Charlie K's BBQ - Barbecue restaurant in Ocean View - 95 Atlantic Ave, USA

Great experience at Charlie K’s! They helped me put together an order of brisket, pulled pork & Mac-n-cheese for our daughter’s grad party. Got some nice fresh rolls to go with it, too. Everything was delicious, and the staff was so helpful over the phone and when we arrived for pickup. I especially appreciated it since it was a last-minute order (and a holiday weekend!), but they were still so accommodating. Highly recommend!

We stopped at the farmers market next door and we're lured over to Charlie K's because of the wonderful smell of barbecue. We were very disappointed. I don't see what everybody raves about in these reviews. Maybe because they've never had real BBQ like I have, from North Carolina, Memphis, Kansas City, and Austin. We ordered a full rack of ribs and a half pound of brisket with four sides to share for the two of us. We had wanted to try their chicken but it wasn't ready yet, not until the dinner hour. Our first disappointment was the ribs. They don't even trim the silver skin before cooking. That shows their inexperience-- or MAYBE just their laziness. Regardless, I hate chewing on that tough leathery silver skin, especially when it gets hard or dry from barbecuing. The sauce was pretty good, on the picant side and not too sweet. But I wouldn't go back for their ribs. The brisket did have a nice Smoky flavor, not overpowering. You could tell they really did smoke it. But we were also disappointed in how it was served: we asked the girl at the window if it was sliced and she said yes. When we got home and opened the container that was only half full, it was clearly shredded, lots of little bits and not a slice there. I assumed they weighed it but maybe not because it filled only half the container. I would eat this again. As for the sides, the three potato salad had a nice flavor. The macaroni salad used very large pasta spirals, and was a different preparation than I had ever had. Not really mayonnaise-y, but not really a vinaigrette style either. It was nothing more than the pasta and some very finely diced celery, nothing more. The coleslaw was very very finely shredded cabbage with a VERY vinegary dressing. Too tart, not even a hint of sweetness that I believe coleslaw should have. And all it was -- was cabbage, not even a single shredded piece of carrot or anything else. The fourth side that we tried was the baked beans, again nothing special. It did have a lot of chopped green pepper added to it, which was a bit tart, red bell pepper would have been better. I guess overall our biggest complaint with the sides was the portion, really only about four or five bites per serving, barely a couple ounces. Lastly, I have to comment on the cornbread. It was so dry, almost chalky. It just crumbled to bits when you try to bite or break off a piece. I've had a lot of cornbread in my 60 years, and this takes the award for the worst I've ever eaten. No thank you! If not for the flavor of the brisket, I'd have given only 1 star. I'd be curious to try their chicken, and maybe taste their Amish pie. But sadly I won't make a special effort to return to Charlie K's. There are better places to eat in the area.

Definitely worth the stop for some good brisket. My wife had the pull pork sandwich she loved it. The grill chef brought us some grilled chicken to try it was delicious.

Great BBQ! Worth noting that ribs aren’t usually available until 1pm and turkey is available on Saturdays but not on Fridays. The chicken is phenomenal!

Really good food and friendly service. Learned how they cook the food and you can see the smokers in the back. We actually ate on the picnic tables right on the lawn there. Love their hours.

Tried Charlie K’s for the first time today and we were not disappointed. Both the brisket and the pulled pork were delicious. The meats were high quality and done to perfection. Other customers were ordering chicken and ribs which I suspect are just as good. The service was great too…the young men taking and serving up the orders were both pleasant and efficient. There was a line of customers at 11:10 and they only open at 11:00! Can’t wait to go back and try something different!

Yummy bbq and sauce!!! I also love that this bbq place sells Cheerwine on tap!!! I love a good cold Cheerwine in the Summer!!!

Looking for BBQ, well I do love brisket but this one lacks that smoked flavor and sliced that I'm use to. If you love shredded brisket then you won't be disappointed, the sides was good except for their minced style coleslaw, and the mac n cheese tasted like it was out of a box. The flavors are good but it missed the mark of a great BBQ, friendly staff with an outdoor Porto potty.