Moe’s Original Bar B Que

Finally, a legit bbq spot. The atmosphere was great for families, as well as a bunch of friends for a get together. You order at the bar as soon as you come in through the front door. You take a number, sit wherever you want, and the food comes to you. It’s pretty fast for a bbq joint. The glass garage doors all around are a pretty cool touch. I’m sure it’s a nice place to be in the spring or fall when the weather is on point. The 6 rib platter is
! I got 2 sides of mac n cheese and some cornbread. I also enjoyed their mississippi mud pie, too! Excellent customer service, plus, the employees hustle to make sure your order/​experience is a great one. Thanks!

I would like to start by saying why? Why does this place only have 4 stars? This is hands down the best BBQ around in my opinion! This is our go to place. We love trying new places but there are some that stand out and Moe’s tops our list.

You walk in and know that you are about to have an amazing meal. The smell of real wood pit smoked BBQ greets you. The cool, relaxed vibe with the garage doors and outside seating calms you. The board with all of the specials of the day is always on point! This is not your typical BBQ joint with plain old mac and cheese and baked beans. They have all of the things you want and love but each of them have their own unique twist. Everything is innovative and made in house. There is always something new and delicious to try. We have been here so many times and have never once been disappointed. Try the wings! But I will warn you… it might ruin wings for you forever anywhere else! They have a small but good selection of beer on tap which is great also.
All around this is our favorite place to go. If I could give it 6 stars I would!

This place is counter service with a nice seating area where they will bring your food after you place your order. The pulled chicken was really moist and flavorful. Pulled pork also very good. Catfish sandwich was very good. Sides: baked beans were sweet with a little bit of heat, the sweet potato casserole was really very sweet topped with a lot of crunchy corn flakes, broccoli slaw I was very good with just rice wine vinegar. Banana pudding was very good. Prices were reasonable. I would definitely come back.

Best BBQ in town, and great staff and folks to help.

Great food! Had the pulled pork plate and green beans and Mac and cheese. There was plenty of food to fill me up. The cornbread wasn’t my favorite but overall a cool atmosphere and quality food!

BBQ that is consistent and tasty. Nice atmosphere and beer menu. Best in Charlotte.

Overall, the food was good. I had the pulled pork sandwich with a side of Mac n cheese and the fried green tomatoes. I do not have anything bad to say about the restaurant, it’s just not my favorite BBQ in the area. I am more of a fan of the tomato/​molasses BBQ sauce and they only had vinegar based. The sauce, to me, is what really makes the BBQ sandwich and it just wasn’t my favorite. I would still recommend this restaurant to anyone in the area.

Downtown Matthews on the main drag in front of the library area. I had the chicken platter which was smoked and has this great dipping sauce. The cole slaw was of the vinegar variety which I usually don’t like but was crunchy and sweet with mustard seeds throughout. Very good! My other side was potato salad that was tasty but was ½ frozen! (how so they do that or not realize that before they serve it).
My husband had the catfish sandwich that he loved, topped with pickles and slaw. Lots of unique local beers and a full bar.
Wait staff was not overly friendly and one of the waitress was huffy. Oh well-​the bartender was nice. They had all the SEC games on the multiple tv’s.
Casual dress, good food, plentiful portions, and average prices. We will go here again when we are in downtown Matthews and looking for BBQ.

If I needed a reason to live, I would go to Moe’s and order a smoked chicken sandwich… And order one of their many craft beers, or some delicious Mac and cheeeeeeeese. It’s really nice to have a restaurant of this quality and laid back feel in downtown Matthews. I will be back, especially to get some more collards…

Happened to pass by when leaving a wedding. Since it’s my desire to try every BBQ establishment in Charlotte, I thought this was the perfect opportunity. Wasn’t disappointed. The food was reasonably priced and they had the basic menu selections you’d expect to find at a BBQ spot. While I found nothing out of the box spectacular, everything was tasty. I got the pulled pork, Mac and cheese, collards and the pulled pork egg rolls. The egg rolls were my favorite (and not because they gave me a double order by mistake). They were stuffed full and the peach dipping sauce was the perfect compliment. If I’m ever in the neighborhood again I will go back. This time to try the smoked wings!

Nice location, Very Tasty Food and Fast Service! They have a good selection of sides! Can’t wait to go back!

Bought two pulled pork sandwiches from Moe’s. The sauce is alright but the sandwiches were awesome. It’s cool how they bring a bucket that has napkins and the sauce in it so you can put however amount of sauce you want on your sandwich. Spent 21 dollars for two pulled pork sandwiches, two drinks, and four sides! Great deal. Will be back.

Best barbecue around. Real wood smoke pit in the back. They have different specials each day: Monday is Mahi Mahi Sandwich, Tuesdays and Fridays is Beef Brisket, Wednesday is Southern Fried Chicken and Thursday is Thanksgiving Day Sandwiches. Everything is amazing. The best thing I’ve had is the Pulled Pork Egg Rolls. They don’t have it on the regular menu so it’s a real treat when they have it on the board. To top it off, they have awesome craft beer selection– 12 taps and great can/​bottle selection. I eat here at least once a week!

Very tasty food, fast service, nice location. The pulled pork sandwich, fried shrimp moe boy, baked beans, Mac n cheese, spicy corn sides all good. Good portion sizes, filled is up. Sandwiches run $ 9.50 bit come with 2 sides and drink, so that’s not bad. The do catering as well. They have a lot of craft beers on tap. I ordered the pulled pork sandwich «bama style» with pickles, slaw, bbq sauce and white sauce. Awesome!

Best BBQ around! Went with the children and they had a great time. They particularly loved the fact of the garage doors and that we can sit outside but the restaurant is still screened in from the bugs.
The kids loved their wings. We had to buy each of them the appetizer order though. We got them served plain or should I say «naked» and ate them all. If only they had wings in the kids meal section we would be set! It didn’t come with sides (obviously) so we had to order two additional side items for them.
I had ordered the pulled pork sandwich, which came with choice of two sides. I picked the sweet potato casserole (which was too sweet for my taste buds, along with the baked beans which I enjoyed. We also had an order of ribs for an appetizer and the kids loved those as well. They come to the table served with a smidge of BBQ sauce drizzled over top. Will have to remember to ask for none the next time. My little guys like them plain.
We ended up taking a perfect walk over to Matthews Stumpton Park and stayed for Food Truck Friday which was fantastic. It will become our Friday night ritual! Moe’s and then park!

Good food. Nice selection of BBQ and sides.
This is an ‘order at the counter and have it brought to your table place’. Which was great for what we wanted.

I don’t know why I waited so long to come here for a lunch destination.
Yes, you North Carolina barbecue snobs can argue that this is a chain restaurant and therefore the food must not be authentic. I will tell you this, for under nine bucks, I was able to get a pulled pork sandwich side of collards and a drink and left satisfied.
The collards had big chunks of sausage in them and there was a sign saying what local farm they came from today.
Order your sandwich «Bama style» and they will throw coleslaw and a pickle on top.
The only disappointing part about this meal is when it was all gone.
The atmosphere is relaxed but the service was still good as well as the food. My last name is Bacon so I know good pork. Fact.

We are just finishing a GREAT lunch at Moe’s. Some of the tastiest ribs. Pulled pork, greens, slaw (both kinds), cornbread and Brunswick stew to be found anywhere.
Do not even pause when considering eating here. Great ambiance and range of beers too.

We’ve been to Moe’s Original BBQ a few times now (not to be confused with Moe’s Southwest Grill where you get burritos). It’s a chain restaurant, yet it doesn’t feel like one. There are plenty of food options on the menu and every reasonably priced item comes with sides and a drink.
On my first visit, I randomly ordered the Smokey Turkey sandwich. It was so good that I ordered it on the 2^nd visit, too. It has big pieces of flavorful smoked turkey. Get it «‘Bama Style» and they’ll smother it in sauce. My 3^rd visit, I ordered the Fried Shrimp Moe Boy. I naturally assumed it would be their version of a Po Boy on a long hoagie bun, but I was wrong. It’s more like a shrimp sandwich than a Po Boy. It was on a hamburger bun with a few scattered shrimp. It was just okay, and I wouldn’t order it again. I’ll stick to their BBQ sandwiches or platters from now on.
Along with the sandwiches, you get not one, but two side item choices, and there’s a good variety of choices — cold items, hot items, and even desserts. My favorite side items so far have been the side salad and mac & cheese. The side items are served in little plastic cups which make them look really tiny on your plate. If you dump them out, though, there’s really quite a lot in there, and I think Moe’s is doing themselves a disservice with this deceptive appearance.
I’d also like to note that when I ordered the above Fried Shrimp Moe Boy, it looked like there were tiny hairs throughout my sandwich. It looked pretty gross. I questioned this with one of the workers and they looked into it. Apparently, fried corn cobs was one of the sides of the day and the corn silk was getting into the fryer, getting singed so it looked like human hair, and then attached itself to my fried shrimp. It was an acceptable excuse, and I ate the sandwich, but its appearance throughout my shrimp sandwich made me enjoy the fake Po Boy even less. Note to Moe’s: don’t fry corn cobs with your other foods. I can’t be the only person who thought there was human hair in my food. And, corn silk or not, it’s not very appetizing in appearance.
Moe’s has ample seating inside, with garage door windows that can be opened, depending on the weather. I recommend a visit for a quick, tasty, filling BBQ meal.

The service was pretty good for the most part. Not overly friendly but somewhat attentive. My order was put in the computer wrong but they brought me the right thing without any questions asked.
As previously mentioned by others, this is way overpriced for what you get. The quality of barbecue is highly disappointing for something that is being served in NC. The BBQ isn’t smoky and the sauce is bland. The amount of meat we got (pork) was shabby. The sides are really small and I think the size of a large Jell-​O shot is accurate. The cobbler was disappointing as were the baked beans. The red beans and rice were yucky. The Mac and cheese was ok. The cornbread was eh. I wouldn’t go back. There are way better BBQ places all over the Charlotte metro area.