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Keaton's

17365 Cool Springs Rd, Cleveland, North Carolina

3.0

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+1 704 278 1619

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www.keatonsoriginalbbq.com

Keaton’ is home to some of the best chicken anywhere. The menu calls it barbecued, which it is, sort of, but it is also fried. The hot sauce penetrates the crust and meat of the chicken and caramelizes all around its ... more on RoadFood

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Sitting out in the middle of nowhere off of Hwy 40 between Mocksville and Statesville sits what has to be my favorite place to eat chicken... more on TripAdvisor

They open for lunch and then close for a few hours and then open again for dinner, but their schedule differs on different days and there's at least one day during the week that they're closed altogether. more on TripAdvisor

I can't recall what else is on the menu, because I pretty much focus on the chicken (options are half chicken, whole chicken, sandwich of various combinations of chicken pieces). more on TripAdvisor

I have eaten there twice, and on both occasions came away thinking that the chicken was the best I have ever tasted. more on TripAdvisor

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I've been back to Keaton's since my 2008 review, most recently today. The place has always had some quirkiness, and it seems to get a bit stranger each time I visit. Tonight it was as empty as I have ... more on TripAdvisor

Don't like the flavor or sauce. Had heard great things about it around town, not worth the drive. more on TripAdvisor

Great food, friendly staff. Just make sure you have a back-up plan in case you get there and they are closed ... more on TripAdvisor

This place has everything you would imagine in a rural Southern BBQ joint: handwritten signs ("Do NOT take pictures of the staff."), an open Bible by the counter, scripture citations, pictures of the ... more on TripAdvisor

My wife and I have gone here about a dozen times since the Stern's review in Gourmet. Always the best food and service. 5+ stars. (Except once I was asked if I wanted "hot" thinking the very spicey ch ... more on TripAdvisor

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