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    Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q

    4.0 (151 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    Dogs allowed
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    Yashu'a E.

    I am a fried chicken whisperer and I know when chicken has been double fried and old, as well as the shrimp that came from the bottom of the fryer. The last order was below the quality of Smithfield chicken therefore I have to dreadfully render a disappointment to the Smithfield restaurant in Clayton on the corner lot in front of Publix. The 1 star is for the dasher who was kind and polite.

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    Ron R.

    Smithfield Chicken 'n Bar-B-Q is home cooking every day. When you enter Smithfield Chicken 'n Bar-B-Q you would think you are entering a small fast-food restaurant here in Smithfield. You step inside and see the counter where you go to order what you would like to eat. The menu is on the counter and up in front of you. There is a person at the window which will take your order, answer your questions, make recommendations and assist you in a way that will make it easy for you. There is not a long list of selections to choose from. There is a small amount to choose from. You can have a sandwich. Or maybe a plate. You can have just chicken or maybe just shredded pork. There is even a combination to try. When you order a plate you will also receive hushpuppies, coleslaw and potato salad. This is all freshly made that day. This is not from the freezer or from the week before. This is made in the evening and ready for you the following day. Smithfield will cook overnight every night for 14 hours and the pork is then hand pulled and tossed every morning. There is not the biggest selection, but the choices are fine. It is what you would like to have when you are there. And like the side dishes, everything is freshly made the day you are there. The chicken is cooked and is available for the hour. If any is left it is going to be used the next day for the homemade Brunswick Stew. And this is truly homemade right there by the cook. For us we ordered the plate combo. We had our chicken and our pork. You can have your choice of white chicken or dark chicken or boneless tenders. We had a little of each. To go with this you even have your selection of a good bbq sauce if you want. On the table is more traditional Eastern North Carolina bbq sauce including the vinegar based style that is what you would find in every home in the area. It is a taste you would not find in other states. It is from this region. It will add a flavor you will enjoy. Once you make your order, and what beverage you might want with the meal you pay the cashier. That is it. After what you order the prices are not expensive. Especially when you see what you receive. The meal is greater than the price you pay for this. We took our drinks and sat at a table to wait as they recommended. Once we settled in they brought over our meals. It was that fast. They brought everything we ordered including the special sauces we wanted to try. They provided everything and were always available if you had any questions. Once they left it was time to begin. And how do you begin.This was not a small plate. It was filled with everything you ordered and presented like we would receive if you were sitting in their kitchen at home. It was huge. The smell was first. You knew it was just made, It was fresh. It had the smell of a good fried chicken and real pork that was made that morning. It was a true bbq. It also came with everything they had mentioned that would come with it. There was the home-made coleslaw and potato salad. It was not your standard type you might expect from a deli or from another chain restaurant. This was made as they would normally make it if you were in their kitchen and learning how it is done. This was at the right temperature. Not hot. Not cold. And a taste that was the best with each bite you took. Moist. Juicy. Just the right amount of spice to make it a good compliment to the dish itself. Don't forget the hushpuppies. These are the best. I have had them before but this time it was soft and moist and sweet and perfect. It came with the meal, but I could have this alone as a dessert with tea or coffee. It was perfect with this meal. With each bite I took I never knew where to begin. Start with the chicken and then the pork. Or start with the pork and then some chicken. It did not matter. The extra bbq sauce they offered was a good match to the chicken. I put the special vinegar that was created here in Smithfield to compliment the pork. It was ideal for this meal. There is no rush to eat. You can take your time and enjoy it as you move along. Smithfield is an interesting place. You might pass by the place and stop in when you are hungry. You think it is fast and typical of a fast chain. But when you get inside you realize you are home. That is the way you are treated. That is the way you eat with what they have to offer at that time. We offer all menu items all the time, except in rare instances as mentioned before with the bbq. Whether you are hungry for lunch or dinner, Smithfield is the place to step in and enjoy home cooking. It is made like you would have if you visited someone's house. The taste is great. The choices are ideal. The price is something you can afford. And the team is like being with someone you know. Next time I am at Smithfield I already know what I will have and what I want to try. Even the leftovers the next day are great and taste well. It is the same as what you expect. Welcome home!

    Large BBQ platter with hush puppies, coleslaw, and potato salad. Cookie and Cheerwine sold separately.
    Michael W.

    UPDATE: October 2024: visited this location again and didn't think it was the previous location. I believe this location has been rebuilt or remodeled. I remember it being an older building. This one was very new and updated. Anyway, food was just as good as I remember. Still got the BBQ platter with coleslaw and potato salad. Food was good but it wasn't quite as good as I wanted. It had a new, "recipe followed" taste instead of that down home, made-by-memory taste. Didn't detract from anything just something I noticed.

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    2 years ago

    Ok BBQ. BBQ is just average. Staff is friendly. Good for a fast food BBQ place. Clean.

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    2 years ago

    Matt gave excellent customer service. I will definitely return to this location. He was very knowledgeable about the menu items. Go Matt!!!

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    4 years ago

    Smithfield's has the best tasting chicken. Everything on the menu is good. My personal favorite side item is the Potato Salad.

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    Gabriela at window 2 was supper nice and very happy, overall service was great and fast. Food was amazing like always!

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    Great spot to pickup a snack or meal. Two places in Smithfield I love their fried chicken. This is one of them. Potato salad is the boom.

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    Chicken Salad Chick

    Chicken Salad Chick

    4.8
    (12 reviews)
    0.6 mi

    This place is fabulous. They even have a chart with what you can't eat if you have certain food…read moreallergies. I am gluten free so I had a wide choice. They have a wide variety of chicken salads with very healthy sides. The service is outstanding and the decor is very nice. It is nice to have a healthy place to eat when I shop in Smithfield.

    The food is really good - only a couple of issues to keep the whole experience from being great…read more The first was portion consistency - we got 3 sandwiches and each had a different amount of chicken salad (mine has the least) so that was strange. And no option (at least not online) for extra chicken salad on the sandwich. But the chicken salad was tasty and the pimento cheese was outstanding so maybe we forgive the quantity issues right? The more frustrating thing was the ordering experience. We ordered online on the drive over then jumped into the drive-through for pickup. The cashier at the drive-through told us that our order had a promised time 15 minutes later and we needed to come back. Literally stupid that they couldn't just prepare the order just as if I had ordered it at the drive-through. So unless you're ordering way in advance don't expect online order convenience - sit and struggle with drive-through ordering or go inside and wait in line or you're going to start your meal with a crappy experience like ours. It's a good thing the food is so good We ordered online

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    A picture of the hair on my finger that I pulled out of the chicken salad that you can see in the lower right corner of the picture.

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    A picture of the hair on my finger that I pulled out of the chicken salad that you can see in the lower right corner of the picture.
    White Swan Bar-B-Que & Fried Chicken

    White Swan Bar-B-Que & Fried Chicken

    3.6
    (19 reviews)
    4.1 mi
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    Received a warm welcome upon entering. Cashier was extremely friendly ask explained the menu as…read morethis was my first visit. After ordering I took a seat and waited for my plate. Within moments a delightful sound lady appeared with a piping hot plate of chicken and NC style BBQ cooked to perfection. She later returned with fresh hushpuppies, OMG everything was delicious! While the decor was basic, it was an amazing experience overall. This location is a gas station parking lot immediately off the hiway. Great location with plenty of parking

    Sometimes a BBQ restaurant located alongside a convenience store is a hidden find. Other times,…read moreit's like this White Swan, nothing special. We had lunch at this White Swan to start an early kickoff to the weekend. The restaurant was mostly full when we arrived, which we hoped meant the food was much better than the dingy interior. I tried a BBQ sandwich with slaw and an order of yams. My sandwich had a generous serving of eastern NC BBQ with slaw. The BBQ was OK, but nothing special and I would not be surprised to learn the slaw was purchased somewhere else. My yams, however, were served warm and very good. I also received a few hushpuppies which would have been excellent if they had been served hot, but they were cold. My dining companion tried the "steak sandwich" and fried squash. The "steak" turned out to be a fried chuckwagon patty which would have been better if served right out of the fryer but was OK. She thought the squash, clearly fresh and just cooked, was very good. You stand in line to place your order and as expected these days, they suggest all sorts of generous tips for themselves. All the employees were friendly and clearly aiming to please. If you eat in they bring your food to the table and if you get it to go, they call your order out when its ready. You're expected to clean your table when you leave and they are kind enough to leave a bucket with rags soaked in sanitizer to clean make sure the table is ready for the next customer, even though they already hit you up for a tip when you ordered. This is a low 3-star BBQ restaurant. It's not bad, but there's better to be had not too far away.

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    20 chicken fillet sandwiches
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    Pork getting ready to be turned into bbq
    Gizzards, onion rings, fries and small drink.

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    Gizzards, onion rings, fries and small drink.
    Robbins Nest Restaurant

    Robbins Nest Restaurant

    3.2
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    1.7 mi
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    Looked for lunch on the way down I-95 headed to Florida. A buffet connected to a budget hotel…read more Recipe for disaster? Nope. Thanks to previous yelpers we drove right up. Excellent food. Fried chicken, meatloaf, yams, mashed potatoes, southern veg, salad, pies.... all really spot on. The biscuits are light as a feather. Even the bbq was tasty for restaurant fare. Look out for the fatback, it is addictive. The buttermilk pie was new to me and really delish. This place is not just "good for road food." It is delish. Thank you, local yelpers!

    06.18. 2026 We always try local places while traveling…read more Parking lot was pretty busy so I assumed it must be great. Food: The variety was very slim, the serving dishes were all pretty picked over - and not being readily filled - when we got there so we had to start out with the left overs and make our way back over to the buffet again later to check if they'd filled the serving dishes. I didn't think anything I had (flounder, chicken, potatoes, vegetables, pie) was particularly good. I put all that in small scoops each on my plate because somehow I just knew. I thought I'd find something I'd really enjoy but no way, didn't happen. (The place was busy though so I'll give them that. I just wouldn't go back, but I am traveling through so I wouldn't have much of an opportunity to do so more than once a year really). 'Ambiance' .. none. Very wide open and very much like a church rec-room basement with tables and booths. Nothing special or enticing. Big containers of water and drinks on every table. Looked cluttered but that's not important. Table: sticky. Floor: sticky Service: Everyone we had contact with was pleasant. Price was $30+ for two.

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    Lighty breaded fried chicken
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    First of several runs at the buffet

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