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    Grady's BBQ

    4.7 (98 reviews)
    InexpensiveBarbeque
    Closed 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    GRADY'S BBQ ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Divey
    Casual
    Quiet
    Good for kids

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    Ron W.

    Going to close out the year with a review of a classic barbeque shack, Grady's! Dropped in on a trip out to Kinston and it was totally worth the detour. White cinderblock restaurant with no windows and weathered signage. Inside there's an order window with a piece of paper listing the menu items and prices in hand-written type. I did the barbeque dinner with 2 sides for $12. You get a heaping pile of tender pork, smokey with a hint of sweetness, delicious! And live the field peas on the side, I was less thrilled by the cabbage which was just ok. But overall, I loved my meal and would like to come back and try the chicken if I'm in the area again!

    Bbq Combo plate, chicken, collard greens, cabbage, and hush puppies
    Shanta B.

    UPDATED REVIEW: Grady's is definitely known for their bbq which is delicious fresh and taste good. Definitely enjoyed the collard greens which also had a good flavor I personally felt the cabbage wasn't quite to my liking but everyone season their cabbage differently. Hush puppies were ok but the sweet potato pie was definitely a 10/10. Not only is the food good but their customer service was great friendly and got my order out quickly.

    Pork BBQ, slaw, collards, hush puppies
    Jessica P.

    The BBQ was great, I'd say 5 stars. The coleslaw was solid and the collards were OK. The hush puppies were unfortunately so awful. Like inedible... they tasted like nothing, no salt, zero flavor. Weird! Other tips for your visit: - cash only - no fountain soda, only bottles - pretty small one-room seating area inside... and the bathrooms open up to that seating room... I opted to eat in my car

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    Chrissy A.

    The fried chicken is one of my favorite and best in the area!! Everything is so fresh and always tastes just as good as the previous visit! The employees are always so nice and very helpful!! Grady's is a nice small and tasty local restaurant!

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    Trey M.

    Excellent bbq and fried chicken with delicious collards and potato salad was my first meal here. This is one of the best bbq restaurants in eastern Carolina.

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    8 years ago

    This place wasn't bad I'd try it again.. Short me a breast last time but I'll check my ish before I leave next time

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    6 years ago

    Tried stopping at Grady's today and there was a sign on the door "closed until further notice."

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    I've been eating there since I was a little girl and I all ways loved it very nice staff

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    8 years ago

    WONDERFUL BBQ!!! Best I've ever tasted and the Grady's are WONDERFUL folks! Hard working and a real asset to the area!

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    Great food, great owners. The tacos were out of this world. The Churros Cheesecake was fantastic…read moreyou have to try it. We will be back for sure.

    I've heard such good things about this place on a local Facebook group, that we decided to check it…read moreout for dinner. This place would be hard to find if you don't know where you are going already. When we pulled up, there was only 1 other table of customers inside, not what you want to see from a restaurant at dinner time on a Saturday evening/night. As we were there, the place did fill up a little, which was nice to see. Don't expect much in the way of atmosphere with this place, it is set up in an old truck stop diner, and it looks like they kept the tables and booths that were already there, not sure though. We were greeted and seated immediately, and our waitress was pretty attentive, our drinks were filled as needed without having to ask. Now, the food was ok to good, but would have been better, I believe, if it hadn't sat in the window for several minutes (close to 10 mins is not an exaggeration) while we waited for the last part of our order to be complete, resulting in a lukewarm at best plate being presented. The food had good flavor ( a tad heavy on the onion in my opinion, the salsa was spot on!), I just wish it was delivered hot. And no, I did not bring up the issue, as I honestly didn't want to wait for it to be microwaved or reheated. I'll go back for another try, I mean the food was good enough to overlook some of the shortcomings, for now. On another note, this was something that kinda pushed me towards a "less than stellar" review, was the fact that they charge a 4% fee for use of a debit/credit card to pay. In fairness, this is in fact noted on the check when you get it, but really, who looks at that info at the bottom of check? I know that small scale businesses have to pinch every penny just to stay open sometimes, and 4% can total out to a big number over time, so I can understand it. Again, this kinda bugged me personally, that and the fact that the "suggested" tip amounts are based on the +4% amount, not the actual ordered total. Try it out for yourself, I'll be back for another visit.

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    I wish I could give negative stars…read more.. Stopped in as we were passing through with our 2 grandkids. The first thing, took our 7 and 2 yo to the restroom- which was disgustingly dirty. Pee soaked TP on the floor. One stall with no light. Baby change table dirty / broken. While we were in there, grandpa was trying to order from the kiosk- but couldn't because it stopped him at the drinks that were all grayed out. So he stood on line to order at the counter. Turns out, they were completely out of soft drinks - really!!? No one said a word as people were trying to order on kiosks. Just let them stand there and get frustrated. If he hadn't already ordered by the time we came from restroom- we would've left! I sit at a table with the kids and use a Clorox wipe from my pocketbook to clean the table - which looked like it hadn't been wiped down all day. He gets the food... my fish was WAY overcooked- pretty much burned. And it was cold, as were the fries. My husband's Qtr Dlx was ice cold too. He took his back as it was inedible. They apologized and gave him another, but it was barely lukewarm. He ate it anyway. I had a bite or two of the fish, but threw most of it - and the fries away... in the overflowing garbage. One kid's nuggets were burned and ice cold, the other's cheeseburger was lukewarm. This is 100% the worst McDonalds I have ever been in. If this is the best you can do - shut the doors and stop ripping people off. $28.12 for pure garbage. Ridiculous. Disgusting. I'm honestly disappointed in myself that I didn't march up and demand a full refund! No way we should've even tried to eat that crap - or feed it to our grandkids. The only reason we stopped in the first place was because the kids wanted McDonalds.

    Don't get to eat out fast food much and decided to place an order online and try to go through…read more Waited for a couple minutes. Nobody spoke to me drove around see what was going on. Only one person's in the store. I ordered online paid online now to get my money back, I have to wait to seven days, I thought that McDonald's was open 24 seven I don't think I'll be visiting there again anytime soon

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