As far as Charlotte barbeque is concerned, I compare everything to Midwood Smokehouse. Mac's is not that.
I'm pretty easy to please so I went with the basic Hickory smoked pulled pork plate with mac'n'cheese and green bean casserole as the sides. Nothing really caught my attention. The barbeque was ok, the barbeque sauce was meh. The GB casserole may or may not have come out of a couple of cans. I will say that the mac'n'cheese was pretty darn good though. Not a huge portion, but very creamy and cheesy.
Outside of the food, I came in with a group of seven. Instead of putting a few regular tables together for our group, they jammed together three round high-top tables! Everyone was crammed in like sardines, and one guy almost didn't have anywhere to put his plate due to the gap between two tables. Quite ridiculous.
I know some people swear by Mac's. I am definitely down to have another go, and I definitely hope the outcome is more satisfactory.