Rock Store Bar-B-Q

Food so nice we ate here twice. I had been looking for a good BBQ place to check out in the area south of Charlotte in preparation for my annual trip to visit family. As soon as I saw Rock Store in Stallings, I knew that was the place. I made it a point to stop by on the way home from site seeing on a Thursday. Initial impressions are of the building. Such a charming little stone cottage of a place. Actually, more than stone, this place is made of quartz. Fitting considering we had just visited a couple of gold mining places. And gold is found in/with quartz. Sorry, I went off on a tangent there.Anyhow, inside is just as charming and smells incredible. There is something special about the aroma of meat being smoked for your enjoyment. We were already hungry and this added to the hunger.We were pretty quick to order and food was ready even quicker than that. The food isn't exactly made to order. They pulled the sandwiches and warm sides out of a hotbox already portioned and prepared. It all tasted pretty well fresh so that was not even an issue.Between two visits (Thursday and Sunday), the four of us ordered 6 pulled pork sandwiches and 2 beef sandwiches, baked beans, brunswick stew, white coleslaw and red coleslaw. Every bite of it was delicious. Tender meats with subtle smoke flavor. Soft buns. A hint of spice (red slaw and stew).The selection of four sauces added to the experience. I tried each - Stallings sweet tomato based sauce, hot vinegar, Carolina Gold mustard sauce and hot sauce. I took to a combination of the vinegar sauce and mustard sauce. They sell these by the bottle and it was so very tempting to get one. But I couldn't pack that in my carry on and I was not about to pay $40 to check a bag just to bring home sauce.The food was amazing. Staff were friendly and courteous. The building was charming. An overall phenominal experience. But the price is really what sold us. $5 for a pulled pork sandwich. $9 for a pulled pork sandwic combo which includes a side and a drink. Where I come from, we call that a good deal. You just can't beat it. We are now looking forward to next year when we get to come back again.

I love good local barbecue places, and Rock Store is a fantastic one.The building is a quaint, small stone building with only a handful of tables inside.The service was great both times I visited - all employees were very friendly and they were super quick.The barbecue was great - Carolina pulled pork is one of my favorites, and they do it well here. I would certainly return anytime I am in the area.

This review is overdue. I used Uber Eats for dinner on Friday, 01-27-23. I think eastern NC has the best barbecue, but I'm always willing to try a new spot.I ordered the pork plate (cornbread; macaroni & cheese; Carolina gold), baked beans, brunswick stew, and banana pudding. I wasn't a fan of the sauce or the mac & cheese. The food was hot when delivered.

I love driving up to this place to order takeout, usually the brisket meal deal for the family. The prices are great, and the brisket is delicious. I highly recommend choosing green beans as one of the sides. The wait time for takeout is also very short.

Always great BBQ! Love the stone building! Everything was excellent Highly recommend if you love tender, fall off the bone Ribs.

My wife and I decided to get some BBQ and there was only one place you go to get that, Rock Store!This place is a very small little hut with about 5-7 seats in it. Most people get the food to go or eat it in their car. We got it go and took it back home. If you blink when you drive by you might miss it so pay attention. It has a small parking lot of about 5 spaces. Park and walk in the front door. Time to order.We get the same thing every time. BBQ pork plate. You can get a sandwich but we prefer the plate. You get two sides. We get the corn bread that is absolutely amazing! We also get Mac and cheese. It's ok, could be better but good enough to eat. It also comes with a bun. I can usually get about 3 sandwiches out of the plate. If you're in the mood for dessert, get the banana pudding and get the large. It's very good. This place has never disappointed us in the many times we have gone. I fully recommend trying this place out. Price: $25-30.

I needed a little something for the long ride home after burning through an afternoon at the track. took some finding to get here and parking is in an odd way between the street and the road but it's old and storied and worth some effort. weathered stonework building looks as old as rumor puts it with a couple of tables outside and a couple more inside and if you don't look too close it feels like the place that forgot time: lots of wood and glass and a nice mount above the door opposite what can't possibly be a functional loft...on the main floor are fridges and drinks and condiments and utensils and a counter with two nice ladies doing the food thing one of whom is wanting to finish the money for food exchange while the other is telling me the famed cucumber salad is currently unavailable. sad face :-( kinda hard to complain about "settling" for green bean casserole but I'll try.sammich is good looking chunks of bird that spent some quality time in the smoker and got finished off with a happy splash of the red. tender and moist and super chickeny on your basic bready bun which is kinda the point here. got a choice of sauces on the table that will accent the flavors not cover the mistakes, went with the Carloina Gold because, well, you know... chicken. small taste of slaw left me wanting more, same goes for the beanage.

Good BBQ and fast service. The small unique building is a community plus! The prices are very reasonable also.

Everything here is good! I've been patronizing this barbecue restaurant for decades when visiting family in the area. Great pulled pork, ribs ... everything. Friendly staff and great value. This place is a gem!

Just great bbq juicy flavorful and the cornbread please best corn bread in the area. Never had a bad rack of ribs and I've been going here for years.