Ist time..so the star of the show is the the bbq sandwich with that table vinegar/hot sauce. All the portions are rather large. Prices are good, i still can't believe i got a bbq sandwich, chicken tenders, fries, hush puppies, and a sweet tea,,,,all for under $20 bucks! And 1st time ive seen an open air hand washing station...why does all places do this?! read more

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The food here is good. We had good service. Our kids enjoyed it as well. Family friendly vibe is always a plus for us!

Great chicken and bbq combo and sweet T Definitely going back to North Carolina to get this and to Parker bbq in Wilson nothing like them up north read more

My son stopped to get me two sides, potato salad, and baked beans. The baked beans taste like and look like a frozen beans out of the frozen food section. The potato salad had a chemical smell and it taste like it was made with mashed potatoes. It was gross. read more

Chicken has shrunk considerably! Tiny breasts, leaving on the ribs to make it look bigger. We've loved Smithfield's since we moved to NC 23 years ago, but past 3 visits stayed much less than it used to be. So sad. We're done. read more

First you changed the Batter, now you're serving us Minature Chicken Wings! I have been going to the one off of Cliffdale for years, but now I don't take my guests there anymore because the Wings are so Small I'm Embarrassed for them. You can do Better! read more

Food was great the service was fast and friendly and we love the old time dinner feel

I have always loved Smithfield's . Everything is absolutely delicious here . The potato salad is my favorite. I really like the chicken it's always hot and fresh . The bbq is perfectly cooked and the rib sauce is some of the best bbq sauce I've ever had . The prices are good the sweet tea is a must have so don't forget a gallon to take home . read more

Stopped in recently and had a great experience at Smithfield's in Fayetteville! The barbecue sandwich was incredible -- tender, juicy, and full of that authentic Carolina flavor. Paired with their crispy hush puppies, it made for the perfect southern meal. What really impressed me (besides the food) was the staff. Everyone I interacted with was friendly, helpful, and really knew the menu. You could tell they care about both the food and the customer experience. The place was clean, service was quick, and the food hit the spot. Whether you're craving BBQ or just want a quick, delicious bite in a relaxed atmosphere, this location won't disappoint. I'll definitely be back next time I'm in town visiting our son and his family at Fort Liberty. read more

Chicken tenders, pulled pork, and shrimp graced our plates before jumping in our bellies! Excellent! Be sure to stop in. You won't be disappointed. read more

Super friendly staff!! Always welcome you with a smile!! My Mom loves their sweet tea and Fried chicken and I love their Brunswick stew and BBQ!! Shout out to Rhonda, Pam, Alisha, Devin, Tonya, T and the new staff whose names I haven't learned yet, ya'll are awesome!! read more

Went to smithfield, chicken and barbecue on cliffdale road last night I ordered the dark combo, and uh, they served me parakeet instead of chicken. I don't know what's going on with the food anymore. They barely gave me any food for my meal. It was $13 and it was ridiculously burnt. So I would never go back there again!!! read more

It was absolutely mold I know what it looks like and smells like. When I went up to the front and spoke to the manager, Michelle, about it nicely, just informing her of it, she rolled her eyes at me and started talking amongst her other people, in what seemed to be gossiping about it, giving me looks, and saying I'm not special. It was beyond disrespectful. This place is a health hazard, please beware. This isn't the first time. read more

Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q - Chicken Tender. - Barbeque Near Me - Fayetteville, North Carolina

Chicken is bland and overcooked. Bbq is dry and has no spice to it. Shrimp plates are so small.

We love the bar b q!! Our family members who visit from other states can hardly wait to go to Smithfield's. The people that work there are lovely and the place is clean. Love the decor and the oldies but goodies music! Best ice ! When your drink is gone you can eat the Ice without destroying your teeth. The food is a little pricy but hopefully the employees are being paid well. read more

We recently visited this location while we were home visiting family for the holidays (I currently live in the greater Atlanta, Georgia area but am originally from Fayetteville, NC). It's hard to find good Eastern NC style BBQ in GA and so I decided to fill my craving by coming here. Everything was excellent. The service was even above and beyond in my opinion - our food was brought out to us, but I was expecting them to just call my name to come up to the counter to pick it up. I almost never see this level of service and friendliness anywhere anymore so was very impressed. It's also not far from my mom's place so I'm sure we'll be back whenever we come home to visit. read more

Has got to absolutely basically the best barbecue. There's not one close to me so this one right here is usually my go to stop. They're always quick and friendly and when we go inside, the restaurant is always clean. I will always return over and over. read more

Great food and very clean. The lady who took our order was extremely sweet and helped me decide on what I wanted. read more

Love SCNB but not so much today...$15 for a shrimp plate with 1/2 cup of shrimp...CRAZY...come on SCNB step it back up please! read more

Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q - Love SCNB but today not so much...$15 for 1/2 cup of shrimp...come on SCNB step it back up please! - Barbeque Near Me - Fayetteville, North Carolina

Disgusting slop, almost $8 for 1/4 dark bbq chicken that looked and tasted like it was microwaved, potato salad that was more like potato purée and coleslaw both tasted like pure sugar and some over fried hush puppies that again tasted like pure sugar. They should call this meal the instant diabetes slip plate.. never again will I eat trash again. read more

Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q - It smelled like vinegar and sugar - Barbeque Near Me - Fayetteville, North Carolina

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Service is good but food was not-especially for the $$ - both of us ordered the bbq sandwich combo- dine in- bread was completely stuck on the wrapper on both sandwiches-so they brought us two new top bun pieces lol - $20 tho- definitely a no read more

We always stop here first before we get to our families house. Great Bbq,slaw, hush puppies and service. Never had a bad meal here. Highly recommend. read more

Terrible and expensive. If this weren't in a BBQ city I might feel this is all they can do but it's ridiculous for BBQ in North Carolina. The only reason they got 2 stars was the good service at the counter. The BBQ plate is a small pile of unsauced pulled pork shoulder that tastes like boiled meat. You could drown it in some sauce but that's not the point of BBQ. read more

Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q - The little breaded things are the Shrimp Platter for $15! - Barbeque Near Me - Fayetteville, North Carolina

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Let me be the first to say that no other BBQ store makes a BBQ sandwich like this one! Great food and southern hospitality at its finest!

Prices have gone up. Quality and quantity have gone down. I'm 58. Been going to Smithfield's for a long time. Not anymore. Think I'm pretty well done with them. Last few visits have been disappointing. The BBQ was over chopped into a mush. First bite was gristle. And just not seasoned as well as usual. Damn near bland. Almost 7 $ for a pint of beans? Maybe for a quart. I can spend that over 30$ for three pints (slaw beans bbq ) somewhere else for sure and get more flavor and more food for my dollar. All I can say is highly disappointed and not planning to go back. read more

Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q - Nice fat piece of gristle to bite on. - Barbeque Near Me - Fayetteville, North Carolina

Such a fantastic place.... there is a fabricated review below this from some child named hope. So sad when people leave or get dismissed from a company they try to post negative stuff about them. Thankful there are laws in place for such childish nonsense. Great food great people glad to see they are weeding out their problem people that lie. The BBQ Chicken is the best read more

Always good food at the HopeMills location. The Chicken and barbecue are delicious and the staff is friendly.

We love Smithfield's. But this location has become slow at delivering orders to customers. 20 minutes for a to go order in the store this time around. Be prepared to wait for your order to be filled at least 10 minutes. There were only 2 other people in the restaurant ahead of us. No one in drive thru. The Raeford location is much faster. Customer service was friendly as always. They have a great 99 sanitation rating and someone was constantly cleaning tables, floors etc. My tip, go there hungry but not starving. Because you will have to wait. read more

I got the BBQ chicken and it was the worst I have ever had. Just dripping in watered down sauce. I left and went across the street to order more food because I couldn't eat this. read more

Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q - Barbeque Near Me - Fayetteville, North Carolina

Do not go out of your way. BBQ chicken was not good. basically they fried some skin-covered chicken without breading, then splashed some Thai-flavored sause on it. Dry and bland. Regular fried chicken was all breading. Hush puppies were good, but they outnumbered everything on the plate. Staff was great and restaurant was clean. I wouldn't eat there again. read more

Anybody that knows me knows that I love barbecue. As a matter of fact, I wander into Texas regularly to enjoy some fatty brisket. Today, I'm headed home and as I'm traveling through the Carolinas I had to check out some Carolina barbecue. I also love fried chicken, but I didn't want to over indulge. I could have as they sold bags of fried chicken skin. I should have gotten one of those. The pulled pork sandwich was great. It had a nice balance of sweetness and tanginess, and though I don't care for slaw, it went well with the sandwich. I can't say it trumps Texas barbecue, but I'll gladly chow down on Smithfield's again. read more

Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q - Carolina BBQ. Pulled pork sandwich with slaw. - Barbeque Near Me - Fayetteville, North Carolina

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Best traditional "vinegar based" Carolina BBQ Sauce. Been trying to emulate in the north east but they can't get it right :/

Had to get some chicken in a hurry. I had stopped at the Bojangles near by and waited in a line for a while only to be told it would take 30 minutes. I left and went to Smithfield's. I was in and out in 5 minutes with an excellent meal. read more

Smithfield Chicken has lost their mind. Prices way too high. 12 piece chicken and 2 pints of BBQ cans NO SIDES....$61.00. Never again!!! Bye Felisha read more

This review has nothing to do with food quality. First of all I am sorry for the quality of my pics the manager that evening I visited had me so flustered I was ill trying to keep my composure and not lower my standards to the way the manager handled my concern. I was greeted by an associate who took my order and I ordered a size plate I'd never ordered before. On the old fashioned price board with the little plastic letters the price beside the large shrimp platter was not listed out beside the item so I understood it to be it was the same price as the item above it. The price was still higher than the platter I use to get. Anyway I notice it rang up about $1.40 higher than the item above it. So I questioned the associate for the price difference and her response was "maybe they didn't put the price on all items". Well every other item displayed a price but what I was ordering. (Note to employees that don't know the correct answer don't assume and make up one). A customer wants the correct answer not a hypothesis. She said you want me to get the manager and I said absolutely. I am the easiest person to get along with and not about confrontation but I'm not gonna get taken advantage of without letting someone know my point of view when I feel I have a valid point. The manager came medium height, tan complexion man, bald and in his late 20 or early 30's. As you can tell I forgot to get his name. He came over and said how may I help you? I explained the missing price issue and before I could finish he interrupts and says the price it's ringing up is the correct and I'm a defensive tone says and I am NOT gonna give it to you for any less! I said y'all are the ones that aren't displaying correct info how is one to know. Then he said to me dumbest idiotic excuse one could say and him being a manager! OMG! He said, "'that price fell down off the board just today and I haven't had time to fix it!! REALLY??? I was dumbfounded! I said that one items price outta the entire board was the only one that fell today!! I would have much rather heard him apologize for the oversight, mistake or any other realistic excuse. He could have said its been down for a while and I forgot to fix it but I can't sell it for any less. I would have totally understood and appreciated the honesty. But coming up to me defensive, snappy and lack of empathy for my situation was not acceptable and totally unprofessional. I have never had an experience with a Smithfield employee and could understand it from anyone except from management. I never came to him angry or looking for an argument I simply told him it is a misrepresentation of your product and false advertisement and it doesn't need to be neglected further. He better be thankful I told him instead of someone who would have really given him a bad day!! Thanks for reading my comment if anyone has an afternoon to give to read it. But I wouldn't expect that caliber of employee from Smithfield especially management. But a piece of unsolicited advise in the future, if you're gonna explain a problem in your business with an outright lie and insult the intelligence of your customers at least make it plausible!!! You may not come out of the situation looking like an idiot!! read more

Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q - 4th item down on the price board missing price although blurry Sorry! - Barbeque Near Me - Fayetteville, North Carolina

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In MY OPINION Smithfield's has made a grave error. They have raised their prices and Lowered the portion size. 2 " BIG" mistakes for a restaurant to make. I have eaten here with my family at Least twice a month for the Last 15 years and tonite was the worst service, smallest portion of BarBQ sandwich meat and never have I seen the French fry order fit the fry-bag ??? It was Very, very, very disappointing. And all the tables had comment cards " BUT" no pen or pencil to fill them out. What a waste. Left hungry. Not sure if I will return anytime soon ? I Will let management see his Losses over the next month and ask other folks I know that have eaten here before what they think now of the new Situation ? read more

The customer service is severely lacking at this location. I encountered several rude employees, one in particular who scolded me for asking for a fork. I didn't realize he had gone to get some and since I hadn't eaten there in years didn't think twice about going to the counter to ask for one. The food was blah. Bbq had no flavor and the shrimp was soggy. Even Cook-out has better bbq and hush puppies. Too many other choices to waste your time here. read more

Pretty darn good! While travelling through NC I discovered this place. I was told it is a NC chain and they are all over, but I have never seen them before. The staff were VERY friendly and helpful, the Fried Chicken is "Slap yo Momma" good! The manager was very friendly and even sent me home with a free T-shirt, probably due to my good looks... I would make it a point to visit while in NC! read more

French fries were amazing. Loved the barbecue. Sweet tea tasted incredible. Great BBQ if you're looking for some!

Made an online order, watched delivery driver pull up to the house and watched them take off with the delivery. Waited and hour and 15 minutes for a 35 minute wait time and now they say they are closed . The corporate office needs to get involved or they are going to go out of business. I know they lost me as a life long customer. read more