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| - I don't necessarily consider myself a BBQ snob, but I do have BBQ standards! First let's start with the biggest qualifier... I'm a North Carolinian so BBQ=pork...beautiful smokey tender chopped piggies! I do also enjoy other good BBQ like ribs and beef but my go to will always be pork and it will have that NC tangy vinegar sauce. Well McKoys most definitely met qualifier number one they offer all sorts of BBQ even smoked wings, (get to those shortly). #2, whilst walking up to your door I better get a smokey kick in the face indicating you most likely have a smoker on premises and slow cook the meat until tender and amazing..CHECK! I was met by the aroma of roasting meats before even getting out of the car. Also menu says they use pecan wood Havant seen that much... seems to do the job well. 3rd, not a disqualifier but good sauce is highly recommended, not always necessary though if meats are prepared well enough you don't always need it. But I do usually get a little disappointed if sauce sucks, especially if they don't have a good tangy sauce! Be warned if the sauce sitting on your tables is bought at a grocery store you're not a real BBQ joint. McKoys falls a little short here as they only have 2 sauces --one pretty close to ketchup, and one straight apple vinegar, after combining the two with a little kick of hot sauce it was pretty formidable so can't ding them to much on this. A good beer selection is also always good and McKoys has a decent selection, I think I saw 7-8 taps even a few local options which is always good for bonus points from me.
To our food, first we got the sampler app...nachos, skins, wings, tenders... had a lot of people so I only got a skin a tender and a wing... tenders were premade frozen tenders deep fried, good, nothing special. Skins were very good! But the appetizer super star was the Wings! OMG.... SO GOOD! Very smokey flavor most tender wings I have ever had and sauce had a good flavor but did not overpower the wing and take away from the smokey meaty flavor. Wife informed me nachos were pretty darn good as well.
For dinner I ordered pulled pork plate...surprise! Pork was well done...well seasoned cooked low and slow, succulent, juicy, tender smokey....GREAT BBQ. Good mixture of the "bark" mixed in(crispy charred exterior). Could taste it was well seasoned/prepared.
For my sides Mac and cheese and collards. I had heard about this place just for the Mac and cheese but even the tales of Cracaroni and cheese didn't do justice to this melty cheesy concoction. It really was best I've had in a LONG TIME. Collards were also awesome some of the best I've had. Wife got fried squash as a side and that was impressively good! Lightly breaded and deep fried, dip it in ranch and you're knock in on heavens door.
Service was good too place was packed--saturday night--but good team work by the employees checking each others tables, delivering food wherever, no customer seemed unattended for long.
Cannot wait to go back...a BBQ joint that can hang with any Charlotte has to offer. Great food, large portions, prices about average maybe a little higher but reasonable regardless! Overall great place, thanks for the great meal McKoy's!
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