a nice breeze even though it was hot. There were literally 3 tables of people, so they were not busy. Service was horrible. Our server would come out to another table and not even make eye contact with us. We had to ask 3 times for the beer we ordered. Orders hush puppies, which would have been good had they been warm. I ordered the salmon salad. Salmon was good. The lettuce was not cold or crispy. The smoked turkey was good. She finally came back so we could order another drink. But we literally sat there for 20 minutes waiting for the check and a to go box. It wasn't a good experience for our first trip. read more

I've recommended Mac's many times and will still enjoy coming back. Stopped in after a local baseball game and had quite the wait in ordering and receiving food. Food was delicious and our server stayed in contact. Just a side effect of a massive rush of people. Fun place with something to watch in every corner. Good kids menu options. read more

We had the most amazing garlic parm shrimp here. Service was fantastic. Fun atmosphere to watch sports.

Never even made it past the host stand. I walked in and waited by the stand. A guy walked past me a couple times and didn't say a word. When the hostess arrived she and the guys started to argue about what tables have been sat. Never once looking up or saying hello as I stood there awkwardly for 3 minutes before I decided to leave. I am sure the food is good but I will never know. read more

Usually have a wonderful experience at Mac's, always come when the weather is nice. Had a horrible time tonight, service was terrible, had a waitress training a new hire. Everyone else had impeccable service as we saw staff going back & forth to other parties' tables but we were completely ignored for "training". Maybe, don't go to Mac's when the weather is nice? read more

Great service, great drinks, great food. Good place to grab a drink and enjoy some good music. Chico's the man!

We just ate here for lunch today. Exterior doors left open welcoming in flies everywhere. One landed inside the top of my straw and another welcome itself to the lettuce on my burger while it was in my hand. DISGUSTING! The broccoli salad is more like a puréed salad lacking any broccoli florets. The Speed lunch called a 1/2 lb burger is far from being a 1/4 lb burger and very dry although the aioli sauce gave it some sort of flavor. The jalapeño/cheese sausage was dry. The wait for our food was extremely long. We would not return. read more

My go to place for BBQ, beer and great service . Kayla K killed it on the patio. Funny, efficient and positive presence!

I was surprised about the lack of places to get food at 10pm on a Saturday night in Greenville. This was one of the few places, and luckily it was within walking distance from my hotel. I ordered the bbq plate with fries and Mac and cheese. Was a lot of food, and everything was delicious! The beer selection here is impressive, so many beers on tap! read more

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Enjoyed the interior and vibe of this restaurant. They were sold out of a handful of items by 6:30p. Brisket tacos were excellent. Others enjoyed their burgers. Great selection of sides and beer choices. read more

I don't have much words to say other then they were amazing! Best tips ever! Beer is always a plus.. and the service was bar service. Drop off and check in. The staff was friendly. ORDER THE TIPS!! read more

Mac's Speed Shop - Barbeque Near Me - Greenville, South Carolina

The sauces were delicious! For just moving here this was a fun spot. Music and a big space. If you're a beer fan their menu is pretty large! Some great beers for sure! We got a sampler of pretty much everything they offered. Most of it was pretty good and the portions were good for sure! I would go back again. I wish the food had more flavoring but the sauce helped. Overall it was a good time. read more

Mac's Speed Shop - Barbeque Near Me - Greenville, South Carolina

Did not care for this at all. Food was cold and portions were extremely small for the price. Was a casual environment, lots of bar area and plenty of TV's to watch games. Hopefully that was just my experience, have heard good things about this place from others. read more

Kinda disappointed tbh. The reviews seemed fantastic so I was excited to try out another restaurant with emphasis on bbq. We started with hush puppies because my toddler LOVES hushpuppies- ok and I do too. But we left with the basket still nearly untouched. That's insane for us! The butter was still nearly frozen, and the hushpuppies were basically cold. I got the chopped bbq sandwich for lunch with fries. The bbq is like chewy and seemed not fresh either. Fries were good, ranch was good, and sweet tea was good! My friend got a buffalo chicken wrap, the cheese was cold on it, and the wrap itself was cold! The atmosphere is awesome, and the service was good, however the food did not look fresh like it did In the photos! read more

Been to many locations and they are super consistent. Love the varied menu loaded with choices in case you have a non BBQ eater with you. Many side dishes available , they're so good it's hard to choose. Service in Greenville downtown location was excellent! read more

Mac's Speed Shop - Chicken nachos - Barbeque Near Me - Greenville, South Carolina

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