I ate here for the first time about 5 years ago and it was great. Fast forward to now, I was not impressed. The brisket I ordered was dry and heavily peppered. I love pepper, but that was way too much and way too strong to the point where I didn't want to eat it less than halfway through. My wife got a half stack of ribs and the meat was so tough, I thought both her and I were going to pull our teeth out trying to get that meat off the bone. As a standard with ribs, I feel like it should fall off the bone. Anything else is overdone or not done right. The BBQ sauce on the ribs was ok. Nothing special. The vinegar sauce was also just ok. I like a good Carolina style sauce, but when it's mostly vinegar I taste, there isn't enough of everything else. The sides were mediocre at best. Standard fare I can get anywhere else. I was disappointed this time around because 5 years ago, I loved it. I raved about how good it was and finally when I got my wife to try it recently, it was not a good experience. I'd be willing to give this place another try, but not anytime soon.
Food: 2
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 3
Me and my wife stopped by here today. The brisket was way too fatty. The potato salad had good flavor, but potatoes were too hard half a pound of chicken barbecue. They heated it up in the microwave in a Styrofoam cup and served it to me order macaroni and cheese, and they forgot to give it to me, this is my third time at this place and my worst. Don’t know whether it’s worth trying again.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$30–50
Food: 1
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
My husband and I came in last night to try Carters because of their reviews and word of mouth but I was highly disappointed with the food. The pulled chicken was incredibly dry, and the bbq sauce was so acidic and watery, I couldn’t even use it to make it moist. My husband got the brisket which was bland and basically just unseasoned meat. The sides were literally the size for an infant and the sweet tea tasted old and sour. Needless to say, we won’t be back. $30 of food and it tasted like hospital food. Such a shame.
Meal type
Dinner
Food: 2
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 2
There a couple weeks ago. They only had two gentlemen working. Got a large Grandma’s bbq sandwich and it wasn’t what it used to be. Cold large bun had cool bbq that I couldn’t hardly see under the large pile of coleslaw. The one cook in the back must not understand the the large bbq is supposed to have more meat than the regular sandwich. I asked before about the amount and was told the large has more meat, not just bigger bun. It will be a while before or if I go back. Too bad, because I always loved their food.
Food: 2
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 3
