Cooper's Barbecue & Catering
Raleigh, NC 27601-1805
Phone: (919) 832-7614
- Price:
- $
- Best of Citysearch:
- Barbecue Food 2006
- Hours:
- Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Editorial Review for Cooper's Barbecue & Catering – by Alex Leviton
In Short
You can sit at the counter or a booth in this noisy, animated barbeque joint. Get a glimpse into what life used to be like during the old days and check out the photographs lining the wall. There's nothing fancy on the menu, just good ol' barbeque. There's a handful of choices: chopped, sliced or spare-rib barbeque, or barbequed, fried or chopped chicken. Good bets for side orders are the stew and the cole slaw.
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User Reviews for Cooper's Barbecue & Catering
03/07/2009 Posted by NCSUMike87
As someone who is from Lexington, NC I have to admit that I came to this site looking for a good BBQ restaurant. I seen Cooper's and I believed all these reviews but in all honesty it was terrible. The chopped BBQ was bland, dry, and basically minced. The brunswick stew was weird and probably from a can. The best part was the hush puppies and pork skins who were lukewarm and chewy. The service was the worst I have ever had in any restaurant I have ever been. The waitress dropped the food off and that was it. Forget about getting a refill or asking for anything because there was no service and I have to admit that I was shocked that a restaurant with this many good reviews would be so horrible. When I paid for my food at the counter I asked the OWNER if I could get a refill. The OWNER then yells to his wife across the restaurant to get me a refill but she yelled back that she was filling an order and would get back to me. I waited for 5 awkward minutes waiting for a refill and I didn't get one. If the owner who sat there and looked at me the whole time I waited for my drink was too lazy to do it himself than I will I can promise I will never go back. Don't be fooled by the other reviews!
Pros: Nothing
Cons: Everything is terrible and has terrible service. Even the OWNER is lazy!!!
11/25/2008 Posted by Jmeluso
First the disclaimers.... I am a Yankee, I am not an expert with BBQ. But, I am a CIA grad, have been in the food business for over 20 years and manage a very upscale Long Island country club with a serious, top notch chef. I have a smoker at home and am learning authentic, 10 hours on the smoker BBQ. In other words, I am a food educated Yankee. My daughter just started at NC State and Dad (me) was planning his first visit. Foodie that I am, I did my research and was on a mission to go to Clydes. Oh my god, what good BBQ! I had the BBQ and ribs combo with collard greens, corn and butter beans, hush puppies, pork skins and sweet tea. What a treat. I enjoyed every bite. The BBQ was like nothing that this food educated Yankee had ever tasted. It was sweet, with a touch of sauce and a subtle, pork skin flavor. Tender does not even come close to describing the soft texture of the finely diced pork shoulder. The ribs were awesome. Nothing even close to any other rib that I have ever had. Fall off the bone tender but full of flavor and a mild, crispy crust. I was smacking my Yankee culinary lips. Needless to say, my next trip to see my daughter is going to include Clydes. I would highly recommend it.
Pros: Unbelieveable BBQ
Cons: Very casual. It is what it is.
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