Smiley's Lexington BBQ

Ever since my parents moved to Lexington I’ve been wanting to visit and go get some authentic Carolina bbq. We
found it at Smiley’s! Bbq is excellent along with everything else to include red slaw, hush puppies and even the fries! The service is also outstanding! Highly recommended!!!

Deep fried bologna with pimento cheese with a strawberries and cream milkshake!! The service was excellent, waitress was super friendly and attentive! We came in really late, not long before closing, and they were still so great to us!

This BBQ restaurant is just for you if you enjoy the Southern touch, every thing is made to order nothing sitting in waiting for someone to order, its fresh. Closed on Mondays but any other day enjoy because I will be 😉

We have been looking for good barbecue since we moved back to the Piedmont from the NC Coast which is the land of Eastern NC Barbecue and a number of wonderful barbecue places. While Smiley's is not Eastern NC barbecue, it is moist with a wonderful smokey flavor. It is moist without being wet and the sauce or dip as they call it has no ketchup in it thankfully. I have eaten at most of the barbecue restaurants on the NC Barbecue Trail. Smiley's is as good or better than many of them. I think it is better than some of the famous ones. The place does not look like much from the outside but inside it is very clean and well maintained with a high sanitation rating The service is excellent and we felt like members of the family by the time we left. I had the chopped plate. I brought home half of it. The peppery slaw is very good as are the fries and the fried okra. The hot-from-the-fryer hush puppies were great. We will be going back and hauling some home to serve to friends. I am pleased Smiley's is only 25 minutes from my house. If you take the time to look, you will see the pile of wood by their smoker. I was also pleased to see they serve Pepsi products with their barbecue which is as it should be in North Carolina.

Between Smiley‘s and Skylight inn, my two favorite North Carolina Lexington style barbecue places.... so far. Chopped pork has a wonderful subtle hickory smoke flavor. Fried okra and smoked chicken also terrific. Yes it’s a hole in the wall and I love it. Great service and great prices, come get some.