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| - I walked in really wanting to like this place, but their BBQ was just not doing it for me. I came here on a week night and based upon what I'd heard from some locals, I expected Black's to serve up some good BBQ. Also, Black's is in a rough part of town, in a small shack and had an old Sun Drop brand menu on the wall. All of these things led me to believe that I was about to have a great meal.
At Black's you order up front and they bring your food out to you at one of the few booths that they have. The man taking my order was very friendly and recommended the sliced BBQ sandwich. I ordered a small one of those along with a hot dog all the way with their slaw. Both of these items plus a sweet tea only cost me $7, so I was excited about that.
I note two things here. Black's only takes cash. This shouldn't be an issue considering there is an ATM inside the restaurant. Also, they are open for dinner on week days and stay open until 9:00. The hours were not listed on Yelp and I had to call to check on this.
My food came out very quickly and I jumped right into chowing down because I was very hungry. The first thing that I noticed about the BBQ sandwich was that it was just kind of smooshed together. It seriously looked like someone had taken the palm of their hand and just put all of their weight on top of the sandwich. After prying it open I found that their was not a lot of the sliced pork on their and the slaw was orange?
Very odd but I put the top of the bun back on and tried a bite. The meat was kind of tasteless. It was luke warm and had no smokey flavor at all. Also, it was kind of dry. The "slaw" was unlike anything that I had tried before. It was kind of tangy and tasted like it might have had some thousand island mixed in. As for the hot dog, it was a little better. Honestly, the whole dog was overshadowed by the strong tangy taste of the "slaw." I could see this "slaw" being good on a burger, but it does not belong on a hot dog and it definitely does not belong on BBQ. The tea also was not sweet enough and was not what you would expect from a NC BBQ joint.
If I came back to this establishment, I would completely skip over the BBQ and probably heed the advice of some fellow Yelpers and get the burger. I only give this place 3 stars because I appreciate the character and history of the place and the fact that it is run by a local family. The service was honestly the best thing about Black's. BBQ is disappointing.
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