Ole Carolina Barbeque

Horrible. Overall the worst BBQ experience I've ever had. Picked up several BBQ plates for a family dinner, mine was this pork BBQ plate. They were out of almost all their veggies, and only had one baked potato remaining, despite being not even close to closing. The macaroni and cheese was without a doubt the worst I've ever seen, it was entirely mushy and actually smelled rotten. While the BBQ itself was actually alright, I would never come back.

It was disappointing to see pieces of meat and used napkins under our table when we sat down. Cleanliness must be a priority. The food was alright.Food: 3/5

We have been regular customers for a few years and have enjoyed eating here in the past. However, the last experience, the place was empty, and we all got the “chopped chicken.” This was dried out and had no flavor at all. It seemed like it was the scraps chopped up from left overs the night before. In the past, we had always ordered “pulled chicken” that was pulled fresh off the bone. That chicken was great. We asked about pulled chicken and were told that they didn’t do that any longer. Well, we are not coming to this restaurant any longer.

“IF IT AIN’T BROKE, DON’T FIX IT” Been a customer of this BBQ Business since it was Carolina Country BBQ, and sadly to say my most recent experience “under new management” will unfortunately be my last. You used to be able to come here and get a nice family meal for a fair price with 2 sides and a jug of iced tea. Now your greed and penny pinching has ruined that option. Yea prices have gone up across the board, so simply keep that menu item and increase the price COMMENSURATE with expenses, NOT this new greedy way of taking 25% of the meal away and STILL increasing the prices by 20% and serving up old dried out buns and some new slaw recipe that’s terrible. I used to drive half an hour from Charlotte to come here, now I’m sadly going to be forced to find another BBQ restaurant. Any successful restauranteur knows, if you have a winning menu, don’t pull some abracadabra in the name of profits.

Used to come here all the time.. not anymore. One of the sweetest blonde girls dont work there no more sauce was different and no more grilled tenders!! Always empty when I drive by..

We have been a regular customer for a while now. We kept in touch to see when they would be opening back up after their closing for repairs. Today we were seated in a booth in the back. We waited 30+ minutes. We were never acknowledged, but others that came in after us were served. One table was right beside us. They got their food and no one had even take our drink order. We even told someone up front to let them know we had not been served, and waited 10 minutes after that and the waitress waited on a table that had just been seated and still no acknowledgement. We may never come back. As for the food, we couldn’t tell you. We never got any. This is the worst service we have ever gotten and when we let them know up front that we were leaving and they didn’t care. They said they only 2 waitresses in that section. Wr saw 3 and they were able to wait on tables that arrived after us, and spent time talking to them.

Today I spent $71.00 on take out got home; hush puppies greasy full of grease; I got chopped or pulled chicken and the chicken was old and dry. French fries changes to a show string fry. My understanding under new management and one of the team members told me that the chicken is being cooked early and sometimes the day before and chopped up and served. I bought chicken prior to new management and never had an issue. Called back to raise my issue told that they had to tell the Manager because they are unable to give refunds. There was not a sign on the door or register. Not a happy customer and if I owned this business I would find this unacceptable

You say you did not change anything. You did! You changed the sandwich buns now a brioche style bun, tastes ok but not a bun for BBQ, no more sliced pork bbq, fries are not the large steak fries that you had before now skin on shoestring style, OK, but I came to this place to eat steak fries. unique for a BBQ place., no more hush puppies and sauce, no diet SunDrop. I did not smell the smoker going when I drove up like I use to, so I assume when you re did the kitchen, the smoking process changed. The sauce seemed the same? So that did not change. What you do not understand is that folks like me came here because of sliced Pork bbq, the large hamburger style buns, the fries, Hush puppies and sauce ETC. This place WAS unique, was best BBQ around This is not TMR, which is OK but more commercial fast-food place, which you own and run Ole Carolina WAS a unique place. It appears that you want to make this into a fast-food BBQ place. Maximize the profits, run it like a Dennys or pizza hut, nothing unique anymore Please put it back the way it was. Until then, folks like me will go elsewhere in Gastonia.

Exactly what we like in a barbecue place. Great service! I'd never tried Brunswick Stew and loved it! French fries cooked to order perfectly. And try their hush puppies, too!

We have eaten here many times. Today the place was empty but we had to wait to be seated. We waited and looked at the menu. When another customer came in they took them straight back to a table. We now recommend The Smoke Pit in Gastonia.