Somehow I have lived in Charlotte for almost 6 months and just realized that Mac's is less than 10 minutes from my house.
We visited Mac's on a Thursday evening and were intimidated by all the cars in the parking lot when we pulled in. We almost changed our minds. I was expecting a wait, but we were seated right away and there were other empty tables. I think the crowd on the patio accounted for a lot of the cars.
Overall, our experience was great. Good service and the food came super quick (as it should in bbq place). We ordered the fried pickles for an appetizer. I somehow neglected to read the part about spicy in the menu. They aren't kidding! They have a kick. Don't really care for spicy food, but they were good - and I was warned after all. Homemade ranch was tasty.
Hubs ordered the half smoked chicken and it was perfection. So awesome. Beans and fries were tasty sides. I ordered a veggie plate with green bean casserole, super awesome mac n cheese and onion rings. I found the onion rings too spicy - wondering if I missed that warning too - but hubs liked them. Everything was just super tasty and the mac n cheese is totally craveable!
I had plenty of plate envy watching the food being delivered around me. We will be back.
If I have to have a gripe, it would be that our waitress sat down on the booth beside me to take our order and I saw her doing this with other patrons as well. Maybe I'm weird, but I hate it when waitpersons do this. Maybe if I've been eating here for years - maybe - maybe - but not with someone you don't know.