This morning, my husband was singing the Johnny Cash song, Sunday Morning Coming Down. There's a…read moreline that talks about "the Sunday smell of someone fryin chicken". So naturally, I needed fried chicken, but I didn't want to do "the fryin". Through a search, he found Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q. The prices are so reasonable for the massive amount of food you get. The HUGE chicken tenders are juicy, they have great flavor and the breading is like Granny's without killing the roof of your mouth. The baked beans actually have a little pulled pork in them and the sauce was fantastic. The hush puppies were golden brown and crispy on the outside and tender and light on the inside. The white coleslaw was the perfect balance of vinegar and sweet, a little mayo, it had no onions or carrots (Yay!) and was fresh and crunchy. The BBQ was pulled and really flavorful, even without extra sauce. They allow you to choose your sides. We had enough leftover for my full dinner tonight and enough to share with our friend. He also loved it and plans to take his son this week. We also got banana pudding to go YUMMY. -You order at the counter but then they bring your food to the table and actually hand it out. They checked on us twice and will refill your drink. They even brought us To Go boxes and wrapped plasticware. -They have a Health score of 98 and they are earning that. The restaurant and bathrooms are VERY clean. -The women's bathroom has a light switch that says TURN ON IF BATHROOM NEEDS SERVICE. That is an ingenious and convenient way for them to monitor. -You know how the people running the cash registers, will stand with their back to the customer, while they stare through to the kitchen? That's pretty common to fast food places. This restaurant has a sign posted for the workers that says TURN AROUND. I love that! -Every person inside was friendly, helpful and efficient. We will definitely go back!

My go to place for an eastern NC bbq fix when I'm not in that part of the state. I love their…read moresandwiches. Making a bold statement: they have the best fried chicken around. Juicy, perfect amount of crispiness. They also have mastered the customer service game. Friendly folks, smiling faces, quick service.

The food and service is always really good at this Restaurant! The only negative thing I would have…read moreto say, is I don't really enjoy eating everything on disposable plates, using disposable utensils. Other than that, they do a great job!

Hursey's has been around for a long time. Hence, their quality has gone down. 20 years ago…read moreHursey's may have been good, never excellent. Their Mebane NC location is within 5 minutes of my home. I don't go there. There pork is cooked at a central location, and shipped around to their other locations. Counter service is adequate but not extraordinary. Pricing, for warmed over barbecue, the price is high.

I have to say, I love their chicken and BBQ. The two times I've gone the food has been made to…read moreorder, hot, fresh and fried to perfection. The service is always friendly. I am giving it four stars because each time I have gone with friends there is mention of how the restaurant reminds them of segregation in the 60's. It does give a slight boycott vibe that doesn't sit well, and makes me question my support. Have to be honest.

My First Visit to Smithfield's -- And Probably My Last…read more I normally don't take the time to write reviews, but this experience was disappointing enough that I felt I had to share it. While traveling through Burlington, North Carolina, I saw the signs for Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q and decided to give it a try. Since I live in Georgia, where there aren't any Smithfield's locations near me, I thought it would be worth stopping. I ordered the large shrimp platter with coleslaw and potato salad. I assumed the small and large shrimp platters might refer to the size of the shrimp. Nope! The difference is simply the amount of shrimp you get. Lesson learned! I took my order to go, and when I got to my car, I found two cardboard platters in the bag. One had shrimp, fries, hush puppies, and coleslaw. The other had additional shrimp and three more hush puppies. What I didn't find were any napkins or plastic utensils. When you're traveling and taking food to go, those are pretty basic things to include. I also ordered potato salad, but I honestly forgot about it until I was already on the highway heading south to Georgia, so I can't say for certain whether it was missing or whether I simply overlooked it when checking my order. Now, let's talk about the shrimp. You know those tiny little shrimp you sometimes find in shrimp salad at a buffet? That's exactly what these reminded me of! There must have been around 50 of them, although I lost count, and some were ridiculously tiny. They had a little flavor, but they lacked that satisfying shrimp taste you expect when ordering a shrimp platter. The fries weren't something I particularly wanted, since they weren't what I had ordered. The hush puppies were okay, I guess, but they were shaped more like chicken fingers than the hush puppies I was expecting. Overall, this was not the introduction to Smithfield's that I had hoped for. Maybe I should have ordered the chicken instead! If you're specifically looking for shrimp, I honestly think you'd be better off trying Captain D's or even Long John Silver's. Unfortunately, my first visit to Smithfield's will probably be my last. I was looking forward to trying something new while traveling through North Carolina, but I left disappointed. Based on this experience, I wouldn't go out of my way to return.

On this food run to Burlington, I was definitely going to get a couple of chili dogs from Zack's. I…read morehave eaten Zack's hot dogs since the 60's, always before at the Davis street location. I dropped in and got two hot dogs with mustard, chili, and onions. The dogs were nice, the chili is what makes a Zack hot dog, that and the house hot sauce. I have to admit this place does not have the old school charm of the original location, but the dogs were very good, sand that's why I came.

Zack's Hot Dogs in Burlington- This is the worse restaurant I have eaten at. The hot dog was…read morehorrible with an orange red wiener half the size of a normal wiener and the fries had been reheated multiple times. Tried to talk to management but they argued with us. We left food on the table. This place should not be serving food. Plus the prices did not match the menu and the ticket was all mixed up. When I asked the waitress about it, she said other people complained but she didn't know why it was like that. Do not eat here! Horrible! Iva D

I was in the Burlington area on a food run, something I do from time to time, not as often as I…read moreused to, not as often as I like. While this was my first visit to this location, I've eaten BBQ, Broasted Chicken, and seafood at Hursey's since the mid-60's, mostly at the original S. Church Street location. On this visit we ordered a number of items, planning to eat a bit of everything and taking the rest home. We ordered Broasted Chicken, Chopped BBQ, and seafood combination. As always the food was excellent, the service was a little off, and the ambiance was rather sterile. I missed the cozy, old school feel of the original location. Good Lord willing and the creeks don't rise, I'll make this run again, but I'll head further down S. Church.

I reserve 1 stars for businesses with integrity problems so these folks get 2. I've had bbq from…read moreover 100 places in my life and this one was the worst food I've tasted. Zero smoke flavor. Dry meat. Overcooked fried chicken. There are too many decent bbq places in North Carolina to eat bad BBQ.

Great food, service and ambience, the customer service was great my first time here which made me…read moretake a detour, especially to come to this location.

Made the Burlington food run again, it's been almost a year since the last one. This is one of…read moreseveral spots in Burlington that I've been eating at since the 60's. The pork barbecue is no longer cooked here, but rather at their wholesale location in Alamance County. It is sill very good chopped pork, especially when accompanied by their slaw and hushpuppies. Add in some of their Broasted Chicken and you are well fixed.

What a cute little bbq joint. I was craving for some since I got my back from Tennessee. Let's…read morestart off by saying hush puppies was a hit! It was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The perfect hush puppies I had in NC so far. Chopped BBQ was pretty good, pair well with my side (mac n cheese). hubby was happy with his meal. He ate everything off his plate. He had the chopped BBQ with sides baked beans and Brunswick stew. I did try some of the stew and I was impressed. It had lima beans, corn and green beans. So far this is my top BBQ in NC at the moment!

Good but not great Barbecue. Some very dry and tough pieces mixed in. The Fries weren't overly hot…read more Hush puppies were very good. The service was mediocre during lunch. It was difficult to find a seat because all but two empty tables had dirty dishes still on them.

Krispy Krunchy Chicken is located inside of Eagle Mart gas station. My friend stated that they have…read moregood chicken, so that's what led me here on a Friday afternoon. I spent several minutes looking at the menu before ordering at 1:52pm. I ordered the 2 piece dark which came with a honey butter biscuit. I got jambalaya, and small fries (wedges) as sides. The jambalaya was supposed to be $2 extra as a small side but since they didn't have small containers, I had to get a large for $3 extra. However, I feel like it should've been honored... While ordering, they asked about sauce and I got BBQ Sauce to dip my wedges in. The total was $10.76. I had to go to the regular store checkout to pay. The food was ready at 1:59ish. When I got to destination, I noticed they forgot my bbq sauce. While the chicken was fine, it wasn't as crispy as I had hoped. At times, there was a little spiciness to the chicken, which kinda reminded me of Bojangles. The honey butter biscuit was surprisingly good because it looked over cooked. The jambalaya was hot and it wasn't that bad. Overall, not that bad. I really wished I had my bbq sauce to eat with my wedges though.

This was a store that surprised me with good food. Actually we ordered a large pan of chicken for a…read moregame night and it was hot and delicious. The price was in point and the store was able to provide a variety of other items like shrimp and wings which we sampled while waiting. The young lady's was very patient while we made our selection as the whole place was very busy. Clean and well kept was what I saw and pleasant company was a plus.