14 Best Barbeque Restaurants in Wilmington

“Thank You Mission BBQ for great food products, friendly service, and your exceptional hospitality to military Vets and area First Responders. Your dining area walls are a museum of first hand experiences of those who serve and served this great nation. If anyone dines here for the first time, try if you can to do so at Noon of any day, when they ask patrons to stand for and sing the National Anthem. This is a business that "walks the walk" of appreciating this great nation - and not ashamed of doing it. And finally, did I mentioned their BBQ is exceptional! Thank you.“

“First bbq since moving back to NC from the PNW. I nearly cried. The pulled pork was sooooooo tender. It struggled staying on my fork. And the peach cobbler? 🤤 The only reason I took off a star on food was the corn pudding could've been creamier and had more spices. Also, the cole slaw needed more pepper, imo. Luckily salt/pepper can be added by the customer. Overall, great bbq experience coming back from a flavor wasteland.“

“Blessed! Blessed! Blessed!“

“Great BBQ! The brisket was moist, great flavor , bark was great, smoke ring, all that. Felt like I was back in Texas! The pulled pork was great Eastern NC pulled pork. Buffalo Chips and hush puppies are nice side options. 5 stars! Will be back.“

“Excellent. The vibe is righteous with this place. I don’t think there’s a restaurant that can compete with them.“

“Best buffet I’ve ever been to and best bbq in NC- hands down. The owners and the staff are all awesome! Casey’s has won best buffet pretty much every year since I moved to Wilmington and it is well deserved. If you like good ole southern cooking like grandma used to make- do yourself a favor and check this place out!“

“Best in town with them chickens n them hush puppies!!!!!!!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“

“Love this place!! Their barbecue sandwiches are the BOMB . . . my only recommendation is please make sure the bread doesn’t fall apart!! Maybe drain the barbecue and the coleslaw a little more before putting it on. Today’s sandwich was good . . . but they have been a bit soggy in the past. Keep up the good work!!“

“If you like Carolina style BBQ this is a traditional pork place. The only thing barbecue I found on their menu was just some pulled pork and it tastes just like do you expect Carolina Barbecue. The flavors are kind of basic met for an older crowd. The chicken was good nothing unexpected and not out of this world. But I have the coleslaw on the side instead of on top of my pulled pork. It was The Best Coleslaw I've had in this state so far. It's not a traditional mayonnaise base not spicy just a whole different flavor worth trying. The three waitresses were very kind and interesting people. And the prices were Fair. It's definitely worth a trip if you're in town.“

“Shrimp burger and fries. The homemade mango lemonade was a real thirst quencher for me. My mom sampled the shrimp burger and a week later was saying where is that Webo’s truck. Well we couldn’t make it to Burgaw in time so we headed to the restaurant across from the Legion Stadium in Wilmington. We were yet delighted😋 again with our meal. Oh I forgot I ordered a turkey bbq plate with collards n yams. (quite tasty) Look to see you soon. May God continue to bless your business feed & serve the community. 🙏🏽“

“The restaurant was very busy, but it was Friday and lunch time. Our waiter was very friendly, but the wait staff was trying to take care of a lot of tables. For us it was fine, because it was a meeting of friends and we had more time to visit. This was my 3rd time there and I will go again.Nice place and good food.“

“Great food, service and atmosphere!“

“Frontier has the BEST hot dogs and burgers! The chili burger is to die for. It’s a humble restaurant, with a lot of heart. I highly recommend“

“I love to dine at Texas Roadhouse, it's great almost always. Lately though we've been getting it to go because I'm disabled and I hate to get in people's way; hopefully I'll be fixed soon but what I've found really aggravating is getting all the way home to find the order isn't all there. Granted we should have checked it before we left but we shouldn't have to and as is normal, you all were packed and we didn't want to keep anyone waiting. It is disappointing though especially when I'm paying the same price as if I were sitting down enjoying myself, tip too. Maybe the people doing to go orders could just check behind themselves, it sure would be nice when you have a to go order and you live 30 miles away. We're all human and we all make mistakes as well, so I know we'll be back!!“