Fried flounder was raw! Green beans, corn and pinto beans are from a can and no seasoning. Waitress was very nice and tried to make it better but I ordered the chop BBQ and BBQ slaw. Slaw tasted sour and the chopped BBQ was dry. Tables and floor were dirty and the AC was freezing cold. Staff member was wearing a t-shirt with a picture of the Grimm reaper on it. Very appropriate serving raw slimy flounder. Thank God I didn't eat it or I would have been very sick or worse!! Never coming back. read more

Delicious food, always leave satisfied. The services is friendly and efficient. Their catfish and mozzarella sticks are excellent

We were looking for someplace to grab something to eat in the area before we drove back home. We initially had another place picked out but it was closed for some reason even though the hours on the door and Yelp said they should be open. We decided to check out Pa-Paw's BBQ as our second choice. We arrived about 4:30pm on a Saturday. My wife's initial reaction was that she did not want to go to diner and this felt like a diner. They told us we could sit where we liked and someone was behind us with menus. The main area where you enter has a counter and register on the left with the kitchen behind it. There are a few tables to the right and booths along a hallway to the right of that. All the booths appeared full so we kept walking toward the back of restaurant. There was another room after the booths with most tables occupied and another room after that where we found a table. It appears this place has had several additions over the years. We were provided menus and offered drinks. We perused the menu and my wife had to order the hush puppies. Since we moved to the Southeast they are something new she really likes and we always are on the lookout for them. She also ordered the chef salad with ranch dressing. I decided to try the double cheeseburger with bacon and onion rings. The hush puppies arrived first and my wife really enjoyed them. A short while later the rest of our food arrived and looked good. Although her salad was good, my wife is not fond of iceberg lettuce. Unfortunately, it was iceberg as she expected it would be. My burger was delicious. The onion rings were good but did not have a lot of flavor. They also had a much thicker breading coating than we are used to. Although we did not try their BBQ which is their namesake, the food hit the spot and the prices were very reasonable. However, the building and interior could really use some freshing up, time and attention. The carpet is worn out and the ceiling tiles have a lot of stains. read more

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The lowdown: An old school, down home, southern feeling restaurant with tasty, inexpensive food, southern fresh sweet tea and hospitality! While driving back to Raleigh from touring Appalachian State with a couple hungry teenage boys I turned to my YELP community to find some recommendations in the Wilkesboro area. The boys loved the name so we knew we had at least try it out. Driving up to the building I became a little nervous. It most certainly is off the beaten path and looks as though it could use a face lift, but based on the amount of cars there, I knew they must be doing something right. We walked in, sat down and our waitress promptly came over. We asked her for recommendations which she gladly gave us. I had read that the wings were great here so of course that was the first thing that was ordered. I had a Buffalo chicken wrap w buffalo chips and hush puppies, my son had wings, my friend and her son opted for the BBQ Plates, fried okra and onion rings. our food was served quickly, everything was delicious. Even if my son doesn't go to Appalachian State, I will be returning back here to try other southern cooking in their menu! read more

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Great Beef Tips! The wait staff is awesome! You rarely have to ask for refills. We've never had to wait long for our meal. Try it... you'll love it! read more

Nothing spectacular here. We were looking for a real BBQ "shack" and this place looked like it would fit the bill but we were wrong. Service was really good but the food left a lot to be desired. read more

Great food , great prices and good atmosphere. Recommend this place to take your family and friends to get a good meal.

Excellent food, service, and the ultimate blt. Dont skip on the tater babies and the hush puppies read more

Pa-Paw's BBQ - Ultimate BLT - Barbeque Near Me - North Wilkesboro, North Carolina

Food is very good, good portions and very reasonably priced! Server was great as well! If in the area will go back for sure!

Food was great , Service is also very good, Friendliness of waitresses is always super nice

Disgraceful: first the waitress left me on hold, then they messed up the hotdogs. They were supposed to be footlong but weren't. Then the cheeseburgers with LTM had no cheese, mayo or tomato and the waitress tried to blame me. Saying this is made to order so you get what you order. Burgers were dry and tasteless. They made us bring the food back to get a refund. Pretty shameful if you ask me read more

The food was good down home cooking, the staff were helpful and friendly. Feels like a cozy family diner, nascar memorabilia and family pictures. Lots of seating, bigger on the inside than it looks. read more

Be wary with your tips the person. Who served you does not get to keep it I had a wonderful young lady who served me and was working while the rest seemed not to care about nothing but yelling at each other so yeah I tipped her good then another waitress named sky took it and the rest of her tips that she earned that day after she saw what I tipped her very unprofessional and if I was that young lady I would see if there is a way to report that as theft that's the only way I see it read more

Pa-Paw's is my go to for BBQ! They have the best Barbecue in our town in my opinion! The staff was very friendly and helpful upon picking up my order! The restaurant is a cute little country feeling place I love it. They have a very welcoming environment as well! I will continue to eat here and highly recommend you try it out if you haven't yet! read more

It was a very busy place with excellent friendly service, but we didn't have to wait at all. As visitors, we could tell this is an established local favorite. For good reason... the menu has more than typical variety and everything we tried was well prepared and flavorful. It is off the main route on a hill in downtown North Wilkesboro. Top notch barbecue AND seafood. read more

out in the hills with the cutest of chicks looking for a little relief and some pretty colors on the parkway... traffic was slammed so we turned to the east for the slow crawl homeward. got to needing snacks and petrol at about the same time so we Yelped sustenance while topping off which put us here... coming into Wilkesboro from the north Pa-Paw's BBQ looks the part: small town roadside eatery with an assortment of working class cars in the lot, so totally rural. coming in the main room is full-up with people in various stages of plague-compliance getting take-out but there's plenty of room for dine-in. it's seat yerself so we found a table in the back dining room and got menus, coffee, and waters. took a look at the menu and decided to go with the Saturday special and MLB had the flounder plate. we get fed not too much later. Flounders, baked potato, slaw, and hush puppies for MLB, my plate subs popcorn shrimps and deviled crab (served in the crab!) for the extra fish. the slaw was greener and chopped-er than any I'd ever had, and the tater and the hush puppies represented well as well; no complaints but nothing to gush over either. the deviled crab is baked and served in the crab which is kinda scary but actually quite good (but still scary), took my fish home because it seemed prudent and makes lunch easy, and who doesn't like scores of little shrimps drizzled with cocktail sauce? overall we were satisfied with our meals but we passed on dessert due to the influx of non-compliant locals (must be something in the water enhances immunity) I've never put much stock in public health crises but I pride myself on prudence. the powers that be aren't asking much: it's no big deal to cover up and practice basic hygiene. read more

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Pa-Paw's is a small, slightly worn looking place, a 1/2 mile or so off D Street. The inside is no less worn, a little dark, but clean and warm feeling, with friendly, efficient service. The walls are loaded with NASCAR posters & pictures, old ads, etc. The Chopped Barbecue Sandwich was large, loaded with tender, moist, smokey barbecued pork. The pork is very lightly sauced out of the kitchen, and is really a hybrid style, neither Eastern or Lexington.This is much better BBQ than I expected, and I would definitely order it again, perhaps add a touch more sauce, ot hot sauce. The Chili Dog was just ok - the chili is a little on the sweet side, and is rather watery This is not a dog I'd try again. All in all, a nice experience. read more

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Southern cooking at its finest they have wonderful foot-long's and fries their barbecue is delicious I love their seafood everything is good the place is clean the wait staff is courteous read more

You'll find great tasting food here. It's all good. Fish is excellent. Friendly wait staff.

Pa-Paw's BBQ in North Wilkesboro is a great place to get authentic BBQ and Country Cooking. I really enjoyed my visit here and being able to enjoy Western North Carolina BBQ and all of the sides that Pa-Paw's had available. Everything I tried was awesome and tasty as I could have stayed here all day and tried everything on the menu. This prices here are great for all of the food you get and you can order and do not have to worry about a big bill. The service here is great and friendly as they really know how to take care of their guests and will go out of their way to make sure you are having the best possible experience. Overall this is a great restaurant and I am glad I had a chance to come here and leave with a smile on my face and a full belly. read more

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It is a very busy place so it obviously appeals to many. The service was very good for how busy they were. I ordered the chopped pork barbecue with a baked potato and hush puppies. The hush puppies are worth the trip but even though I ate six bites of the pork, I tried hard, I am a big woman, I just really disliked it. That is my opinion and I am not saying it is bad, just not to my taste. The person I was with ordered the veggie plate and enjoyed it. So overall, my suggestion is to give this place a chance. read more

Great food and service! Very affordable and a great value for the price at lunch time!

Great service and good food . We love going to Mom and Pop restraints and this was a great find . Will definitely come back again .

My wife and I went for dinner, after being seated NO ONE waiting on us. They acted like we were not there. After many minutes we left. Before going I did tell girl at counter, even that didn't seem to really say anything. Terrible customer service. read more

Great food! Always hits the spot. Nice little restaurant. Have been going here for years with no complaints. Friendly staff.

Every time I have ordered from Pa-paws the food has been good. I Don't think I could say this about anything else I have tried in this county. I have eaten here over 6 times in the past year and it has been good Every single time. This is not fine dining it is a greasy spoon diner but considering what it is you won't get better food if that is what you are craving read more

Great popcorn shrimp. Better than anywhere b I've had at the beach. You also have to try the onion rings...yum! They also have monthly and nightly special read more

Pa-Paw's is one of our go to restaurants as we love the sea food there. Even the oysters are great and the price is right.

I was in the restaurant this week for lunch and it was so cold in there that I had to put a heavy vest on. Very uncomfortable.

Place was dirty. Food wasn't very good. I had the hamburger steak that was greasy even for hamburger. It came with corn straight from the can and mashed Potatoes that didn't look or taste like potatoes. read more

I had steak tips that were good. Some fat but a great find on the menu since I can't eat gluten and thought I would be out of luck here. My sides were cabbage and a salad. I couldn't eat the cabbage. It had red pepper cooked in it so it was very spicy. read more

Stopped in for lunch today. Thinking BBQ but seen a table beside me with Flounder and popcorn shrimp. Glad I did! More than you would ever imagine for a lunch plate, food was really good and I didn't leave feeling bloated from the friend food. Service of my waitress was top notch! Will revisit soon. read more

On our way to choose and cut our Christmas tree in Laurel Springs, we stopped here for lunch and were greeted warmly and served with a smile. A small-town family restaurant, we were pleasantly surprised to find everything clean, fresh, and hand-battered when you place your order. We indulged in fried mushrooms, tiny taters (potato wedges with a nice spice!), and onion rings. We ordered a variety of lunches and shared them, so we got to try the BBQ, fried shrimp, and chicken tenders, and enjoyed them all hot and fresh. I would return just for the juicy breaded chicken (choice of dipping sauce--I had ranch and buffalo--both tasty!), but everyone at the table had their own favorite flavor they wanted to return for, whether it was the onion rings, fried mushrooms, crispy breaded shrimp, or the BBQ. Oh, and the boys got to watch football, so life was good! We'll be back the next time we are in the area. read more

One of our families favorite places to eat!! The best buffalo wings hands down!! Always at home when we are here! Also the best tartar sauce I've ever had! The menu has so many options and sides to customize your order the way you want. The daily specials you can't beat! Plenty of food well worth every dime! read more

Husband and I had never been to this restaurant before and thought we'd give it a try. So glad we did! It's a little cafe with booths and tables. Very courteous and attentive staff. Lots of diner type menu choices. Lunch and dinner specials also. Their bbq is chopped, moist and good. I like mine a little spicy so I added some hot sauce. Hush puppies were hot and delicious! Cole slaw is fine chopped but not mushy. Perfect ratio to mayonnaise. BLT was awesome! Served on toasted Texas toast with leaf lettuce, tomato and lots of bacon! Crinkle fries are hot. Chicken strips are fresh not frozen and are hand breaded in house with a very light and crisp crust. I think the best chicken strips we've ever had! Oh, and they still serve fried mushrooms which were the bomb. Everything has always been served hot and fresh. Very inexpensive too! This has become one of our favorite places for down home food served hot by friendly staff! read more

Had the chicken tender plate there. Hands down, best chicken tenders I've ever eaten! Came with a a fully loaded baked potato including onions, bacon, cheese and another side of choice. Ordered the large portion and still left tenders behind! Also had the corn nuggets which were amazing. The waitress was extremely nice and went the extra mile to find me a bag of tea. Everything was great here. Will definitely come back. read more

I've only eaten there once but it has left a mark on me, it was great, service was really good, food was cheap and very tasty, and you get soo much for so little. I will definitely be back with a big appetite! read more

Looks a little run down. It food is great well priced huge portions! Best grilled chicken salad I have ever had ! read more

Pa-Paw's BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - North Wilkesboro, North Carolina

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Good western North Carolina Bar B Q. The red slaw was pretty good also. The hushpuppies were excellent. read more

Pa-Paw's BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - North Wilkesboro, North Carolina

Had the salt and pepper catfish last night and it was delicious. I have ate there many times and I must say this was the best, but definitely not saying the other times were bad. read more