The Original Ronnie's BBQ

DO NOT MISS IT!!!! We split the sampler box and the fish box. Ribs are divine, brisket is perfect, and truly the best fried fish I’ve ever had. Still daydreaming about the cornbread and collards. We live about 2 hours away but we’ll be finding an excuse to head back up there for this meal again!

The Sampler Box gives you a good survey (and generous portions - you could easily share) of Ronnie’s more-than-respectable hickory-smoked BBQ. Pulled pork was sweet, moist, and smoky, and a lesson for Carolina pitmasters, lacking only the vinegar sauce. Fall-off-the-bone spare ribs were excellent - slightly chewy meat with a great bark. Brisket was moist, smoky, and tender, and adding a touch of sauce made it delectable. The monstrous chicken leg was done perfectly and pulled apart in moist, tender chunks. Sauce is a slightly tangy, slightly sweet tomato-based concoction that complemented everything well. Sides were competent: baked beans, collards with a hunk of smoked hock, green beans, slaw, Mac & cheese. Too full to try dessert. Ronnie is an excellent host who makes very good Q.

We had never been here but as we were biking by on the Capital Trail we saw a LOOONGGGG line of cars waiting in the parking lot and our nose told us there was something incredible going on over there...

On the way back we stopped and ordered the sampler box which was delivered in just a few minutes. Meanwhile we had the treat of sitting at the picnic table and chatting with Ronnie, the genius behind this place.

Everything was over-the-top too-good-to-be-true! The ribs! Oh, my word! The chicken - makes my mouth water all over again just thinking about it! The BBQ itself? To die for! And then there's the brisket.. Ah, that was pure joy.

Don't mess with any other place! Head for Ronnie's!

I did not go this particular day, but worthy of a five star review from a previous visit. Lines are always long, but it was worth the wait the day my family and I visited. Our food was great and their service was good also. Had bar-b-q sandwiches, Mac and cheese, collards, and yams between the four of us. Worth the money truly, nice good people, good drinks too. They made in house lemonades, which you should never go wrong with. No pictures anymore, but I would return.

Everything was delicious. We ordered online and did not have to wait too long for the order to come out once we arrived. The fish box was well seasoned. The bbq sauce was sweet with a little spice. I loved the hush puppies. The ribs were tender Everything we ordered was good. It was two of us that shared the meals and we had enough to eat the next day. Would most definitely go back.