Checkered Flag Barbecue

Nice variety of items on the menu ranging from dinner plates to burgers to bbq. The Qualifier is one of my favs. Highly recommend this if you like grilled chicken sandwiches. The waitstaff are friendly and take good care of you, making sure your beverages don't run dry. During the cooler months, I would also recommend the Brunswick stew and grilled cheese combo. That's some good eatin'.

I have passed this place several times and finally decided to give it a try. It was lunchtime and barbecue sounded like a good plan. The tables were distanced apart. The servers were wearing masks. We sat at an available table and were approached by our server right away. We placed our orders and our food and drinks were delivered promptly. The service was friendly and efficient. I got a sliced barbecue sandwich and my date a chopped barbecue sandwich. Mine was good(not great) except it wasn't warm. The chopped sandwich was warmer. The slaw on the sandwiches was good. The price was very fair for what we received.

I've waited to try this place for a good while! But every single time I went, they were either closed or the place was PACKED!!!! Luckily, I was finally able to see what the big deal was. From the outside, the place looks pretty small. Whenever you walk in, it's very surprising to see how spacious it is. They serve everything from breakfast to lunch to dinner. Items include several sandwiches, Burgers, BBQ and even heavier dishes (think spaghetti, chicken fried steak, numerous veggies etc). I was immediately greeted upon walking in and my family and I chose a spacious booth to sit in. My toddler daughter was very happy with her grilled cheese. I ordered the Qualifier, which is a grilled chicken sandwich with delicious honey mustard, grilled onions, bacon, and cheese on a massive 5 inch bun. I got a side of potato wedges instead of fries. The only critique I have of the sandwich is that I would get double the onions and bacon next time. The wedges were so good as well!!! My husband ordered a footlong hotdog with fries and a side of hush puppies. He loved the hot dog, but wasn't the biggest fan of the fries. The hush puppies are the size of goofballs and pretty decent. Our server was excellent, and very patient with us as we mulled over the menu to decide what to order. The sweet tea is very sweet, so if you want less sugary tea, I'd suggest ordering half sweet/unsweetened. Can't wait to go back and try their menu! Average price would be around $9 a person as a ballpark estimate.

Exceptionally slow, not due to staff shortages just not paying attention. Took almost 40 minutes to even take our order, no drink refills Don't recommend unless you have time to spare

We have become regulars, the wait staff work as a team like I have never seen. These ladies blow us away how they handle the dining room. They get everyone fed and keep cleaning and getting orders out. The food is hot and fresh. We are there every Friday night for fish night. We love eating here.

I have drove by this place quite a lot but I never took the time to go in and get some food. Honestly, I was kinda iffy on eating here because being from up north and living in the south, sometimes you get bad vibes. But I am so glad that I finally got to try this place. We went in and was welcomed with a big smile and that southern hospitality, even the other customers were nice and soft spoken, I loved the vibe here. On to the food, I can actually say I have no complaints at all. I had the fried chicken served with gravy, Mac and cheese and potato salad. I enjoyed all of it. I have been back at least 4 times now, trying new things every time. And so far, i have not been disappointed. I definitely would recommend this place to anyone.

Despite the name, this little restaurant's strong suit is not its barbecue, at least not for us. It may well be in their breakfast fare (pancakes made from scratch, additional time required for prep), but we haven't tried that, but their daily specials, meat and 2 options are pretty damn nice! This is a small place, quite a ways out S. Main, almost to Jake Alexander Blvd, that serves up 3 meal a day, and has a varied menu - with all the breakfast usuals (and a few unusuals, like a French Toast & Liver Mush Combo), Daily Specials & Meat & 2's like Country Fried Steak, Fried Flounder, and Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, a large number of sandwich choices including a nice array of specialty sandwiches, burgers, hot dogs, and of course, Pork BBQ, and even a Beef Brisket Sandwich!We had the Country Fried Steak, and the Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, and our food was on the table very quickly. The fried steak, with a super white pepper gravy, was excellent, among the best we've found in the area. The mashed potatoes were real, smooth and creamy, covered with even more of that great gravy. The Fried Okra was also very well done, and there was plenty of it.The Spaghetti was also very good, with plenty of meaty sauce that had some sharp flavor. The Texas Toast was not at all good, limp and soggy. The garden salad was OK even though the blue cheese salad dressing was a packet of Ken's.I tried a hot dog and this is a very nice chili dog, one that I'd definitely order again. The Chopped BBQ Sandwich was not good at all. There was not a lot of pork, and what was there was old tasting, and there was only a touch of BBQ Slaw - would not order this again, there is too much excellent BBQ around Salisbury to mess with this.

I do not know how this place stays open or why people keep going here. It is hands down one of the worst restaurants we have in town. I love hotdogs but they can not even do a decent footlong hotdog, not good, no flavor. Bbq, I am gonna assume they get it in from somewhere or I hope they do so they will have someone else to blame, just horrid.Every day I go by and I ask myself, why is anyone there, cant they taste the grossness? LolWe have so many much better places in town, please save yourself the heartache and possible heartburn and go anywhere else.

It is hard to get breakfast just right and they did it. The service was terrific, with someone coming by to check about every 3-4 minutes.

I normally get good food from here but my husband, who was eating lunch with the men of our church, bought me a bar-b-que 1/2 chicken plate. When I started to eat my chicken it was so dry that the chicken was shredded strips that were not ate able. Even applying more sauce did not help. When I called to complain I was told to bring it back. My husband was back at work and me being handicapped I can't drive. She told me that there was nothing they could do. That to me was poor customer service. She could have offered a discount on next meal or a replacement on another day. Or an I'm sorry which I never received. Will not eat from there again.