Sam Jones BBQ

Sam Jones BBQ is everything you hope a BBQ will be. Part of a local BBQ dynasty (Skylight Inn in Ayden), this local gem has taken the best of the family recipes & taken it to the next level. Highlights: - Service is excellent. - Food is so reliably good that anything you order will be amazing. - This place stays busy, by noon there's usually a line. - Atmosphere is good. Clean, simple down home. - You will see the proprietor... he's the guy bringing the food & asking how everything was. - BONUS: It's right off Pitt Community College's campus. I absolutely love this place. I don't eat here often (it's slightly pricey, but worth every cent!), but it's definitely one of my favorite places in town.

We decided to try here for lunch on our way home from the obx. The pork bbq was moist, tender, and flavorful. The slaw was a good addition to the pork sandwich. Fries were fresh and came out hot. The smoked turkey was also flavorful and tender. The smokehouse potato was flavor packed and filling. The cornbread was nothing like we expected. It was dry, tasteless and very dense. I would not recommend it. It is counter service and they bring the food to your table. It was fairly clean considering it was a busy lunch hour. Overall we would stop here again.

We came here because we heard about how good this place is, and they recently got a cool award, which was interesting to us. You order at the counter, then take a seat at a table or get it to-go. I ordered the Jones Family Original BBQ Tray, which comes with BBQ pork, a piece of cornbread, and one side. For the side, I chose the Mac 'N Cheese. The inside is very nice and has a great atmosphere. We waited about 10 minutes for our food, and it was brought to our table. They had some sauces, one vinegar and one sweet, and I used the sweet sauce. It was really good on the BBQ! The quality of the BBQ pork was good. The mac and cheese was nice and creamy, but it was a little bland. The cornbread was very interesting... the texture was simultaneously gritty and moist, and it was very compact as c

By far the best BBQ I've had in a long time. Exceptional smoked BBQ PORK with options of Carolina Vinegar (my fav- true NC) and sweet option sauce. I will definitely be returning to Sam Jones BBQ.

I've eaten bbq from the mountains to the sea of NC and originally from Lexington NC (Winston salem). I thought id try Sam Jones because I pass it once a week when I visit Pitt Community College and decided to stop in. When I stepped out of the truck and seen/smelled the smoke from the bbq put, I instantly got excited because I knew this was REAL bbq. The man and woman at the register was extremely helpful and spot on with their side descriptions and recommendations. I got the Bbq plate with 2 sides. The bbq was GREAT!!! I tried 1 bite with the sweet sauce and 1 bite with the vinegar sauce. Both were great and then I mixed both in with the rest of my bbq and it was amazing!!! The baked beans were the best I've had! The slaw was really good as well. The cornbread was not what I expect