Mac’s Speed Shop

It was cool to sit outside on a warm day, but the service wasn’t great, the place didn’t seem very clean (at least when we were there), and the burger I ordered was okay at best. I noticed other reviewers mention the chicken and ribs. I might have ordered the wrong thing. I’m not sure if I will give it a second try because I really didn’t feel happy about my decision to eat there when I left. On one hand, I’m curious about the chicken and ribs. On the other hand, it wasn’t clean when we visited, so I might have to pass anyway. You can always find chicken and ribs elsewhere.

Great place to get some good BBQ! Love the atmosphere. Waitstaff you can tell are just themselves. Not fake people just looking for a tip. Cold beer! I mean what else could you ask for!

Wonderful. Best ribs and beer can chicken. Hush puppies and beers were also great! I would highly recommend. Great service, price and atmosphere

Had the carbonara pasta and liked it quite a bit. The service was very very slow which is why I’m rating them at a 4.

Briskets good, Beer Can Chicken good, sidecars are good enjoyed the combination plate good variety

I have no idea how this place isn’t a 5 on everyones charts. I stayed at the Comfort Inn next door (20% discount for me at the restaurant because I stayed there). I had multiple meals here and the number one thing to get:
Wings…VTX Chipotle. Amazing. It’s not just the sauce though. The amazing part of the wings are they are smoked for 6 hrs. So when you go to eat them, they fall apart. Do yourself a favor and get these.

This was our second time dining at Mac’s but our first time at this location.
We were greeted by the most sour faced hostess who barely made eye contact. She brought us over to a round table with stools and because of a shoulder issue, I asked to be moved to a table. She rolled her eyes and huffed but moved us to a corner table.
Our server came over immediately and was extremely pleasant, offering us drinks and appetizers. We ordered a soda, margarita (featured drink) and deviled eggs. Our drinks came out quick, along with our eggs (the eggs were good but I didn’t care for the hint of horseradish but tha personal taste) the Margarita was delivered once we were done with the eggs and it was OK.
We finally ordered our entrées. My husband got the Philly Brisket Wrap with red beans and rice (it was delicious!) And I ordered the pulled pork sandwich with coleslaw and a side of mac and cheese (excellent!)
Our server was cheery and offered us to go drinks. She was always pleasant and very high energy (she needs to wear off the stone faced hostess).
We were quickly given our check and we left. The hostess who barely made eye contact as we said good bye mumbled some thing to us. I stopped and said to her she should smile more. She grunted at me in response. Maybe she shouldn’t be the face of the store.
Our experience was a good one — the hostess needs to be replaced

In town on business for two weeks and can’t help but eat here everyday. Great BBQ, beer and sevice. Can’t beat the price either. Ask for Ashley, she is the best.

Really, really disappointed. I have eaten at the Steele Creek location many times and have had good meals. We took my husband to the one in Cornelius for his birthday this week, and it was terrible. The pulled pork was DRY — so dry that it had to be doused in sauce to make it tolerable. The fries were cold. The cole slaw had no sauce or seasoning; tasted like plain, shredded cabbage. The mac cheese was also cold. Really disheartening to take a family out for dinner and spend $ 60+ and the food is terrible. So bad you wished you’d stayed home and eaten leftovers. We won’t be going back. Waitress was terrible too, by the way. She was too busy talking with friends and going out to smoke to even come back and bring our bill. Food took forever, bill took forever, and experience was awful. Make the trip to Jim N Nick’s and don’t waste your time at Mac’s.

I thought this was a biker’s bar at first but all went well. An extensive beer garden-​like inventory. The food was typical grill but very good and a decent value. We had the bbq assortment

Driving around NC one weekend and decided to try this out. Good lunch, good beer selection and very low key vibe. Pulled pork and brisket were yummy. Enjoyed the bbq sauce and ended up ordering them and shipping one of each back to California. The South Carolina mustard based sauce was my favorite.

The mac n cheese is delicious! I had the brisket sandwich and the flavor was smokey and tender. The Texas toast was a nice addition along with any flavor of BBQ sauce from the table. Try the tater tots if you get a chance, they are Extra crispy.

Wonderful lunch experience with my daughter. Grilled wings were perfect. She had the salad with barbecue and I had the house Cuban. They were expertly prepared and tasted delicious.
The service was impeccable and chef even came to check on how we enjoyed our food.
Highly recommend

Great atmosphere and food quality. Probably some of the best wings in Charlotte area.

This was our third time here, and honestly I was pretty disappointed. We LOVED the first two trips, but this was shaky! 5 of us were crammed into a corner booth! Also we had like 3 or 4 flies at our table. Gross.
The food was definitely amazing, but they messed up our drink order. Should have more than drink menu at a table too.
Well go back because the food is awesome, but we’ll probably sit outside, inside was kind of dirty.

Ordered pulled pork BBQ, with mac & cheese, and green bean casserole. Meal came with Texas toast and hush puppies. Pulled pork was good, but the mac & cheese seemed dry to me.

I imagine Mac’s is a great spot for a few beers and the game with some buddies, but unfortunately I was only in for lunch with colleagues, so I didn’t get the chance to loosen my tie.
In short; a good pulled pork sandwich, delicious hush puppies, and a plethora of craft beers on tap. Given the opportunity, I’d make my way back.

Start with the off-​menu hush puppies and honey butter. Move to a combo plate of ribs and pulled pork. Texas toast and baked beans are a must, also. Save some room for banana pudding — REAL banana pudding.
Macs is a great BBQ joint with great live music (sometimes too loud if you just want to talk) and there are always some hogs parked out front to give it that authenticity of a biker bar. Plenty of TVs for sports if you’re looking for that.

This relatively new addition to the NC scene (first restaurant in 2005) is definitely of the barbecue emporium mold, offering a variety of smoked meats, and in copious amounts. There are now 5 locations, with the recent openings in Greenville and Fayetteville.
This is a sports bar, upscale biker bar, good friends and family all around kind of place — large screen TVs, lots of wood, a number of «high» tables, as well as more traditional, and more comfortable, booths. The row of parking slots directly in front of the restaurant are reserved for motorcycles. The waitresses efficiently scurry around in cutoff jeans, and food out of the kitchen is quick. I can see why these restaurants are so popular, there is something for everyone, and it all works.
Besides the smoked meats (pulled pork, brisket, wings, sausages, St Louis ribs, baby back ribs, and even smoked turkey), the menu includes sandwiches, burgers, a few salads, a few plates (like Shrimp & Grits, Fried Catfish), and a nice array of appetizers. And, of course, that have a large beer selection — bottled and on draught.
We came for the meat, of course, and settled on the Whole Lot Combo Platter ($ 28 with 4 meats & 4 sides). Our choices were Pulled Pork, Smoked Sausages, Beef Brisket, and St Louis Style Ribs. The sides included Collards, Green Bean Casserole, Onion Rings, and FFs.
Everything comes out piled on one platter (even the side dishes), which kind of makes for a train wreck, and tastes get mixed up, and some get lost — I wouldn’t order a platter like this again — if I had wanted all the flavors merged I’d have ordered stew. Everything was at least pretty good, some items were excellent.
The Pulled Pork was very, very good — nice smokiness, good overall flavor, though a touch dry out of the kitchen, some of the house sauce (there are 4 choices) helped this. Though I much prefer chopped pork rather than pulled (it’s a texture thing), the pork here is nice, and I’d definitely order it again.
The Beef Brisket had some nice flavor, but was more heavily sauced out of the kitchen than I care for, and it was far from the most tender brisket I’ve tried in the area. The Smoked Sausages were excellent — nice sharp smokey flavor, well cooked. The ribs were pretty good — tender, but over-​sauced for my tastes.
The Collards were too sweet, and the Green Bean Casserole was buried under the ribs and brisket, and was soaked in 2 different sauces — not sure what the real taste was here. The Onion Rings were just outstanding — nice, fresh slices of sweet onion, hand cut, perfectly battered and fried. The FFs were nearly as good, and the complimentary Hush Puppies had a nice outside crust, but were a bit sweet.
All in all, an enjoyable, and very filling meal. This is not a traditional NC BBQ joint in any sense of the term — though the pork is excellent. I would definitely eat here again, if in the area — reordering the pork and the sausages — and I’d probably give the brisket another go, but unless it came out more tender, with some outside crust, that would be it.

More Texas Style Q than Carolina
Don’t get me wrong. I like Texas Style BBQ or for that matter, I basically like anything that is BBQ’s. Some I like more than others and sometimes it comes down to the sauce. I have never quite warmed up to the Mustard Based SC style sauce.
Anyway, the prime offerings center around Beef Brisket which is excellent. For those of us who are Carolinian’s, they do have some great Pork offerings that are excellent. All are smoke properly and you can see the smoke ring on many pieces.
Great meat. For an appetizer, I recommend at least a cup if not a bowl of their Chili/​. I’ve had that many times and only once have a had a cup of Chili that was not up to parr. My wife normally sticks to the Mac and Cheese and it’s so good, she will make a special trip to get it.
The atmosphere? Cross between an upscale biker bar and Texas Roadhouse. Both work well. Lot of very expensive Harley’s parked outside but maintains a Texas Hill Country Bar Atmosphere
Service is very good and I have never had bad service, no matter how congested the restaurant was.
Strongly recommedn