Highest-rated barbecue restaurants in the Rocky Mount area by diners

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#7. Gardner's Barbecue 301 Flagship Store

- Rating: 3.1/5 (90 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1331 North Wesleyan Blvd. Rocky Mount, North Carolina
- Categories: Barbecue, Southern, Soul Food
- Read more on Yelp

#6. Gardner's Barbecue Westridge Shopping Center Restaurant

- Rating: 3.2/5 (35 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 3651 Sunset Ave. Rocky Mount, North Carolina
- Categories: Barbecue, Southern, American
- Read more on Yelp

#5. Gardner's Barbecue

- Rating: 3.3/5 (23 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 835 North Fairview Road Rocky Mount, North Carolina
- Categories: Barbecue, Southern, Soul Food
- Read more on Yelp

#4. Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q

- Rating: 3.9/5 (41 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1169 Eastern Ave. Nashville, North Carolina
- Categories: Barbecue, Chicken Shop, American
- Read more on Yelp

#3. The Prime Smokehouse

- Rating: 4.1/5 (802 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1151 Falls Road Ste 1018 Rocky Mount, North Carolina
- Categories: Barbecue, Smokehouse, Seafood
- Read more on Yelp

#2. Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q

- Rating: 4.1/5 (108 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 670 N. Wesleyan Blvd. Rocky Mount, North Carolina
- Categories: Barbecue, Chicken Shop, American
- Read more on Yelp

#1. Smiths Restaurant

- Rating: 4.6/5 (62 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 3649 North Halifax Road Rocky Mount, North Carolina
- Categories: Breakfast & Brunch, Barbecue
- Read more on Yelp

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Cynthia Rebolledo, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 281 metros.

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