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Original Chicken & Ribs

4.0 (76 reviews)
InexpensiveBarbeque
Closed • 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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ORIGINAL CHICKEN & RIBS ATMOSPHERE

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Good for kids

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Gary S.

Wow !! This place has the widest range of menu items - outstanding barbecue- - my favorite was pulled pork or Ribs - big portions

Perch
Jasmine M.

It was crowded when we went, so we expected this place to be super bomb. The place is small and seems like an to-go order only type spot. Our order was wrong unfortunately when we got home. The food was just average. We had the perch and chicken wings. I don't think I'd try this place again but I can't say the same for my hubby!

Chicken meal comes with 2 sides
Mina A.

Stopped to get a pork chop sandwich for mom she said it was great and fried perfectly. Rib snack for my nephew with a salad he loved the ribs and BBQ sauce. Salad was very fresh. Lots of items to choose from on there menu. I loved this place before going vegan. Service is always quick and great! There is no dine-in but you can sit outside at the picnic tables. Stop pass and check them out!

6 Pieces Pork Rib Dinner: French fries / collard greens
Brandon C.

I noticed this spot because I have to pass it on my way to campus & it seemed like a real mom & pop restaurant so I was really eager to try it. It's a very small restaurant, the ordering area can maybe hold 6 people comfortably. There is outside seating that seem like it could be very cozy on a good weather day. I ordered a Rib & Wing dinner combination. You could choice between Pork or beef ribs, light meat, dark meat or 3 wings! I chose the pork ribs & 3 wings with my sauce on the side. For the side I had French fries & collard greens! I love the crinkled cut fries and how they were seasoned. The collard greens didn't have enough unique flavor for my liking but they were not bad. The chicken wings were good & the ribs were nice & meaty. I tried the homemade lemonade & it was perfect. I have tasted nice sweet lemonade that good in along time. I would definitely go back to try other items off the menu. The two ladies at took the orders (Neveah) both were very nice & answered all my many questions about the restaurant and the menu. Both ladies made my visit welcoming.

chick-n-ribs, greens, yellows, and a roll
Daniel P.

Just a little chicken shack on the near north side been dishing out food to the locals and tourists alike for 70 years if it's been a day... chickens, ribs, sammiches, fishes, and all like that. If you're at all clever you can call ahead and when you show up you get your food... otherwise you go in, order, leave, and come back in about fifteen or twenty minutes to get your food. I didn't know I was coming here until I got here and wound up doing the order, wait, and pick-up on my way to the airport to collect the cutest of chicks. chicken & rib meal thing with greens and potatoe salad and a beverage; took a bit longer than twenty minutes but there was people coming and going the whole while so yeah, that happens. got my food and got on my way to the CLT overlook to enjoy while watching the planes come and go: two piece dark was still hot and crunchy and moist when I tucked into it, pork ribs are just crazy good and meaty; the pig-sickles were dripping sweet red stickiness everywhere. potato salad was a pleasant distraction and has little colorful bits in it as well. really could have used a dash of red pepper vinegar on the greens, but when that's my biggest complaint I have no complaint.

Fried Chicken
CT M.

Great place for carryout. I ordered the fried chicken and as others have stated, it's cooked to order so it is boxed fresh and hot. Well-seasoned and crispy. Service was nice and fast with a smile. Will def be back to try the ribs and sides.

Demolished !!! Had the six wings , mac & cheese with collard greens. Definitely you should try. Traveling through seen this gem to try.

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4 months ago

Delicious chicken and ribs with a great food truck and very tasty fresh salads too! Excellent iption for a healthy takeout lunch!

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4 months ago

I had ordered pork chops there and they were undercooked. In times past they were good. I don't know what happened this time

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9 months ago

Out growing this location. Always look forward to desserts. My favorite hand made burger, chili & slaw.

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The ribs seemed boiled. Sauce was good, but you need bark on ribs. It was super busy and hard to park

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2 years ago

Finger looking good colonel better watch his back. I'm gonna tell you that now cause chicken and ribs is coming up the ladder.

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Best fried chicken in Charlotte hands down, try the grape lemonade too! Best chicken spot around

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The food is very good and the service was great. I would definitely go back and I will recommend it to others.

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Meh. When you need…read moreto be aggressive with a knife to get thru a rack of ribs, things aren't great. They didn't promise "fall off the bone" so I can't expect that, but most places I get ribs they just tear apart. This took work, and the mass of BBQ sauce slathered on makes the surgery a mess. So, that was a bummer. The tots lack creativity or any sort of seasoning which seems like an easy upgrade and a crowd pleaser. Oh well. Maybe I got there in a bad day, but if this is standard then I can't see not going to Noble Smoke next time I need ribs.

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