"I've lived in Charlotte for 16 years. I've tried every BBQ place from the coast to the mountains. I can honestly say this is the WORST BBQ I've ever had. Nothing was good. I got the lg BBQ plate with slaw and French fries. \nThe slaw was some nasty mustard and vinegar based concoction that tasted like it had been stored in a dirty old boot.\nThe fries were of the shoestring variety. They were fries. \nThe BBQ. Oh boy. The BBQ. This was an extreme disappointment. I've never had something so bland and tasteless in my life. Even the Texas Pete and the in house sauce (that was also nothing to shout about) couldn't save the overchopped, almost pur\u00E9ed meat that they called BBQ.\nBased on the crowd, I'm guessing that this is a charlotte staple that the older crowd is loyal to. Unfortunately for Spoons, their clientele is dying (literally) out."^^ . . "0"^^ . "1"^^ . . "2017-04-15T00:00:00"^^ . . "1"^^ . "2"^^ .