I would crawl through fire for their bbq sandwich with slaw. This place puts smithfield to SHAME. Service is always top tier and the restaurant is nice on the inside. Unfortunately the foods so good I eat so fast I never get to be inside the restaurant for very long or I would spend every dollar I have seeing how many bbq sandwich's I could eat at once. read more

Love the place, but no buffet on Sunday more or less they changed it I was in high school

This place was large and able to accommodate our large group of about 40 or 50 people. The portions are huge, I don't know how anyone is able to finish. The coleslaw, yams, onion rings, and chicken were good. I did expect the pulled pork to be smothered in barbecue sauce, but they have their own special barbecue sauce that's not very saucy. The sauce was good, but just not what I was in the mood for. I took the pulled pork home and put the type of barbecue sauce I really wanted and it was delicious. This is a great place for some good old fashion, barbecue food. And service was great. I would come back if I were in town. read more

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Usually get the BBQ sandwich, but lately I've tried their lunch specials. Really yummy! Their waitstaff is top notch,, the ambience is laid back, friendly... read more

Great customer service and great food! You will never have to wait for a refill! The peach cobbler is a must try.

The food is very tasty; service is wonderful; and the ambiance is relaxing. Finally, it is a place to get a good meal.

Closed all day Saturday and Sunday!! we've tried to go two times on a weekend and it's never open. All the information online says that it's open even here on yelp. However, it is not open on Saturday and Sunday all day. read more

Best bbq hands down. I had the chance to visit Joes today and it has been awhile but taste the same as when I was a kid. I got the ladies plate with the fries and hush puppies. read more

Joe's Barbecue Kitchen - Menu - Barbeque Near Me - Whiteville, North Carolina

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Very quiet, relaxing, peaceful restaurant! Y'all need to try the catfish nuggets!! They are so good!!! The staff is always so nice and welcoming! read more

Great fried chicken, friendly Staff, great Atmosphäre for dining in, plenty of room to have a nice dinner

In town for a night visiting family. Looked around and knowing my boyfriend is a pulled pork connoisseur, we decided to try this place. We only ordered takeout, but the employees were suuuuuper nice and accommodating, especially since we are staying at a hotel. The pulled pork is moist and tastes just like you'd expect for North Carolina! The hush puppies are fantastic, and loved the coleslaw! Everything was packaged nice, and everything came out warm/cold just like you'd expect. If you're anywhere near here, get your butt here for some a** kickin food! read more

Joe's Barbecue Kitchen - Take out cups. - Barbeque Near Me - Whiteville, North Carolina

If you have time to get off the beaten track, this is a great local find. Was driving 74 to St James and stopped for Joes. Great local place, friendly staff and on Friday and Saturday a great buffet. Ribs were amazing as was the Brunswick stew. But I'd go back for the homemade cracklins! Unbelievable. And, this place hits my rule for signage: pigs in chef hats = great Q! read more

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I've been eating here my entire life. Literally. Entire. Life. Came back after 3-4 years of not coming and the entire place has changed. The food is not the same. The service is not the same. Got my usually Brunswick stew plate with bbq and slaw and hush puppies. Brunswick stew is garbage. No flavor at all. The bbq is basic. The hush puppies cold and bland. The slaw... oh the slaw. Still the same somehow. Delicious as always. The little blonde haired older waitress was super rude and the vinegar sauce they leave on the table, the bottle and lids need to be washed. They're disgusting! Rushed here while in town for a family emergency. So disappointed! read more

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Fantastic country buffet with THE BEST customer service I have encountered. Collards are great, and they have a pepper sauce on the table which serves better than vinegar. Rice and gravy, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, baked beans, baked apples...out of control selection. What keeps me coming back are their link sausages, which are the most amazing sausages I've ever eaten. Again, A++ service. read more

Back on my home turf! I know that I'm home! Joe's is the place to go if you want the best eastern barbeque. People come from all over the place to eat here. The establishment has been around for as long as I can even remember. They were originally located 701 buisness /south madison street. In the last several years, it's expanded and moved into it's current location( Hwy 130 South Whiteville/ Behind Lowes Home improvement). Joe's is well known for their NC style (vinegar based) BBQ. It is absolutly out of this world! Maybe I'm a bit biased, considering, I grew up eating Joes.Their Buffett is also excellent! You will find southern fried chicken, fried cat fish,fried shrimp,fat back,stew beef,ect.....And desserts! The Buffett is awesome!. The service is second to none in town.The waitresses are cheerful! This atmosphere make Joe's a favorite for locals and visitors alike. My personal favorite -- BBQ!!! Second to that is their crunchy fried chicken & thin crispy fried squash. I choose the ladies size barbeque,slaw,and fried sweet potato fries. If I knew that the Buffett was going on tonight,I would have been all over It! I would have eaten way to much! I am proud to have come from a small town with good ole southern cooking! read more

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Pick up order. 1/2 fried chicken, no flavor, they could have at least salted it after pulling it out of the fryer. Slaw, recipe, or "supplier" has changed. Rough cut cabbage with runny mayo, again, no flavor. Hushpuppies were fine. Best thing brought home were the baked beans and unfortunately, I think they were canned. So sad to see such an icon go down hill like this. read more

The staff was wonderful but the ribs were boiled and tasted like wet leather! This place has gone downhill. A quality BBQ joint in this area could be super successful but Joes is not it! read more

Joe's just does it the right way. The food is great, the menu can suit any anyone's palate and the service is always over the top. I go every time I get a chance. read more

This is one of my all time favorite places to eat. I love the staff, and the food! I come and eat here at least once when I come back home from Raleigh. I have brought all of my friends from the triangle here, and they all agree... as far a Whiteville goes, this is top notch food and service! read more

Great find on the way home from N.Myrtle Beach. About 10 mins out the way but well worth it. Food was amazing and buffet only $7.95!! Good southern cooking read more

The food is great! But the directions on yelp will take you to an auto parts store. Just look around for the lowes (it's only 2 streets over). Joes is just behind Lowes. read more

I have been coming to joes my whole life, but my last two or three visits have been unsatisfactory. The bbq has had tons of fat and grissle in it. Some people may like that, and I know it adds flavor, but it is not for me. Their hush puppies are very good, but it's very expensive here. read more

I was less than pleased, probably from listening to the hype about this place, but for the money, you won't go hungry. The lunch buffet, once I ordered it, turned out to be really overcooked production line fare - burned up sausage, badly fried chicken, over-cooked vegetables, lots of it, though, but NO BARBECUE OF ANY KIND, so I ended up ordering some as a side, doubling the price of lunch, since I wasn't going to eat there without at least sampling this fabled barbecue. Not special, not at all, and in my fifty plus years of eating southern barbecue, I'd rate it average at best. Service? Service was absolutely STELLAR, abd I mean "waited on me hand and foot" quality, and I tipped accordingly, since service often makes an average meal better. Out of fifty or so diners, I was the only person there without gray hair, so the atmosphere was sedate, which doesn't bother me at all, but it does make me wonder why there weren't even just a few young folks in there. Easy parking for cripple peeps like me, and that's appreciated. read more

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Yeah, I'm from the North, so according to the natives what I know about NC BBQ wouldn't fill a thimble. What I DO know is that I love the BBQ here. I can eat it until I can't manage one more forkful. I don't get to the area often, but this time we drove almost an hour to once again eat at Joe's after a 3-year hiatus. Ordered the large BBQ plate with pulled pork BBQ and BBQ ribs, coleslaw, and hushpuppies. It was monstrous! The 3 ribs could have been a dinner in and of themselves, but lurking beneath the giant ribs was a mountain of pulled pork BBQ that made my stomach cry "Uncle" even while my mouth was singing hymns of praise to the cooks. She had a pulled pork BBQ only plate and I could not believe she finished it. It may have been the most I ever saw her eat at one time. The servers were ever-present, cheerful and called me "Darlin' " every time they stopped at the table. My glass of half-and-half tea never got anywhere near empty. Couldn't have been treated any better. I know I must have eaten the coleslaw and a couple hushpuppies but my brain remembers only that mouth-watering, tangy BBQ. I suppose I should be glad I don't live near Whiteville or I'm afraid I would weigh 300 pounds. If my 6-day trip had me situated closer I surely would have been there more than once. On the hour-long drive back to where we were staying, she said we should figure out a way to get back to the area a lot sooner even while she was groaning from an overstuffed belly. Just so darn yummy. read more

Awesome food. Great service. Great Carolina style barbecue. I would totally come here again.

Great BBQ. Coleslaw was finely chopped with excellent flavor - hard to find in Carolina. Many slaws are shredded around here but I prefer the finely chopped. Several BBQ sauces to choose from including a house sauce. Sweet Baby Ray's for the out of towners. :) "BBQ" is vernacular for "pulled chopped pork" here. Be specific if you want barbequed CHICKEN or such. You have to say it or you'll get pulled pork every time unless they realize you don't know what you're ordering then they'll help you figure it out. :) Ambience was southern hospitality and family friendly, quiet atmosphere. If you're wanting to be loud and swap tales, everyone will be able to hear you since there is no overhead music playing. Waiters were attentive and helpful! I can't wait to bring my family back here. Located set back from the main road behind/beside the Lowe's. Big sign by road, but restaurant cannot be seen until you've drive back around the Lowe's. read more

Barbecue had no flavor and neither did the fries, me being on chemo I was going to blame it on that but my wife said the same thing.

Prices went sky high for bbq not even cooked like traditional bbq is suppose to. Better off buying a tub of brookwood or penders bbq in foodlion in the meat section . read more

I have been eating Joes Barbecue since Joe owned it and he just had car seats in his place. Every Friday night as a kid I knew we were going to a movie and going to Joe's and eat barbecue. Everyone looked forward to it all day as I still look forward to it as I am growing old. Joe maybe dead but he leaves behind a wonderful legacy and I hope I will be eating his barbecue to the day I die. read more

Two words - not good. This is mostly a buffet place which also sells BBQ. The bad news is all of the food tastes like it just came off a US Foods truck. It is all cafeteria grade canned stuff. read more

Joes is easily some of the best bbq found anywhere in the country! The staff are so friendly, and the southern charm makes you feel like part of the family!! I will go out of my way to eat here, it is that good! Do yourself a favor and go get some Joes! read more

Joe's BBQ Kitchen was a surprising find. Sat. Nite buffet was fantastic. Catfish and hush puppies are excellent as well as the veggies and coleslaw.NC bbq sauce however ain't my thing. Overall great!! read more

Good food & good BBQ, but no BBQ on lunch buffet? And no mention of no BBQ on buffet when ordering in. ????

Went her with coworkers and I was pretty disappointed when I got the buffet and realized there was no barbecue on the buffet. My coworkers told me that you have to order it off the regular menu. I didn't really care for the fried pork chop I ate, it tasted like it wasn't seasoned at all. The sausages were over cooked. The only thing I liked were the veggies. If I ever go back, I will probably order off of the menu. read more

This was our first time here. The waitresses were excellent and the good was great. We ordered the plate for two and there was more than enough. I never care that much for hushpuppies and I couldn't stop eating theirs. I would definitely recommend this place. read more

Comfortable family atmosphere with down-home, friendly service. Delicious Carolina bar-b-que and fixins.

A group of friends and I eat here once or twice a month, the staff are great they never let you glass get empty, and are right on top of everything when you ask for it. The food is good and there are lots of different kind of things on the bar so you have lots to pick from. This is just a great place to try if you have not been there I don't think you will be sorry for trying it. read more

Never in my life have I had the absolutely worst chicken barbecue sandwich than when my family and I stopped here last night on our way across North Carolina. It was around 8 pm when we finally stopped to eat dinner. We ordered our food to go, and got back on the road to keep driving. When I bit into my sandwich in the dark, driving down the road, I noticed the chicken was a little hard. I took a second bite, and the same thing! My daughter then inspected the sandwich and discovered they had put two bone-in pieces of chicken on a bun! I had eaten two bites of bones!!! What were they thinking? If it hadn't been so late and if we weren't in such a hurry to get down the road, I would have gone back and complained. Now I will just warn everyone: DON'T EAT AT JOE'S BARBECUE unless you want chicken bones on a bun!!! read more