BBQ Restaurants in Charlotte, NC

BBQ in Charlotte at a glance

• BBQ is the 21th largest food category in Charlotte, after bars and coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 1.3% share compares with 1.4% across the 506 cities in this guide, close to the national pattern.
• Of the 52 listed below, 41 are independent and 11 belong to chains; 49 list a website.

BBQ Restaurants in Charlotte

• City Barbeque
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 8948 J M Keynes Dr #420
• City Barbeque
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 11212 Providence Rd W
• Boardwalk Billy's Raw Bar and Ribs
  Restaurant · BBQ · 9005 J M Keynes Dr
• Sweet Lew's BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 923 Belmont Ave
• 1900 Mexican Grill & Tequila Bar
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1523 Elizabeth Ave
• Bobbee O's BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 9401 Statesville Rd
• City Barbeque
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 1514 Galleria Blvd
• Curry Gate 2
  Restaurant · BBQ · 5516 South Blvd
• Mac's Speed Shop
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 2511 South Blvd
• McKoy's Smokehouse and Saloon
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4630 Old Pineville Rd
• Midwood Smokehouse
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 1401 Central Ave
• Noble Smoke
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2216 Freedom Dr
• The Improper Pig
  Restaurant · BBQ · 9855 Sandy Rock Pl A
• Midwood Smokehouse
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 12410 Johnston Rd
• Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 13840 Steele Creek Rd
• The Q Shack
  Restaurant · BBQ · 10822 Providence Rd
• Boardwalk Billy's
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1636 Sardis Rd N
• Brookwood Farms Carolina Pit BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 5501 Josh Birmingham Pkwy
• Midwood Smokehouse
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 540 Brandywine Rd
• Hickory and Heart
  Restaurant · BBQ · 10822 Providence Rd
• The Smoke Pit
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 8136 Providence Rd
• Bar-B-Q King
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2900 Wilkinson Blvd
• Shane’s Rib Shack
  Restaurant · BBQ · 5220 New Fashion Way
• Sonny's BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3351-300 Pineville Matthews Rd
• Noble Smoke
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1115 N Brevard St
• J J Lange's Beatz & Eatz
  Restaurant · BBQ · 118 Clark Blvd
• Crave Hot Dogs & Bbq
  Restaurant · BBQ · 282 S Sharon Amity Rd Ste 335
• Bubba's Barbecue
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4400 Sunset Rd
• Dickey's Barbecue Pit
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 15201 John J Delaney Dr Ste B
• Art's Barbecue & Deli
  Restaurant · BBQ · 900 E Morehead St # 2811
• Big Steve BBQ Paint
  Restaurant · BBQ · 320 Kingsway Cir
• Bill Spoon's Barbecue
  Restaurant · BBQ · 5524 South Blvd
• Carolina Wings & Rib House
  Restaurant · BBQ · 14015 Conlan Cir
• Elwoods Barbecue & Burger Bar
  Restaurant · BBQ · 16139 Lancaster Hwy
• Farmer's BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2700 W Mallard Creek Church Rd
• Fish Wing
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1501 West Blvd Ste G
• JJR's BBQ Shack
  Restaurant · BBQ · 800 S Mint St
• Red Hot & Blue
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2530 Sardis Rd N
• Sauceman's
  Restaurant · BBQ · 215 Southside Dr
• Shane's Rib Shack
  Restaurant · BBQ · 9330 Center Lake Dr
• Shane's Rib Shack
  Restaurant · BBQ · 440 E McCollough Dr #123
• Smoke Modern Barbeque
  Restaurant · BBQ · 7828 Rea Rd
• Sonny's BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 440 Tyvola Rd
• The Improper Pig
  Restaurant · BBQ · 110 S Sharon Amity Rd
• Big Wally's Barbecue
  Restaurant · BBQ · 6047 Tyvola Glen Cir
• Bobbee O's BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 9401 Statesville Rd
• Midwood Smokehouse
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3101 Piper Ln, Charlotte, NC 28208, USA
• Sonny's Bar-B-Q
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4301 Monroe Rd
• Treehouse Bourbon & Bbq
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4423 Sharon Rd
• Queen City Q
  Restaurant · BBQ · 225 E 6th St
• Sauceman's
  Restaurant · BBQ · 228 West Blvd
• Mac's BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 307 Atherton St

BBQ elsewhere in North Carolina

Among the North Carolina cities in this guide, the most bbq listings are in Raleigh (33), Asheville (24), Durham (19), Fayetteville (17), Greensboro (14) and Winston-Salem (14).

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