Saturday, June 30, 2012

Smithfield's Chicken 'N BAR-B-Q - Rockingham, NC



On the way back from the beach we stopped at Smithfield's Bar-B-Q, a local chain with 30 North Carolina locations. We had a hard time finding this place - even our GPS was off at first. When we finally found it we ordered efficiently at the counter and our food arrived quickly. Service was top-notch - more than once someone came by to refill drinks and ask us if we needed anything. Unfortunately I found the BBQ itself lackluster. The meat did not have that smokiness that you crave when you go to a BBQ joint. On a better note, the slightly sweet and elongated hush puppies were quite good. Slaw and fries were average. On the whole this was a decent spot to stop on the way back to Charlotte but next time I'm going to do more research to find a really down home non-chain option that will hopefully have better 'cue.



Half eaten BBQ platter with slaw and fries.



Smithfield's Chicken & Bar Bq on Urbanspoon

1 Comment:

bluang3lbby said...

You stopped right in my town. Rockingham is basically a fast food/chain wasteland. Barely any restaurants that aren't one or the other. But I do love their baked beans and their hushpuppies.