Thelma Lou BBQ & Grill

901 College Ave, Shelby
(704) 466-3080

Recent Reviews

Irving Ramirez

The food was delicious and the waitress was super nice. Will definitely be back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Southern Comfort Sandwich

Michael Poston

For my first visit I ordered the Classic Smoked Pulled Pork plate with house bbq beans, white slaw, and a cornbread biscuit.Review: the service was fast and friendly. High marks here.The pulled pork wasn’t dry and the bbq sauce was tasty.The homemade bbq beans were a standout and exceeded expectations.For the cornbread biscuit I feel it was a different take on cornbread but didn’t really hit like I was hoping.Finally, for the white slaw it was chopped too finely for my preference and the only area I’d say that detracted from the meal.Overall: 7.2/10A must stop if you’re close by.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pulled Pork Plate, BBQ Baked Beans

Brad Knupp

This place is absolutely fantastic, me and my wife both eat for less than 20 dollars and the food is wonderful and the portions are very fair. This place is lovely owned and family ran, their a wonderful group of people.....Parking: Limited parking but you can park in the church parking lot across the street..Kid-friendliness: They have a Kids Menu

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pork & Burger, Chopped Steak Aka Hamburger Steak, Fried Pickle, Pulled Pork Sandwich, Grilled Pimento Cheese Sandwich with Fried Okra, Pulled Pork Plate, BBQ Baked Beans, Hand Cut Fries

Steve Smith

Stumbled on this place so good and great staff

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mr. Jones

Amazing food great price for the flavor for you about to receive. Love everything about it. Ptw try their chicken sandwich with bacon ? highly recommend! If you’ve ever heard anything bad maybe it was a bad day like we all have.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Anthony

Excellent menu good old down home cooking. I had the pull pork. Wife had the Reuben sandwich. She said it was the best reuben sandwich she had ever eaten food was excellent definitely eating here again 😁

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

M J

Pulled pork was great!! Corn bread biscuits were delicious, but the hamburger steak was just not good at all.Will definitely try again, just won't order that again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pulled Pork Plate

Emily Horton

Pork plate loaded - a whole pound of meat with house sauce A+! The Pig & the Pepper was yumm-o! Poutine, mozzarella sticks, homemade daily desserts! Great, friendly service & sweet ?? running the cash register!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pulled Pork Plate

Cel St.Pierre

Thelma Lou's is a "must go" barbecue place! Warm and friendly staff. Delicious pork barbecue served with vinegar-based sauce and your choice of "red" or "white" slaw on a toasted brioche bun ? Other members of our dining party got hand-formed, grilled well done burgers with choice of toppings and cheese. Chef accommodated our request for "extra crispy" hand cut fries. So delicious! Family-friendly atmosphere. Definitely will return to try more "good eats"!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pulled Pork Sandwich, Hand Cut Fries

s

Finally, some Lexington/Piedmont-style BBQ in Shelby, and it is PHENOMENAL!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pulled Pork Sandwich

Donna B.

Great food, great service and great prices!!! We will definitely go back. BBQ was moist and wonderfully favorited. Fried Cheese curds are great.

Gabriel Donaldson

Well covered basics... Pulled pork, baked beans and sauce was delicious! Also interesting riffs on the classics like the pepper pig and the country ham biscuits with strawberry jam. Everything we ordered was delicious!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Casey and Steph Allison

Must try the cheese sticks. Excellent patty melt too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hand Cut Fries

Eric Parks

Located next to the Shelby airport Thelma Lou’s is convenient to both Shelby and Boiling Springs. Good basic southern cooking. I like the BBQ plate. Enjoy!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lonnie Thorn

Good food and prices, little wait and friendly staff, will definitely be

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pork & Burger, Pulled Pork Sandwich, BBQ Baked Beans, Hand Cut Fries

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