Always excellent; never disappoints. Great food, and I don't know that they've ever received a…read morehealth inspection that wasn't 100. My wife had lunch today with a friend and brought me a brisket sandwich for dinner - my favorite from Bar-H. My wife loves the chicken halves, but you can never go wrong with the barbecue! We and our family have been loving Bar-H since it opened - so many family and church dinners with their food. Don't forget the wide dessert selection - especially the chocolate pie, hummingbird cake, and banana pudding - and tonight a new favorite, crustless coconut pie. Great people, great food, and great service! Don't come to Royston, Franklin Springs, or Emmanuel without treating yourself to Bar-H!

The service was excellent. The dining room is spacious and clean. The restroom is very clean. I…read morehad the pulled pork and it was a little dry and i've could not taste the smoke. The hot bbq sauce fixed that. The cole slaw was excellent and brunswick stew was very good and you can get a refill! The stew texture was very smooth and blended. My wife said her smoked chicken half had a very good smoky flavor. The dinner is served with a pitcher of excellent sweet tea. I would come back to try the ribs.

Fantastic food! We smelled that wonderful smoky flavor when we walked in the door. Everything we…read moretried was wonderful. Brisket, shredded pork, mac & cheese, even the drinks. The fried jalapeños were a nice surprise. The service was quick and the owner was so friendly! What a wonderful find along our long drive from NJ to FL. We'll be back Ps. I'd add pictures of the food, but it's all gone.

Sandwich between a subway and a Taco Bell is an amazing surprise of some of the best barbecue…read moreinsides made with fresh ingredients you'll find in the south. The smoked trout with crisp skin was it delight as was the side salad with homemade cornbread, croutons, and lettuce that had to be picked that day. The brisket was simple, nothing was over sauced. It was perfect, perfectly dry rubbed and smoked. You're wondering about the service? Don't. The hometown personalized attention from every server walking by insured you've everything you need. Nice selection of libations as well. The place is clean, culinarily, creative, and cute,

We are fortunate to live about a mile and a half from Zeb's, so we eat there at least once a week…read more Whenever we have friends come to visit us, we take them there, and everyone loves it. Best BBQ we have ever had. People are friendly and the service is great. It must be good, considering it has been in business for 80 years.

BBQ was good, stew as well, Cole slaw was meh, a little too sweet for my taste. Staff was friendly…read more This place has been here many years, at a wide spot in the road. Worth a stop if you're in the area.

Everything! Amazing brisket…read more Outrageous portions Incredible value I wanted to go back the next day but they are only open on the weekends. Don't pass up this treasure if you're in the area!

Great environment,great food and good people! I wish they were open besides just weekends! I would…read moredefinitely recommend going there can be a lil packed after church but worth the wait!

Usually I give most of my BBQ places the 1-2-3 punch, 3 tries or your in or out. This place got…read morethe 3rd try and was still in my mind some of the best BBQ I'd had in the area - so I wrote my previous review. Well, after try number 12 or so, I've got a bit more to say on the subject. If you read my previous review it's accurate about 3 out of 5 trips. There are a couple trips where the meat isn't his typical cut, like maybe a whole different source.... or he has the right meat and pulls the meat out to early. In my mind, you don't substitute, period. Once he told me the ribs would be slightly underdone and then got mad at me when they weren't edible AT ALL. Another time, he was to pull the meats off the grill after hours to give to me, then totally forgot about me. On Several occasions, it hasn't lived up to the 5 star I originally gave it and would actually have come in at a 2 star. On way more occasions than I can count, he has been out of at least a few primary items, if not most of them - early in the day. In addition to this, the owner is just not a pleasurable person. I appreciate when a place takes pride in its work and realizes that customer service is 50% of a business, whatever that business may be, if not sometimes 100%. He just doesn't seem to get that. After seeing what happened with Iama C. in his review, it really doesn't surprise me at all, and I wanted to make sure I came back and addressed the consistency/personnel issues in another review. Since making this final discovery about 3 months ago I haven't been back. It will be a while more before I go back. Realize that if you go here, you might get the 5 star experience, or you might get the 2 star experience. I hope it's the prior!

Classic barn. It's outdoors. A shack of sorts. The BBQ was excellent. Great smoke. Tender…read more Lean. Seating is limited. They do have a drive through. This was a great treat on a nice warm day in February. Several of us had brisket and thought it was excellent. One ordered ribs and got a most fantastic looking rack. It's worth trying for both the shack atmosphere as well as the great BBQ.

We were driving down 441 last week and remembered the sign at 59 pointing toward Smitty's. We said,…read morewe should go. in my email box this week is my weekly Yelp suggestions and what is at the top? Smitty's! It is a "plate of shrimp" moment of off we go. Smitty's is about a mile up 51 from the biggest truck stop interchange on 85. The building complex is a very cool set of older buildings that look like a barbecue restaurant. There is a giant stack of wood outside so this looks promising. When you go in, seats yourself and someone will be there to serve you right away. The menu is typical barbecue fare with a couple other items too. I ordered the brisket plate, Megan had a chicken fried steak. The brisket was tender and smokey with a little salt and pepper in the seasoning. It was good and meaty. The fries were good as was the okra. The stew was flavorful with tomato and corn. Megan's chicken fried steak was very good. It was beefy and tender and cooked just right. Her potato came with big cups of butter, cheese, and sour cream. And she ate her whole salad. This was a special road trip for use because of the Yelp suggestion. But if we are back in the area again we will defiantly hit them up again.

I've dined at Smitty's a fair amount of times, and it's overall been consistently good. Smitty's is…read morea place that serves barbecue and more. I usually come here to get brisket and then some combination of sides. If I'm feeling especially frisky, I like to go for the cheese fries. Request the spicy barbecue sauce with your meat. It's very well-made and elevates the meats to another level. Unless it's early week, I'd recommend maybe staying away from the chicken. The one time I ordered chicken here, it clearly sat in the hot box for too long. Smitty's has to navigate a challenging environment, and I can certainly respect them for it. It's tough operating a restaurant in a sparsely populated area. As a result, Smitty's has limited hours of operation. In lieu of daily specials, they do buffet only on Sundays. I'll have to take a star off because the service can be pretty poor. Yes, takeout orders also should receive good service, especially given the fact that I always tip. The amount of times I've been rushed out without any offering of plasticware, or sometimes even without offering me barbecue sauce, is frankly too high. In spite of the sometimes poor service, Smitty's is a very good restaurant that deserves community support.

You will not be disappointed! HELLO BBQ! Nita has A+…read morecustomer service and bright smile, staff is positive and kind AND our meal was delicious. Don't miss the true southern collards.

When I travel this great country, my first search is always for great BBQ. Reviews looked great on…read morethis place, so I enjoyed a nice evening stroll my hotel. Before I even start with the food, let me just say that the ladies working the counter were as friendly and polite and welcoming as you'll find anywhere!! Just so nice!! I ordered the sampler platter so I could taste all their meats, and for my 2 sides collard greens (incredible!) and Mac & Cheese (delicious!). From the meats, the pulled pork was my favorite, followed closely by the ribs. Chicken and sausage were good as well. Also - the hot BBQ and Sweet BBQ sauces were very tasty and unique. But again - what made the food taste even better was the INCREDIBLE ladies who welcomed me in. As I was leaving, a man arrived to help them and he was equally friendly, thanking me profusely for coming in. Great people and great food - the perfect combination!

Quick with take out and everything was delicious, especially the hush puppies. We had the family…read morepackage which readily fed the 10 of us.

Generous portions excellent taste. Very friendly bunch of people. Highly recommend.read more

If you're looking for the BBQ dive style restaurant shack then this is your place. Walking up I…read morecould tell this was going to be a fun place but it also had amazing BBQ. There is so much space in the front with cornhole boards or just to hang out. When we walked In I could tell this was going to be amazing BBQ. Writing on the walls and chairs, menus board hanging on the wall and daily specials written on chalk boards. Or orders were quickly taken by a very efficient hostess the. We grabbed a seat. I ordered brisket and pork with collards and cobbler. My wife ordered the same with the grits and my son had the side of Mac and cheese with his brisket. The brisket slices were think and it was really well cooked. The pork was awesome but the sides were out of this world. Every single one of them was perfect. There were four BBQ sauces to choose from, Eastern NC style, hot, mild and mustard. I am not a huge fan of mustard BBQ (I'm from NC, IYKYK) but I'll say this was the best I had. The hot was my favorite and it had just the right amount of heat. For those that may be concerned about the description of the writing on the walls and divey spot don't be. The place was clean and very nice. The health rating was great and it was a really nice place.

The manager Morris was so great! My sister has many food allergies. This has presented numerous…read moreproblems at various restaurants. On More than one occasion we went to three restaurants until she was able to eat breakfast. One a few occasions the managers were nasty and one just refused her service because they would not accommodate someone with allergies. But Morris at the Smokin'' Pig was incredibly understanding and made our dining experience fun and easy!! This restaurant is a "must go to restaurant!" The food is delicious!! Mouth watering good!!!

The food was inedible. I ordered 3 chicken halves which were ok but dry, very dry. The stew had…read morebeen over salted and peppered to the point that you could not eat it. So save your money not worth it.

Excellent bbq, stew, chicken plates, etc!! Love this bbq-- just wish it was closer to Athens!!read more