Sam Jones BBQ Menu

Sam Jones BBQ is your spot for enjoying North Carolina style wood-fired whole hog BBQ and other smokehouse favorites. There’s no substitute for time and freshness, that’s why we smoke our meats on-site, chopping and serving them up daily. Come on by for a plate of mouth-watering BBQ and irresistible Southern sides! 

Menus vary slightly by location. Scroll down to see our standard menu or select a location below to see restaurant-specific menus.

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Jones Family Original BBQ Tray

A throwback to the golden standard that made us famous. Includes a tray of our slow-smoked BBQ pork, a piece of Skylight Inn-style cornbread, and one side.

Jones Family Chicken Tray

A slow-smoked chicken quarter with your choice of light or dark meat served on a tray with one side and your choice of bread.

Smoked Wings

Seasoned and smoked to perfection. Served straight up or tossed in buffalo, Alabama white sauce, or BBQ sauce.

Smoked wings on the grill

Smokehouse Plates

Includes two sides and choice of sweet potato muffin, cornbread or toast.

Chopped BBQ

We’re known worldwide for our pork, slow-smoked over Carolina oak.

Slow-Cooked Chicken

Done up just right, same way we slow-smoke our pork.

Smoked Turkey

Seasoned turkey breast sliced to order.

Smokehouse plate

Spare Ribs

Slow-smoked for hours until they’re good and tender.

Classic BBQ and Chicken

The Eastern North Carolina Standard.

Two Meat Combo

Choice of Chopped BBQ, Slow-Cooked Chicken, Spare Ribs, or Smoked Turkey.

Three Meat Combo

Choice of Chopped BBQ, Slow-Cooked Chicken, Spare Ribs, or Smoked Turkey.

Small Plates

Chicken Tenders

Five hand-breaded made-to-order tenders with one side.

Catfish Bites

Local North Carolina catfish, hand-breaded and fried to order with one side.

Pork Skins & Pimento Cheese

Fresh, fried pork skins served with our housemade pimento cheese.

Smokehouse Sandwiches

All sandwiches include one side.

Pulled Chicken

Pulled selects of our slow-smoked chicken on a bun. Your choice of vinegar or house BBQ sauce.

Smoked Turkey

The classic holiday bird, slow-smoked for any time of the year served with lettuce, tomato and mayo.

Man holding a smokehouse sandwich

Pete Jones BBQ Sandwich with Slaw

Done up in the traditional Skylight Inn fashion. Slow-smoked chopped pork on a potato bun with slaw.

More Sandwiches

All sandwiches include one side.

Chicken Club

Made the traditional way with bacon, lettuce, tomato, cheddar cheese and mayo. Your choice of grilled or fried chicken.

1947 Burger

The original Skylight Inn Burger with American cheese, onion, tomato, lettuce, pickles, mustard and ketchup on a toasted bun, cooked to order on our griddle.

Pimento Cheese

Pimento cheese with lettuce and tomato on toasted potato bread.

Catfish

Local catfish from around here, hand-breaded and fried to order with lettuce, tomato and tartar sauce.

Salads and Potatoes

House-made dressings: ranch, honey mustard, Thousand Island, blue cheese and vinaigrette.

Big BBQ Salad

Mixed greens with grape tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, red onions, cornbread croutons, cheddar cheese and any of our smoked meats.

House Salad

Mixed greens with grape tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, red onions, cornbread croutons and cheddar cheese.

Loaded Baked Potato

Extra-large baked potato stuffed with bacon, cheddar cheese, scallions, butter and sour cream.

Smokehouse Baked Potato

Stuffed with everything that comes with our Loaded Baked Potato, then topped with your choice of smoked meat and house BBQ sauce.

Kids

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Chicken Tenders (3)

Mac N’ Cheese

Grilled Cheese

Turkey Plate

Sides and Sweets

Sweet Slaw

Baked Beans

Potato Salad

Mac 'N Cheese

Fresh Fruit

Collard Greens

Hand-Cut Fries

Homemade Chips

House Salad

Loaded Baked Potato

Banana Pudding

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