choppin' SINCE 1947

Skylight Inn, known to the locals as Pete Jones’ BBQ, has been cooking whole hogs over wood since 1947.

Pete Jones opened in the summer of that year at age 17. Since that time the Skylight Inn has become a standard in eastern NC barbecue. Known for its rich family history and unwavering dedication to cooking Barbecue the old fashion way (with wood), the Skylight Inn has stayed true to its roots.

In 2003, Skylight Inn was awarded the prestigious James Beard "America's Classics" Award. Revered to as many as “the Oscars for culinary arts,” it proved to the rest of the world what our locals already knew - that Skylight Inn is something special.

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Monday - Saturday
10 am–7pm

Closed Sunday

(252) 746-4113

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Known for our signature NC style of whole hog BBQ, come on in and get yourself a BBQ sandwich, plate or pick it up by the pound.

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Subscribe to Munchies here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-MUNCHIES The first public sale of Whole Hog BBQ took place in Ayden, North Carolina, in the 1930's. 184 years later, Sam Jones is carrying on the family tradition of cooking Whole Hog BBQ as the 7th Generation pitmaster of his family's BBQ restaurant, The Skylight Inn.

Find more classic southern BBQ: http://www.southernliving.com/bbq The people behind the pits are often as compelling as the meat that emerges from them. We give you 10 of the South's best pitmasters, a diverse group united by a smoky passion.

by Joe York. Travel to North Carolina's Skylight Inn, once declared the capital of 'cue by National Geographic. A capital dome atop the building will confirm you're at the right location. The Jones family cooks whole hog barbecue in open pits over oak, and then chops it--skin and all--on a wood chopping block.