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    Blue Ember Smokehouse

    4.3 (128 reviews)
    Open 10:45 am - 8:00 pm

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    Good for kids

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    Erick W.

    This place consistently serves outstanding food! The folks are friendly and the service is fast. You go through a line where you get the food hot out of serving dishes and cut fresh for the barbecue. They offer a dessert bar with soft serve ice cream as an option as well as hot fudge sundaes. It is a clean place to eat, and it is well maintained with spacious areas in the dining area so that you don't feel so cramped. There are large screen TVs where you can watch the latest games as you eat with your family. I personally appreciate the fact that they always have Christian music playing in the background.

    Marci P.

    Thanks Yelp peeps! Driving through Arkansas and hitting Fort Smith at lunch time led me Blue Ember thanks to the reviews. The bbq was a treat! The meat was very lean and I liked the nice salad options. Service was great - fast and friendly, and the restaurant was bright, clean, and open with lots of sitting options. I appreciated that they played Christian music on outdoor speakers. Very enjoyable!

    Brisket, sausage and Mac n cheese
    David B.

    One of the things I love to do when traveling is to check out the BBQ scene. We have family in the Fort Smith area, but since Blue Ember opened I had not been back to visit until now. We finally made a visit and it certainly didn't disappoint. Driving up it has a modern, upscale looking building with a touch of rustic. When you get out of your vehicle you can immediately smell the wonderful aroma of smoking meat. Inside, more of the same decor. When you order, you receive your food right there off the line, meat cut to order. I ordered jalapeño and pineapple sausage, a mix of moist and lean brisket, and Mac and cheese. My wife ordered chicken, smoked baked potato, and baked beans. I got to sample her chicken and beans which was an added bonus for me. The meat is all prime, meaning the highest grade of meat given by the USDA. This is a big deal as not all BBQ joints use prime. Quality matters and makes a difference in taste. The Q did not disappoint. The meat was smoked to perfection. The marbled brisket was rendered down making juicy and tender bites. The post oak they use gave just enough smoke taste along with the rub to enhance without overpowering the flavors of the meat. The smoked sausage had a great snap to the casing with a nice blend of spices, meat, jalapeño and pineapple. The sauces are very flavorful, but certainly not necessary to use with the super tender meats. We enjoyed our meal so much and hope to be back sooner than later to try more delicious BBQ.

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    Hunter C.

    Blue Ember is near the top of the list for BBQ joints in Arkansas. I've never had something from here that was disappointing. Today I tried the Brisket Loaded Baked Potato w/ a side of Fried Okra. It's hard to judge meat quality when it's mixed with a bunch of other stuff, but overall it was really good. I topped my potato with the Kickin Apple BBQ Sauce, the perfect balance of sweet & spicy. The fried okra was AMAZING! I'll be getting this again. My wife had the Pulled Pork Sandwich w/ Mac & Cheese. She ate everything on her plate, so I'd say she loved it! My sister had the Chopped Chicken Sandwich w/ Baked Beans & Potato Salad. I didn't try her sandwich, but the chicken looked a little dry. I did eat about half of her potato salad and it was amazing as well. Service was standard to most BBQ joints. You follow a line as you pick out your meats, then sides, and then drinks/deserts and pay. The dining area was really clean. Soda fountains and BBQ Sauce stations were well organized and stocked with supplies. This is my Go-To BBQ restaurant when ever I'm in Fort Smith and I'll be sure to go back again and again. Don't forget you get you an ice cream cone!

    Rib, pulled pork, jalapeño sausage, brisket
    Heidi J.

    Good quick service place with lots of smoked meat choices. Workers were friendly and I like the self serve beverage station. This is cafeteria style which is fairly typical for any BBQ joint. I had a rib, pulled pork and brisket. Each were good but not the best that I've had. I didn't care much for the BBQ sauce as I thought it were too sweet. But I do like my sauce to be mustard or vinegar based, so someone who likes a sweeter sauce might really like them.

    Sliced brisket, green beans, bread.

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    Best barbecue I've had in a while the coleslaw was great, and so was the potato salad

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    Was in town for the night. Pork and sausage was good, but nothing spectacular. The brisket was dry and tough.

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    10 months ago

    The Brisket has passed the test! Definitely the best BBQ in town, great sides and good sauce

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    1 year ago

    Brisket was awesome. Fall apart fork tender with just the right amount of smoke. Potato salad was good and beans were really good.

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    We had great tasting food and easy, fast service! The restaurant is very clean. We love this place!

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