I'm near Friendsville from time-to-time and decided recently to drive over and see what was…read more"downtown". Answer: not much, but there is some top notch barbecue! Walking in you get the vibe that this is going to be a proper barbecue place and they do not disappoint. The dining area has down home antique decorations that give it a nice cozy feel. For food, they have a varied menu with a variety of meats, but pulled pork is my go to so I ordered a sandwich with slaw...it came piled high with enough meat for two meals! The side of barbecue beans was also excellent. Growing up in Knoxville my favorite was always the local chain there, but Small Town will have me "cheating" the next time I'm in the area. Check them out if you want some great 'cue.

This is the best barbecue that we have found for the area; but I'm from Texas, and in my opinion,…read moreit's just different. That said, their chicken wing rub was very sweet and I was expecting a spicy rub. The pork ribs were good. The bologna tasted like hotdogs honestly. The sourdough bread wasn't really sour, it just tasted like regular white bread. Of the sauces, our favorites were Tennessee Red and Spicy mixed together; and we found that by mixing them together, it tasted closer to what we were used to. They still had a bit of an aftertaste that we couldn't quite place. I loved their cute store and their service was amazing! I told them about my egg allergy while ordering and was promised everything would be egg free. We had gotten the bacon burger with sauce that looked very similar to thousand island dressing, and the restaurant made it right by making us a brand new one, while profusely apologizing. We understand that there may be a little bit of cross-contamination, but the dressing on the burger was more than cross-contamination. The lady who took our order told us there was nothing on the burger except for burger, bacon and cheese, and then asked if I wanted lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickles on the side. I asked specifically about the condiments and she said they don't put any condiments on their burgers. The bathrooms and store overall were very clean and very well kept. It felt like good small town America. If it weren't for the egg allergy sauce mixup, they would've gotten four stars.

Get the smoked wings with no sauce…read more Their rub is a fantastic Nashville hot rub, so sweet and savory with great skin. They had a lot of other great looking things on the menu, but I just kept it simple. Smoked chicken wings is a very underrated barbecue dish. Brisket and pulled pork usually receive all the height, but you can't go wrong with a good smoked wing.

This is the definition of elevated barbecue. There are a host of options downtown and I believe…read morethis restaurant is from the same folks that did Chivo and Stock and Barrel which are two of my faves here in town. We had been meaning to try Humble Hog as I'm a huge fan of smoked bologna so I was disappointed to find that is only served at lunch. Our server was attentive and super sweet. She made some solid recommendations and we took her up on them. We opted instead for a few small plates and my wife and I shared the brisket. We opened with lobster hush puppies and burnt ends. The burnt ends were terrific, well seasoned, wonderfully smoked and a fair portion size. The hush puppies lacked lobster but were still tasty and cooked made to order. From there we indulged in the chipotle smoke Mac and cheese, brisket and corn pone. The brisket was terrific and tender and well smoked, the Mac and cheese was SUPERB and definitely had a spicy little kick but the corn pone was awful. I understand that it's essentially cornbread pancakes but there was zero flavor and they were almost cold. I was looking forward to these because you don't see them on the menu many places abut they were not good. Cornbread served like this should be made to order and served hot and fresh. We finished with the banana pudding which was excellent and I think the finish the top with marshmallow fluff that they torch to give it a smoky taste. So when you head down to humble hog go at lunch and try the bologna, I bet it's amazing...and skip the corn pone.

Smokin F Barbecue delivers the kind of brisket that makes you slow down and appreciate every bite…read more The bark had a deep, smoky crust with just the right amount of seasoning, while the meat itself was tender, juicy, and full of rich beef flavor--not dried out or overwhelmed by sauce. Each slice had that ideal balance of smoke, fat, and rendered tenderness that good barbecue brisket is supposed to have. The sausage was equally impressive. It had a satisfying snap to the casing, a smoky, well-seasoned interior, and enough spice to keep it interesting without setting your mouth on fire. It paired perfectly with the brisket: one rich and melt-in-your-mouth, the other hearty, savory, and pleasantly peppery. If you're ordering at Smokin F, don't skip either one. The brisket proves they know low-and-slow barbecue, and the sausage is a standout sidekick that could easily hold its own as the main event. A great place owned by a Christian group, God bless America, and Texas

Every thing was wonderful !! The food is amazing as well as the bands! It is a fun place to go for…read moreall ages

We asked Yelp for any recommendation for the best BBQ around the area and Bustin Butts BBQ came the…read morefirst. And that was NOT a lie! The food was great--our favorites were the Bbq ribs and smoked green beans. We decided to dine in for the experience. However, the place has a drive thru for orders and pickups. The place offers a large parking spots for customers that dine in and shop at their local grocery inside the lot.

The most amazing bbq I've ever had in my life!! Drove an hour to try it was worth it 100%read more

I recommend everything but the food! Great concert venue! Great drinks! Good was just awful!read more

It is a great concert venue, we saw Wes Bayliss in the indoor studio sound was great the food is…read morepretty good. The place is super busy on a Friday night when a show is playing. The service is pretty good for the amount of people that were there.

We were a big group and went ahead and did a reservation…read more Ordering was easy with plenty of menus to go around. I ordered a build your own piggy with pulled pork on a baked potato. It was great.

Wow! What a way to ruin a once great family BBQ restaurant. My wife, mother in-law,grandson and I…read morewere passing through the area and remembered how good this restaurant was so we thought we would stop in for a quick bite. I wish we would have listened to my grandson and went to the Burger King. We arrived a little late as we had been traveling so it was 25min until 8:00pm which is closing time. This restaurant is trying to copy the big brand chain BBQ restaurants and no longer have a waiter come to your table you order I call it concession stand style at the door basically. We were greeted by a girl who kept looking at us like we were a burden for coming in 25min before closing. While we were trying to look at the menu which is on the wall behind the counter employees in the kitchen kept looking out the window as if we were taking too long to order. I ordered a pulled pork sandwich my wife,mother in-law,and grandson ordered a baked potato. We also ordered three fountain drinks and my wife ordered a draft beer.For a very small pulled pork sandwich, three baked potatoes,three fountain drinks, and two beers our bill was $74.67. This is one of those restaurants that charge you a Tip prior to receiving any service so my added tip was $10.00 for them to bring the food to our table and let us know that if any of us was drinking tea that they were pouring it out because it was 10 minutes till closing. I guess when you get out of your car at a BBQ restaurant and don't smell smoke or BBQ that's a good sign to leave. Pulled pork =BLA no smoke flavor I believe it was crockpot pork.Potatoes hard half cold half boiling hot just like microwave potatoes. If this wasn't in such a small town there is no doubt it would not be in business! Take my advice. Do not waste your time or money here. Go to Burger King. The food was so bad and the portions so small I didn't bother taking any pictures. PS: My wife ask the manager why such a change and of course we got the old worn out excuse.(IT's BECAUSE OF COVID) breaking news. That was 6yrs ago! I believe everyone is tired of hearing that excuse.

Ok.... This is not only one of my rare 5 star reviews but the only 5 star review I've given to a…read moreBBQ place outside of Texas. Expectations are high for these places due to my past experience with BBQ competitions. That said ... I hit this place right after the lunch rush so I expected them to be out of some items and still trying to recover. Nope..they still were running full steam. Everything was back to normal and had a cool vibe to the place. They use full briskets and smoke them with the point on, great bark, good smoke ring, just pulled apart effortlessly, had onions and pickles, Cole slaw was fresh, moist, and had great flavor. Sausage was fantastic, pulled pork also on point. Baked beans had a good base flavor but not too much, I also like to throw some pork and sauce in it so it perfect for me. But the standout things about this place was the 3 meat plate was 22 BUCKS! Look at that pic! Portions were fantastic! Holy hell two people could have really shared that. They had an amazing selection of sauces. Places always say they have a spicy sauce, (and I love super hot food) but their Afterburner sauce had some legit zap. The other sauces were really just as good, - you're gonna want the "Best of both worlds". I make a ton of sauces and have entered several of my sauces into competitions, and I bought 3 pints... so it's legit. It's Veteran owned, owners are super cool. If I had to give them a negative mark on something would be the Pepsi, but I've ran restaurants and I do understand how much coke can be a pain to deal with, but easy to forget when you have a pile of brisket in front of you. Can't say enough good stuff about this place, I will be coming back to Knoxville just for this place, guaranteed... Portions/cost ratio A+ Brisket A Coleslaw A Beans B Sausage B Pulled pork B Sauces A+

Poppped in around 2:00pm on a Saturday afternoon. Dining room was about a quarter-full and Dolly…read morewas on the radio. I was greeted by a friendly face and given some tips on the menu. I ordered the two meat plate at the counter with smoked bologna and smoked chicken. My sides were mac and hush puppies and I had tea to drink. Food arrived quickly. The chicken is served sliced (which was a first for me) and it was nice and moist. The bologna had a nice light smoke flavor. The mac was THICK. In a good way. The hush puppies were good, just a little less sweet than I prefer. Tea was on point. This spot is less than 10 minutes from TYS and is absolutely worth a stop on your way too or from the airport.

So excited for this new restaurant. This family owned establishment are real heroes that deserve…read moreall our support. It is owned and run by mom, dad and son and the fact they went from food truck to brick and mortar makes them super heroes. The restaurant is small, but very clean and organized. Raven (the Mom )told me they are already working out to have a family friendly bar in the vacant store next to them. The menu has that unique food truck feeling, but with bigger portions. I tried the Famous meatloaf. It was moist and they put their own homade barbque sauce on top. It was offered with two sides and cornbread. I chose the smoked mixed vegetables, which I didn't care for. They were overcooked and under seasoned, but the fried onion rings which were hand batter with a seasoned light coating made me forget the vegetables. My wife got the burnt briskets ends and they were delicious. Her two sides were the smoked macaroni and cheese and fried okra. The Mac and Cheese was definitely Sunday dinner after church deliciousness. The Okra was not frozen but breaded with the same as the onion rings and were crisp full of flavor. The cornbread was a little dense, but really flavorful. Our favorite was the smoked chicken wings which were Smokey tender with crispy skin. They have different sauces and we tried everyone. The sauces all were a different taste, but equally perfect. I guess if I had to pick the best it would have to be their sweet house barbecue sauce. For dessert there are daily new choices and more to come. We chose the rocky road Thai rolled ice-cream which the prepare it for you right before you. We have always enjoyed the Thai rolled ice-cream, usually only finding it at festivals. We have already picked what we will be eating the next time we go.

The pork and the chicken barbecue was simply amazing! The pork was seasoned perfectly with just…read morethe amount of sweetness and super moist! The chicken was also perfectly seasoned and tender. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the creamery offered a non-dairy coconut option. I had TWO servings with mix-ins it was so good! Our friends got the dairy version and said it was also delicious. The service was great and accommodating to special dietary restrictions. The restaurant is still new but they were nice enough to move tables to fit our group. I would definitely recommend you stop by and get some barbecue and rolled non-dairy and dairy ice-cream.

Having tried about a dozen BBQ restaurants in and around Asheville I wanted to try some BBQ in…read moreKnoxville. I ordered the ribs and they have dry rub and looked dry; however, they were fall off the bone and amazingly tender. The flavor was what you want from a rib - lots of great smokey taste. The dry rub was a perfect mix of sweet & spicy. Probably one of the best ribs I have had in a while. The side dishes were good but not mind blowing. Great service.

Took my Sweet heart to Sweet P's after a concert one evening and we enjoyed it. The regulars in…read moreline recommended the pulled pork and swore by their sides and I can see why. I really enjoyed the creamy mac and cheese and banana pudding. The pulled pork was okay but not too flavorful and quite dry (without adding sauce). Good barbecue, but hard to stand out in this space.

We are in town visiting family. We stopped at this restaurant for lunch, as it's close to our hotel…read moreand had decent reviews. We live in Missouri, where we have both St. Louis and Kansas City BBQ. We love BBQ. The server was polite and checked on us a few times. 1) plate one was beef brisket, potato salad and slaw. The slaw tastes like any ole slaw you'd buy at the grocery store. It was good but nothing special. The potato salad wasn't bad but it didn't have very much flavor. Basically tasted like boiled potatoes and mayo. The brisket was probably 70% fat. Each slice was over half fat. Even the pieces that looked like meat, had the texture and taste of fat. The picture that looks like a full plate, that was after I finished eating. I couldn't punish myself anymore than that. I posted a picture of the empty plate (we boxed up the leftovers to give to my mom's chickens) to show how much fat/grease was leftover. The other pictures show dry plates but that wasn't the case for me. 2) plate two (not pictured as it wasn't my meal) was half a rack of ribs, green beans and French fries. The ribs were tough and lacking in flavor. We are used to fall off the bone ribs. The kind where you can pull a rib and it comes out of the meat clean. We had to use a knife and fork to cut the ribs and then chew on them for what felt like forever. They also came out lukewarm and were cold by the third rib. The green beans also lacked flavor and left quite a bit of fat/grease/butter in the bowl after. The fries were also not seasoned at all. TLDR: nothing was seasoned, the food was lukewarm at best and there was enough fat/grease to clog the arteries of even the healthiest person.

I have a bone to pick with Smok N Bonz. I really loved the waitresses as they were friendly and…read moreattentive. However I just did not like the food. I've been twice now and have had the St. Louis Ribs, Baby Back Ribs, brisket, and pulled chicken. The ribs had no flavor, had pieces of gristle or cartilage in the meat, and had a boiled taste. We asked the server if they seasoned the meat and she was surprised that we didn't taste anything. The chicken was better. Dry of course but had that clear smoky flavor I was hoping everything would have. The brisket was probably the worst brisket I've ever had. While it looked okay, it was bland and flavorless and was totally dry while at the same time pooling in grease (or the water it must have been boiled in). See photo. The sides were all fine. Fried okra, Mac and cheese, and slaw. And I loved the table side barbecue sauce! But even a bath of that couldn't save the meat. I really want to return to support the staff at Smok N Bonz, but I just can't keep going to a barbecue place where I can't eat the meat.