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En Baldy's, te damos la bienvenida a un rincón sureño en China Grove donde el sabor casero es el rey. Nuestra especialidad es la auténtica barbacoa sureña, con cerdo y costillas cocinadas a la perfección, servidas en un ambiente sencillo con toques vintage que te harán sentir co...

Baldy's

American · China Grove

4.6 · 1,829 reviews Google
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About Baldy's

En Baldy's, te damos la bienvenida a un rincón sureño en China Grove donde el sabor casero es el rey. Nuestra especialidad es la auténtica barbacoa sureña, con cerdo y costillas cocinadas a la perfección, servidas en un ambiente sencillo con toques vintage que te harán sentir como en casa. Ven a dis...

En Baldy's, te damos la bienvenida a un rincón sureño en China Grove donde el sabor casero es el rey. Nuestra especialidad es la auténtica barbacoa sureña, con cerdo y costillas cocinadas a la perfección, servidas en un ambiente sencillo con toques vintage que te harán sentir como en casa. Ven a disfrutar de una experiencia culinaria genuina y saborea la tradición en cada bocado.

What Customers Say About Baldy's

Baldy's is a charming, nostalgic restaurant known for its friendly service and unique atmosphere filled with vintage signs. Customers rave about the hushpuppies, potato salad, and homemade sauces. Be aware that Baldy's is cash-only.

Popular Dishes

hushpuppies (3) potato salad (3) BBQ (6) banana pudding (3) onion rings red slaw Brunswick stew

Best For

Tourists Locals Casual Families

Tip: Bring cash, as they do not accept cards or checks. Also, try the award-winning banana pudding for dessert.

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🅿️ Parking Accessible 🍽️ Lunch 🌙 Dinner Coffee
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Frequently asked questions about Baldy's

Baldy's is located at 620 US-29, China Grove, NC 28023, China Grove.
Baldy's offers american cuisine.
Baldy's has regular opening hours. Check their profile for updated schedules.
Baldy's offers the following services: dine-in, takeaway.
The most recommended dishes at Baldy's based on customer reviews are: hushpuppies, potato salad, BBQ, banana pudding, onion rings.
Baldy's is ideal for tourists, locals, casual dining, families.
Baldy's is a charming, nostalgic restaurant known for its friendly service and unique atmosphere filled with vintage signs. Customers rave about the hushpuppies, potato salad, and homemade sauces. Be aware that Baldy's is cash-only.
Bring cash, as they do not accept cards or checks. Also, try the award-winning banana pudding for dessert.
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Baldy's China Grove Reviews

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Katelin Johnson

Excellent food at low prices, and incredible service (most of the staff has been working here for decades). The menu is extensive with every southern staple you could think of. Everything is priced incredibly reasonably. The only caveat is that they operate on a cash-only system, so be sure to bring cash or use the ATM located in the building. Right off the I-85, this is a local gem with plenty of history, and one of China Grove's claims to fame.

Nathan Martinson
Nathan Martinson

Holy smokes. This place is honestly fantastic. That golden bbq sauce is so friggin fire

Chris Louderback
Chris Louderback

Love the signs! As a sign collector myself i understand the passion, but this quality collection is amazing. The food and service was great and the location was perfect for our travels.

Elizabeth “Buffy” Lloyd
Elizabeth “Buffy” Lloyd

Second time here while visiting family. Food was great. Owner even came around and thanked everyone for coming in. Loved all the sauces. Our server was a gem.

Stephanie Eudy
Stephanie Eudy

There is nothing wrong with anything at Gary's BBQ. Delightful menu with options other than bbq. It looked clean from what I saw from the booth. Food & service is superb! Want a small town feel? This would be it. * Bring cash. They do not accept any cards or checks.

Barbara Plumley
Barbara Plumley

You will enjoy excellent BBQ. I had a plate. Included 2 sides with hushpuppies. Love the potatoe salad and white slaw tea and lemonade mixed. I bought a lot of things for take out. Brunswick stew. 1 lb BBQ with red slaw. I pint potatoes salad. I pint banana pudding. 8 bottles of sauce for Christmas presents to family in the military and in SC. Locally owned business in Landis. Great ambiance for families. Churches any group traveling. They have curb service as well. the family and waitresses and Maxx in the kitchen. Open Tuesday-Satrurday 1pm until 9pm. Closed Sunday and Monday.

Ella Doby
Ella Doby

Unlike any other place. The atmosphere takes you back to the 70’s and I love it. The BBQ is to die for! My favorite dish is the BBQ tray with red slaw and onion rings, oh and of course cherry lemon sundrop! You must try this place if you’re visiting China Grove! I also love that they have curbside service, this is so convenient for days you’re in a rush!

LaTina
LaTina

The salad was a nice small platter. It was stacked full three hush puppies and a sweet tea was more than enough for me. It was delicious!

BlissNC
BlissNC

Super cool time capsule restaurant. Good food and friendly service! And I have to say their wedge fries were perfection!! So hard to find them cooked like that. They came nice and hot, perfectly cooked all they way through with crispy outside and soft center. I just happened upon them on a trip back from Charlotte. What a gem of a restaurant!!

Mr. Matt
Mr. Matt

Really good and friendly service. I sat at the bar and got to know quite a few local people and chatted with some of them. Food was really good and the banana pudding was home made highly recommend getting that. Bring cash or just the credit card machine at the entrance when you get there.

304 Dips
304 Dips

Gary's BBQ spot is a must-try for that home-town dining experience! The sauces are home made and they pair great with the pulled pork sandwich. For dessert, the award winning banana pudding is a must try! Although I do not recommend the mac-n-cheese haha, everything else was great! The staff was warm and welcoming, even the food was surprisingly affordable! Although make sure to bring cash, as that's the only accepted payment. Gary's is a unique restaurant with vintage cars on display. The décor is unique as well with cool signs that Gary has personally collected over the last 50 years. If your reading this Gary, thanks again for the hospitality!

Tony Davidson
Tony Davidson

Wonderful place. Excellent food. Friendly folks. What more could you ask for? Love the decor as well, walls are covered with nostalgic signs, someone really put a great deal of work into this place since it opened back in 1971!. Be sure and stop by if you're anywhere close by, I think you'll be glad you did.

Laura McDonnell
Laura McDonnell

Charming restaurant and a great value! We got the combo plate (chicken and BBQ). Hushpuppies were huge and delicious, the potato salad was some of the best I have had around town, and the onion rings were crispy and delicious. The BBQ and chicken were fine but not the stars of this place. The different BBQ sauces were fun and delicious! Our server was fast, friendly, and helpful. She even gave us a good size sample of the banana pudding. Love the atmosphere of this restaurant!

Laura Lockhart
Laura Lockhart

Love this little hometown place! People we extremely friendly and welcoming. Menu felt and tasted like home cooked food. Atmosphere was eclectic with lots of interesting peices from the past. Define must visit stop!

Nathan Hutchison
Nathan Hutchison

The food is good. They menu is lacking in information- sides with plates etc. The lady checking us out was rude and acted like I did something wrong because the picked up my receipt with the plates. I had to remind the waitress of what we ordered, correcting at my own expense. Still the lady at the register was rude. There are plenty of BBQ places in the area. I'll try somewhere else next time. They also didn't give us any BBQ sauce with our to-go order. Mid at best.

David Duke
David Duke

I'm not a big fan of this place. Food was a 5 out of 10. Maybe it was old. They do not accept debit or credit cards. Limited parking. Too many other good BBQ joints within 5 miles.

Garrett “Fluffy” Maynard
Garrett “Fluffy” Maynard

This place is pretty bad, honestly. I spent over $150, but I ordered like everything on the menu so maybe it’s my fault. The food was trash, but the lights? Kinda cool. And the signs? Also cool, like funny or whatever. So yeah, food sucked but the lights were neat. Wouldn’t come back for the food, but the lights are cool, lol.

Paul Gunstone
Paul Gunstone

Local Hotspot for the locals, My server was excellent and was very attentive. Atmosphere was very country and nice. Food on the other hand was slightly above average. NOT impressed... Nothing to bring me back. The Mac and cheese I got with my combo plate was small box off brand look and taste. The beef was cooked well but bland. Not even the BBQ sauce made much difference. The chicken looked pressed and very thin. Think it may have been frozen bulk chicken breasts. Locals seem to love it. Parking lot is always full. But I've had much much better BBQ. I think if they used better quality food products I'd be a repeat customer. But until then I have to pass.

B
B 123

I've had BBQ from across the country and this was very meh. First off, the "BBQ" is pulled pork. There isn't an option for sausage, brisket, or any of the other meats you'd expect for BBQ. I asked for Mac and cheese as a substitute and it was Kraft Mac from the blue box...like what?! That's embarrassing for a place that styles itself a BBQ joint to serve. The hush puppies were pretty good but too oily. The pulled pork was pretty good so if that's all you want then this place may be to your liking. The waitress we had was great, she was on top of our table and the others she was handling. The interior is also a retro vibe which is cool. It's cash or check only which is okay but not great. Overall, not worth it, wouldn't go back.

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FriedChicken

Low and affordable price, it caters to local residents. Lunch time is pack, seems like seniors' favorite place to eat in town. Big portion for such low price also. I like their old decors of old signs and cars. There are even cars inside the restaurants. Problem is their BBQ is not that good. Side items are much better than their main item, maybe because it is easier to make. Fries and onion rings were hot and crispy. BBQ meat taste weird, BBQ sauce is too vinegary and watery. Locals might like it because they are used to it for decades but not someone driving by

Michele Keen Chew
Michele Keen Chew

The price was good, and the hushpuppies were probably the best savory ones I’ve had in the state, but the rest wasn’t great. If you go, bring cash, they don’t take cards of any kind and their ATM has an extra surcharge. 🙄 The cashier seemed annoyed that I didn’t know where to go to order food. It was my first time (and last) in the restaurant. The food was not what I expected. But the hushpuppies were good! The vibes in the restaurant were weird too. It felt like if you weren’t a regular that you weren’t welcome. It felt like it was a sundown town but in restaurant form. All of the vintage signs on the wall were fun to look at.

Walter White
Walter White

This place is NOT for people of color ! Ate lunch here today and the white lady with short hair literally ignored me and my cousin as we tried to pay for our bill , she even asked us are you guys trying to pay as if we were standing there to look cool …. We kindly said yes we would like to pay ….. So I proceed to hand her my ticket only for her to let 2 more WHITE people jump in front of us as if we were literally back in the 1930s This type of racism should NOT exist in 2025 our money is green just like eveyone else but I guess when your skin is BLACK you are NOT welcome at Gary’s white supremecy BAR B WE WILL NEVER STEP FOOT IN THIS PLACE AGAIN !

Rich C
Rich C

People were telling me how fantastic this place was. So we gave it a try. The prices were great, but the service was not. I told the server we've never been here and I'm guessing they didn't pay attention. I asked for the BBQ Rib platter, then she said did you want pork or chicken. I was confused. Then when I went to pay I didn't realize they were cash only and was told that in a very sparky way. Again first time going there. So when we got home, firstly I got shredded pork, secondly no sauce at all, just dry shredded pork. Don't know how this place had such good reviews.

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🕐 Hours Today
11AM-9PM
Rating
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💬 Reviews
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⏱️ Typical Visit
People typically spend 10 min to 1 hr here
📞 Phone
+1 704-857-8314
🌐 Website
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