Carolina Kitchen & BBQ Co. 950 Glendale Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431

"It was good. Quality meat, tasty and unique BBQ sauces. They were out of brisket though, on a Tuesday at noon, which is their first day back open from their weekend, which I felt was odd, and the peach cobbler was ice cold. The moonshine BBQ sauce was delicious."

"Such a great spot for family dinner. Easy to order with their kiosk and you don’t have to wait too long for the food to come out."

"The service has been amazing and we are only on day 2. The food is being prepared over an hour away and still shows up fresh and hot. We are feeding 80 people twice a day. Breakfast is served before 7am lunch is around 11:30. The early morning preparation and delivery has been amazing by this team. Carolina BBQ gave us a 10 day menu and will be on my list of food delivery on these type jobs whenever I have the opportunity. Prices are fair and the service is perfect. Constant communication, great personalities and great food. I would rate them 10/10."

"Somewhat of a hidden location from the road. I ordered the regular brisket sandwich with the sweet bbq sauce. The brisket was almost out stock but it was still moist and flavorful. Also got the mac and cheese which was a little on the runny side but still very good and had a slight pepper flavor but wasn’t spicy. The potato chips were seasoned but a little on the greasy side but still ok. I definitely will come back to try some of their other menu items in the future."

"Full disclosure: I am a native of Western NC. This is an interesting take on Eastern NC BBQ. I had the pulled pork (technically, the staple of Eastern NC BBQ is chopped pork), two pork ribs, fries, chili, cornbread, and sweet tea. Since it was Friday they offered fried cod so I had a piece as well. And peach cobbler. Of course, I had to take some of it home. The pulled pork has a good flavor, vinegar based, and served sopping wet in its own little tray. That was unusual to me as traditional Eastern NC BBQ is served dry, with sauces on the table. So an oddity there but no big deal. The ribs and peach cobbler were decent. The fish is fine although thin and with a heavy British style batter. The chili seems like some type of beef and tomato stew completely covered in cheese and is outside the bounds of what I think of when I think of chili. To my surprise, there is no ground beef whatsoever. Not bad, just unexpected. And more similar to a stew in consistency than a typical chili from say Texas, the South, or Cincinnati where ground beef is the main ingredient. This is the first BBQ restaurant I've been in with no BBQ sauces on the table. To start, you have to order your meal from a video screen at the counter and one of the screens requires you to pick one from four BBQ sauces available: hot, mild, mustard based, and "moonshine"??? So I just went with the traditional South Carolina mustard-based sauce. I still have no idea what the mysterious "moonshine" sauce is all about. Or how hot the hot is. Or how flavorful the mild is. You get to pick one. Guessing in the wind unless you've been before and know already. The verdict: decent, several oddities, no hush puppies that I know of, odd hours (they close at 7:00 pm on Friday, 5:00 pm on Saturday and 4:00 pm Tue-Thu). Skip the fish and chili. Try the ribs. Consider the cobbler."