R O's Barbeque Catering - Gastonia

As a Gastonia Native, I 've been eating at R.O. 's since the 50 's. As a child I used to order the slaw burger (which has no meat, only their famous spicy slaw). As I grew older, I graduated to the minced BBQ sandwich, and as an adult, I now prefer the sliced BBQ sandwich (all with extra slaw). Get plenty of napkins! Many patrons order the hamburgers and hot dogs (with the slaw and chili). You can still order from and eat in your car, so no need to dress up. Please remember to tip your car hop! This has always been a blue collar restaurant, which was a favorite of the Textile Mill workers (at the height of the Gaston County based industry). Come to G-Town for a real treat!

The first thing that struck me was how clean ROs is! We had the pulled pork bbq plate and it was very reasonably priced and delicious not fatty, very tender and well seasoned. Of course I had to try the slaw, and glad I did! Not what I expected yet opened more possibilities for dressing up everything thinking right now about fried fish, burgers, salad dressing, even rice.

We're checking out local BBQ places and decided to give this place a try in hopes of some good hole-in-the-wall ribs. Guess what? No ribs! Actually, nothing on the menu that spoke BBQ at all except if you maybe wanted BBQ sauce added on your burger. Which my husband ordered. I ordered a BLT with a side of coleslaw. Everything is a la carte, and I thought maybe adding some coleslaw might make me feel more like I was in a BBQ joint. The food wasn't too great. My BLT was soft and floppy and we used the coleslaw as a dipping sauce for the french fries my husband ordered. The coleslaw was the oddest I've ever had. It was like a soup of Thousand Island, lots of pepper, and some cabbage shreds mixed in. Overall, front desk service was good, but the facility wasn't the cleanest and the food wasn't something I would return for.

I don't live near RO or would go way more frequently but whenever I am in the area it is a definite hotspot. I had actually been craving their bbq sandwich for about six months. The foot is delicious and their bbq slaw (which I'd never heard of bbq slaw before ROs) adds an extra pizazz to the sandwich for an overall amazing affect. The staff is very friendly and helpful and were adhering to COVID cleaning standards. Done in was available.

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