Chosen by Chili Pepper Magazine
25 best barbecue restaurants in the Southern United States.
Smithfield Herald Readers' Choice Award
11 Time Winner “Best Barbecue in Johnston County.”
Road Food the Coast-to-Coast Guide
America's Great Inexpensive Regional Restaurants
“One of North Carolina's 25 Best Bar-B-Q Restaurants”
Bob Garner's Video and Book Produced for Public TV.
Southern Season Gourmet Food Broker's
1995 “North Carolina's Best Eastern Style Bar-B-Q.”