Had my 1st experience here today, 12/20/18. First off the location is great! Located INSIDE the Flint Farmers Market. The market building has free parking on site! The market is full of energy and a variety of stands and vendors offering all kinds of food. Charlie’s BBQ was fantastic. They were busy but I was able to order after about 1 minute. The guys in the kitchen hustle! The ladies at the counter were very friendly. I ordered the Smokin Combo for about $16. Came with brisket, chicken, polish sausage and two sides. LOTS of food! The food was Smokey and delicious. Chicken and sausage was my favorite.
Decent BBQ, 10$ for a sandwich and a side. The baked beans were really good, great job. The chicken sandwich was good. Good sauce to meat ratio and good flavor. The ladies at the front were very nice and friendly. I want to come back and try some more things.
We ate at The Flint Farmers Market on A Saturday. The ribs are North End Flavor but even more tender. The sauce has a small spice, just right for us.
THE MAC & CHEESE Is real cheese and tons of flavor. Baked Beans with a hint of BBQ. Both blew me away.
A little pricey but well worth the price and the wait.
The combo dinner is the best value!
Dang good ribs. I highly recommend making sure you stop by and try them!
Best bbq around for sure. The brisket is by far the best I have had from any of the places I have gotten it from before. It is family ran and operated and they are all super nice.
I like the food. I wish they had a regular location. Smokin' Charles is one of my Flint Favs. They ladies who work their are nice, and when it's busy they stay respectful to each other-all the staff. And that's tough in the pace of food, fam and businesses. Keep 9n keeping on!
We had their BBQ at the Brighton BBQ and Jazz festival. Their food was delicious! The brisket was moist with a tasty rub and the fat was like butter that just melted in your mouth. The BBQ sauce was more tomato based and delivered on flavor, it was awesome drenched over the brisket. The ribs we got could have used more time to be more tender but that was probably due to the high demand at the festival. The mac n cheese was on point. Also with over 15 BBQ stands setup only Charlie’s had a line and that was at 1:30 pm as well! We’d definitely get this again!
Amazing BBQ! Had the brisket dinner and it was awesome. Melt in your mouth, tender, no knife required, lol. The sides were delicious also. Green beans with a little spice and garlic, and the coleslaw was creamy with just a hint of sweet; not overpowering like others I've tried. Highly recommend checking out Charlie's ♥️
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