The food is pretty good here. I appreciate the fact that they smoke their food right on the premises. There's sides are delicious and well seasoned, I just wish the portion sizes were a little larger. The ambience is casual with a down home country feel to it. This is definitely a place I would visit again and again and again. On the downside, I find that their white meat is a little dry at times. Nevertheless, that does not change my star rating. read more

The restaurant is located close to I-85 which is nice for us travelers. Easy to find, plenty of parking and large, clean interior. The staff were incredibly friendly and the food came out quickly which was great for us. The hush puppies they bring out to begin with are really good. The food we had - pulled pork plates with collard greens and a back potato and fried okra were all very good. We will definitely try to stop again on our travels! read more

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We go there every week. It is usually good. This week my BBQ was covered with more sauce than BBQ. It was BBQ soup. I told the waitress, Amy. She said she let them know and off she went. When she came by again, I said it's not good. She said I could get the sauce on the side next time. I think she should have taken the plate back. I ate about half. It was not good. Maybe, I will go back, one day. But right now I am over Hillbilly's. read more

I give this a 3 only based on our experience. When we first walked in the door our waitress and everything else was superior but my point here is when you have 2 girls in the front arguing over another co-worker and instead of addressing your customers and they look up and still argue it gives the impression that greeting your customers and seeing them is not your first priority. When finally being seated, I will admit I was a little. Sarcastic, and I said, good luck with addressing your co-worker. May want to pay attention to your paying customers read more

Really tasty! The meat was so tender that it melts in your mouth. The sauces were so tasty. Our server wasn't a big fan of the sides and had a hard time recommending anything and we weren't big fans of what we got. She was very nice and helpful. read more

Hillbilly's restaurant to pay $1.53 million settlement for allegedly misusing pandemic relief loans. Wow! If this is true, it's just awful. read more

Hadn't been here in years. It's not the same as the one I used to know before they moved and built a new restaurant. Came here during dinner. Okra was overcooked and not warm. Hushpuppies were not any better. Potato was hot. Baked beans was okay. They used to have barbeque in them. No sign of any barbeque. I accidentally ordered the Hillbillies platter thinking it came with barbeque but found out it didn't. That was on me so asked the waitress to add a $5 dollar barbeque order to my dinner. Waited for it to be brought to me. Never came. No loss when she brought me my receipt instead. I may try it again thinking maybe it was an off night. I will have to think long about it, though. read more

Visited their new location just a mile or so off I-85. Very nice spacious and well appointed. Keeping their tradition, the kitchen area is open for viewing. Our party of 6 seated immediately, about 4:30 early dinner, and quickly brought hot delicious hush puppies. Drinks came soon afterward. I was looking at a chopped pork sandwich but eschewed the bun and went for the senior chopped pork plate with onion rings. Good choice, it was much larger than expected! Plus they had regular tomato based sauce, mustard based sauce and spicy vinegar based sauce! The latter my fav and not easy to find outside East Carolina. Rings were crisp and delightful. My wife chose the same with tomato based sauce and loved it also. Since our party was all family, some of whom hadn't been together for years, we chatted before, during and long after our meal. Our waitress was fantastic and kept filling our tea as we chatted. Then the restaurant became very busy and we parted. An excellent meal, very reasonable prices, superb service, it was certainly worth going out of our way. When we are back in the area, we'll definitely return! read more

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Great bbq stop! Great food and service, everything came out fast and cooked as ordered. read more

Hillbilly’s Barbeque & Steaks - Outside - Steakhouses Near Me - Lowell, North Carolina

One of my favorite bbq restaurants and the best hush puppies around! I've been coming to hillbillys for years, and have always had a great experience. The food is great as well as the service, such a friendly staff. If you are in the Lowell area, do yourself a favor and stop by. read more

Hillbilly’s Barbeque & Steaks - Steakhouses Near Me - Lowell, North Carolina

Always recommend this place for bbbq. The hush puppies are my favorite though. Can get pretty busy so go early. These waitresses have the order taking down to a science and food is always served quick! read more

I have been a customer of this place for YEARS. I grew up on their food. But the past two to-go orders I have not been pleased. The amount of sauce they give you is literally a spoonful for a whole plate of meat. I normally don't write reviews but I called the restaurant to speak with someone and was never called back. Spending money (+ tip), on food that you have to go home and add random barbecue sauce from the fridge to is not right. I also had to do this the previous time I got a take out order and let it go because things happen in fast food.. but now I see this is standard for them. I don't know ANYONE that enjoys eating plain barbecue with no sauce. Note: if you're ordering take out, ask for extra sauce. read more

Hillbilly’s Barbeque & Steaks - My husband ordered a side of baked beans.. served in a sauce cup. Portion size is very poor. - Steakhouses Near Me - Lowell, North Carolina

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I am not a huge barbecue fan however, the brisket was to die for. I will absolutely order it the next time I'm in.

Wen to old place 20 years ago been to the new place 3 times last 2 months first time didn't get my sides second time going my sides in little baroque sauce container 1 teaspoon I ate 3rd time one side missing decided that go back for my side with recipe thought I was lying all orders to go if lying I would have said missing ribs not beens forgot why I did not go back for 20 years read more

This is based off of 2 identical meals on a Saturday night, going through the drive thru. 2 orders of tips,baked potato with the gravy and peppers and onions and side salad with ranch. Tips 6 PCs each and looked very small. Very very grisly. Hate to say this I'm a Retired butcher and this cut shouldn't have made it through the cutting stage. Other than that it was cooked right. Potato was big and done. Not much to say about that. Salad was just lettuce 2 cherry tomatoes and I think carrot straws. Ranch was GOOD tho. And some burnt bread all for almost 30$. ‍ Drive thru was fast and efficient. So customer service was good. When in the future with an option to go here,most likely not. Prices just to high for the amount given. Ambiance at home was great! read more

We love this place. The food is never sub-par. The restaurant is always clean. But the waitresses need to keep their opinions to themselves. We came in one night and ordered the monster burger. The waitress wouldn't stop about how big the burger was, and she couldn't believe this particular person could eat it all in one setting. And that she could never even eat half of it. She had this person in tears AT THE TABLE from embarrassment bc they already are weight conscious. It was a treat. And it should never need to be explained what we order. This person didn't even finish their meal. They just stopped eating. From now on, we'll either order pick up or ask for another wait staff. It was all I could do not to come up over that table in defense. How dare you! read more

This past Thursday went to Hillbilly's BBQ for the first time in many many years. I remembered from their previous location BBQ outside cut . I asked the waitress about ordering outside cut and she said it was available. I also ordered fried okra and collard greens. The food came quickly and it was just as I remembered, delicious. I definitely recommend Hillbilly's for BBQ and will definitely come back again read more

Hillbilly’s Barbeque & Steaks - Pork BBQ outside cut, fried okra and collard greens. - Steakhouses Near Me - Lowell, North Carolina

Everything is wonderful. This is a go to at least 3-4 times a month. We love the grilled chicken, beef tips, BBQ, mac n cheese and hush puppies! read more

Definitely disappointed with this place ended up getting some raw chicken that was not cooked throughly spoke to a waitress there and she said that the manager was too busy so she took down my name and number and said the manager would call me the next day well next day came and a week came nobody ever called us considering we were both in the emergency room for severe food poisoning. Would not recommend this place ever again. Poor service. Manager did not care to give a phone call back and make it right. read more

Ice tea cup was full of hair and instead off a full refund they called Lowell police (the same police that eat there everyday for free) and didn't give them a refund of $45 for uneaten food...just give them there money back for YOUR INCONVENIENCE and tell your cooks and servers to wear hair nets like it's 2024 read more

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I just catered food for the first time and all I have to say is WOW! We had Ribs, Pulled pork, chicken and for the sides we had baked beans, collard greens, hush puppies, mac and cheese and slaw. Everything we had tasted awesome. I have a large family and this was the first time we didn't cook. But after catering from here I will definitely be using them again soon. The staff was amazing!!! Thank you so much for making our first experience with catering an A+ read more

Incredible ribs and pulled pork. Ribs fell off the bone. Service was great too! Will definitely be back.

1st, it was nicer inside than I had anticipated. The staff was friendly and took good care of us. The food was EXCELLENT. I had the Hillbilly burger & fries. The fries are very good! Everyone else thought their BBQ dinner were great, too. read more

Love the hush puppies and bbq brisket. I got the loaded baked potato and it was amazing. Great iced tea too! ‍

I have eaten at hillbilly's for years but tonight I have two people in my house with food poisoning. I have never seen them so sick in my life. read more

Start by not using the outer leaves of the head of lettuce for the salad. Then , cook the baked potato, it'll be better soft. And then there's the beef tips- rock hard. Enough? It is for me. read more

Sauce is good, BBQ pork is a tad dry. Worst part of experience is being assaulted by the giant screen TV's with Faux News. This was not a problem in the old location by I-85. read more

Food is awesome. Service is way beyond awesome. I love the hospitality of this restaurant.

Food is always Hot and Very Good, If you haven't tried them you don't know what you're missing, prices are not bad at all very reasonable..!

I really enjoyed the atmosphere and food. Friendly staff and quick service. I love the new location and enjoy eating here a couple times a month. read more

I've been coming here off and on for a number of years. Now I've heard some people say that liked the old place better however I completely disagree. I love the new digs, and always love the food. I strongly recommend it. read more

Was seated immediately, server came promptly and brought hush puppies which are tasty. The food came out fast, the fries were good but could have been a little crispier. BBQ slaw was good as was the baked chicken. Great deal for the money. Very clean and bright inside. read more

Came for bbq. Left full of sweet tea, smoked brisket, tasty hush puppies, and the memories of a friendly waitress. Is it the absolute best bbq ever? No. Was it still really good? Yes. Did our waitress encourage us to try every sauce? Yes. Did I like them all? Also yes. Will hubby love this place if he ever makes it to this area? Definite yes! read more