Liz Eaddy
I ordered from here through Doordash. I’m a BBQ fanatic and just found out about this joint so I was excited to try a new spot. I ordered their Jtop’s Original Sandwich Combo with slaw on my sammich, fries and a Coke. The fries were the kind with skins and fried soft and limp, the good kind. They were buried in some sort of seasoning that was better after I wiped it off. I expected fresh, wood fired BBQ bars on their webpage.The BBQ was not chopped, it looked to be ground in a blender and then patted into a burger shape and then heavily salted on a third of it. It had zero bark, crispy or even browned bits and had zero smoke at all. It was also abundantly clear by the taste that it had spent a few days refrigerated after it was cooked, that, or the pork was on the verge of going bad before it was cooked. It seemed more like someone boiled a butt in water, drained it then ran it through a food processor and then made patties. They sent multiple BBQ sauces and all of them are good, both the vinegar and tomato based. Their slaw was very good! It’s finely diced and not the kind swimming in mayo and not sweet. It’s perfect. The Coke was canned and cold. The food was well packaged and hot when it arrived. I may give them another try but in their restaurant so I can see what’s going on
… moreGAINS AND GLOW
@jtopsbbqshop | mom & pop bbq located in clayton, nc
address: 8948 Cleveland Rd, Clayton, NC 27520
this hole in the wall, mom & pop shop offers mouthwatering carolina barbecue, brisket, and ribs—cooked overnight, every night.
my order: The Sampler! it’s a tray full of several of the meats & sides to try.
my favorite pickings were:
brisket burnt ends, were delicious!
smoked sausage, was insanely good!!
pork baby back ribs, so good !!
@jtopsbbqshop is a family owned local mom & pop bbq shop that uses good ole carolina pork. checkout @jtopsbbqshop in Clayton, NC for the perfect lunch spot or catering option.
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… moreValeria Martinez
Today I came in with my family, after a friend recommended it to me. They told me to try the brisket, the pulled pork and all the sides. I got the combination plate that one of the front staff recommended. Everything was so good. The collards and Mac & cheese were amazing!! Also notice they have a 100 rating. Come check out J-Top’s BBQ Shop.
… moreKaren Jernigan
We recently used JTops for catering our fire departments annual Christmas steak dinner. The food was all delicious, no complaints from anyone, which is hard when cooking steaks for 100 people! The servers made sure everything was readily available and were so genuinely nice! We will definitely use JTops again for our catering needs!
… moreDrone Lake Guy (Jim)
Very disappointed in the brisket!
I stopped by J-Top’s BBQ Shop in Clayton and bought 1 Ib of brisket to go.
When I opened it in the parking lot, it looked overcooked and dry. I went back in and asked if they had any that wasn’t so done, but the staff said all their brisket is cooked to well done.
Unfortunately, it tasted just as dry as it looked — easily the worst brisket I’ve ever had. I ate half of it that night, and the rest is going to the wildlife out back.
Definitely not what I expected from a
BBQ place.
Maybe the owner knows how to cook NC pork BBQ, but obviously doesn’t know how to cook beef brisket
If there was a way to taste it less than one star, I would have
… moreJenni Edwards
Very dry brisket, the meat and all sides except the fried squash were not warm. The employees and their friends were goofing around. Extra points to them for having somewhat friendly service. Floor and high chairs were dirty. Although I usually give other chances, I would rather spend my money where the food quality and environment are better.
… moreCristofer Aguilar
This place serves really good and there’s amazing food options! I ordered a fried chicken sandwich and it was amazing, better than chick-Fi-La no jokes, food was just perfect, didn’t even have to wait more than 10 minutes on my food. The employees were so nice and polite and respectful and super friendly.
… moreCinda Williams
Awesome BBQ!!! Worth the drive. Owner is very talented and friendly. Staff very helpful. GET THE BURNT ENDS if they’re available. They make their own pork rinds too. They’re house made BBQ sauce and dry seasoning is amazing as well. Can’t wait to go back and try the other items on the menu.
… moreJessica “Jess”
Perfect Everytime. Literally every item on the menu is superb! We eat here at least once a week via door dash and their quality stand up to the delivery (not all places do) This place is amazing and you should try it
… moreSherri Milam
Our barbecue sandwiches were cold, they charged me for water when I got Coke. Instead, the the fried okra was really Saudi and had like a Cajun taste to it, it wasn’t good. But the most disappointing thing was, the $7, I had to pay for the barbecue sound system when the bun wasn’t hot The barbecue wasn’t hot. We had to add our onslaught to it, it was very disappointing. I will never eat there again so eat there at your own risk.It was not good
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