Tickle My Ribs BBQ (TMR)

Indian Trail, NC · Barbecue restaurant

Rating
4.6/5
★★★★★ 4.6
Reviews
20
Rank in Indian Trail
#12
of 74 restaurants
City Percentile
73%
rating percentile
Address
Tickle My Ribs BBQ (TMR), 6640 Old Monroe Rd E, Indian Trail, NC 28079
Phone
(704) 218-2222
Website
tmrbbq.com/locations/indian-trail
Status
Closed · Opens 11 AM

Tickle My Ribs BBQ (TMR) is a restaurant located in Indian Trail, NC. It is one of 74 restaurants listed in Indian Trail. Its 4.6-star rating is above the Indian Trail city average of 4.2 stars. It ranks #12 of 74 restaurants in Indian Trail. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Tickle My Ribs BBQ (TMR)

Mouth-watering, hickory-smoked BBQ slow-smoked in house. Pork, brisket, chicken, ribs and all of your favorite southern sides. Try TMR for lunch, dinner, to-go & catering. Stop by, call or order online.

Hours

Saturday11 AM–8 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Mirai Y · Dec 2024

Recently saw they posted somewhere their sanitation score was 100, so I decided to give them a try. Pleasantly surprised with the flavor and quality of the food. The hush puppies and fries were a bit soggy but I ordered delivery so it was sort of expected. The star of the show though were the fall off the bone ribs and tender and juicy brisket, dressed with a perfected habanero sauce. I will definitely be ordering from here again.

★★★★☆ 4.0 Marcos Roman · Dec 2025

Tried this place cause we were in the area shopand wanted bbq. The food portions were good, but taste wise ok. My son and I got "heat" sauces options, where I got Jabanero on my ribs and he got Korean bbq in his wings. Both descriptions read with heat, but they just were a little sweet and literally no "kick". Staff was courteous and quick. Chain style BBQ place with nothing special about its atmosphere.

★★★★★ 5.0 Panda Gorren · Dec 2023

I think I have found a new favorite BBQ place! I got the BBQ pork sandwich with fries it was amazing. I could have eaten it without the sauce on it but once I added that western sauce it was hands down the best BBQ I have eaten in years. I want to try their wings they have so many options for them and the prices seem really fair for wings. I did have a little trouble with the soda machine, but they had just changed out the Pepsi so I think it just hadn't fully cycled to the new syrup cause once I let it go for a few it tasted perfectly fine. The person who took our order was very kind and made sure we had everything we needed once we got our food so service was amazing all in all I will definitely be going back to this place and you should too!

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 Dee Dee · Feb 2026

Needs improvement especially the flavorless food. And the cook dirty clothes.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Janell Williams · Feb 2025

This was my first time trying this place and I wanted to give it a try because the rating was fair, however I don’t know how they came up with that rating since the food was unfavorable. Very disappointing! I ordered the Parmesan Garlic wings and the sauce was very unflavored!!! It tasted like mayonnaise with some Parmesan sprinkled over it and there was NO garlic flavor whatsoever!! The wings were soggy and rubbery! I’m not sure what people look for in taste when they rate restaurants, but I go for taste and presentation and this place failed. The restaurant was clean but that’s all the good I have! Maybe next time… maybe not!

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Barbecue restaurantFamily restaurantRestaurant

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