Thelma Lou BBQ & Grill

Shelby, NC · Barbecue restaurant

Rating
4.8/5
★★★★★ 4.8
Reviews
20
Rank in Shelby
#5
of 131 restaurants
City Percentile
85%
rating percentile
Address
Thelma Lou BBQ & Grill, 901 College Ave, Shelby, NC 28152
Phone
(704) 466-3080
Status
Closed · Opens 11 AM Sat

Thelma Lou BBQ & Grill is a restaurant located in Shelby, NC. It is one of 131 restaurants listed in Shelby. Its 4.8-star rating is above the Shelby city average of 4.1 stars. It ranks #5 among Shelby restaurants by combined rating and review volume. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Friday11 AM–7 PM
Saturday11 AM–7 PM
SundayClosed
MondayClosed
Tuesday11 AM–7 PM
Wednesday11 AM–7 PM
Thursday11 AM–7 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Amanda Gold · Feb 2026

My family and I just love this place! The food is absolutely delicious and made to order! The staff, especially the main waitress, (I'm sorry I didn't get your name) is so upbeat, happy and just uplifting and it just makes for such a great upbeat environment. It's also really awesome being able to watch planes take off from the airport! I would definitely recommend stopping by and getting anything off their menu!

★★★★★ 5.0 Mike Deeves · Aug 2025

I don’t know how Barney Fife stayed so thin, if Thelma Lou was my girl I’d weigh 750lbs. My wife and I both had the pig and pepper sandwich, I had a side of baked beans, and the boss had the mac n cheese. Delicious and plenty of it!! Services was perfect!! Attentive without being overly so. And the atmosphere was really special, today, anyway. There were 3 WWII era planes out for a flight and we watched them taxi to the end of the runway and take off. Was really cool to see. So the food’s good, the service is fantastic, and we will certainly be back.

★★★★★ 5.0 Tara M · Aug 2025

The grilled cornbread is the best! I'm so glad I got it to try. The BBQ pulled pork sandwich was delicious. I like the skin on fries. Waitress was attentive and friendly. Got our check (I love when they do this) shortly after our food with small pitchers of tea for refills.

★★★★☆ 4.0 Eli Blp · Dec 2025

This is a great place to stop for dinner! The service is amazing but I clearly said no cheese on my burger and it came with cheese. Other than that though, the food and service was great.

★★★★★ 5.0 Cassie W. · Jan 2026

Great little spot! Friendly service and great home cooking. Standouts from our meal were the BBQ Baked Beans, Blackened Chicken, and Fried Okra. The fried cornbread biscuit was also wonderful. I'm really glad we stopped here as we were passing through!

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Takeout ✓ Dine In ✓ Delivery ✓ Great Dessert ✓ Serves Local Specialty ✓ Lunch ✓ Dinner ✓ Solo Dining ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating ✓ Coffee ✓ Comfort Food ✓ Quick Bite ✓ Small Plates

Services

Barbecue restaurant

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