Big Mikes BBQ

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Just average. If you're looking to crave your basic BBQ needs, Big Mikes does the trick. However, it's not the best in the area. Staff is great, considered to be a staple for Cary locals, but it misses the mark for my personal taste. The potato salad is fried potatoes and served hot with melted cheese and sour cream. The sauces are a bit watery for my liking. Call me old school when it comes to BBQ, but potato salad is not deep fried or served hot. I totally respect their desire to be different, but I'm more of a traditional BBQ guy.

The good: the BBQ, and honestly that's the best you could want from a BBQ joint! Really like the chopped pork. Service has also always been good. The bad: The sides, not a fan of ANY of the remaining sides. They used to have Mac n cheese and cornbread on the menu which was pretty good. My husband and I would often get platters as takeout. However, now that both of those have been removed from the menu neither of us really like any of the remaining sides we have tried. The fries are ok but not worth the overall price for a meal.

We grabbed dinner one night at Big Mike's BBQ and really enjoyed our meal! Parking was very easy since there were plenty of spots right outside of the restaurant. We debated sitting inside versus outside, but ended up choosing to sit outside because the weather was reasonably nice :) We ordered our food and just as we settled in, a bee decided to come hang out at our table. Since we have a toddler, we thought it'd be better to move inside and avoid the bee, and thankfully the staff were totally cool with this.The food was tasty! I ended up getting a BBQ pork sandwich with a side of the smoked potato salad. I was kind of expecting a "mushy" potato salad but it was basically roasted potatoes covered in some kind of cheesy mayo sauce. It was very good, but also very caloric! I was stuffed after my meal, so I would definitely be wary of the portion sizes and not order a bunch of sides.Overall, we would definitely come back here.

We were near the Raleigh Durham Airport and looking for a place to eat a late lunch. We are not very familiar with the Raleigh area and decided to check Big Mike's out based on Yelp reviews.We arrived about 4pm and were immediately greeted by a young lady. She told us we could take a seat anywhere. I should note there wasn't another customer in sight. We took a seat at one of the large tables and we were brought menus. We immediately noticed the floor was very slippery. She agreed and said something about the people who mopped the floor the previous night. The menu is on the small side and we thought the prices were higher than what we see in the Triad area but they may be very comparable to the local Raleigh-Durham area. We were told they were out of fries and also a second item which I don't now recall what it was. Two of us decided on the pulled pork while the other two decided to order brisket to share along with assorted sides. The sides ordered were mac n cheese and slaw.The interior seems clean and comfortable but did have a bit of a dingy feel to it. While we waited for our food we did see to go orders being picked up but no one else came in to sit down.Our food arrived in a timely manner and looked good. We dug in and thought it was decent but not fantastic like the BBQ we had earlier in our trip which we all compared it to. Overall, this was a decent experience but did not blow our socks off. Maybe we were there on an off day but there is room for improvement in our opinion.

Very pleased. I got the BBQ Nachos with pork BBQ. It was a hearty portion, very reasonably priced, and tasty. I wished I lived closer to this restaurant; I would definitely be revisiting.

Bbq nachos and Mac n cheese were served cold.Service seems to have changed too....one server would never come by, and I had to ask for items from anyone we saw. We were charged for an item we didn't order, didnt think anything of it.....but we heard multiple people have stuff on their bill that they didn't get or did not order?.....and the flies and gnats were not any added ambiance

Raleigh is a fine area to visit, but their idea of BBQ and mine are not the same. But I'd heard plenty of good things about Big Mike's and I made my way over. I sat at the bar and had a 3 meat platter. Brisket, burnt ends, and chopped BBQ chicken. Actually, I had asked for ribs, but got brisket instead. Not that I was complaining as things would turn out. I was expecting pulled chicken and instead it was roughly chopped chicken breast. I was glad it wasn't pulled but the meat was a little dry which can happen easily with chicken breast. I needed a decent amount of sauce for it. It was seasoned well though. Burnt ends were fine, not the best, not the worst. But the brisket was incredibly good. In the mid Atlantic, a lot of BBQ places do the pork well, but not the beef. Well Big Mike's does a great job with the cow. Moist meat, a nice layer of bark on the outside. I would certainly order this again. Thumbs up for the sides, the smoked potato salad is one of the best BBQ sides I've ever had. Potatoes were all dente, the dressing was super cheesy and thick. Cucumber salad was a fine refresher for the palate. Service was pretty good, though it did take a little more time than I would have wanted to get my drink refill. But the check was processed in a timely manner.If anything, maybe some more sides like mac and cheese and cornbread would be a nice addition. But a good BBQ spot for sure.

First and foremost we will remember the amazing service we had when we visited straight off the plane at RDU. It was the kindest possible welcome to the area. Beyond that the food was as great. I can't eat beef or pork, but the family raved about the ribs and the burnt ends. The chicken was very good (wings and chopped). What I will remember most though is the potato salad and the greens, both amazing the best I've ever had.

Food may still be good, but the new menu is not. I just visited at 12:35 on a Sunday... they are out of several items including ribs, burnt ends & sweet potato fries. This in itself isn't huge, but notable because these represent a fair amount of the menu. They have removed several items from the new menu, & rose prices quite a bit. I suggest you check out the new menu before riding out & you may want to call to check availability.