Q2U BBQ Pit and Catering

Drove past this place a few times after grabbing bagels at the Bagel Boat, but didn’t stop in until recently. Pork BBQ was very nice… the only food issue was we ordered way to much. Service is good, but I can tell this is the kinda place that improves with each visit. We’ll be back, so that’s not a problem.

This place is Dirty, the people that works at this place are terrible and the food is fit for a pig. The kitchen is gross the back room is gross and the people that prep the food prepare the food with their bare hands, literally. I have a huge thing about the way my food is prepared, I wouldn’t want to be touching my clothes my face and I would make sure hair is tied up so there won’t be hair falling on the food. I won’t be playing with my cell phone then go back touching the food, GROSS!!!

Not impressed! The sauces were very sweet. The portions were small and expensive. Beer selections was lacking. Hush puppies were tough.

Not worth it even with a Groupon. The BBQ is average. The chicken was juicy the first few bites but quickly seemed to dry out. I’ve been here just a few times and this will be my last. The only thing I’ve liked is the ribs and corn on the cob aside from the fried things. A small party filled the bar. It was a bit distracting. I’ll stick with Mac’s speed shop.

Food is actually decent but they are incredibly under staffed and the staff they do have, well let’s just say… It about kills them to smile. Tonight, we believe 1 waitress served the entire restaurant. We waited an extremely long amount of time for her to take our payment. We had to track her down to give it to her.

Average at best. It is very expensive for what you get. The bbq tastes ok but I can get ok bbq for a lot less elsewhere. The collards and potatoes were super spicy so my kids couldn’t eat it. Our waitress was very grouchy and seriously didn“t get a smile out of any of the staff. They could use a good lesson in customer service!

Q2U is one of my favorite places for many reasons…
The Ribs here are very-​very good. They win awards with them and I can see why. They are always meaty, sometimes too much meat. And these guys know how to smoke them.
The Hamburgers here are some of my favorite! The meat is awesome and cooked exactly as you like it. I like to add some pork to my burgers, gives them and extra pop with a shot of their SC sauce on it.
Their Steaks are also top notch. The rib eye is just plain awesome. It’s hard sometimes to come in here for dinner and not get it but sometimes you have eat those ribs.
Their hotdogs are also very good, and a LOT to eat.
Their pork… first you need to know they pull the fat. So it’s different and sometimes can be a bit dry as a result. This one always seems to be a hit or miss thing. Sometimes it’s awesome and sometimes not so much. They have a great Vinegar sauce to put on it which does a nice compliment job and can moisten it a bit.
They make a very good banana pudding here. Always get it as a side.
I’d really hit them with 4.5 stars because of the pork but… it’s still good and you cannot do .5 stars so I lean them to the 5-​star.

This place rivals Mac’s Speed Shop BBQ. The meat is good, the sauces and outstanding and the sides are delicious. Well worth the trip across the state line.

Decent ‘cue. Good service. We both had the pulled barbecue chicken, me with mac & cheese and cole slaw, my daughter with mac & cheese and baked beans. When it was all over, we had empty plates and full tummies.
The cole slaw was nothing special, but the mac & cheese was great. Gooey cheesy center with firm noodles but mine also had some crunchy cheesy crust from the top of the pan. Delish! The chicken was not terrific but it was good and there was plenty of it.
Their sweet tea is VERY sweet.

Really dissapointing! We had a Groupon for takeout family meal for $ 17 and that was overpriced!!! The corn on the cob was overcooked and mushy, and then thrown on a smoker, also a large side of corn was 3 small pieces. The fries were standard frozen crinkle variety with some season-​all sprinkled on top. Also included in this meal were 4 white plain hamburger buns; and capped off with some okay pork. It certainly was nothing that stood out or would make me go back for given the underwhelming sides. Unfortunately we will not be returning.

The food is good, but WAY TOO EXPENSIVE. A hot dog is $ 7. Service ok, food ok, $ will do them in…

This place has really good food! When you walk in though you are not greeted in a friendly manner. We were not anyway! It was the first time we had eaten there. We stood at the door watching staff walk around and we were not sure if it was seat yourself or what! There was a bartender, and a few waitresses and they did not acknowledge us for a few minutes! We were then sat. Once we were sat, service got better and the food was great! My favorite was the spicy green beans! The blackberry cobbler was amazing!!!

Mixed feelings.
If I were to eat this BBQ at a catered event where I wasn’t paying and I wasn’t at their location, I would give them 4 stars easy.
Meats were good. Potato salad (although I’m sure it wasn’t from scratch), was tasty. Mac and cheese was pretty good also. The beans were awesome. Smoky and meaty and really, really good.
The problem for me is that I found the prices to be pretty steep for BBQ and I’m not picky about paying for good food. $ 9 for a three veggie plate (fries, beans and potato salad in my case) is high. The sandwiches were in the $ 7-​$ 9 range and that included the sandwich (and not a large one), two small hush puppies and a condiment size cup of coleslaw. Literally two tablespoons of coleslaw. Once you add a drink and fries, you are way over $ 10. In some environments I wouldn’t even mind this for BBQ, but this place is bare bones.
The main reason I would not go back here, despite the good food, is that the entire restaurant reeked of air freshener. I feel like they were trying to cover up some type of funky smell that inhabits the building because I could kind of smell that too. Maybe a musty smell, not sure. At any rate, I want to smell food, not fake cherry or psuedo spring meadow. The air freshener was just completely over whelming and my nose was running by the time we left. I feel confident this wasn’t a one time thing, I’m guessing the freshener is on a timed release given how consistently strong it was during our visit. Yuck. Maybe I’ll go get the beans to go.

Really good BBQ! I wouldn’t recommend the brisket but the pulled pork was delicious.
Depending on what you order it can be a bit expensive. They had incredible baked beans though and pretty good coleslaw.

Wife and I stopped in for lunch. She got the pulled pork combo w/​onion rings, and I got the beef brisket combo. I had a salad as my side which is $ 1.00 more.
I’m thinking 8.99 for my combo the sandwich is on a nice roll with the meat piled up. I was disappointed when it arrived on a mill of the run hamburger bun, and four slices of brisket. All in all eighteen bucks plus tip. Like my two stars say, I have had better. Don’t think we’ll be back.

We got a little of everything! Everything appears to be over fried (blackened sweet potato fries), over seasoned with what I believe was cayenne pepper powder (due to the caking of red powder on and around everything. However after spending $ 80, I was very disappointed.

WTF?!? You have a Groupon that expires on a day that you’re closed? Ironically, I was there on that Tuesday that you were closed… closed on a friggin’ Monday AND Tuesday? Your «Q» better be pretty damn good to be closed 2 days a week but I’ll never know… Domage!

At the recommendation of a friend of mine, I stopped in for lunch today. The BBQ joint was not busy at all, so I was promptly seated. I ordered the BBQ pork sandwich combo with baked beans and sweet tea (which for $ 6.99, including the drink, is a good deal)! I also went ahead and splurged on adding 3 ribs to my lunch (for an extra $ 5.49).
It will take me a few more times of visiting here to get a thorough review, but I will say it’s worth the 30 minute drive when I’m in Ballantyne to come over and grab some ‘cue.

Glad we used a Groupon for our first visit because it was not worth the regular price. BQ nachos were OK and had a lot if meat. Pulled pork sandwich was on a cold store brand bun and meat was super dry, cold, and tasteless. French fries were good but that was about it. Cole slaw was straight from the store, and hush puppies were over cooked.
Restaurant and staff need some cleaning up too. Kitchen and servers were walking around openly eating, sitting on counters were food was being prepped, cooks and prep were not wearing any kind of gloves, yelling orders to each other (not sure what the point of the computer system is), and they brought out our appetizer and meal all at the same time. Do not sit on the kitchen side if you don’t want to see anything about how your food is prepped or cooked.

We had our wedding on Lake Wylie, so getting our reception catered by Q2U just the other side of the lake was a natural choice. Brian was so great to work with in advance, answering all of my questions, and working with us to make sure we’d have everything we needed to satisfy both meat-​eaters and vegetarians alike. Everything was hot and ready for us when we picked it up, and the price couldn’t be beat — tons of food for less than $ 10 per person.
All of our guests (and we) RAVED about the food. He gave us vegetarian collards (per our request to accommodate our varied guest preferences), which were great on their own, but probably even better if made with ham/​pork ;) Baked beans (with meat) were amazingly delicious. Corn on the cob was spiced just right. And the ‘Q…oh, the Q! Three great sauces, each as great as the next, and the meat done just right. Our vegetarians loved the grilled smoked portabellas he provided for them, too.
Thanks for such a great experience. Would highly recommend to everyone! We just wish it were closer to where we live in CLT… the Q is the best of what we’ve had in the area!