The food is excellent and our waiter was nice and the atmosphere was darn good and just overall a 5/5 stars read more

Little Richard's Barbeque - Smash burger with onion rings - Barbeque Near Me - Mount Airy, North Carolina

Outstanding barbecue and ribs. Wonderful service. A little bit pricey but what restaurant isn't these days?

I have elected to give Little Richard's 4 stars based their friendly staff. It looks like a typical Bbq joint and sits right by a Shell station. They have a huge menu. I decided on the pork bbq sandwich with bbq slaw. The pork was dry with very little seasoning and had too many fatty pieces. I had to load on the sauce, which they have several varieties. Their house sauce is served warm and I have never had it served that way so found that unique. My husband had the pork tray with cole slaw. He didn't love the BBQ either. I will say the Mac & cheese was legit- Creamy with delicious chewy topping pieces. The hush puppies were little crispy nuggets with good flavor. I would return and try a different smoked meat! read more

Little Richard's Barbeque - BBQ Pork BBQ Tray - Barbeque Near Me - Mount Airy, North Carolina

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Where do I start? Unfortunately, this visit was a big step down from the great experience I had here last summer. The service was slow and not very good--maybe our server was just having a bad day, but it really affected the meal. When we sat down, we let our server know that the rest of our party wouldn't be joining us after all and that she could take our order whenever she had a chance. Her response: "I have other tables to wait on." Not sure why that needed to be said--it just felt unnecessary. We waited quite a while, and in the meantime, another table that arrived after us (with a different server) got their drinks and food before we even had our order taken. When our food finally came, I ordered the baby back ribs, but they were overcooked and dry--definitely not the quality I remember from before. My uncle ordered a chopped BBQ tray but got something completely different. When we were ready to leave, we couldn't find our server and actually had to ask someone else to track her down so we could pay. To top it off, I noticed an automatic service fee added to the bill, which was surprising considering the level of service we received. Honestly, it was really disappointing compared to my previous visit. Hopefully, this was just an off day, but it's hard not to walk away frustrated. read more

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It's been a while since we ate here but stopped in today for a late lunch. There were only a few tables occupied so clearly the lunch rush was over. We were quickly seated and a waiter took our drink order. I thought maybe someone else would be our server as we waited for quite a while, which has always been something that doesn't happen here. Finally the waiter returned and took our order. After what seemed to be a longer than usual wait time I noticed a waitress at the pickup area looking at an order that I had seen sitting there for a while. She looked around for our waiter and was unable to get his attention so she was considerate to bring it to our table. Of course the fries were room temperature and the food barely warm. Since I just ordered a barbecue sandwich it wasn't a big deal but I did send the fries back. In a few minutes our waiter returned with fresh hot fries. When he brought our check I noticed a 3% Operational Fee added to the bill. This must be something new since we were there last. All in all this was not a very pleasant experience. Unfortunate. read more

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Food was good BBQ with good size portions. The service was excellent. Waitress was polite and attentive. Very enjoyable dining experience.

Some of the best barbecue I have eaten! The hush puppies, potato salad, and pulled pork were out of this world! Be sure to get some fresh cooked onion rings! P.s.- the voodoo sauce is amazing read more

I would not eat here again. If I could have been able to not click on a star, that would be better than one star. BBQ is dry and stringy. Tell me again why i even went through the front doors. The waiter charged me a Admistrative fee on my bill and I paid cash. I will not eat here again. This is not what you are paying good hard earned dollars for to enjoy. It is not even wood cooked. Find a local person raising money for a charity to get the real effect of some good "Q". Or drive down to Speedy's BBQ in Lexington, NC. Never again! This place must have gotten bought out by the Cartel.This 3% Administrative fee is ludicrus to say the least. This is North Carolina not NEW YORK! read more

The best chicken in town love love it you always get your money worth very clean and friendly

I stopped in here passing through town while on vacation. The menu had plenty to choose from and the prices are reasonable. I had a hard time picking so I tried a sampler of three of their smoked meats, I chose pulled pork, beef brisket and baby back ribs. The dinner came with two sides and hush puppies, there were numerous choices for sides. The sides were typical southern fare including fried okra and collard greens plus many other choices, the hush puppies were made in house and were probably some of, if not the best I've ever eaten!! Everything was delicious and the servings were generous. We had a fantastic server who took great care of us. The dining area was very clean and neat and had some cool old antiques hanging on the walls. If you are in Mt. Airy NC. and want some great BBQ this is the place!!! read more

Little Richard's Barbeque - Great words to live by!!! - Barbeque Near Me - Mount Airy, North Carolina

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The food was outstanding and and packed full. Staff was friendly and quick. Will definitely be back.

The service was great. The restaurant was clean as always. Apparently, the hush puppies and fries are now fried in beef tallow. It's nasty and leaves a terrible aftertaste. Even the wait staff agreed. They no longer have brisket and replaced it with chopped steak. One employee told us "well there's more on the menu...". I don't need to go back until management comes to their senses. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. read more

I don't know how they stay in business! Their prices are ridiculous compared to the portion sizes!

This tiny tray was $14 after tax. I was quite disappointed with this to-go order. I can 2 to 3 times this amount of food for $10 elsewhere. The total was almost $35 dollars for two of these tiny trays and some hush puppies. They also now add a 3% surcharge to all orders due to the current state of the economy. I do understand the issue, but with the incredibly small size of meals makes it truly not worth it. Food was just OK nothing special. I truly hate to leave a negative review but I would NEVER spend my money here again. Very disappointed with my "meal". read more

Little Richard's Barbeque - Chopped BBQ Plate - Barbeque Near Me - Mount Airy, North Carolina

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Excellent BBQ & DELICIOUS sides! We had 'cut' chicken with baked beans & coleslaw & a quarter chicken with Potato salad & Mac & cheese, served with hush puppies. All of the different BBQ sauces were fun to try! read more

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Ordered Brisket. It was really good. Sides, not so much. Potato salad was too saucy and didn't have much flavor. Cole slaw was totally bland. When the meal said it came with hush puppies, I was thinking a couple medium sized ones like at long John silvers. No these are about 1/2 the size and they give you about 20 hush puppies. Too much. One odd thing about our bill, there was a 3% service charge on it. Haven't seen this before. I felt like restaurant was trying to nickel and dime customers. read more

Little Richard's Barbeque - Main dinning area - Barbeque Near Me - Mount Airy, North Carolina

We stopped in about an half hour before closing on a rainy Tuesday in December. We were greeted warmly and seated. Melinda explained the menu and made us feel very welcome. She suggested different sauces for the meats, and offered to allow us to try them with our meal. Excellent service and the food was delicious. We will be back! read more

i used to eat there alot. then they raised their prices and cut the portion sizes. i have not been back in years.

The food is good but they have started charging a 3% Bogus fee to the check. They are calling it an administrative fee and that's if you are paying cash. I'm not sure how much extra you are charged for using a credit card. I have eaten there many times in the past and 3% is not going to cause me a financial issue. It's the principle of the bogus charge that bothers me. Every company has administrative cost but they don't have a fee like this. The profit they loose from me not eating their is much greater than the 3% they got from me tonight. read more

Chopped plate with potato salad and green beans with hush puppies. SO GOOD! Carolina Gold sauce is fantastic. The folks are polite. The ambiance is welcoming and clean. No notes for you. Keep it up!!! read more

Every time we pass through Mt. Airy we stop at Little Richard's. The food is good and huge portions. Be prepared to share or take a take home box. The service is great. Our waiter never let our drinks run out and was very attentive to what we needed. We will always stop at Mt. Airy and Little Richard's. read more

Excellent takeout dinner last night. We were surprised, given the somewhat mixed reviews. But we took a gamble, because we really wanted some NC BBQ. My husband was the winner. He got the pulled pork BBQ dinner (a little confusing w/ online ordering , since there was no indication of what kind of meat you were getting!). The *hickory* BBQ was really good. I also requested a side of the *Whole Lotta* BBQ sauce- which was good, too. The pork was incredibly tender. His 2 sides: collard greens and corn fritters were really good, too - especially the fritters. The juicy sweet corn inside was really flavorful. I got the smoked chicken platter. It was chopped - which was a little strange - but it was tasty. Loved my 2 sides: baked beans and potato salad. Husband picked up the meal and said he didn't really look at the place. The carry-out pick up was right at the door. Online service was quite efficient. Our meal was ready in 20 mins. Good stuff! read more

Upon entering we were greeted & seated immediately. The Waitress was very friendly and knowledgeable of the menu . The food came out in a reasonable amount of time and tasted excellent. read more

We came by while in the area. We had onion ring appetizer which was good. For dinner we had the garden salad with chopped beef and Two meet combo with brisket and chicken. We also ordered 5 wings to go with dinner, they were a bit on the small side. I found the chopped beef to be a bit dry on the salad and the chicken was also dry on the combo. The portions were large and we ended up taking some with us. Over all your dinner was average. The service was good and kept our drinks full. The bathrooms were pretty clean. read more

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We had a door dash order . Our location is maybe 5 minutes away. The ribs was great , so was the burger. we open our bag, we have no napkins no utensils to eat with, our tea was hot and homemade chips were cold limp and greasy. They must have left over from lunch. Other than that food is good. By the way we no way of cooling the tea. read more

Like to start with the marketing manager you should be fired!! So let's just change the awesome brisket sandwich that you had to one that's not worth eating. read more

Tony and I knew when we made our last minute plans for a road trip to NC that wherever we call it a night, our dinner would be Southern BBQ..and not just at any joint selling BBQ, it had to be on specializing in it...so when we decided to sleep in Mt Airy, NC., Little Richard's was the winner. Specializing in Lexington Style BBQ..wasn't really sure what that was but willing to try it out~~ Tony and I navigated with Google Map to the restaurant and was pleasantly surprised that at 6pm on Saturday night, not too busy to get into. The hostess greeted us immediately at a booth near the back from the door, I like that!! I am always cold!! She took our drink order of Sweet Southern Iced Tea with lemon and Tony had Budweiser Beer. After looking over the menu, I asked the waitress a few questions and she also offered me a taste of the BBQ Cole Slaw, like regular Slaw but no mayo its mixed with BBQ sauce..I wasn't a fan but I wanted to try it and was thankful she gave me the opportunity. We went with a Combo three meat platter with 2 sides: we chose double of the Ribs on the bone and some Beef Brisket. Our sides were Mac N'Cheese and Baked Beans and we chose a third side of Collard Greens and it was served with Hush Puppies. The food was terrific not one little complaint other than I was so full I could not finish my plate and I had no room to try their Banana Pudding..I highly recommend the restaurant and was pleased with the pricing. Total for food, taxes and $7 tip for the fabulous waitress was only $42. Definitely will go back again! Definitely recommend! Great Restaurant!!!! read more

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This is a small regional chain that puts out classic Carolina 'cue, and does so at a very attractive price point. For $16.06 plus tip, I received a tray piled high with chopped pork, onion rings, okra and hush puppies, as well as a refillable soft drink (Pepsi products). The deeply smoked pork offers great flavor without sauce, but it only got better with the addition of the classic Lexington style sauce. Yum. The onion rings are outstanding, and the okra and hush puppies don't lag far behind. This is seriously good eating, with portions large enough that I had enough leftovers to make dinner. Friendly service made the experience even better. Thanks! read more

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We ate here while traveling in the area. We were a little turned off at first because the young lady who seated us seemed to be having a bad day--or maybe she just would rather not be here. Our server, however, was attentive--not overly friendly--but attentive. The food was really good. There are 5 of us, so we just about sampled everything on the menu. I had ribs, my hubs had pulled pork. My granddaughter had the BBQ nachos which was enormous! Highly recommend the ribs, collards, and especially the homemade potato chips. All super good! If you come and the lady seating you is rude, don't let that deter you. Stick out your tongue, come on in and CHOW DOWN because the portions are huge! read more

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We went to Little Richard's today for the first time and it did NOT disappoint! I had the 3 bone Smoked Baby Back Ribs (there was nothing "baby" about them!) with Fried Okra and Collard Greens and all of it was delicious and more than I could eat! My husband had the Chopped Pork plate with Green Beans , BBQ slaw and House Made Chips....equally delicious! We LOVED the Whole Lotta Sauce, too. We will definitely be back any time we are in the area. read more

Amazing bbq! Lots of sauces, large portions and great sides. Service was exceptional as well. The restaurant was quaint and cute! Will be back read more

Little Richard's Barbeque - Barbeque Near Me - Mount Airy, North Carolina

Called in an order and when we got to the window, there is no order. 45 minutes later - ordered a spudzilla with the Alabama white sauce and when we got home it was covered in red sauce with no Alabama white in sight! You pay extra for the sauces so they got an extra $1.50. My potato is usually loaded with brisket and tonight was one medium stringy slice with some widgets on it - definitely not worth the money there. Everyone else had a good meal but mine left a rather bitter taste for us all. I get being busy but paying attention to the details is important for good service. We usually visit two or three times a month and I'm now questioning if it's worth going back! Little Richard's management - get it together. You are going to be busy on Friday night. Train your team to handle complaints professionally instead of giving lame excuses. Disappointed guys! Big disappointment. read more

Little Richard's Barbeque - Spudzilla with beef brisket - where's the beef? - Barbeque Near Me - Mount Airy, North Carolina

Five out of five every time we've ever come - and we've been coming for over 15 years! Best bbq around - we actually drive 30 mins from Virginia to come get us some Little Richards! Brisket, corn fritters, and hush puppies that can't be beat! Get the pulled pork fries appetizer to share - it's huge and delicious! The seats/tables are nice and big. The service is top of the line. Highly recommend if you're in the area! read more

Little Richard's Barbeque - Three Smoked Meat Combo 3 Meats - chicken, brisket and pulled pork. - Barbeque Near Me - Mount Airy, North Carolina

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Was visiting mount airy to remember Mayberry and was told this was a good barbecue place. Well, it was an OK place. We order the three meat sampler plate with two sides and followed Melinda's recommendations on some selections. The brisket was a bit fatty, over cooked and crispy on the edges, the smoked chicken drummies were a bit over done, the three ribs were over cooked, pulled off the bone well, but dried out on the ends and somewhat small and more bone than meat. The hush puppies were the best thing on the platter. Coleslaw was tasty and baked beans were like Campbell s pork and beans. Sooo, only three stars from me. read more

Little Richard's Barbeque - Three meat sampler - Barbeque Near Me - Mount Airy, North Carolina

The good: Sauces, chopped pork and Mac and cheese are as expected. The portions are really large, in my opinion. The less good: The ribs were fatty and not fall off the bone. The okra and hush puppies were dry. Also the meat was pre sauced. This is fine for most people, but I love sauce and prefer a lot. Overall, this isn't bad BBQ and is an easy choice when in the area. I wouldn't consider it great BBQ, though, just a good choice for a quiet night. read more

Little Richard's Barbeque - Smoked Meat Combo 2 Meats ribs and chopped pork + okra, Mac and cheese, hush puppies. Big portion. Pre sauced. - Barbeque Near Me - Mount Airy, North Carolina

Came on a Friday peak dinner. Was not busy. Waited at the hostess stand for 15 minutes before anyone came to get our name. There were also three other parties waiting as well. Our waitress was sweet but clearly busy. The floor was covered in food and trash throughout the entire restaurant. She had to sweep under our table while we stood there and waited awkwardly. I felt bad for her. After we got our food, she asked if we needed anything then went and got the bill and laid it on the table. Never saw or spoke to her again. We had to wander around and get our own to go box. Will probably try another location next time. The food was good, but everything else was so disappointing. read more

Well, I finally got that wild hair and decided to come back for a second shot. When I walked in, it took the staff a little bit to even acknowledge I was there waiting to be seated. No one bothered saying, "I'll be with you in just one moment." Well, I wasn't standing long. Maybe 5 min maximum, but a little goes a long way. The waitress I had was very attentive. She kept my sweet tea topped off and continued to ask if I needed anything. I decided to try the Cow-Pig Showdown since the nachos last time were so disappointing. It was pretty good. It did have a good Smokey flavor, but kinda bland all at the same time. I ordered the red slaw on my sandwich and the onion rings and tater salad. The onion rings were pretty good. The batter gave that "home-cooked" feel. The tater salad wasn't that great, definitely tasted like a side that's been ordered from Sysco. When I went to pay it took the girl awhile to even acknowledge I was trying to pay and leave. Will I be back? Yeah, if I don't feel like making the drive to Winston Salem for better BBQ. Was it horrible? No, absolutely not, but it's definitely lack luster for the bbq department. Did my rating change? Eh, barely by 1 star. Really teetered between a 3 and 4 star, but the food was better this time so I'll go with the 4. Yes, I am a little bit harsher on my bbq reviews because that's my favorite genre of food, and I managed a bbq restaurant in my hometown for a long time. So I have high expectations in every 'Que restaurant I walk into. read more

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Wow! They know BBQ!!! I really wish I had taken a picture of my food but it looked so great that we just dug in. I had the dry rub ribs with a side or homemade chips, fried okra and hush puppies. It was a 10/10! Others at the table had bbq nachos and bbq baked potato. Everyone left absolutely stuffed. The food is so reasonably priced! My only dislike about this place is that it is far from my hometown. If I was a local this would be my place. Our waitress Calle was also incredible! She so friendly and attentive. This place is a 10. Go!!! read more

First time visiting. Was told to come here and try their salads as I was craving a good one. Well the dated lettuce threw me off for sure. Couldn't eat that .... The saving grace was I also ordered Smoked Wings and they were delicious. Might try them for a 2nd attempt but WONT be ordering the salad. Regrettably. read more

Little Richard's Barbeque - Buffalo Chicken Salad - Barbeque Near Me - Mount Airy, North Carolina

Loved this place. The food is excellent and location is right off the main road. Want some good old home cooked southern comfort food, this is the place for you. read more