BBQ Restaurants in Gastonia, NC

BBQ in Gastonia at a glance

• BBQ is the 16th largest food category in Gastonia, after pizza and mexican.
• Its 1.7% share compares with 1.4% across the 506 cities in this guide, close to the national pattern.
• Of the 6 listed below, 5 are independent and 1 belong to chains; 6 list a website.

BBQ Restaurants in Gastonia

• Ray's Smokehouse
  Restaurant · BBQ · 219 S Broad St
• The Smoke Pit
  Restaurant · BBQ · 421 Cox Rd
• Shane's Rib Shack
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 3660 E Franklin Blvd
• Ole Carolina Barbeque
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1011 Union Rd
• Black's Barbecue
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2902 York Hwy
• Alfred & Charlies
  Restaurant · BBQ · 815 S New Hope Rd

BBQ elsewhere in North Carolina

Among the North Carolina cities in this guide, the most bbq listings are in Charlotte (52), Raleigh (33), Asheville (24), Durham (19), Fayetteville (17) and Greensboro (14).

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