Have ate here many times & loved it. This time the food took a while. Found out the pizza oven needed working on. They could have told us & we would have ordered something different. Also the pizza toppings were alot less than normal. read more

We've driven by this bbq place so many times, we finally decided to stop. We enjoyed our meals. The pork steak had quite a bit of fat, but that's not a deal breaker. The sauce was pretty good. The baked sweet potato was really big, and breakfast the next day! The pulled pork sandwich was very good, as were the sides. The staff was very friendly and attentive. The decor is typical bbq, with lots of tvs showing sports. The menu is fun, items being named after local schools. It is pretty similar to our local Café Telegraph. We'll stop in again if we're in the area! read more

Cafe Smok N Pi - Pulled pork - Barbeque Near Me - De Soto, Missouri

First time but happy to go back if in area. Fun atmosphere inside and nice sheltered patio outside too. Great selection. Friendly servers. My fish basket was light and crispy. Really enjoyed. Hubby tried lancers cheesesteak. Pineapple brat w pulled pork and all sorts of toppings and gringo cheese sauce. Not sure he loved all the combos so will try something else next time. All the bbq looked good and smelled good too. Bet its fun to enjoy live music on that patio. Will try again when band is scheduled. read more

Recently had an early dinner. Great atmosphere, service and food. We will be back soon. read more

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WOW! Just wow! We just left there and I am still thinking about the incredible meal we had here. The food was absolutely stellar, but what really set this place apart was the hospitality. We didn't just have one server; it felt like the entire crew was looking out for us, treating us like family from the moment we walked in. It is rare to find such a warm, team oriented vibe. Plus, the value is unbeatable less than $100 for three people including drinks?! This is officially our new favorite spot. 10/10 recommend! I wish I took a picture to show how good the food was. read more

service was very good but chicken was undercooked and brisket had a lot of fat. I ate here about 3 years ago and things are just not the sam. I don't make many reviews but I won't be going back unfortunately read more

The food was excellent, service was very good and friendly, and great patio! Brisket was excellent but had too much fat (see photo). We will definitely be back! read more

Cafe Smok N Pi - Barbeque Near Me - De Soto, Missouri

This is The worst barbecue in the area. I had the smoked turkey. You couldn't even chew it. It was so dry and tough. My wife chipped a tooth on how tough the meat was. We will not be going back. I don't know how they're busy all the time. It's not even a great sauce. read more

The food is yummy every time. Service can be slow when they get slammed, but that is part of the charm, come in relax and let someone else do the cooking. When you can catch live much on the weekends it's even BETTER. The shells in their shells and cheese can use a better shake out before they pour the cheese sauce on top most times it's water down by them. But when you get noodles that aren't hiding water it's bomb! Don't add the buffalo sauce to them tho, lesson learned it curtles every time.... I may have finally learned my lesson. Thanks smok n pi read more

This is our first visit at this restaurant. It will be our last unless we hear of significant changes. I should have heeded the warning sign on the wall of "Purina Chow". The Cafe Smoke N Pig in Hillsboro Missouri is by bar the worst food I have eaten. However,the atmosphere is very pleasant . Also, the staff were nice as well. The pulled pork doesn't taste smoked at all. It taste liked it was boiled in a plastic bag. Thus, it has no real smoked flavor. The barbecue sauce seemed to be nothing more than slightly modified generic ketchup. It was ice cold as well. The coleslaw had little to no flavor. It also seemed to have been pour straight from a bag. The baked beans were right inline with the meat and coleslaw...just horrible. I almost spit it out. Finally the slice of pecan pie was a joke. It was even close to the size of a standard slice. It looked deformed. See the picture of how it arrived at the table. I suggest the owner(s) and or chefs visit some of the other barbecue restaurants in the St. Louis area to get a tastes of deliciousness. Then replicate it. read more

Cafe Smok N Pi - This is how the pecan pie arrived at the table. - Barbeque Near Me - De Soto, Missouri

After a negative experience, we went back to Smoke N Pi after two years on the recommendation of a friend. We were not disappointed! The food was excellent, service outstanding and the restaurant was clean and well lit. I got pulled pork, a salad and french fries. All of my food fast exceeded my expectations. read more

This is a great place to eat if you're in the area! The food is delicious. Service is good. And it's just a nice place to go - you can sit inside and watch tv on a game day or sit outside under their newly renovated covered patio area! Prices are decent. Parking is very ample. The menu has lots of choices. I'm a fan of their burgers...and FRIED MUSHROOMS! It's so hard to find good fried mushrooms, and theirs are great! They also have wonderful apple pie and cheesecake! I sometimes stop in to get food to go. It's a great place to get a meal, and the views alongside the bank of windows if you're at one of the inside tables is nice. You sometimes see deer along the wood line and in the field. If you visit, you'll leave a well fed, happy diner. PS I asked why it's called Smoke 'N Pi...it just is. It's not a play on pie, nor are they math loving foodies. Evidently, it's just what the owner came up with, I guess. LOL read more

BEST fried chicken sandwich ever! I'm from Asheville, NC - where Buxton Hall BBQ (a long-standing fixture in the Asheville area) was rated #1 for their fried chicken sandwich by Bon Appetit . Low and behold, I just found a comparable, if not BETTER, sandwich. All in all, don't sleep on this place! Yup, their smoked wings and service are phenomenal, too! Bon appetit, Missouri! This place is a gem! read more

The food I am sorry to say was just average. My wife and I ordered the sirloin steak medium doneness. It had no pink at all. We should have ordered bbq being a place for bbq. The baked beans weren't that good. On the other hand the pork french fries were very good. The baked potatoes were large and the salad was good. I mentioned to the server it was my wife's birthday. Not even a happy birthday from her. Very disappointed. Work on your recipes and spend more time perfecting the smoker. It's about quality at the smoker not quantity. Very nice restaurant otherwise. read more

We ordered takeout only because our dog was with us. Our server brought our food out to us we didn't expect that but truly appreciate her for that I wish I would've got her name. We enjoyed ever bit of our meal everything was cooked to perfection . Thank you Cafe Smokin Pi, we will definitely be back real soon! This time we will dine inside! read more

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The food is amazing and the portions will not leave you disappointed. Although their food is worth the stop you need to leave room for the doughnuts! They are worth the trip alone! To top out all off, the service was amazing!! read more

Love the smoked meat pizza. Service is pretty good. Mostly get the pizza to go. Prefer more traditional smoked house style over StL style bbq though. read more

Good food but was disappointed when they down graded their salads not the same do sad it give it a

The service made this place absolutely miserable. We came hereon Mother's Day (I know what you're going to say, bold move) but there was a very normal amount of people here, nothing crazy, not even considered crowded. First off, we kept sipping up plastic in our drinks. Literal plastic. Apparently, they got new cups and failed to wash them before sending them out for customers. Red flag number one, was there only response was: "want me to get you a new one?" yes actually, that seems pretty clear...? After no one came by, my brother-in-law got refills for everyone. Nobody questioned or came over to ask if we needed anything, they just watched. Half of our table got food, we were missing silverware so we just sat there after asking for forks. After another 5 minutes of sitting in front of our food, we went inside to grab some from a waiter. We started eating and that when we realized half of our table was STILL missing food. 15 minutes pass, half of us are done eating and we go inside to ask an ETA on the other 4 meals we were missing...they said it's coming. Well would you believe it? Another 10 minutes go by before finally getting our food. The waiters (when asked where our food was) said "I don't want to get in the middle of anything, I'm not sure you'll have to ask your waiter." After finally getting our food, the burgers were dry and the fries had a sweet sugary seasoning absolutely smothering them. Sides were wrong and the "bacon" was literally jerky. Basically, it was sitting under a lamp for a bit too long.. When going to restaurants, it's always the rule to pay no matter the service or taste, but when we got our bills, I was genuinely surprised not a single drink (once again, filled with pieces of plastic) or side of fries was paid for by the restaurant. Way to ruin a Mother's Day lunch. Will not be returning. read more

Friendly service, clean tables. bar/ lodge atmosphere Food was hot and well seasoned. Fries are salty sweet and crunchy. Pulled pork was flavorful though a bit oily. BBQ sauce is a tomato and vinegar style bbq sauce. Would love to see a sticky sweet or mustard style BBQ sauce in the future. read more

Cafe Smok N Pi - Warrior pulled pork with seasoned fries. I asked for cheese and BBQ sauce on the side. - Barbeque Near Me - De Soto, Missouri

I got a pizza and dragon dual platter and I definitely don't recommend any of it. Potatoes burnt to hell and soggy I will admit it was to go but jeez why does it have to be so burnt? Chicken was so tough and rubbery with weird barbecue sauce I didn't know it came with. Doesn't say on menu that it comes with sauce so if you don't like ketchup like barbecue sauce don't get it. Pulled pork was alright probably the best thing. The pizza sauce was so sweet and didn't taste too good. Asked for ranch also with pizza didn't receive that probably wouldn't have helped anyway. Also was told to wait 5 minutes for the pizza after ordering 40 minutes ahead and then had to wait another 20 minutes with no communication. The cherry on top of it all is the pricing on the online menu isn't the same as in store and didn't inform me on the price change until I got home with a menu and realized everything is different. Just horrible don't recommend going at all. Go to McDonald's over this place atleast you know what you are gonna get and better quality and better pricing. Also the owners replies to the bad reviews is just ridiculous wish I would've read these before going. read more

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Stopped by on a U-Turn! So glad we turned around. The restaurant is immediately welcoming when you walk in. It just feels like family. You seat yourself and they come take your order pretty quickly. The waitress was very busy but attentive and everything went smoothly. We had: The triple bacon double cheese burger- this burger was advertised to have bacon strips and queso cheese. My first thought was this sounds good but I bet it's going to be so messy. Most places who put cheese sauce on a burger do too much and you can't even eat it. Not this burger, it was perfectly built and could be handheld. Next time I will order it medium though. I like a little pink. The bacon was this thick, candied bacon that was amazing!! Appetizers- mushrooms, chicken stripped, battered candied bacon. Amazing!! Everything is hand battered and not frozen. They hand cut the chicken as well. So good. We also got pretzel bites which appeared to be fried. They were so soft and yummy with so much flavor. The owner came and checked on us and told us about the history of the restaurant. He was super nice. I will be going back here and bringing more friends! read more

Ate here today, 6/29/24. All I can say is wow. Absolutly zero Smoke Ring on the Chicken, very little Smoke Ring and little to no Bark on the Brisket. Both were tough, no smoke"ish" flavor and came slathered with BBQ sauce. Believe me, it needed to have BBQ sauce on it, needed more than they put on it for me to continue to eat it (good BBQ doesn't need Sauce), but I percivered and ate it without extra. It's been my experience, that when a BBQ shack covers up their meat with BBQ Sauce, they're hiding something. In this case, Cafe Smoke N-PI has lied. They bake their BBQ. As for the sides, their Country Cheesy Fries, a for sure must have, Cole Slaw is Vinagar based in taste and then some, loved the sides. Service was as good as it get's, Adequate staff and attentive to my dinning need's. Well planned seating arangment's and a friendly seat yourself attitude. Very well put together restraunt, has covered outdoor section, ample parking, decor theme is eclectic and the Bar looked like a wonderful place to beat the heat. I just think the BBQ was not smoked at all, baked in a way not consistant with Traditional Smoked BBQ. read more

Cafe Smok N Pi - Barbeque Near Me - De Soto, Missouri

Great food and service. We had a hard time deciding what to eat because there were so many good choices. I had the loaded potato and my husband got a burger and fries. All were excellent. We were headed to our vacation rental so we got a pizza and wings for later. We will definitely be coming back for the pizza- even cold/reheated, it was amazing. Wings were great too. read more

SO. VERY. GOOD! Anyone who knows me, knows I like different, unusual, and out of the ordinary and the Valient Sweet Chili Pizza was. And tasted unbelievably good too! Hubby let me try a piece of chicken from his sandwich and it was both extremely tender AND moist! The fries are coated with something that make them taste different too! ALL good!!! Would definitely stop in here again if in the neighborhood. Wish they offered ciders as drinks though... read more

Cafe Smok N Pi - Valient Sweet Chili Pizza - Barbeque Near Me - De Soto, Missouri

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Great restaurant in a great location. Bartenders were friendly and made some great mixed drinks for me. Food was delicious and affordable. Would highly recommend giving them a shot. read more

Absolutely delicious food and the drinks were made well. The servers were kind even when we came in close to closing and the restaurant was clean with appropriate decor. read more

Stopped in one Friday night was surprised to see that they had a band playing outside. The restaurant has inside and outside seating which my wife and I love outside seating I tried the big old 24 ounce pork steak pleasantly surprised highly recommend this place especially for their barbecue. They have a nice bar on the inside. Nice seating on the outside. Cold, beer and barbecue I don't know what more you could ask for the waitress is very nice. It was all good. OK I guess I didn't say enough the parking is off the highway easy to get into the ambience as a country decor read more

Waited at least 10 minutes for anyone to acknowledge us and take a drink order. Brisket was very dried out. Baked potato was pretty good. Pork steaks ok, but no seasoning. Definitely don't need to go back. read more

Food was ok I guess. Came out mildly warm and meat was tough. Service was ok. The building was nice. I can see a lot of potential it just seems like the staff doesn't really care. And the food could be more fresh/ flavorful. It's not a good sign not pit smoke rise from a bbq place read more

Delicious! Logan was amazingly helpful and nice! The hours are weird. Thurs-Sun. Plan accordingly. We had: Pork steak Buffalo Chicken sandwich The Raintree - pulled pork Pork tenderloin sandwich Everything was very good. I was expecting a grilled chicken sandwich. It was fried, which is not usually my favorite, but I ate the whole thing (just tried the bread, it was ok) Logan went above and beyond with his service. It was just him and another guy staffing the place, but we got our food without waiting too long. If you're in the area Thursday- Sunday, be sure to give this place a try! The only real negative, aside from the hours, is the plastic fork and knife that I was given to eat my meal. My food was hot enough to start to melt the cheap plastic forks. Either spring for better plastic or use metal. read more

Terrible!! Worst thing ever. Wouldn't feed it to my dog. No flavor, not fresh. We went out not expecting much. Just returned from the Covid closure and they are a new restaurant etc. but we were beyond disappointed. So called 'cheese' was the grossest thing ever. Tough and chewy meat with plastic silverware. Entire experience was awful. Cafeteria style but they want a tip. Where is the worst time ever percentage? read more

Cafe Smok N Pi - Receipt with tip suggestions! - Barbeque Near Me - De Soto, Missouri

Some of the best pizza I've had!! We had the Knights Deluxe. It had a nice and thin crispy crust, a slightly sweet sauce and was full of fresh toppings. The veggies were fresh, the sausage was chunky and it was all so good!! Our server Megan was very sweet too! We will definitely will be back! read more

Cafe Smok N Pi - Knights Deluxe- we were so excited to try this pizza we forgot to take a picture when it got to the table. - Barbeque Near Me - De Soto, Missouri

Great food and nice outdoor seating area. The service wasn't great as we had to get our own utensils, but it was far from the worst. Overall we will be back if we're out that way again. read more

We had take out and called it in.We got our sandwiches,but 2 order of fries and fried mushrooms. Was not in r containers.The cook was staring at me and now I no why!! Guess what? We will never order from there again. The last restaurant that was there. Small portions and very expensive. Shame on the cook read more

This place looks amazing on the outside. Real eye catcher.......and that's the only good thing going for this hole in the wall train wreck. When first entering the front doors your left to figure out for yourself how to navigate the confusing interior due to the staffs unwillingness to greet the costumers. After five minutes of standing at the front door and two employees walking past me without any acknowledgment of my existence, I found my way to the back of the diner where costumers are to place their order. This part of the experience was a joke. Six under age teenagers with no organizational skills and serious lack of professional conduct with costumers will reluctantly take your order. No smile, or nice greeting. Just,"What will you have". This had a high school cafeteria feel. The menus. Lol well there's no shortage of that. Tacky decore had their menu plastered everywhere except the floors. After placing your order; which is shouted across the kitchen to the "chefs", without any directions, you are to collect your beverage, silverware and seat yourself. Once again non-helpful non-directional staff. As for the food. I've seen better from a hospital cafeteria. The steak fajita was poorly portioned and full of grease on an over cook tortilla. Cost $9. The pollo alfredo looked like something you would pour out of a can of dog food and served in a dog bowel. Cost $13.99. During my meal the teenage staff was very annoying with their loud conversations heard from all the way in the back of the kitchen. The last and final straw was when they shut off the soda fountain before I was done with my meal. To say this was a nightmare of a dining experience just doesn't do it justice. I nor anyone I know will ever return to this teenager ran club house. read more

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Love this place! Super tasty and great portion sizes. I see they're designing an outdoor seating area, which I'm really excited about. Recommend checking this place out if you're on the fence about it! read more

The food and service is amazing! We had our son's graduation party catered by Cafe Smok N Pi and everyone loved it. I highly recommend a visit, you'll fall in love! read more

Just not worth the trip, maybe was an off night, but the food and the service were not all that good, ambiance was not very good either

Food is Excellent! I don't really know what else to say. It tastes great. I would eat it all the time!