The bbq at RO's is not pit-cooked bbq,never has been,and has never pretended to be-A Gastonia "BBQ"is a unique roast pork SANDWICH-sliced or minced-I've been eating here almost 60 years,never had a bbq plate or know anyone to order one and would NEVER think of putting any bbq sauce other than the slaw-which is really more of a sauce-on this meat,although the roast pork sandwich with lettuce,tomato,and mayo is very good.There used to be a lot of places in Gastonia selling this type of bbq-Tom's and Van's(my favorite 40 years ago)are long gone and only Black's and RO's remain-The slaw is also great on hot dogs and burgers-The onion rings used to be heavily battered and very unique,but now they're quite ordinary and mediocre-Other than the onion rings the food's just as good as it ever was.They've started taking credit cards but don't tell you there's a fifty-cent fee for doing so-I noticed the tiny sign with this information AFTER I paid-I guess they want the increased business taking cards will encourage,but want to pretend to be such a great value they have to charge a fee-Which is ridiculous since they're overpriced with minimal service anyway-I notice on the menu they now charge $2 for a slawburger-which might be worth fifty cents as a novelty-Pretty shabby and sad-I have a lot of nostalgic affection for this place and the food and wish I could give it 5 stars-C'est la vie.