Gardner's Barbecue Westridge Shopping Center Restaurant

Ordered takeout on our way to a baseball tournament and ended up staying to eat in because everyone working was so friendly and kind. The chicken was piping hot, their homemade hot sauce was killer, bbq sauce was sweet and smoky and a great companion to our pork sandwiches (with a yellow slaw). The tea stayed refilled and we couldn't have had a better experience. Definitely stop in for some classic eastern Carolina bbq and stay for the friendly smiles and warm greetings.

Visiting from out of town, got food to go so that we could have some leftovers for home. Delicious food, and awesome friendly service. We will return when we are in town again.

We stopped in to grab lunch. The girl at the counter was very nice. The pork BBQ was really good and had that vinegar base I like. The hush puppies weren't that great and the coleslaw was really sweet.

Not good BBQ. Taste of the turkey and the pork was very bland. No bark and no solid smokey taste to the meat. The atmosphere is old fast food restaurant that has been reconfigured. Bathrooms are dirty. The hike in the wall bbq places can often be the best but not the case here.

The woman who helped us (her name tag identified her as general manager) was angry. We didn't feel welcomed or appreciated. It was our first visit so I tried to ask questions about the menu and got terse one word answers. Food was alright but the vibe was horrible

I wished to give them a 4.5, but I went ahead and rounded it up. We purchased a mini family pack. It was meant to be large enough to feed 2-4, def could only feed 2. I've recently moved out of NC and I've been very disappointed with the BBQ I've had in MD. I really missed Carolina BBQ and their BBQ was on point! I was so excited to have what I missed so dearly! In addition, the green beans were very well seasoned. The fired chicken was seasoned perfectly, but if you wished to add condiments, the chicken could still stand on its own. The only negative thing I will mention from our meal were the yams. You could see that they were handmade, they were just a bit under seasoned for my taste. YET they were cooked perfectly. Finally, customer service was great since we made the order for pick up. Overall great restaurant, would certainly suggest someone to stop here.

I'm a born and bred Jersey girl that spent my summers with my grandparents in NC. I've enjoyed the delicacy known as Eastern Carolina Barbecue my whole life. I'm not sure when my family started frequenting Gardner's or which location but I can tell you it's a staple in my deep freezer. My family always brings pints of Pork barbecue, a 1/2 pint of Turkey barbecue, 2 dozen hush puppies (for me, only) and Cole slaw.Now that my family has moved to Rocky Mount, I stopped by on the way out. In 40yrs, I've never had the hush puppies fresh out the grease. I almost had to pull over!! The hush puppies are delicious reheated but WOW!, fresh?!? I easily at the dozen on the ride back home. Gardner's are the ONLY hush puppies I eat because they are moist, sweet and do not contain onions. Just as they are supposed to be. My family and I went through the drive thru and were pleasantly greeted. Although short of staff our food was prepared and packaged quickly. The operator even paid me the nicest compliment which absolutely made my day. If you've never experienced Eastern Carolina barbecue and all it's vinegary goodness you have to try Gardner's. It's as authentic as it gets.

This was the worst experience I ever had at a drive through. It literally took 30 minutes to get my order which only consisted of sides...NO CHICKEN! The customer service was horrible. They ask me my order twice in the 30 minutes. When I finally started to ask about my food, it appeared to be sitting there waiting and the manager offered no compensation. The food was not even good. I will Never eat at another Gardners, Ever. I would give them zero stars if I could.

3 Stars is a stretch. Extremely SLOW service. Staff mostly not friendly. I understand there is a shortage of staff, but this location is SLOW. I will say that the Wesleyan Blvd. location is fast and friendly.

This food is not as good as the restaurant on 301. And service was not friendly also their was old food on the floor in the kitchen , if I eat at Gardner's again it will be at the 301 restaurant.