Shane's Rib Shack - Gastonia

I hate to give Shanes a less than stellar review because they have good things on their menu. The Shaniac Burger, if available, is one of the best burgers around. Their wings and nuggets are usually good and tasty. But after getting the $50 family election package, I was discouraged. The two big sides were anything but. The shown container was for my big side salad. It is shown with an AA battery for scales. Try to share these 4 options in a family. The okra side wasn't much better. Shane, you can do better. Get some decent size large containers.

Let's start at the top baked beans were a great side ... fresh onion ... flavor .. a chunk of pepper in them! Cole slaw .. not so much .. no flavor ...tasted like wet cabbage ... ribs were large .. meaty ... but lacked any flavor or smoke... pressure cooked?? Not tender or fall off the bone at all... Same for pork ... meh! Grilled chicken was rubbery and old .. spent my one chance at some good Carolina BBQ here and wasted it

I actually left hungry today... Now, I'm prefacing this by saying that I eat here pretty often and have never had an experience like this before. That being said, I know there's a lot going on with supply chains, etc., but this is just unacceptable. An $12 order of wings shouldn't make me laugh when they show up to table. These were literally the smallest wings I've ever seen. I'm really hoping the owner addresses this with the supplier if the next shipment of wings is this pitiful.

BBQ was good, coleslaw was good, ribs were just okay, the mac and cheese was not good. Location was clean. Plenty of parking spaces outside. You walk up to order and you can take it to go or they can bring it to your table. You can order online as well. Food seemed fairly priced. They have a kids menu.

So today I FINALLY FINALLY found my new place for Ribs!!! Let?s break this down: Place was super clean and nicely decorated! Customer service: The staff was very nice and suggested something that was on point with what I wanted. Now the most important part, the food! I ordered the lunch basket ribs with baked beans and mac and cheese. The meat was sooooooooooooo good!! Lots of flavor, tender, cooked to perfection. My dog was all over me with the smell of it (yes, I shared some meat with her ?? . The beans are delicious and the mac and cheese was also good. The food was very hot even when I got home 5 mins later. If I like something I will eat it all and this is what just happened! 10 out of 5 stars to Shane?s Rib Shack!! I will be coming back for more, I am going to try their wings?I am sure they are out of this world!! I highly recommend this place?????????!