Mackie’s Southern Barbecue - Gaithersburg

So the location is sort of in an industrial area, you would never know it was there unless someone told you. There is no where to sit down and eat . It literally looks like an old doctor's office check in area with a kitchen in the back. When i pulled up there was a pot outside with something being cooked in and i was initially scared. I came here thinking it was a soulfood restaurant also. BUT NO ITS JUST BARBEQUE. Food: i ordered 6 wings with spicy barbeque sauce and mac and cheese. EVERYTHING was very hot when i got it. The wings were probably sone of the best smoked wings ive ever tasted. The mac and cheese had soo much pepper in it, it was not edible. Literally coughed with every bite. We nicknamed it \ pepper mac\ . So minus the overwhelming amount of pepper it has potential to be good. The menu is typical barbeque food nothing fancy. The barbeque sauce is not spicy at all and a watery consistency. They sell it by the bottle i think.. well i saw two random bottles sitting on the side between dust and business cards. I wanted sone type of seafood but they only had crab cakes. She stated they dont want to fry any foods only bake so they took fried foods off the menu. I will try this place again but they really need help in the ambiance dept.

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Great food! Awesome customer service! Kinda tucked away, out of sight but you should definitely try them out. The food is worth the price. They sell out daily, should order ahead. Plenty parking when I went

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I have yet to find a good BBQ place in the area and thought I’d try this place. it didn’t have the WOW factor for me, but it was okay. Main: 3/4 pork & 1/2 brisket: i really liked the pulled pork. No feedback for this. However, I don’t know if the brisket was my favorite because it was way to thick. The only good thing about it was that it was tender and juicy. Sides: Texas Beans: who can go wrong with beans? These were good. The sauce wasn’t too sweet. Just the right amount of flavoring Zest Coleslaw: it was a little bland at first because it was the top of the container BUTTTT after getting to the bottom where all the flavorings were, it turned out to be very delicious. I definitely recommend mixing the coleslaw before you eat it though or else it’ll just taste bland. Mac & Cheese: this was good. Took a few bites for me to like it and let the flavors settle in. I wanted to try the cheesecake they had, but they were sold out. Next time.

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Located in a business complex straight down Ziggy Lane, Mackies offers up no-nonsense, full-bore delicious BBQ. The ribs have been cooked to perfection both times we have ordered them, and the chicken wings were somewhat dry, but had a delicious, but not overpowering, smoke flavor. The BBQ sauce has some heat and some sweet, without one dominating the other. Quite good. The less I say about the green beans, the better. However, the Missus (bless 'er) tells me that they are done in a traditional Maryland-style, so there you have it. The Kid loved the cornbread- which is saying something because we make plenty of fresh cornbread around our house and we we know the difference between good cornbread and so-so. The staff were pleasant and had our orders ready to go by the time we arrived. Shall continue to order from Mackies...

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Some of the BEST BBQ in town! The pulled pork id absolutely delicious, wings were crispy and falling off the bone. The sauce was just *chef kiss* perfect! Customer service was also great. When I mentioned that I get takeout often they gave me a coupon for my next purchase, so that was nice and unexpected. I’ve also had their ribs in the past and they never disappoint.

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