Moe's Original BBQ - Charlottesville - Water Street

We tried the wings and ribs platter. Both were fantastic. Their hot sauce is terrific too! Love the corn bread, potato salad and banana pudding. Cole slaw and baked beans were very average. The service was friendly. And the food was ready very fast. Went there on a Sunday around 5 pm and it wasn’t crowded at all. The live music was also great.

Everything a BBQ place should be. Relaxed atmosphere, good beer selection, a bold BBQ sauce that isn’t molasses overload, and sides that actually hold their own. Too often, sides are an afterthought but not here; their cornbread is stellar, their potato salad made me actually enjoy potato salad, and the banana pudding was light and delightful. The ribs were the kind of tender that makes even the bones pliable (though one got a bit charred and hard). The wings were juicy on the...read full review

I give Moe's 4.5 stars. The food was excellent! I had the catfish platter with hush puppies, macaroni and cheese, and coleslaw. My companion had the rib platter with collard greens, macaroni and cheese, baked beans, and cornbread. We really enjoyed everything! We were quite surprised that they didn't have a dessert menu, though. Their only dessert offering was banana pudding which was pretty good, but wouldn't have been my first choice if there were other options.I had to deduct...read full review