13 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.“

“Blessed! Blessed! Blessed!“

“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!“

“I got some saint louis style ribs that were good. What made him better was it was rib tuesday, where you could buy individual ribs for a dollar ninety nine each. I got five ribs and three sides for under twenty bucks, No drink. It was still more than I could eat. All of the employees were extra nice and I really enjoyed my stay.“

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

“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!!“

“They say that there are places in town that only the locals are aware of. I'm now proud to be a local to Wilmington, NC, and the place I've found is Jackson's Big Oak BBQ! They have so much good food that you can not go wrong, however if I could offer you my personal favorite meal, you absolutely have to try their chicken and dumplings!! They are straight from grandmas pot to your plate!! They are absolutely amazing. I'm sitting here right now waiting for them to open to get me a big ol bowl of them!! Hot, fresh, and perfect!! Their BBQ is amazing also!! If you want some great down south cooking, with great service, look no further, you've found it at Jackson's Big Oak BBQ!!
PS. This is the first place that I have ever written a review for, it's that good!!“

“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. 🙏🏽“

“Nothing special. One of the big steak chains. 1st time coming. Place was clean. No wait. Waiter was great. Steaks were cooked perfect. Salad had no to slim dressing, wings were great but you have to put your own sauce on. It was a good experience.“

“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!!“