Food is hot and fresh, if you want great shrimp, chicken or BBQ then try them out always hot and fresh made to order not ahead of time. The generous portion sizes are always the same, not guessed at or dumped on your plate. Also I have NEVER seen a eating establishment have a employee on their knees cleaning and wiping down the chairs in the dining room. She had a bucket and rag HAND wiping all the legs and parts of all the chairs in the dining room. I've never seen that done anywhere. The dining room is always clean and never smells bad. The service is great and their employees are top notch and treat their customers very well. If you go on Sunday's around lunch time there usually a line to the back door so just wait for a wonderful lunch.

Best Place to eat in Rocky Mount!!! The only place we will eat at going forward. We went in multiple restaurants around town and walked out. So glad we found Smithfields. From the moment we walked in door everyone was friendly and the restaurants was so clean! The Manager and each employee were Amazing and so Friendly!!!! Food was amazing, hot and fresh. Even as a vegetarian (made a coleslaw sandwich with sides) Highly recommend stopping here. Banana pudding was great as well!!!

Came in with a large group just as dinner was starting and they were on it. Food was great and they puzhed hard to give good service. Very friendly to! It hadn't been on my list of go-tos, but it sure is now! Thanks for a great experience!

Hands down the best fried chicken & fries around. The sweet tea is truly southern. So what that means is it's sweet enough to throw you into a diabetic coma! Don't forget the pecan pie. It's so yummers.

Always feels good to come to North Carolina and visit this restaurant. Service is always professional, restaurant is always clean, and the food is always delicious! I ordered the tender snack, and it hit the spot.

I had lunch here in early 2025 as a first time visitor to this chain of restaurants. I was traveling along I-95 between NJ and Savannah. I ordered the chicken barbecue sandwich and sides of coleslaw and beans. The sandwich was very good but it needed more barbecue sauce which I borrowed from my order of beans. The beans were best of all: hot, flavorful small beans in a red/ brown sauce. Excellent. The slaw was good, too. The interior of the restaurant is spacious, very attractive and clean. I like this restaurant and will return again, But I wish more barbecue sauce chouces were available on the tables or at a fixins table.

I grew up in NC and went to college here, but somehow I missed this memo! Finally made it in and was tooo impressed! I got a plate which only has 2! pieces of chicken (tear!) It was nice and fresh nonetheless. And the young man who took our to go order was great and attentive. Soooo I went back, less than a week later. The food was good but...... This time there was waayyy too much breaden on my chicken. (I got the 4 piece box this time. Which comes with plenty of fries. The plate does not. You might want to add another side of fries, if you're a fries person - like my son!) And I got a side of cole slaw of which I found to be very (sugary) sweet... With only 2 visits under my belt, I won't say I was disappointed... But I do intend to ask the manager for some chicken to go with this breaden (see picture) the next time I visit. Just let them know how you want it- no breaden or once breaded.. and they'll make sure it's fresh fresh for you, especially if you ask. Note: There's no turkey bbq... (at least at this location....)

Fresh fried chicken, hush puppies are the best in my opinion(sweet & crispy, no onion), and their Brunswick stew simply warms you from the inside out!