College Barbecue

A true North Carolina pork BBQ restaurant. Western North Carolina. Friendly people. They are still smoking in the original pit from the 1960s. This place brought back some childhood memories. From the food to the building itself. It's a timeless place. And delicious.

Stopped here while visiting family in Salisbury from Colorado. Great place—highly recommend! It was super busy at 1:30PM on a Sunday, but the service was excellent. Three different servers checked on me throughout my meal, which was just right level of contact for the amount of time I spent here. I felt taken care of and never felt bothered in any way. They refilled my Diet Coke before it was empty and did so by bringing a pitcher of soda to pour into my cup instead of taking my cup to the fountain—nice touch. When I asked about desserts, I found out that banana pudding is only available on Mondays. This would have to be my only disappointment—but not at all because I was otherwise led to believe that banana pudding would surely be available. I asked about desserts, and the server kindly informed me of what’s available on certain days of the week. No foul there. I’ll be back for sure on my next trip to Salisbury. Thanks!

Bacon Cheeseburger is WOW! Great fountain Cheerwine. Even better fries. If they begged me how to improve I would recommend some white cole slaw. Hint to customers: when you come in wait to see what section the cute short browned hair waitress is working. Get in her section for FAST, great service.

The food here used to be a lot better! The fries were good but the burgers needed some better quality ingredients. The burger patty seemed very preformed! This type of place should serve a hand patted burger especially for over $10.00!!! I didn’t try the BBQ this visit but that’s historically been good. Service was slow! Many of the tables around us were complaining about the slowwww service.

My son and I each got sweet teas with small chopped bbq trays. The tea is very sweet, so brace yourself. Our 2 hush puppies (each) were piping hot and delicious. The slaw is a classic NC vinegar salad with great flavor. The barbecue stole the show for me, though. So many places give dry overcooked meat, but this was tender and perfect. Combined with their homemade sauce, it was the best lunch I've had in a long time. Portions were just right, and it was $16 for the two of us!