Smithfield’s Chicken’n Bar-B-Q

Best Eastern NC BBQ around and best fried chicken in town. Great staff with competitive catering prices. Personally I frequent there often and professionally our church uses them AT LEAST once a week! Also try the Brunswick stew!

This is an excellent place for pulled pork (which is vinegar based BBQ) and fried chicken.

Definitely not what my family and I expected. Not sure why they’d put «Bbq» in the name when you just get pulled pork only. Slaw is mediocre and chicken is pretty bland. We were all very disappointed.

Delicious BBQ not greasy but flavorful! And good considering it’s a chain in eastern NC…

This is the best southern barbeque place EVER! My mother and I make frequent trips while we are in eastern NC. Wonderful food and good customer service. The wait can be a longer one, as they are usually very busy, but it’s definitely worth it!

Solid barbecue, fried chicken, and hush puppies. Excellent service.

Good food, good service. I hadn’t been to a Smithfield’s in over 10 years, so you forget how good things are. Having traveled a lot and lived in various places, I can say that Carolina BBQ isn’t something you find just anywhere. Smithfield’s BBQ is legit, and the sides that come with it are equally as good. For this location in particular, the staff was a shining example of southern hospitality, as everyone was as friendly as they could be, which is something else you don’t find just anywhere (see: NY). I can’t say enough good things about this place. I wish I lived closer to one.

Quick and friendly service with excellent tasting food, what more is there to want from a restaurant! I am blown away by the prices and by the accommodating staff at this restaurant. I would recommend anyone in the havelock area who is looking for a great place to eat to come here!

As an out of owner visiting for a week, we stopped in and had a combo of chicken and BBQ… absolutely delicious and generous portions for a great price. Service was fast and very friendly. Definitely will be back.

Best place in Havelock great food greatest service very clean. I had a combo white with stew (which was amazing) and fries that were very hot. The fried chicken was some of the best I’ve ever had. Thank you Smithfields for the great experience

This place rocks, if I was a beached dolphin this place would by my sea world! boom go’s the die-​no-​mite.

Amazing top notch customer service! Everyone was so nice and happy that we were there. Felt great knowing they appreciate your business. No wait for anything! We got bbq plates and chicken tender sandwich and it all tasted great. LOVE their hush puppies. Great prices and huge serving sizes. Had so much left I’ve I got a to go box so I can enjoy more tomorrow! Will definitive be back to this location!

Great service and good food! I’ve never really been a huge fan of BBQ and was actually very pleased with this place! My husband thinks it’s a little too salty but I think it’s great, they have great chicken. Definitely recommending this place!

I come from KC so I was surprised when I saw breaded chicken that was advertised as bbq. But that was the last of my disappointment! The chicken was perfectly cooked, even the white meat was soft and moist. Every single one of the staff made us feel like we were right at home first by helping us with our order and then letting us customize it. after we got the food one of the other customers asked the waitress to get their home-​made barbeque for us. They kept coming back gave us refills on both our drinks multiple times. And she filled it once again before I left and gave me a lid. The best part of the whole experience was the sink right in the lobby. Barbeque is messy and many people don’t bother going to the bathroom before or after to wash their hands, but this way it was clean and easy and just so ingenious. I think all restaurants should have that. The food itself was pretty good but I would recommend this to anyone because it made me feel right at home even though I’m a thousand miles from home. They embody the southern hospitality, I felt like I was being served by my mother. The highlight of our trip

Summary: Good food, great, friendly staff, excellent system!
I visited here per my gf because she’s from KC and loves anything bbq. We had no idea what things were exactly, but the friendly staff really took the time and effort to help us patiently and when we got our food, it was unexpected at the first glance because it wasn’t like the bbq we’re used to, but it was superb in both quantity as well as quality! They even gave us some bbq sauce for us to try out and came by to talk to us and even asked us if we wanted refill as we were about to step out, which just really felt special. Last but foremost, the sink in the restaurant within the lobby area is the best thing I’ve ever seen. Although I always utilize the sink in the latrines and carefully open the door by using the paper towels or grabbing the doorknob with back of both hands, but this made it so that sanitization could be openly and easily accessible to even those who may not regularly. Whenever we visit this area or see this restaurant, we will definitely stop by for sure!

Very impressed with the level of service here, good food, fair price, quick, and large portions. The manager was very helpful and had some great customer service skills. Will definitely go back.

You get what you expect from a fast food bbq joint. I got the bbq platter and I thought a platter might come with more than one meat but it didn’t. The pulled pork was good, but nothing memorable. The Cole slaw was watery. The banana pudding was gross! Too sweet. I didn’t hate the potato salad, but it was mashed up to the point where there were hardly any potatoes visible! Wouldn’t go again unfortunately.

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE. Delicious Carolina BBQ, potato salad, brunswick stew, in fact; everything is so tasty here. Every time I go home I eat here (if only Smithfields could expand to other states:) My favorite is the value pack: bbq sandwich, a side, and a drink for cheap. The staff is well versed: clean building, friendly, constantly checking up on you, great service, etc. just superb. I can’t find anything negative to say about this place. If you’re from out of town, this is a MUST SEE. Eat @ Smithfields.

Good Barbeque and I love the hush puppies!

It was my first time here. Chris took our order and was very helpful — answered questions and making suggestions. When I finally figured out what I wanted Don delivered the tasty treats to our table. He suggested I also try the red sauce on my BBQ and brought me some. My food was great and the red sauce made it all just that much better. Overall great food and awesome service. Thanks Chris and Don!