Bill Spoon's Barbecue

First time eating at this establishment. This is a no-frills restaurant with great food, nice staff, and very reasonable prices. I grew up in the Lexington area, and we used to swear by the BBQ there. I can honestly say that Spoons BBQ is among the best BBQ I have had anywhere. Brings back memories of a time when making BBQ was a craft, not just a job. Thank you

I visited this restaurant for the first time when visiting Charlotte. The BBQ is what I would describe as South Carolina low country BBQ. The pulled pork has a slight vinegar taste and their Cole slaw is mustard based. The French fries were fresh and hot and I loved the taste of the tea. Our waitress was attentive and the restaurant was clean as was the bathroom. It's a 1940's style building as if it came from a time machine. Parking is free. The only problem was I almost missed eating there because they close by 3 PM. With Charlotte 's long and heavy rush hour traffic I can understand why people would stay home and not go out in the evening after experiencing the traffic congestion first hand.

I stopped in today and was a little skeptical at first to be honest. I stepped inside and didn't see anyone that looked like me...to be politically correct. I was pleasantly surprised by the friendly, smiling and welcoming staff. Prior to placing my order, a staff member walked by and all I noticed was the mac and cheese which looked delicious. Whenever I see collard greens on the menu I hesitate because not everyone can make good seasoned greens. Well folks, this place does! I purchased 3 meals to go, that means 3 different opinions. All of us were so happy we chose to try this place. Don't go with the expectation that the food will taste like yours, but they darn sure come pretty close. If you want a friendly, welcoming atmosphere and great food to match definitely try Bill Spoon's BBQ. I'm already planning to go back next week! Thank you for the great experience!

Great southern BBQ, possibly the best in Charlotte. I have tried almost every BBQ place within the greater Charlotte area and though others may come very close, Bill Spoon's has the best tasting and quality of pulled BBQ, especially for the money. There are others that make a mean brisket and great other types of BBQ, but I haven't yet found others that make a better pulled pork BBQ. The flavor is delicious, whether or not you decide to put any sauce on it, which is one of the major unique differentiators. Then the BBQ sauce choices are all delicious, all depending upon whether you prefer a vinager based sauce or something else. The sides are also delicious and the BBQ potatoes is a unique offering for this location that others really seem to love (I'm not a huge fan of baked potatoes). The Mac and cheese, coleslaw and other sides are very delicious as well and if you order the family meal, they come with very healthy portions, enough to feed 4-5 grown men and still have leftovers. Overall, the quality and the price of Bill Spoon's BBQ is superior to others I've had in Charlotte and I will definitely be going back soon!

A Charlotte staple that has been around for years and remains unchanged. They do traditional eastern NC BBQ and they do it well. For those that don't know eastern NC BBQ is usually whole hog and chopped with a vinegar sauce finish. It's not pulled pork with a bunch of different sauces to try. Staff is super friendly and it's a family run business. The pork is always consistent and a great representation of eastern NC BBQ. Hush puppies are some of the best I have ever had. Brunswick stew is on point. I had the ribs this time and my wife had the small BBQ platter. Ribs were par for the course. I have had better but the texture was great on them. They don't fall off the bone because real ribs are not supposed to. They come clean off the bone when you bite into them which is what you want.

I'm between 4 and 5 stars here. I went here for lunch 6 years ago and wasn't all that impressed. At the time, I didn't like vinegar based bbq sauces that much and that was all they had. I now love vinegar based bbq sauces and saw there was a Groupon so I decided to give it another chance. I loved it this time around. The vinegar sauce was very good, but it does have a kick to it. I'm not a fan of spicy food though, so take that with a grain of salt. They also have a non-vinegar sauce now which was pretty good too. They give you baskets of hush puppies which is always the sign of a good bbq place. We got the chopped pork plate and the half rack of ribs. The chopped pork was great (although I do like pulled better), but I didn't really like the ribs. They were ok, but I ended up not eating most of them to save room for dessert. I don't think they're worth the price since the chopped pork was better and cheaper. We got sides of bbq potatoes, coleslaw, mac and cheese, and baked beans. The bbq potatoes were interesting and pretty good. The coleslaw was good, pretty standard slaw. The mac and cheese was definitely the star of the sides and was great with the baked beans. The banana pudding for dessert was amazing. It was a small portion, perfect for one person after a big meal (or to share if you're full). I'll definitely be coming back for lunch! It's a really good traditional bbq place which is hard to find in Charlotte.

This place is fantastic! The prices are a little steep, but totally understandable and worth it. The vinegar sauce is perfect, it's got a little spicy kick to it. My only regret is that I've lived in Charlotte for 24 years and I haven't been here sooner. Also the hours make it tough to get there Monday - Wednesday.