Old Carolina Barbecue Company - Akron

I ordered from this place through door dash and unfortunately part of my food was taken, it was no fault of theirs but the manager went above and beyond to accommodate me and followed up after to make sure I was good! I will definitely be ordering from them again. They have great customer service!!

We ordered catering for a group of 7 on Dec 22 for our company Christmas party. It was great. We called in the morning and got the food later that day. The food was fresh and delicious. They gave us everything we needed. Plates and cutlery included. Would definitely recommend if planning a party.

The lady at the counter was so cheerful! I could tell she liked her job.
Food was great! I always get the Ranchero Hot Dog, along with everything else. I’m partial to the pulled pork, which is always delicious.

This is far better than your typical fast food offerings and the price is the same if not cheaper in some cases. The value you get and the excellent food will definitely keep me coming back. I highly recommend this restaurant try it you won't be disappointed.

Very hospitable, spoke with the young lady who took my order and had informed me over the phone prior to my visit about what was available, pricing and etc. I'm from NC, and lived there a majority of my life. Grew up with the best BBQ makers in the world and with a name like "Old Carolina" I was expecting at least something comparable. It was spectacular, the smell in the air of the restaurant was an amazing addition to the atmosphere of the establishment and the friendly demeanor of the employees really helped. On to the food, I ordered for $14 a two meat plate, which I chose baked beans, Mac'n cheese, and they give a side of cornbread. The meat was pulled pork. It's served dry and they have a "Sauce bar" where you can choose your own sauce. I am from the Piedmont so once I saw there was a sauce claiming the name I had to try it. I was not disappointed in the slightest, the meat was cooked very well, you can really tell they took effort into the process of a 12 hour smoke, the sauce tasted like home. I've lived in OH for 2 years now and can faithfully say this was the best $14 I've spent in my time in OH on food so far. I would highly recommend if you want some good NC style BBQ to give this restaurant a shot. I forgot to take a picture of my meal beforehand but couldn't help myself from digging right in.

Good, authentic BBQ. Mac and cheese is amazing, breading and spices on it are good, adds sweet to the savory of the Mac and cheese. They sell a decent variety of drinks ranging from sweet tea to their (in my opinion) main drink, Cheerwine(soft drink). If you want to bring a little bit of old Carolina home with you, you can also buy some BBQ sauce(sold upfront).

I am giving this rating mostly because of the wonderful service I always get from Torri at this location. She is always so friendly and patient with me. She answers all my questions and makes sure I leave with everything I need, thank you Torri!!

I think this is the best CBBQ I’ve been to. Food is always fresh and tastes great. What you get for the money is really good, hard to beat these days. For the same amount you spend on a chipotle burrito you could get THIS instead. The staff at the Fairlawn CBBQ make this chain the best version of itself. I hope they are recognized for their hard work. Cheers.

-a returning customer

Order was prepared on time per specification and cheerfully served by Kendra. Order was for takeout at a specific time.

Place was amazing. Everything has so much flavor the baked beans the green beans the brisket all the different barbecue flavors highly recommend.

Great service and great food on a very busy Super Bowl Sunday!

The restaurant was clean, the staff was very kind, and the meals were prepared quickly.

Coming from the south and had decent barbecue we were pleasantly impressed with this place! Everything was delicious and the service was great. Highly recommend the pulled pork and ribs. The honey vanilla butter and cornbread was such a nice combo. We will be back to this gem soon!

Great tasting smoked pulled pork, creamy cole slaw, baked beans and Hawaiian Sweet buns. First we tried this Old Carolina BBQ. We celebrated their 20th anniversary on August 20th!

This place happens to not be an appalling nightmare, which it pretty cool, actually. The service is great, the food is better and (you may quote me on this) I like it a lot.

I had my daughter's grad party catered and it was a great experience. Kelsey was so helpful!! The process was easy and the food was amazing!!! Lots of happy guests at the party.

Fast friendly even with pick up order they took the time to say hi. The food was wonderful as usual from Old Carolina 👍🏼

Love their Lent special shrimp every year

We used them for our wedding and it was perfect. Brooke was amazing with getting us together so last minute. The ladies were so sweet and made the night as easy as possible. The food was amazing, and the Mac & Cheese was a big hit. Thank you old Carolina for being there for our big day! And thank you Brooke for everything you did to make it happen!!

Just ate a Brisket Bowl and a side of Onion Straws. DELICIOUS!!!