GOOD Q AND EATS

2216 Freedom Drive Charlotte, NC. 28208 704-703-5252 Location/Directions My visit to Noble Smoke was not much about anticipated speculation of the eats that was my usual concern.  I have had some…

116 Glenn Falls St Peachland, NC 28133 704-272-6301 Location/Directions My trek to Jon G’s started a little past Saturday noon (only day they are open) and extended into the late…

5121 Trojan Dr Charlotte, NC 28278 704-641-2500 Location/Directions/Website When gotta have an Eastern NC barbecue fix, who do you call (or where do you go)? Then the appropriate answer for…

12206 Copper Way Charlotte, NC 28277 704-341-8174 Location and Directions This place is a jewel in the land of quick food.  Plus probably healthier than some of the other upscale fast…

4201 Congress St  Charlotte, NC 28209 704-552-9983 Location/Directions/Website This place is a great date night venue, especially if you make a reservation in advance!  Go here at least once or twice…

7427 Matthews-Mint Hill Rd #108 Mint Hill, NC 28227 980-237-0457 Location/Directions Well, we didn’t exactly head out for this establishment.  It just sort of came to us because of all the…

122 N Congress St York, SC 29745803-818-5554 Well, it was back on the trail again after a fine Christmas. This time to Brown’s Mountain via Kings. Not too far, but…

Arthur’s4400 Sharon RoadCharlotte, NC 28211-3531(704) 366-8610 I got a wild hair and decided to go to South Park Mall in Charlotte the Wednesday before Christmas.  I just wanted to see if…

6640 Old Monroe Rd  Suite E Indian Trail, NC 28079 704-218-2222 Met Henri LeCue near his homestead at this bodacious BBQ restaurant called Tickle My Ribs. Let me tell you,…

222 S Railroad Ave Kings Mountain, NC 28086 704-739-1292 Location/Directions After an arduous climb to the top of Crowders and back, Iron Man and I were famished and were looking…

12223 Ocean Hwy Pawleys Island, SC 29585 843-237-4414 Location/Directions Not that I am much of a breakfast eater, but sometimes while vacating, I get pushed either by my better half…

801 Front St Georgetown, SC 29440 843- 527-4110 Location/Directions Now I have been coming back to this place for over twenty years. My original 2010 dinner post is below and…

10008 Ocean Hwy Pawleys Island, SC 29585 843-237-8245 Location/Directions At Pawley’s, we sometimes have seafood overload and must march off in a different direction.  Generally, this means eating something from the…

10707 Ocean Hwy Pawleys Island, SC 29585 843-235-8217 Location/Directions We have been going to Pawley’s Island for at least twenty or so years, give or take, for a working man’s…

2252 US-52 Scranton, SC 29591 803-389-2020 Location/Directions Was heading to Pawley’s with BBQ on the brain, or was that the stomach? Anyway, this time around, I was going to make…

1945, 27 West NC-24 Biscoe, NC 27209 910-428-6220 Location/Directions While rambling back the Neuse Trail, I made a couple of stops.  One was the historical “House in the Horseshoe”.  The other was…

2440 Jefferson Davis Hwy  Sanford, NC 27332 919-776-8887 Location/Directions On the way to the Neuse River trail had a hankering for some Q, and lo and behold, a Q joint…

2900 Wilkinson Blvd Charlotte, NC 28208 704-339-8344 Location/Directions After dropping Sis off at Airport, we had an audacious idea.  Although still rather early, why not visit the Barbecue King on Wilkinson.  Quite…

6706-C, Phillips Pl Ct,  Charlotte, NC 28210 704-749-2929 Location/Directions Sis was in town, and we needed to meet with MoS on some logistics over lunch. So it was determined that…

3054 Greenbriar Rd  Draper, VA 24324 540-994-5659 Location/Directions This time my biking headed right out of Foster Falls toward Pulaski on the New River Trail.  Great ride!  After making the turn back…

2101 Lancaster Hwy Pineville, NC 28134 704-540-7047 Location/Direction Feeling like Octoberfest in Ole Mecklenburg, look no further! The Waldhorn is beckoning and calling you in for its succulent menu. Annabelle…

148 Walnut Ln Travelers Rest, SC 29690 864-834-9090 Location/Directions Hit the Swamp Rabbit again, and it was a delight.  I needed some nourishment afterward and discovered a Q joint, Little Pigs,…

1427 Eutaw Rd,  Holly Hill, SC 29059 803-496-1227 While finishing our Revolutionary War tour, we zeroed in on Sweatman’s BBQ in close by Holly Hill.  Had not been there in over…

9855 Sandy Rock Pl A Charlotte, NC 28277 704-714-7878 Location/Directions On a quest to determine oyster cooking accommodations at Marvin park, we decided we needed a little Q break.  Luckily on…

109 N Polk St,  Pineville, NC 28134 704-889-3483 Location/Directions I finished up the Polk to 7th street Greenway bike run and was hungry.  I checked around, and it appeared that The Dive…

129 Caldwell St,  Rock Hill, SC 29730 803-324-3547 I was back down to the Rockhill for a wee bit of Bidness again.  Always great to visit.  However, if I am downtown, I…

Due to finishing up another classic Jack Marion novel, Jack Prince of Fools (see below), I did not get things cleaned up on the site as planned in 2021.  And,…

2729 South Blvd Suite D Charlotte, NC 28209704-275-5558 Location/Directions Ah, The Waterman. What can I say? Well, just this… hands down, this is my favorite seafood place. As some of…

4223 Providence Rd Unit 7 Charlotte, NC 28211 704-364-1134 Location/Directions This is my go-to place for Thai.  I am not an expert on far east cooking beyond the Carolinas, but this…

11964 NC-50 Willow Spring, NC 27592 919-894-4530 Location/Directions After rambling down the American Tobacco Trail, I decided on a diversion to seek some Eastern NC Q before my journey home.…

575 Herrons Ferry Road  Rock Hill, SC 29730 803-329-8888 Location/Directions After a super strenuous 10-mile bike ride down the river walk and Piedmont Medical trail, Ironman and I had our…

6302 Fairview Rd #101 Charlotte, NC 28210 704-442-9580 Location /Directions Wow, this is the place to go if you want to get a good Gyro Sandwich and fries.  My buddy, the…

6835 West, 6835 US-64  Lexington, NC 27295 Location/Direction I stopped off at Winston on my way back from the New River ride to visit with my most favored daughter and…

343 Firehouse Dr Fries, VA 24330 276-744-0137 Location/Directions Ebiked New River Trail again. This time I did not go left at Fries Junction but spun off right. Glad I did…

10020 Monroe Rd Ste 180 Charlotte, NC 28270 Location/Directons After a hard day or trading points with BobbyB, we decided to get some morsels. Upon my recent partaking of Vietnamese…

8016 Providence Rd Suite 100  Charlotte, NC 28277 980-265-1100 Location Link/Directions After biking, I was famished and wanted something special for my Wednesday adventure. I had wanted to try a…

101 N Main St Galax, VA 24333 276-236-1000 After doing about half of the New River Trail, I was starvated. Luckily, this Q restaurant was around the corner, and I…

230 West Harris Blvd Charlotte NC 28262 704-900-7842 I did another shake-down cruise yesterday on the Mallard Creek Greenway. Afterward, I needed some morsels and headed to a Vietnamese place…

131 E John St Suite A  Matthews, NC 28105 980-744-0137 Location/Directions Number 1 daughter was in town, and we needed an outing. Her pick was the White Duck in Matthews.…

2007 Celanese Rd Rock Hill, SC 29732 803-324-3116 Wow, I never thought I would stumble over such a place that had literally been under my nose for years, but I…

1601 E Woodlawn Rd, Charlotte, NC 28209 Charlotte, NC  28209 704-549-7147 I made a trip to Park Road Shopping Center to visit BikeSource. I needed a refit which took a…

139 Millers Chapel Road, Goldsboro, NC 27534 919) 751-0072 I always wanted to get to McCall’s in the past but somehow ended up at Wilbur’s.  This changed this past year…

Buffalo, SC 29321 Union, SC  29739 864-427-4047 In our recent Revolutionary War quest, we stumbled upon this jewel of a BBQ joint.  It was so good we visited it twice. …

611 Rutledge St, Camden, SC 2902 (803) 669-6630 In our pursuit of Revolutionary War sites, we met the Weave’s in Camden for a bit of sightseeing.  After this strenuous activity, we…

The Commons 147 Welborn St.  Greenville, SC 29601 Met Dandy Doug in Greenville to the Swamp Rabbit Greenway.  Met in Travelers Rest and meandered our way down the trail and back…

LITTLE MAMA’S 4521 SHARON RD.  CHARLOTTE, NC 980-209-0323 My daughter and son-in-law took us out to eat here for my wife’s birthday.  Wow, I thought this would be pretty much…

512 Brandywine Rd, Suite 500Charlotte, NC 28209(704) 503-9945charlotte@rocksaltrestaurants.com I got hungry for some oysters and looked for some specials being hawked here in the Queen City.  Rock Salt caught my…

3005 BONHURST DRWinston-Salem, NC 27106 336-724-9990 On my annual August pilgrimage to Winston to see the WSO ATP tournament, I am always inclined to stop on the way up and…

923 Belmont Ave Charlotte, NC 28205 980-224-7584 Location/Directions Wow, what a place. Every new BBQ restaurant in the QC wants to put a new twist on Q outside of the…

Lost Province Brewing Co. 130 North Depot St. Boone, NC  28607 828-265-3508 Sun 11:00-9pm, M-W 11:30-10pm, Th-Sat 11:30-11pm Website It was boys’ weekend at Riccky’s mountain golf getaway.  The second…

Firehouse Sandwich Shop 113 Great Buffalo Trace Frankfort, KY 40601 502-696-5926 M-T 11am-2pm, Sat/Sun 11am-3pm Website Directions By the address and pic you can ascertain that this eating entity is located at…

The Gourmet Chip Company 43 1/2 Broadway St Asheville, NC 28801 (828) 254-3335 M-Sat  11am-7pm (Sunday 6pm) Directions Up to the Land of the Sky on a recent bidness trip…

Cedar Mountain Cafe10667 Greenville HwyCedar Mountain, NC 28718Phone 828.884.5272Directions Upon a huge thunderstorm we decided to forego our planned Pisgah hike and tackle the arduous DuPont Forest trail.  As usual it…

Smoke Pit Restaurant1507 West Roosevelt BlvdMonroe, NC  28110704-289-7427WebsiteDirections This is one dandy bbq restaurant(s).  Has three locations in respectable barbecue NC towns of Concord, Monroe, Salisbury.   I haven’t had a…

Shake Shack 1605 East Woodlawn Rd Charlotte, NC 28209 980-265-3188 Sun- Thur 11am-10pm Fri-Sat 11am-11pm Website Whoa what is this here….another chain on the reverent pages of GoodQandEats?  What is…

Grandma’s Kitchen Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville, SC 29605 864-422-0013 Wed-Sat: 11:30-6pm So how does the saying go… Never play cards with a man named Doc, never eat at a place called…

Midland Bistro 2160 Midland Rd Southern Pines, NC  28387 Breakfast: Monday – Saturday 8:00am – 10:30am Lunch: Monday – Saturday 10:30am – 2:30pm Directions Made a trek down to Pinehurst/Southern Pines…

Fat Tracy’s 1163 W Main St, Forest City, NC 28043 MTTh- 10:30am-8pm, Wed/Sun- 10:30am-3pm, Fri/Sat – 10:30am-9pm 828-287-5004 Dandy Doug and I made the trek to Spindale to do a…

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