First time at Bar-B-Q King on Wilkinson Blvd in Charlotte -Monk (at Bar-B-Q King)
Charlotte
Photo Gallery: Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ Festival – Charlotte, NC
As I previously mentioned, the Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ Festival is more about beer and bourbon than barbecue. And inbetween rain showers, Speedy and I had our fill on some decent bourbons and craft beer (although curiously not any local Charlotte breweries), as well as a little barbecue. Though, to be honest, the barbecue selection was a little lacking and could use some work in future events (need a barbecue consultant?). Nonetheless, the event is a pretty fun time, even if you end up having to dodge some raindrops here and there.
-Monk
Charlotte Barbecue Joint Big Board – May 2014
Big shakeup at the number one spot in our Charlotte leader board. We’ve added 5 reviews to the Charlotte rankings since December and Boone’s Bar-B-Que Kitchen, a food truck run by a Dan “Boone” Gibson, who helped create the original Mac’s Speed Shop and Queen City Q, takes the top spot with it’s moist, tender, smokey barbecue with a perfect bark. It’s high quality brisket and sausage only help to solidify it’s ranking. Speedy and I will be revisiting Midwood Smokehouse soon for a proper re-review, and it will be interesting to see just how it stacks up on its second official review. The next best hope to challenge the top spot is Kyle Fletcher’s in Gastonia, which we have yet to review despite it winning the Charlotte Observer Barbecue Bracket in spring 2013.
What other Charlotte area joints should we check out? Feel free to weigh in on your favorite in the comments and if you present a strong enough case we will try to head there next.
-Monk
- Boone’s Bar-B-Que Kitchen (food truck) new
- Midwood Smokehouse
- Queen City Q
- Sauceman’s
- Bill Spoon’s Barbecue
- Old Hickory House
- Elwood’s Barbecue & Burger Bar new
- Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q (Concord) new
- Smoke & Go Bar-B-Que (food truck)
- Mac’s Speed Shop
- R&R Bar-B-Que new
- Lancaster’s BBQ new
- Rock Store Bar-B-Q
- Moe’s Original Bar-B-Que
- McKoy’s Smokehouse and Saloon
- Rock Store Bar-B-Q (Mint Hill)
- Bobbee-O’s BBQ
- Farmer’s BBQ
- Bubba’s Barbecue
- JJR’s BBQ Shack
- City Smoke
- OooWee BBQ (food truck)
Still to review: Kyle Fletcher’s, Bar-B-Q King, Dan the Pig Man (food truck), Q2U, Fort Mill BBQ Co, R.O.’s Bar-B-Que
Previous Big Boards: December 2013, July 2013
The Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ Festival is more about beer and bourbon than bbq but we’ll have a few photos up from it next week.
-Monk