Charlotte Happenings is your monthly guide to events and things to do in and around Charlotte, NC.
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McKoy's Smokehouse & Saloon McKoy's Smokehouse & Saloon is a true family operation, right down to its name. e moniker pays homage to McKoy Register, grandfather of co-owners Ryan and Jim Register and father of co-owner Namon Register. e spot serves up award-winning St. Louis-style ribs, smokehouse wings and other barbecue mainstays with a side of service that make's guests feel like they're dining in McKoy's home. Midwood Smokehouse Restaurateur Frank Scibelli toured barbecue joints throughout Texas and picked up invaluable tips before debuting his popular concept Midwood Smokehouse in Charlotte. e cooks on Midwood's culinary team each attend a professional brisket school, where they learn the tricks of the trade (including how to burn hickory logs 24 hours a day) to slow smoke the restaurant's Texas- style brisket and burnt ends. OooWee BBQ "You name it, we smoke it" is the motto of one of Charlotte's favorite food trucks, OooWee BBQ. With sandwiches, meat plates, barbecue egg rolls, and sundaes loaded with macaroni and cheese, baked beans, coleslaw, barbecue sauce, and your choice of meat, OooWee BBQ has a little bit of something for everyone. Queen City Q Based on a mutual love for great barbecue and what they considered "A lack of [great barbecue] in Charlotte," friends Bryan Meredith and Craig Utt opened Queen City Q in Uptown in February 2012. Here, you can satisfy your appetite for Carolina-style brisket, ribs, smoked sausage, chicken and pork. Queen City Q operates four Charlotte- area locations as well as concession stands at BB&T; Ballpark and the Spectrum Center (formerly Time Warner Cable Arena). Mac's Speed Shop was named aer a man who used to work in the old transmission shop that is now home to the South Boulevard location. OCTOBER 2016 41