Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q

It didn't start well, my visit to this branch of SCNB, as the person taking my order wanted to argue with me about what the dish was called. I literally read the name of my selection off the menu board several times, and at least twice pointed out to them what I wanted on the menu board directly behind them, yet twice the guy insisted they had no such selection. Only after he confirmed with his fellow employees what I wanted would he accept my order. Jerk.What I picked: jumbo tender and barbecue plate (wish I'd taken a photo of the menu board).The order was slow to arrive, though I found out that's because the tenders were being freshly made. And the plate contained an impressive amount of food when it arrived. The barbecue wasn't bad, the chicken was indeed hot, and the slaw and potato salads were nice additions. I didn't care much for the hush puppies as they didn't seem very flavorful and were too dry. One of the other staff members was kind enough to fill my drink cup several times as I worked my way through the plate. That evening, and during the following morning, my stomach did not handle the meal well at all. I hadn't noticed any off-putting flavors in the food, but clearly something did not sit well with my digestive tract. So between the early issues with the service and the frequent bathroom visits I made in the hours following my trip to Smithfield's, I'm afraid I've gotta suggest that you look elsewhere if you are in search of a good experience in the Aberdeen/Southern Pines area. If you decide to take a chance here, I hope your fortunes are better than mine were!

Never had before & been wanting to try (family just relocated). Restaurant had plenty of parking, inside was clean and I appreciated the decor. Plenty of areas to wash or sanitize your hands. Customer service was good, the young man mixed our 1/2 Sweet Tea perfectly. They were out of dark meat which we found out after we ordered & sat down (kind of disappointed) - the meal itself seemed slightly pricey for what you got. One piece of chicken, with a small side-kick of a chicken part? The actual sides were decent, fries & hush-puppies were good & hot. The Potato salad & Coleslaw were pretty tasty. Lunch for 2 was over $21 and really not what we were hoping for. Be okay with not trying again except for the Tea & Pups.

the food was delicious and interesting but the customer service was the worst ive ever seen. the workers acted rude and annoyed with us. we asked the lady that gave us our food if we could have straws, and she scoffed and walked away. then we went through our bag and found out we needed salt and honey mustard and an extra fry that we were missing so we parked and went inside, and they gave us an attitude. we felt like an annoyance rather than a customer. Never going back don't recommend.

Great chain restaurant. 50's music, decent BBQ sandwich and got my hush puppy fix. Staff were so sweet and had displayed balloons and gave one to my daughter and made her day. She enjoyed it with her hotdog, fries, milk and Graham crackers. Thanks again for the excellent customer service.

White breast of chicken 4 stars. I love the batter. The pork bbq was very vinegary. I couldnt eat much of it. Hush puppies are horrible 1 star. Cole slaw and potato salad are 2 star at best. Cant believe no drink refills. This place has a drive thru. They also serve shrimp and fries and pecan pie. Go elsewhere unless you just want chicken.

Worst customer service in Moore County. What the heck is there a shortage of cocktail sauce for shrimp? People at the drive thru are real a holes. Need to not quit their other job because they obviously can't handle working a drive thru counter. And the food was the worst from a Smithfield place of any Ive ever ate at. I don't give many 1 star reviews but this place deserves it.

We always get our fried chicken fix at Smithfields.Since there is not one near our house, any time we travel and there is one near us, we always stop in.Friendly counter service. Chatted with the guy at the register to find out he was from Charlotte NC and was headed back this fall to go to school. Also found out both he and I both fish at Lake Norman.Wife and I get the same thing each time. Her 2 pc dark with baked beans and I the 2 pc white with brunswick stew.We both love the fried chicken here. Crispy, flavorful non greasy skin with moist tender chicken inside. The eastern NC vinegar dip on the table compliments both the chicken and the stew.The sweet tea was spot on, being just sweet enough with out being so sweet as to put you in a diabetic coma.We tried the banana pudding for dessert and this is the only time Smithfields has ever failed us. This was not even close to true southern banana pudding. Just banana flavored pudding with no bananas and very, very mushy vanilla wafers. Won't ever order that again.But as far as the fried chicken goes, like I said we always stop to eat anytime we see a Smithfields in our travels.

I stopped by last night right before closing and attempted to order (2) tender plates only to be told "Sir, I was just notified that we're out of tenders ". Now....this could have been legitimate or they were just ready to close. Other than that, their food and service is great.

My first time to a Smithfields. The staff is great, helpful,the place is clean. I had bbq&white combo,slaw and stew as sides. I'm from Memphis , so the vinegar based sauce is not for me I guess. It is would good on a bun with the slaw tho. The chicken was fresh and hot , I put hot sauce on it to bump up flavor.my favorite was the stew. I would return for the stew and because the staff is amazing ...

I've never had the chicken - only the BBQ. And I haven't had the sandwich - only the platter. This is about the best NC (vinegar based) BBQ I've ever had. It is moist but not fatty. It is a LITTLE (not a lot) spicy, which is perfect for me but may not be for others. (Some BBQ places give you plain Q and let you make it as spicy as you want. But I like it the way Smithfield's does it, with the spice already mixed in.) This is vinegar based, not smoked. If you want smoked, go someplace else instead of giving Smithfield's a bad review because it isn't what it isn't. Also, the hushpuppies are about the best I've had - flavorful but not too dry. And the slaw is also excellent.I want to add that the one guy who left a bad review of one star, apparently because he felt it wasn't "police friendly" - what the heck is his problem? Didn't they give him enough free food, or what?