Love it! I asked if the chopped pork was lean and was immediately given a sample. It was both lean and delicious. The beans and slow were spot on also. The hush puppies in my basket were an added surprise. Whenever I'm in the area I'll definitely be back. read more

Used to like stopping by while traveling through black mountain area on 1-40. BBQ usually good. Good homemade chips. Today the 1/2 bbq chicken was pathetically small. Tasted not so fresh either. so don't get it. I complained and cashier said they got in a batch of small chickens. Then at least charge less than the $15. won't be going there again. read more

This Vol has to take a star off for them being so hard core Crimson Tide supporters in the land of Carolina and Duke. Other than that...amazing place! :) We have been several times and gotten bulk items, never a plate. We get the chopped brisket, sliced brisket, pulled pork and chicken to take home. This past weekend we got hushpuppies as well and let me tell ya...even a snarling junkyard dog would sit nicely to get one or two of these. Sweet, but not cloying and a bit of onion, but not ONION. Nice and hot and YUM! Chopped brisket is GREAT! Because of my finned fish allergy, no sauce for me, but I make a baked casserole over cornbread, sweet potato chunks, chopped onion and fish free sauce at home and it is SO moist and yummy! The sliced brisket is excellent and super on sandwiches, salad or solo. We eat the chicken in salad and the pulled pork becomes an ingredient in many other dishes. Call ahead if you are in a hurry or prepare to wait at peak times. read more

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My first visit to Phils. Awesome wings and if you order a rice krispie treat prepare to get #Diabeetus I almost fell over when I saw the size of it!! Super friendly staff.....Will definitely return read more

Phil's Bar-B-Que Pit - Insanely huge hunk of Rice Krispie Cake - Barbeque Near Me - Black Mountain, North Carolina

Not much in terms of atmosphere but food was excellent. Would definitely go back when in town.

I love this place! The food is always good and the prices are decent. I love that they have several different sauces to choose from (including the South Carolina mustard sauce). Service is usually decent, although I just now noticed that they charged us for an extra drink so I guess you should check your receipt while you are there. Even so, we'll continue visiting every time we're in the area! read more

Wonderful bbq spot. Love the home town feel and the wall of hats. The ambiance here is fantastic. read more

Phil's Bar-B-Que Pit - Barbeque Near Me - Black Mountain, North Carolina

Good bbq, fast service. Interesting dining room as well. Good selection of sauces. Would recommend.

Awesome food; take home sauces are great!; this is the real deal. Loved everything we ordered

We thought about stopping in Denny's but we didn't. I wish I had!!!! We love BBQ so we thought we would give a local place a try. I was really looking forward to it but was sadly disappointed. Don't eat here if you want good food and a good value. If you decide to stop serving a item that is listed with a meal, please change the menu, disclose it when someone is ordering, or white it out in the menu (after all the rest of your service is getting too). read more

Styrofoam cups and plates. Unfriendly ambiance. Got sick on the Bar-B-Que once. I do not recommend!

The food is outstanding and the service is fast and friendly! The Barbecued Meatballs were unique and delicious! read more

Phil's Bar-B-Que Pit - Barbecued Meatballs - Barbeque Near Me - Black Mountain, North Carolina

Bit pricey for BBQ, but very good food. Cool atmosphere - college football theme. Not a 'Bama fan, but fun place.

Literally some of the eat BBQ around! Any time we are coming through Black Mtn we make sure to allow time to either eat here or pick up some to take home.Good prices for lots of food! The sweet potato fries are hands down some of the best and you have to try their white bbq sauce. Magic elixir in a bottle! read more

Phil's Bar-B-Que Pit - Pork bbq w/house chips, onion rings, and hush puppies. - Barbeque Near Me - Black Mountain, North Carolina

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This is our second trip to the Biltmore Estate and the second visit to Phil's BBQ as well. Our first visit was such an enjoyable visit that we had to come again on our trip to the Biltmore Estate. This time we ordered a rack of ribs for my wife and I, and my sister-in-law ordered the pulled pork. We also ordered a side of brisket. The order was placed as a to go order so we could take them home to eat in our unit. Usually an order of a rack of rib's would be more than enough for my wife and I, especially with a side of brisket. But when we opened our order we found the ribs had been chopped in half and was less than a full rack. We were really disappointed because we really enjoyed the service from the staff, and we love all the hats on sealing. Because of our not getting a full rack as ordered I can't provide a score better than three stars. read more

I'm not a real big fan of barbecue but it's the only and I guess the best barbecue place in town. There's ample parking but they're only open certain days of the week so make sure you check before you show up. I believe they're only open Wednesday through Sunday. read more

I'm from Florida and we love our BBQ. Little did I know this place would have THE BEST BBQ I have ever had. We were visiting the area this past weekend and some friends of ours brought some take out from Phil's back to the cabin. We had Mac n cheese, brisket, pulled pork, hush puppies and baked beans. The pork was flavorful and moist...not too smokey. The hush puppies were delicious and the beans were awesome! I believe they had what looked to be pulled pork in them. You could eat them as a side or as your main course if you wanted to. If we come back to the area we will definitely go back to Phil's! read more

I was driving on 26 E when I saw the big sign promoting this place. I must saw no regrets here. The minute you walk in, there's a line and menus. You should review the menu before you get to order because it's expected. I ordered the Phil's BBQ sampler for $19.99, and it was plenty for two. It came with pulled pork, brisket, pulled chicken and baby ribs. This dish came with two sides, I chose cole slaw and potato salad. The smokey taste for the meat was out of this world. I've never tried smoked meat like this. I did not order any drinks, but the cashier instructed me to take a glass with water. I'm glad I stopped by and didn't follow my GPS directions because I would had missed out. read more

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The service and facility was classic BBQ joint. Some reviewers have complained about having to order at the counter and being "yelled at". The yelling is along the lines of "Welcome to Moe's" it's actually an attempt to be friendly. And the ordering - hea, this ain't the dining room at the Ritz Carlton Hotel. The pulled pork was moist but didn't have a lot of flavor. They do have 5 different sauces ranging from classic Carolina to an interesting 'white' sauce so that allowed us to add the flavor we wanted. Turnip greens were excellent - tender and perfectly seasoned - too many stems but then everyone comits that sin in the name of expediency. Potato salad and cole slaw were good but not great. Didn't get to try the ribs or brisket or utilize the bar. We were there in a Sunday - looks like the place would be fun on a weeknight. Basically I would absolutely eat there again if convenient - but wouldn't consider it a destination. read more

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Parking lot was filled and the inside was clean with red checkered table cloths. From the menus, located at the entrance, you order before finding a table. My hubs and I ordered the Chopped Brisket sandwiches on plain buns. There are five sauces to choose from and all had a different effect. From Eastern Carolina Sauce, Mustard Sauce,, Hit Sauce, to a delightful White a Sauce. The sandwiches came with great homemade chips, slaw, and incredible hush puppies. It didn't disappoint and there was a constant line of patrons ordering. Way to go it was awesome!! read more

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Good food. I had the chopped pork, sweet potato fries, and mac n cheese. It was a beautiful afternoon on there back patio.

I travel for work and stop at different places between Charlotte to Sylva. I can hands down call this place my favorite for overall food quality and taste. I have tried everything from their burgers to nachos. The amount of flavor on every bit of food has been outstanding. Their staff is super friendly and polite. I recommend this place to anyone wanting to travel into the moantains. I reccomend the bbq chicken quesadilla! read more

Phil's Bar-B-Que Pit - Barbeque Near Me - Black Mountain, North Carolina

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Went there for dinner with a couple of friends. The hats on the ceiling are cool and the place is friendly and warm. I ordered a chop sandwich with macaroni and cheese and vinegar slaw. The total came to almost $10. For me that's a little expensive for a single sandwich and a very small portion of macaroni and cheese. The barbecue was OK. The macaroni and cheese was good. However for nearly $10 I expected a lot more food. The sauce is the offer on the table are numerous. I tried several and they were very flavorful. It was not a memorable experience. Locals told me that there are better barbecue places around there. I guess I'll give those a try next time I'm in town. Don't get me wrong the food was OK and I filled your belly. However I left there still hungry. The restaurant would be great for kids and family outings. The ordering process is a little cumbersome as everybody lines up behind one cashier who is taking the orders. Would I go back? Probably not. read more

Stopped in for brisket. I got the sliced brisket plate and my wife got the chopped brisket sandwich. The sliced brisket was tender, moist, and very flavorful. Choice of 5 barbecue sauces at the table made for interesting sampling. The Barbecue Beans were tangy and a good match with the brisket. My wife's brisket sandwich was a touch on the dry side, but she was able to sauce it up! A great barbecue place! read more

We stopped on our way home from vacation. Service was ok. (It's mostly self serve though). We had the burger/fries and BBQ sandwich/chips. Husband said the burger and fries were ok. To me, I wasn't a fan of the constant up charges. It was extra for everything. They even charged for water which I found odd especially since the cups weren't disposable. The chips were really salty to me and the bun was dry. The pork was ok, but definitely needed some sort of sauce. read more

Holy Cow! This Joint is amazing and the Collards are perfect. The Ribs so flavorful tender! The smokey brisket, its like little pieces of heaven read more

Pretty good food. No table service. Good selection of meats and sides. I had beef brisket, cole slaw, house chips and hushpuppies. The wife had a bbq sandwich. The brisket was super tender. It is served a little dry, but there is plenty of sauce at the table. The house chips were thick and crisp. Some places, the chips are greasy and soggy. Not here. The slaw was a coarse cut with the right amount of moisture. I also love to buy t shirts. The problem is size and color. They had no 2XL's at all. Even in large and XL, there were mostly a lot of pinks and oranges that nobody wants. read more

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Food was good. Smallest baby back ribs I've ever bought before. Brisket was on point and worth going back for. I would not order the chips again, way too crunchy. Lids on to go cups do not work- please update those. Other than that everything was good. Friendly people and good spot in Black Mountain. read more

Excellent food, hard to stop eating! Good service! Great atmosphere! Enough space for family members, sitting, cleanliness and friendly! read more

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Serving portions have definitely been sized up. We had to take a bunch to go. The food is really good bbq - pretty sure no one posts because they don't wanna let out the secret. The line never stopped and we were there for at least an hour, but the food service is quick about 5-10 minutes. Don't worry about dressy fancy, jeans and nice tshirt are just fine. They also have free wifi for customers. Clean restaurant and clean bathrooms. read more

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A bit worried when I walked in and did smell barbecue. That's usually a bad sign for a bbq joint. Ordered the chopped brisket sandwich and baked beans. Tried to use Apple Pay which was new to the staff member (never heard of it). I showed her the contactless symbol on the credit card device. For an unknown reason it would not process the transaction. Liked the self serve drink station and reusable cups. Brisket sandwich was well portioned and tasted good. I added a bit of the standard sauce for some zing. Baked beans were tasty but reminded me of canned beans with some extra pork tossed in. I ate all of them so no harm. Food and service were good and I'd return if in the area again to try some other meats. read more

Excellent Carolina style pork. I recommend trying the bbq meatballs which are like a bbq meatloaf. The slaw is great with the eastern Carolina sauce. I also highly recommend saving room for the blackberry cobbler. Definitely worth a stop. read more

We stopped in for take out on our way into the Asheville area for the week. We had pulled pork, pulled chicken, chopped brisket. All were good and Smokey but needed sauce. Potato salad was da BOMB. Generous portions of meats. We had enough for a leftover dinner of chicken nachos and many mornings of pork and brisket breakfast tacos. read more

As a Texan I'm particular about BBQ. Don't even get me started on a vinegar based BBQ or whatever that is they serve at Bridges in Shelby,NC. That being said the St. Louis style ribs here at Phil's are pretty darn tasty. The sweet cole slaw was not KFC sweet which I am pleased about. The Collards could have used a bit more cooking but hey I'm new to the whole Collards thing. My husband had the brisket served up thick cut, he drowns it in BBQ sauce. I found the dry piece that I sampled could have used some smoke time and wasn't as tender as I like. All and all a pleasant dinner on the patio with my two favorite dining partners. By the way the patio is dog friendly. read more

This is definitely a great spot to grab some good ole NC BBQ! I 'd been here before and remembered enjoying the pulled pork. Tonight I was back in town and in the mood for bbq. I've heard the brisket here is great so I had the 2 meat combo that comes with 2 sides. While the portions were very generous (I couldn't even eat my sides) and the presentation was excellent, my meal went from a definite 4 star to 3 stars because the food wasn't hot enough. If I'd been at home, I would've gone straight for the microwave, which in my opinion, taints the experience because like the old adage, "you only get 1 chance to make a first impression." I 'll definitely be back because the staff is friendly and the atmosphere is welcoming. This place has the potential to be a real powerhouse in my bbq book. Maybe next time I'll give it a four. read more

Phil's Bar-B-Que Pit - Two meat combo platter: sliced brisket, pulled pork, mac 'n cheese, and potato salad - Barbeque Near Me - Black Mountain, North Carolina

Our party of six enjoyed our bbq big time! Sliced and chopped brisket was good with some fat and we liked their hush puppies. I ordered the tacos and got a good taste of their pork, chicken, and brisket. It was a little Smoky inside but it was raining heavily out. A nice WNC bbq meal to share with folks from outta State. read more

This is a unique place, very interesting interior, line moves fast. Friendly service. The take-out is wonderful. We ordered "the works" for 13 for July 4th. Picked it up the day before, and heated up what needed to be heated up, and served. Great food. A big hit with all! read more

All the food was very tasty. Chopped Brisket and Chopped pork are VERY chopped almost minced but tasty. My only complaint would be that the food needed to be hotter but other than that the BBQ was very good. read more

If you are in Black mountain this is the BBQ place to go. Large, friendly, quick and filling, and there are more license plates on the wall then I have ever seen! We've been a couple of times. the price is right and the BBQ is very good as well as the sides. Bring an appetite you're going to need it. read more

Good food. Friendly service. Generous portions. We like the brisket and the loaded spuds. Side dishes are delicious too. They bottle their different sauces. We purchase the Classic Red to take home. Its just spicy enough. read more

Phil's Bar-B-Que Pit - Barbeque Near Me - Black Mountain, North Carolina