Taste Of Smithfield

Lots of free peanut and chocolate samples!

I just stopped in during my shopping adventure downtown.  It looks like a really great place to eat and I would love to try their food sometime.  There is a little shop area where one can buy Virginia Peanuts and peanuts of every flavor.

After a day of hiking at Windsor Castle park, we decided to stick around Main street and find a place for lunch with our 2 year old. We're glad we did, because Taste of Smithfield turned out being a really cute cafe with a children's menu. It's kind of a shop/cafe in one; lots of opportunities to buy Virginia wine, peanuts, sweets, sauces, hams, you name it! Everything was from local vendors. My husband wanted to investigate their cured hams, so we ordered the Taste of Smithfield platter as an app that came with Smithfield's famous cured hams, blue cheese crumbles, local peanuts, dried fruit, and toasted pita bread along with a spicy, honey mustard that I was obsessing over. This was really yummy and offered a sample of what they really do here.

Their children's menu was decent too, we went with the pork slider with a side of sweet potato chips and lemonade. My daughter was happy with it so I was too. I ordered the veggie goat cheese flat bread and my husband got the pulled pork sandwich, carolina style. I will say, for a big meats and bbq place, they really need to have a bunch of different sauces at the table to put on the sandwiches. They have a peach "hot sauce", but that wasnt really cutting it. Overall, everything was so fresh and tasty. I'm glad local yelpers steered us to this spot!

OMG, THIS IS HAM TOWN USA. This is the cutest ham boutique and restaurant that you could stumble on. We had pork poppers (Filipino version of cicarones) and even 86 year old Aunt Marian kept sneaking them because they are sinful and addicting, but who cares...We ate East Carolina baby back ribs, tomato soup, grilled cheese sandwich, and a salad. We were looking for a place to rest and this was a true oasis for the weary. The decor is adorable and a tourist's delight. The place is spotlessly clean, and our young waitress was a doll. Everyone was super friendly and welcoming. Too bad, we couldn't put a ham in our suitcases.