Pork shoulder · hardwood coals
Stephenson’s Bar-B-Q
A Johnston County family room since 1958 for pork cooked over hardwood coals with eastern vinegar flavor on NC Highway 50.
Visit
- Hours
- Mon–Sat10am–8pm
- SunClosed
Summer hours often run to 9pm; confirm before a late dinner
- Style
- EasternPork shoulder · hardwood coals
- Address
- 11964 NC Highway 50 N, Willow Spring, NC 27592
- Phone
- (919) 894-4530
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Before you go
- Closed Sunday. Summer evenings often run later than winter hours.
- Private rooms are available if you are feeding a larger group.
- Easy add-on to a Benson or Smithfield loop.
About this stop
Stephenson’s has cooked pork over hardwood coals in Willow Spring since 1958, serving eastern vinegar barbecue from a Highway 50 dining room between Raleigh and Benson.
It is a useful Johnston County stop when you want traditional pit pork without driving all the way to Ayden or Goldsboro.
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