Jims Famous BBQ

I wonder where i start. My name is Jon and was my first time in Jim's since as long as i can remember. It seemed to be like the same BBQ place i had been in until i was met at the door by a young man named Chris. The staff was very fast to get me to my seat and help wit...h any questions that i had about the BBQ itself. That i was from Highpoint i was little confused that there was several types of BBQ and ways to prepare it. I actually didn't want to sit where they originally asked me to so they let me move to another seat and was surprised to see that the first person i talked had no problem at all with me moving to somwhere else. The pulled pork is what i had and my lady friend had the pulled chicken and i will have to admit i ate most of her plate along with my own. The young heavy set man that helped us was very fast with our order and checked with us several times and helped us very well. My mom even reminded me it is rare to have a place treat you like you are at home. Most places are not very personal when it comes to service. I am sorry i could not remember his name but i believe it was Gray. I had the best time there and my mother and i will come back as long as they are as helpful everytime. I will see you again next time im down from Highpoint. Thanks for the good time, Jon Read More

My wife and I dine at Jim's at least once a week and take our family often. That's 6 adults and three kids and it is our favorite place to get together for an enjoyable experience. They serve the best ribs and catfish I have ever had and you won't find barbeque this goo...d without driving to Hickory or Lexington. I just read a review by "caryite90". It was so bad I felt compelled to look up the rest of his reviews. This person doesn't like any business but he sure likes to complain. Check it out at by clicking on 'caryite90' on his review. Greg is one of our favorite waiters and one of the most caring waiters we have ever had. He maybe weighs 230 or 240 and is over 6 ft tall, but 350? Another "caryite90" over the top observation meant to destroy the reputation of a fine restaurant. Anyone who knows Greg will be obviously impressed with the fact that he works at Jim's to pay his way through graduate school at Carolina. Jim's also has three other servers in school, one of whom is preparing to enter Medical School at Duke. From looking at "caryite90's" other reviews, it is very possible he didn't even like his mother's cooking but I doubt he tried to destroy his mother's reputation by fantasizing every bad aspect he could think of. This guy has done 40 reviews on this site alone, including about 33 one star disasters. I'd like to know what this guy does for a living. It is pretty obvious though that he doesn't know anything about southern hospitality and good 'down home cooking' and he has a burr under his saddle for businesses covered by CitySearch. Read More

3/10/09 was our first visit to Jim's. It was a very enjoyable experience. We were treated to free "lite" appetizers while waiting for our meals. We had generous portions of the pulled & chopped Bar-B-Que. The collards were good. They are not heavily seasoned, but add ...the hot sauce and you're home. Service is enhanced by joking remarks from the staff. If you do not like laughing, stay out of here. TRY this place for yourself. I bet you'll be humming to the oldies that play during your dinning adventure. Read More

I took some friends here because A & Sons is closed on Sundays, and I had read the good reviews. Wow, was I disappointed. The service was excellent, but the food was bland and overpriced. Also, the atmosphere felt like a Toys R Us rather than a BBQ shack. Portions w...ere decent, but, again, not appropriate for the price. If you want better quality, cheaper prices, and bigger portions take the trip to the Q-shack. It's worth the drive from Chapel Hill. Read More

This used to be a good place to go and get reasonable bbq. Never anything fantastic, but very good. The last few times in they have had poor service, below average food, and the place needs a good cleaning. I would recommend finding another place in the area to spend your $!

Jim's Famous BBQ was not as wonderful as I had hoped. It is very easy to find and conveneint, but the dinning experience was not up to par. For one I am proud to be a southerner and love my BBQ, but Jim's Famous BBQ is not good or authentic BBQ, not to mention the res...taurant is far from clean. There was actualy a large creature (B.U.G) visable on the floor. If you ask me, that is not acceptable. Then there was the service. I'm sorry, but this was no selling point either. The servers seemed reluctant to provide anything but the bare minimum and that is not what I call service. Oh by the way when I left there was this absolutly terrible smell I just hope it wasn't the food. If you are looking for a less then average evening out then Jim's is for you. I'm off to look for real BBQ stop where there is some good old southern hospitality. Read More