Painfully slow and inefficient service. Cold bland food. Ridiculous price. Bland, white bread corporate atmosphere. Even the tea is bad. I have nothing good to say. read more

After having experienced City Barbecue's lunchbox catering services a handful of times, I was eager to finally give this newer Garner addition a try. The turkey sandwiches they provide in their catering boxes are delicious, even coming from somebody who generally does not prefer turkey. They also have these utterly amazing chocolate chip blondie/brownie bars in each box, which I was incredibly disappointed to find out they don't sell in-store (or at least not in the Garner location). I would buy those things by the pan. We stopped in around 4 PM on a Saturday, right between the lunch and dinner rushes. There was still no shortage of customers, so we decided to get our food to go and eat it back at home. I went with the pulled pork, bunned, with the smashed potatoes as the side. My boyfriend got the turkey sandwich on my recommendation, with fries. We also got a side of the mac & cheese to split, since my opinion of most places is strongly influenced by their mac and cheese. My sandwich was absolutely great - the pork was so tender and had so much flavor even without any sauces on it. Nothing special to report about the potatoes - they were perfectly average, clearly homemade with bits of skins mixed in. My boyfriend enjoyed his turkey, but ultimately declared it not as good as the other BBQ chain we frequent. We made a mistake by taking the food to go, as the fries were piping hot out of the fryer and had been wrapped up in thick brown paper. By the time we arrived home just a few minutes later, they were limp and soggy. The mac and cheese was, sadly, underwhelming, the cheese sauce more gritty than creamy and pretty bland. Overall, still a great new place that I'll definitely return to whenever I'm craving some good pulled pork! read more

Man! We were really impressed! We enjoy trying bbq restaurants all over and this place was top notch! The bbq was perfectly cooked and could've been eating without sauce it was so tender. I chose a mixture of the brushfire and cheerwine sauce and that made it even better. Loved the collards and vinegar slaw. Collards great and seasoned with chunks of pork. I added their Eastern bbq sauce (can't remember the name) for a vinegar touch with a kick. The service, they treated us like they wanted us to be regulars and went above and beyond to make it happen. We got a gift bag with a jar of rub we've already used and treated us to drinks since it was our first visit. We'll be back for sure. Awesome food and service! read more

The brisket, the brisket, let me say it again the brisket if you haven't tried it you are missing out. I have eaten many pounds of that and the pulled pork from city bbq. Normally eating here at dinner we ordered lunch to go the other day and I tried the more cowbell Brisket with peppers and onion on grilled Texas toast. Sooooo so good. The only negative I can say is sometimes the run out of what you want to eat, however they always make it right. And the last few times there has been quite a bit much black pepper in the green beans. read more

Many thanks to City Barbeque for reaching out to me concerning my Thanksgiving order. They were understanding and provided me with a credit for future purchases. Great Customer Service. read more

The brisket tasted like a flavorless pot roast. It was awful. I can't even say any of the sides were good. We will never go back.

This is a good place to get bar b que. it's always good. A little pricey but I think it is worth the money. We have bought family packs from here and I stop and get their smoked brisket tacos sometimes. Probably the best tasting smoked meats around. read more

City barbecue has the flavors of cross American barbecue - smoked brisket, wet brushed chicken, and shredded vinegar pork. The portions are decent for meat, more plentiful on sides. The hushpuppies are deliciously and keep really well in the fridge. My only comment is i wish they gave more meat for the price. read more

I moved to Garner, NC from TX in 2006. Since then, I have visited numerous BBQ restaurants near by. I was beginning to think I would never find another quality BBQ restaurant unless I returned to TX. I was wrong! City BBQ is awesome BBQ at a reasonable price. The employees are great. The restaurant is extremely clean and the food is fantastic. I would HIGHLY recommend everybody to visit City BBQ. Their Brisket is amazing! Their Baked Beans, Potato Salad, Hush Puppies and their Chocolate Cake are my favorite sides. read more

Had heard many good things from friends in the area about this place so decided to give it a try. The food was beyond my expectations since this is a chain restaurant. The brisket was tender and full version f flavor and the 1/4 chicken was so moist and flavorful. The portions are more than generous which will have me in good shape for lunch the next two days. I highly recommend this place as a true lover of all things barbecued, smoked and sauced!! read more

City Barbeque - Go the two meats, 1/4 chicken and brisket with fries and creamy slaw!! - Barbeque Near Me - Garner, North Carolina

Where else can this city girl get some good southern BBQ, collards, and cornbread? Their chicken is always tender and juicy, just right. However the online app thru Yelp is very slow and sometimes unclear. I've tried using it twice and gave up after a while. So this time I went thru the pains to complete an online order, but found it impossible to edit my order. There is an Edit Order option but it would not work for me. read more

Love this place .... brisket corn pudding green beans and a cheer wine !! Also the Lola's bbq with swine wine is also good ....

Absolutely love CITY BBQ. Very friendly staff and excellent food. The atmosphere is pretty cool. And even cooler... their patio is dog friendly! Between many sauces to choose from I'm sure you will find the right one for you. Between their seasonal soups and their brisket and pulled pork or chicken. City BBQ has something for everyone. read more

Mikey is awesome! This guy knows how to serve customers to ensure they are repeat customers. We ordered via the website for curbside pick-up. He brought the food to the car - in the rain. Once home, I noticed we'd gotten the food of another customer with a similar name. We called to make them aware, and that's when we encountered Mikey's service. He reassured us that he would fix the issue for us, and fix it he did. The food is great by itself, but mixed with excellent service, makes it exceptional. read more

This is our second time in a row here and the food was dry and horrible. The brisket was not tender at all. Avoid at all cost.

I love City Barbeque. The service is prompt, the food is great, and the ~5 different BBQ sauces already at your table is a nice plus.

Have been a fan of city BBQ but I have learned when I order something other than pulled pork I am always unhappy today I tried a half chicken it was room temperature at best and for me it was bloody a Definite turn off, I went to the counter to let one of the workers know and they said they were out of half chicken and I could get thighs I did not want chicken instead I asked for pulled pork and asked for a credit for the difference since the half chicken was more expensive I was offered a card for a free half chicken next time I did not want something free I do not like blood on my plate after stopping another worker in the dining room I asked for a refund for the difference In meals it was like pulling teeth and they made sure to charge me for the potato salad I had ordered with my chicken No apology for the experience and an overall lack of care here I was offered the card again for a free half chicken they just don't understand I will not be returning here for chicken or anything else and the free peach cobbler I received as part of the rewards program was the Worst cobbler I have ever eaten I cannot describe the unusual taste, what happened to customer service here ? read more

I went there today order my wife and i some food, waitress misunderstood the order we had to correct it, she was telling me the kids was free today trying to get family customers but what owners don't realize is that to be competitive you have to go down with the prices. I couldn't believe for the two of us it's would have been forty dollars for a regular meal and 2 Extra sides and a tea so how in the world a man want to take his two kids and his wife or one kid and his wife for those kind of prices. I would drop the paying separate for sides and add it to the meal especially since the side is barely enough for a 7 year old. You're not going to be in business long because people want more for less adding 300 more people a week for good prices will make up for any lost! read more

I'm sure there are more authentic places, but dinner here was great! Hefty portions, excellent flavor, and a nice selection of sauces. It was a sunday, holiday weekend, so choices were limited, but I HAD to have bbq! LOL A friend brought me here and it didn't disappoint my craving. Food came out quickly and even as crowded as it was, we had seating. read more

Everytime i come to North Carolina, I'm heading to City BBQ first! The smell of smoked meat when you walk in is addicting and if it wasn't for my stellar self control I'd be in here every day. So far my favorites are the ribs and pulled pork l. The brisket is delicious as well however it can sometimes be a bit much. Sides are always good aswell and they are very generous with their portions. Expect to spend about 15 to 20 dollars for a solid meal. 10 out of 10 recomend. read more

Average to below average at best. I would give a 2.5 star rating if I could. I'm not sure if we just caught them at a bad time, but the food was nothing to write home about. Pulled pork was decent but definitely needed the various bbq sauces we added for flavor. The potato salad tasted ok but was super wet (heavvvyyy on the mayo). The brisket baked beans lacked brisket (lol) and just tasted like bbq sauce. The corn pudding was delicious and buttery. The free peach cobbler from our app reward was sooo salty. I'm not sure how this is even possible, but I guess this is their recipe. All in all it was okay. Not worth the drive if you're not already in the area, and also not the cheapest option for a family, as sides are not included in the price for entrees. read more

Everyone was exceptionally friendly and helpful. Everyone had a smile and were quick with the "hellos" and "thank you". The cashier was quick to make suggestions we might like and always smiled. The wait staff helped us with the food and after we finished, helped clean the table. Your team should be thanked and appreciated for their service. Truly enjoyable experience. The food was amazing. cooked to perfection and not overly spicy or dripping in sauce. The atmosphere is friendly and inviting and is the type of restaurant you want to take your time eating and relax. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone. read more

Nice real slow smoked bbq. Love the beef brisket. It needs no sauce. Perfect just the way they are. Pulled pork was awesome with the spicy vinegar sauce. Ribs took the sweet sauce very well. Collard greens and corn where also very good. We ate till we got sleepy. Meat coma. Hope to try the tacos or the loaded bbq pork fries next vist read more

Every time we come to this location we are left completely stuffed and very happy! We love the staff. They are always helpful and friendly, even when we are being pains in the a** about changing our minds. They offer suggestions and samples if you're unsure about a side. There is always one or two of the wait staff out in the lobby busing tables or cleaning up, making sure there is a clean place to sit. And with the amount of business at any given time, it is needed and appreciated. I don't think you can go wrong ordering here, though my favorite is the pulled pork and pulled chicken, vinegar slaw or potato salad, and you can't leave without an enormous slice of chocolate cake. Yum! read more

Great place for BBQ if you come from the North! It reminds me of home. Red, sweet BBQ! Customer pleasers for sure, just ask and you'll receive. Very clean, but can get a bit crowded on weekends, so be prepared to wait! But worth it! Keep up the good work! read more

First visit ever and it was delicious! We had the brisket and it was pure KC brisket. I may have to come back and buy a whole brisket to take home for my upcoming pool party! read more

I have never had Worse food in my life! Being from TX I understand that brisket can be hit and miss but Every frikin thing on their menu? Across the board everything was incredibly salty, the kind of salty that hurts your mouth and I'm a smoker. I got brisket, sausage, collards and even the collards which were heavy vinegar (which is new to me) but bloat your a$$ salty. K, So salty that when I took a bite of a pickle it was Refreshingly unsalty! I'm not joking here. The brisket was dry and with the exception of salt had no flavor. I pressed down on the brisket with my finger and the meat just mooshed down to a solid splat. I went on a Saturday prime dinner time around Garner time slot. I took my plate back to the counter because it was so dry and they cut up a brand new brisket for me and it was also totally dry. overcooked beyond help. read more

I really enjoyed brisket and hush puppies. Great food, good customer service and good atmosphere.

Can I just say YUMMY!!!! We went today for my husbands birthday lunch. The customer service was fantastic. The young lady helped me with my app. We received a complimentary piece of chocolate cake. It was enough to share between the 4 of us! But the food : AWESOME! You choose your sauce which I like ( I'm a red sauce girl myself!) My favorite side is between the baked beans or the gumbo, so I just get both! I highly recommend this place! read more

The cashier (Mecca) was absolutely wonderful! He was super helpful and friendly. Rare qualities these days! I ordered creamy slaw, well they ended up not having enough to fill a container completely. The manager came out quickly and told me that he was sorry that they didn't have enough to give me a full container and he handed me a coupon for a free side. Very professional demeanor. read more

5 stars, I got the Pulled Pork & Beef Brisket, mac & cheese, corn bread. Everything was great! Portions were huge! This will be my new favorite barbecue restaurant. read more

City barbecue never disappoints. Rewards program is great and gets you free treats. Food is good and made fresh each day. Lots of options for barbecue sauces. Staff are always friendly and really care for the customers. Eating in and take out are always great options here! read more

Great brisket tacos. This place rocks. Big portions and flavor for days. You could smell the smokey goodness from down the block. I have never had anything there that was not off the charts. Cobbler is a sinful finish to an outstanding meal. They even brought around cake samples. CAKE SAMPLES. read more

Jordan from City BBQ was a great contact point smoothing over the roughness from our first vist, so we went back. Ordered a Deluxe Sampler Platter, a few chicken 1/2 white plates this time. The chicken was on point. Tender, done just right to be juicy without that nasty texture most places wind up with. I recommend the partial chicken over the pulled. Brisket was good, flavourful and slightly tough, but way better then the first visit. The pulled pork was okay, tender but not much flavor, so we drowned it in the Swine Wine and it was good. With the variety of sauces this isn't a bad thing. Just be aware if you think you're getting vinegar BBQ. Fries came fresh, we had to wait on them, saw them come out of the fryer, but they were way undercooked, we wound up eating a handful and leaving a basket full. For the cost of cheese fry baskets that's a big hit to take and leave on the table for something as simple as fries. I'd have understood more if they were packed and rushing fries out, but at 5pm on a FRIDAY, and to be maybe 30% full, it makes no sense. The ribs knocked off the rest of the points. Last time it was the brisket that was dry, which is easy to happen, I screw up brisket all the time, lol. Just alittle too long and its a wash, so brisket being tough is understandable. These ribs though, they looked like award winners. Perfect bark, perfect color.... But I couldn't rip them apart with my hands, much less turn a bone. I got a butter knife, and even then I had to saw through them, I gave up and used my pocket knife. The top quarter inch or so was like leather, almost beef jerky like. Flavor wise it was great, but rib bark shouldn't be like chewing beef jerky! Underneath was better, but still tougher than brisket, still nearly impossible to get the meat to separate from the bones. Closest thing I can get to comparison would be very well done steak. That's not ribs. I saw a few other tables with the same problem, but then a table where they were eating perfect ribs, so maybe 3 racks just got screwy somehow. Since they're half racks though, whomever cut them up had to see how tough they were, they never should've made it on the line. The seating policy apparently isn't being enforced, but there's signs up as you walk in asking not to seat until youve placed your order. I still don't get this. They're in a stand alone building, you're not going to come in there unless you're going to spent good money, probably averaging 10$+ a person. Why even post that? If it's that important to your seating model, remove access to the dining room until youve gone through the order Corral. I demolished and rebuilt restaurants, then reopened them in the 90s, this is still just poor handling of the line. You wind up annoying a person's family in line, because then they all stand there while mom/dad pays/orders. It just makes annoyance where theres not point to do so. You may only wind up with 1 out of 30 seeing it and being miffed... But that'll be the whale with the huge order you want to endear the place to. Overall we will probably be back for a final time in a few weeks to give it one more shot and make our final decision if it'll be a once a week stop, or a once a year visit. Jordan generated a lot of good will, and I've steered many special Olympics families in there to say thank you for their support to our county from our emails. I feel like they're still learning in the store, and could use a reevaluation for how their labor is handled to make sure the food quality stays consistent. There were 3 people walking the dining room, 2 kids cleaning tables, and then a guy from the kitchen. read more

City Barbeque - Kind of annoying, especially when the place is three quarters empty, but at least theyre not enforcing it anymore! - Barbeque Near Me - Garner, North Carolina

Just stopped in for lunch. I had the brisket tacos. I am hooked. Loved them, potato salad and mac and cheese equally good. Wife had the pulled pork sandwich. Said it was good but brisket was better. We will definitely return and recommend this place read more

This is what we ordered for our Thanksgiving this year! We decided to save a Turkey and ordered their Pulled Chicken with 'Bama Sauce, a Rack of succulent fall off the bone Smoked BBQ Ribs, and their Smoked Beef Brisket. At home, we made all of the traditional Thanksgiving sides. It was a huge success! I called in our order 2 days before, and they opened from like 7:00am until 11:00am for Thanksgiving morning pickups. I arrived promptly at 10:00am as I said I would and they welcomed me in and prepared my order fresh. The Staff was wonderful, everyone was in good spirits and helpful. They still had other sides and drinks to offer that morning so I purchased a gallon of their Sweet Iced Tea as well. This may be a new Thanksgiving Tradition for me, and it made for great sandwich leftovers! read more

First time eating here and I will definitely be back. Had the brisket and it was delicious. Very tender and juicy. My dad had the sausage and said it was pretty good besides the skin being a little tough. I also had the collards and the potato salad. The collards were a little spicy but still delicious. The potato salad was good as well but not as good as the collards. My dad had the mac cheese and said it was great. Walk in and order at the register and wait for your order. Didn't take long at all and you could tell everything was fresh. 5 out of 5 stars read more

This review is only about the takeout service. We decided to takeout and eat at home last night and we decided on the City barbecue because you could order online. We did and were exceptionally pleased that we were able to simply walk in and our order was ready. The portions were a little bit less than we are used to, but turned out to be just about right. We had the sampler and split it between 2. Food was cooked well and the barbecue sauce was delicious!! read more

We really enjoyed the food and sauce selection. We shared a two meat plate with two sides which was plenty for lunch! We had it at a catered event and they had fried onions for the macaroni & cheese which was really good. The lunch plate didn't have the crunchy onions and I was disappointed-next time I will ask. read more

All I can say is WOW. This is my first time visiting this establishment but after today this will certainly not be my last time. I had take-out today but I will definitely dine-in next time so I can enjoy my meal with a beer or two. Today I had a two-meat plate with pulled pork and brisket. The portions were great for my money. (I hate going to the likes of Dickeys BBQ and getting a double meat plate and still being hungry afterwards) but City BBQ filled me up and I still had extra to save for later. The pulled pork at City BBQ was moist and flavorful, with a hint of smokyness. The pulled pork honestly didn't need any barbeque sauce, but I loved that they had tomato-based bbq sauces to dip it in as an option and to add that extra "kick" that I like. This was very refreshing for me because I actually hate the vinegary-based NC-style barbeque like one would get from Smithfield's Chicken and BBQ, and I'm from NC! The brisket was very moist and very seasoned. I didn't need any sauce for that. I was a tad bit disappointed that I had to buy my sides separately but after tasting the "green beans with bacon" and "baked beans with brisket" I can see why they charge for those separately. It's because the sides are good in their own right. The green beans tasted exactly like the homemade green beans my grandfather used to grow in his garden. And the baked beans... just delectibale.. sweet, smoky, spicy all-in-one! My wife had smoked chicken and macaroni and cheese. She didn't care too much for the macaroni and cheese or the sweat tea l (and neither did I after tasting a sample), but the chicken was excellent and she agreed!!! I tried a piece of hers and it was very moist.. not at all dry and was seasoned to perfection. The bbq sauce was the icing on the cake. I do think City Barbeque will soon need larger seating capacity if they keep making the food taste as good as it does. This absolutely blows Dickeys BBQ and Smithfields out of the water. But honestly I dont even think you can compare because City BBQ is unique in itself and I'm glad it is. Thanks City BBQ for building this so close to home and making me spend my money when I should be saving it lol. read more