I first tried Smithfield's Chicken N' BBQ in the early 80's at their second location just off of…read moreHighway 70 in Clayton. The original Smithfield's was opened in Smithfield in 1977, with the Clayton operation beginning in 1979. Since then the restaurant has greatly expanded across the state, now totaling 41, with the 2 furtherest west being in Greensboro and Charlotte. Over the years, I've eaten at perhaps half of the Smithfield locations, and have rarely been disappointed, and in the few where I was, it centered on the service, not the food. As with so much in the restaurant area, things have changed and will surely continue to change with pork barbecue in North Carolina, reflecting changing tastes and changing processes. For example, fewer and fewer cooked over hardwood coals, and very few cook the whole hog - in fact, I think there are only 4 (all in the east) that still do - Skylight Inn, B's, Grady's, and The Pit. Smithfield very much mirrors the changing nature of NC BBQ over the last 30 years or so. The pork bbq for ALL locations is cooked in Smithfield and then shipped to the various locations. Obviously, what you get is less than just off the rack fresh. Still, if I'm close, then a pop in for a combo of bbq and chicken works. I like their slaw. the hush puppies are fair at best, the hot dog totally sucks, and the Chicken Tender Sandwich is really, really good! Don't consider this a destination bbq spot, but I will still go from time to time if driving by. There is some bad bbq sold in NC, but it is most often found at a grocery store or a convenience store - if it has gas pumps keep moving!

Sweet tea I ordered the other day tasted like coffee grinds was in it and cigarette smoke…read more I used to say that this place makes the best sweet tea in town. Unfortunately, I can't say that any longer.

Stopped here after a long day of softball and absolutely loved it. We took the food to go. The…read moresides are outstanding. Green beans are super fresh, not the canned kind that's soaked in grease. The Brussels sprouts and mac and cheese are also super delicious. Daughter had the chicken and I ordered the shredded pork. The bbq sauce is great. The service is friendly, and the food came out fast. We'll definitely come back. Highly recommend!

Literally my favorite place in Siler City, and maybe even the whole county! I always get the…read morebrisket sandwich and the absolutely delicious addicting Mac and cheese! Nice local farm and local food, the worker Brittany is super kind and always see her there. Definitely recommend

Brookwood has awesome BBQ! I first tried it when I picked up a few plates from the Siler City Fire…read moreDepartment BBQ Plate Fundraiser and it was delicious! Ever since I've been hooked.

They produce a number of different barbecue meat products at this Siler City company. They sell…read moretheir products to restaurants, to retail food outlets (Food Lion, Harris Teeter, etc.), and directly to the public on-line with free shipping. I have run across 3 version of their pork barbecue (there may be more). 2 Pulled Pork varieties - one in their Original Carolina BBQ Sauce (vinegar based, supposedly Eastern style) and one with a Tangy Tomato Sauce (their Western style sauce). Both are very, very smokey and the texture is not bad for pulled pork - a little stringy, but not dry knots like some. Neither sauce is memorable, very weak versions of the ones made in house in good barbecue joints offering either style. You know immediately that this is a commercial product, prepared and packaged in bulk - and if you've bought a BBQ sandwich in a non-BBQ joint, you've encountered its ilk. The 3rd version I found is definitely not pulled pork - it is minced, and minced again, to the point of having an appearance and texture of a smokey pork pudding. This is not barbecued pork in any form I've ever encountered.

One of the best hotdogs and burgers around. Stop in and try them out, 1946 drive innread more

Slinging burgers in a tiny place like Siler City since the 1940s?! Well you gotta be doing…read moresomething right to achieve community institution status like that, and I finally had the good fortune to be in the area of this spot during their limited hours... so I had to stop in. Johnson's doesn't look like it has changed much since it first came to be. Fairly tiny on the inside, and showing a lot of wear on the outside, it's got the look and charm of a place that has spanned over 75 years of service. That said even though it is dated, the inside looked nice and clean to me. There is lunch counter seating, that if you are a tall individual, might be a tight fit for you, but the booths aren't going to be any better. So after jamming my knee into the wall under the counter, I achieved a fine degree of man-spread, and was reasonably OK after that. From my seat at the counter, I had a perfect view of their process and burgers sizzling on the flat-top grill. Each burger hits the hot top with a sizzle, is smashed down (but not quite to smashburger thin-ness), gets flipped, is adorned with a thick chunk of Velveeta cheese, and gets half a bun on top to let it steam up real good. The other half the bun is to the left, where a dedicated person is assembling all the toppings. When ready, they put the halves together, wrap it up, and send it your way. Fast and efficient, but all patties are 100% cooked to order. I also got a hot dog all the way, order of fries, and a fully sweet tea as they were out of unsweet. They were also out of pickles, and don't do grilled onions, negatives for me because I like my first try to be simple. grilled onions, pickles, burger sauce if available. They also charge extra for lettuce and tomato. I just went ahead and had my burger made the same way as my hot dog, all the way. It made for one hell of a mess, but it was delicious. I definitely enjoyed my meal, but to be honest, neither the burger or the hot dog would rank in my top 5 in the state. Doesn't really matter, as at the end of the day, I would certainly come back here because I am sure it's the best burger in the area, and given the amount of burgers and hot dogs I have eaten being "outside the top 5" doesn't mean you're doing poorly. Cash only, so come prepared, but definitely come!

I decided to give it a try, despite mixed reviews. The egg rolls were very oily, so I don't…read morerecommend. The chicken lo mein was oily,. The wonton soup and chicken with mixed veggies were average. We did takeout but the ambience looked pretty poor. I don't plan to go back.

Ordered once before and it wasn't that good, But I gave them…read moreanother try, maybe they had a bad day. However, the chicken egg foo young was raw in the middle and no flavor. Fried rice was just rice with soy sauce and the beef and broccoli zero flavor with the broccoli being almost raw. Sorry Lam, Lost twice now, maybe try your own food or hire quality prep and it was cold when door dash delivered it. So sad !

On March 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM, we came to eat a sub before running errands. As soon as we walked in,…read moreI could tell that both the male employees were under the influence of some kind. They were very slow and lethargic. They didn't understand simple instructions, and were not the kindest. They also were vaping in the kitchen area. Lastly, the subs were made extremely messily, and the produce looked wilted and old. I've ate in this location many times before and have never had any type of issue like this. Customers left because of the slowness of the workers.

Manager was incredibly rude about me changing my bread choice after learning a wrap can't be…read moretoasted. I had it done that way before for the first time and thought it was a normal request but that I would do the grain bread instead. She told the employee to throw the whole wrap away with an attitude. I reiterated that I only picked it because last time they toasted it and thought I could. She stated she was going to look up on the cameras who did it and fire them. I said wow you are over reacting and she said no because I just wasted a wrap so I had her waste the other bread too canceling my order completely. I said I would not be back and she replied "Good". Not sure what she has going on outside of work but talking to a customer with the attitude she has is not a good approach to business.

They now serve livers I'm so excited! the staff was nice and swift today. I'll return again.read more

It's pretty sad you pick up your food from KFC in Siler City takes me 15 minutes to get home then I…read morefind I'm missing the sauces what I find to be the most important thing to my meal. Then I call and they refuse to remake my meal because if I drive back to kfc that's 15 minutes then drive back home that's 15 more minutes my food will be very cold and not worth eating. My wife only ate the mashed potatoes and gravy and some Mac and cheese what a waste of $43 . They can't even complete the order it wasn't that busy there . I guess I'll have to remove everything from my order next time and check it myself. This order was a waste of time and money.

Stopped here with my class on a field trip. Only got grits, $1.09, which were nice and warm for a…read morecold day like today. I just wish it was a bigger cup, not bad for the price though. (Update- at the time of this review, I didn't realize that when I ordered a "picnic grit" they gave me a small instead.... kind of upset about that little fact now...)

I really tried to give this place a fair shot, but the morning service is just bad -- really bad…read more You order one thing, they bring out something completely different, and when you point it out, nobody wants to fix it. It's like they'd rather argue than correct a simple mistake. What makes it worse is the attitude. No urgency, no accountability, no effort to make it right. Just a shrug and "that's what you got." Morning service here is trash, and it's frustrating because it shouldn't be this hard to get the food you actually ordered. I hope they get it together, but right now, I can't recommend this place to anyone looking for a decent breakfast experience.

TLDR: Skip the trip and go to Bojangles instead…read more Don't waste your time here. Ordering is a hassle since communication through the speakers is poor (and not just through ours). Food takes about 20 minutes to arrive at your car. Plus it's poor quality for the price. We ordered popcorn chicken, pretzel twist, ice cream, tator tots, and mozzarella sticks. The tator tots were the highlight of the meal. The popcorn chicken would have been better plain, but the options were Buffalo or Honey BBQ sauce. We chose Buffalo hoping it would be on the side. No luck, the chicken was covered in Buffalo sauce. It was not good and unfortunately was discarded. We ended up driving straight to Bojangles after for chicken. The pretzel twist was warm, soft, salty, and greasy, overall not bad. Ice cream and mozzarella sticks were okay. I do like how easy the menu is to read, paying by card through the kiosk, and how they display the items ordered as you request them. This allowed us to correct the errors. After correcting during the ordering process, our meal was accurate. The employee who brought it to our car was enthusiastic and friendly.

I got a sonic refresher the big 44 unfortunately it was very watered down not much flavor and very…read morelittle color it wasn't worth $4.92 . I don't think she had the mixture right

Great service and good food. Great price for one person meals. Personal pan pizza was greatread more

I ordered a pepperoni pizza and barbecue wings. Pizza was delicious but I received SPICY HOT…read morewings. Now, it wouldn't have been terrible except the person who answers the phone tells me that he needed all 8 wings back to send the new wings out. I asked how I was supposed to know they were spicy but that I still had 7 left. I just replied "Y'all sure are not Dominos" and told him that it wasn't even worth it!!!! TERRIBLE customer service. He could have simply refunded the wings or sent out new ones without the hassle. I even gave a generous tip....but NO MORE Pizza Hut from Siler City!!!!! AND....look at the size of these $7.59 wings...SMH.