This was my first visit and I wasn't too impressed. The food was great but the restaurant needed maintenance. You had to pump the toilet handle 8 times to be exact to get a half a flush. I look forward and see feces on the wall. At this point I just wanted to leave. There was a woman in the bathroom cleaning a mess up from some sick customer so they do clean but a thorough clean and a little maintenance would be great. read more

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I love our server Maya she was so sweet and nice, they need to raise those checks for her golden personality.

A family favorite of ours. Some l actions do the grill actually lit on the family meals and some don't but it's still a go to choice

I would like to say Smokey Bones stands by their brand. They made a major mistake with my order, I complained. They made it right the next day! Keep up the good work Rodney. read more

Bruh do not eat here !!! This place stinks so bad bad !!! The service sucks and not to mention the 5 roaches that joined me at my table ..... the manager Damani was not helpful at all came off very rude !!! I didn't even pay my check no amount of discount was enough for that garage experience!!! I will not be back .. read more

2.5 stars y'all. Alright, Friday night, dinner with the male parental. We decided on this place. Located right across the street from the Bowie Town Center, in the same area of the movie theater. It is in between the Jerry's and the Fridays. Considering the location, the time, and the day, I suppose I was expecting it to be more crowded. The service was moderate. She was attentive, but I think she may have missed a bit. I requested things that she just blame forgot. They were little things, but that at times irks me. Just listen, doh! The food was alright, I tried the spinach salad with the honey grilled salmon. I think it is a fairly new menu item that is SUPPOSED to be light regarding the whole caloric intake thing. Now it is only light if the dressing is used sparingly, read: not added to the dish. HA! So, I requested that my dressing be placed on the side, because I don't like my spinach drenched and I didn't know if I would actually like the dressing. That didn't quite happen, I believe she thought I was requesting additional dressing, because what came out was soggy spinach and a side of dressing. Sheesh! The salmon was seasoned nicely, the dressing was okay. I'd like to go back to try the other stuff, but I guess when I place my order I have to be crystal clear, super specific, well you get the idea. Ah well. read more

Smokey Bones - The HH/late night menu - Barbeque Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

Great restaurant and great service kelly was great at the bar for me and my friends always tentative and on time with everything and great personality and pat is a great manager also checking up on guest and assisting everyone. Definitely would refer them all them time and will be back! read more

the entire staff were awesome shout out to yinka!!! great bartender social distancing safe clean the food omg i love the mini bbq $35 you can not beat that(i had not eaten since lunch on monday lol) cant wait to return thank you to the entire staff thank you to the cook/chef i asked for extra peppers & he did not disappoint read more

Smokey Bones - MINI BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

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Had to update my review. I'd really like the food on a positive note, but the customer service is lacking at best. In the middle of a global pandemic they have suspended online ordering. Makes absolutely no sense. When I call I receive attitude or the phone rings 7 times. When I walk in there are no customers but everyone is to busy to help. I honestly wouldn't mind slower service if people were nicer. I really would if workers at least pretended they wanted to be there. Is the owner active in this business do they know what's going on? I love the food here the inside dining is spacious and the atmosphere is nice but with the customer service truly makes me want to go elsewhere. Food is good for the most part. I am a regular at the bar area however my biggest issue is that the bar easily can hold 20 people and despite their being several available workers only one person is covering the bar. This makes the service less than ideal. Just add another bartender and all would be well read more

Been here 1Hr only had 2 Sweet Teas no food at all!!! I will never come here again I pray the food at least good!!!

Out of Towner's, staying across the street... One of 3 spots to grab a bite within walking distance... Thought it worth a shot.. not a fan. Uncomfortably warm inside. Felt humid/sticky, hopefully not dirty sticky. Surprisingly slow considering it was a quiet Monday evening. The Tito's strawberry lemonade was undrinkable. "Filet" medallions were cooked dead. Check was brought before we were asked if we wanted dessert, which we did. The Bag o' Donuts then took forever, but were good and hot when they came out. Scraping together 2 stars for the dessert, the kid's meal is a good deal, and the chicken wings were decent. read more

If I could give no stars, I would! Per the Smokey Bones email I received on December 16, 2020 with the subject line Let Us Handle The Cooking This Holiday Season, my husband and I had planned to order their turkey breast family feast for our holiday dinner. On 12/23/2020, I called to place the order to pick up Christmas Eve. I was told to call back on Christmas Eve which I did at 12noon. When I called, I placed the order for the holiday special to be picked up at 6pm. During the call, the server took my order and information. When I arrived at 6pm, I waited inside until a manager came to inform me that my order was not on their menu and I was at the wrong restaurant and was told there was nothing he could do for me. As a long time Smokey Bones customer and email marketing subscriber, I can assure your manager that I was not mistaken. The restaurant had 2 opportunities to inform me they were not honoring the special sent via email, but instead let me come out in the cold rain on Christmas Eve to be then informed after waiting that my holiday dinner would be ruined! DO NOT PATRONIZE THIS FOUL ESTABLISHMENT read more

Smokey Bones - Proof I was on the phone w/ them at 12noon - Barbeque Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

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Surprised to see negative reviews. I've been coming here weekly for a couple years and the service is always good and the food is delicious. I get served at the bar and both bar maids know what I like and take great care of me. Def recommend if you're in town read more

Smokey Bones - Brisket, grilled ckn & bby bk ribs - Barbeque Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

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Awful dining experience. We had about a 15 minute wait, which was fine. When we checked in, the hostess was oblivious that we were there waiting to be seated or checked in. Once seated, our waiter was friendly at first. He actually checked on us too often, which is I didn't think that was ever possible. He said that we were one of his two tables and that was why but we had to ask him to let us let him know when we were ready. We started off with drinks. Then we ordered the loaded nachos. They were actually fine and really good. After that, I ordered a Build A Burger with angus beef, a traditional bun, lettuce, red onion, smoked Gouda cheese, peppered bacon, onion tanglers, and a side of mayo. I also ordered onion rings instead of fries and a side of ranch. The burger was fine but it was not hot. It had definitely sat for a bit before coming out. They also forgot my bacon and onion tanglers. When I asked for them, our waiter took my plate back and sprinkled everything around the burger. Our waiter also forgot my side of ranch and side of maya. The onion rings were out of a bag and there was about 4 small onion rings. My friend ordered the Tomato Basil Cavatappi. She said it tasted metallic and it was not appealing to look at it. She ended up having to send it back and ordered Fish and Chips, which was out of a bag. All around us, others who were dining were sending their food back or complaining about missing items. We kept hearing the waiters, waitresses, and even the manager say they were having an off night. Not an excuse at all though. Do not waste your time at this place. Awful service and food. read more

This place definitely is worthy of the two star rating. My two stars aren't for the food, the food was a decent 3.5 (would have been just a 3 but the chef personally bumped it up a notch). The 2 stars are for the total vibe of the bar. The bartender was the most unimpressive bartender I've encountered in a while. Let's start with my drink order. I ordered the advertised Blackberry Lemonade which comes with bourbon. I'm not a bourbon drinker so I asked if I could switch it out for vodka. He tells me that will be an up charge.....ummmm why? Since when did Makers Mark cost more then Tito's? You are already charging me for alcohol so why the up charge for the simple switch? Ok, fine, whatever, just make the drink. He makes the drink and it's leaking the total presentation of the pictured drink (presentation is everything). Excuse me, where are my blackberry garnish? His reply "O, I didn't have time to set the bar up". Sir, it's 4pm!!! The place has been open since at least 11 (they serve brunch). When will you be set up? How long does it take to put some blackberries on a stick? At this point I've lost total interest in drink but I'll finish what I have. I'll just drink water.....he can't mess that up! The only saving grace of this place was the appearance of the Chef. I don't know if he's part owner but he definitely knew every aspect of this place. He came into the bar area asking "How was everything?" I told him of my dissatisfaction with brisket I was served. The brisket was extremely lean and almost dry. He personally went to the back and brought out some totally different more to my liking brisket. I personally think the earlier brisket was from the day before and they warmed it up and dried it out. This brisket the chef brought out was piping hot, very tender and super moist. The chef gets 5 stars!! I saw this man make drinks for those sitting at the bar, take orders, make reservations and bust the counter top. This man did it all and certainly was the most stand out presence in the whole place. read more

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If I could give this place a 1 star. The service was slow and trash. the food was disgusting and my stomach hurts and then the icing on the cake they had roaches. Never again read more

The staff made me feel special. I've been coming here for bout 2-3 weeks and I enjoy every visit. I highly recommend coming to this establishment! Special shout out to the bartender Peggy! She the best! Check it out and see for yourself. You will not be disappointed! read more

I received the absolute worst service here a couple of days ago when I called to order smoked Wings. I ended up getting fried wings and when I called back they told me they would make a note in the system and to give them my name and the next time they would replace my order. Went back today and spoke to a manager named Marcus who was beyond rude. Actually accused me of never having placed an order a couple of days ago and then asked me to leave the store. I'm absolutely positive I would not have been treated this way and I walked in looking differently. SHAMEFUL!!! read more

Came here with some parents and kids after a soccer game. Smoked turkey was awesome. Sides were solid, especially mac and cheese. And the cornbread in a skillet with orange (?) butter was the hit of the meal. My kid still talks about it. Service was attentive and friendly. Looks like a good place to watch football on a Sunday. read more

While working and staying overnight in Bowie Maryland, I decided to stop by Smokey Bones to grab some dinner before heading to my hotel. My first thought as I parked my car in their oddly empty parking lot was, "why is it so dark?". Seriously, that parking lot was not welcoming at all and honestly a little off-putting. Either way, I entered Smokey Bones and was seated right away. That was the fastest service I would receive all night. It took easily 5-8 minutes before I was even acknowledged by a server, and believe me, it wasn't busy. Like at all. She was very pleasant, and took my order. I got the pulled pork sandwich with potato wedges and a Dos Equis. The sandwich was decent. I really had no complaints about the food other than the potato wedges were like eating a quarter of a raw potato. They were not cooked all the way, so there was no softness to them, seriously it was like eating a raw potato, I was too hungry to care, not too mention I had no idea when I would see my server again. It took my server until I had eaten my entire meal to even check back on me and by that time I was ready to go. Again, she was pleasant, but even other tables by this point had begun to feel how I was feeling, even going up to the bar and asking for some service. I get it, Covid has crippled the work staff in lots of places, but again... it was Not busy. I really wanted to like this place and maybe I'll stop by again to give em another chance in the future, but my first impression.... Not great. read more

I came here on Mother's Day and was surprised that there was little to no wait time to be seated. However, we did have to wait a considerable amount of time for our food. We had one hiccup with the timelines of our food. Everyone's food came to the table except for my grandma's. She had ordered a steak. The waitress let us know that the kitchen hadn't started to cook her steak yet (after the already 30 minute wait). One of the supervisors/managers came out to apologize and offered to her my grandma something else that wouldn't take long Cook. The food was pretty good! The chicken, pulled pork and ribs were very tender. read more

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I wish I could give a zero star my order was scheduled for 8:15 didn't get my food till 9 after ordering online. Then to get my food and my wings were burnt and my ribs to be under cooked smh. Then to call and be told that I have to wait till the next day to talk to a manager. The young lady Karen tells me that they have no manager or supervisor there. They will never get service from me again . read more

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First and last visit. They were out of brisket and bbq chicken, when the waitress said they've been out all day it should have registered something but hunger did an override on me today. It took them 15 to seat us on what it seemed a slow night. 15 more minutes to take drink orders. 15 more minutes to take food orders, at this point we are 45 minutes in... food starts arriving 35 minutes after ordering and it's literally one plate at the time with 5 minutes in between which means by the time the last one got its plate, the first one was almost done. Food was cold, plates with sloppy presentation, sauces forgotten... IT WAS A COLD MESS!!! I asked to speak with manager twice and never cared to come to table. The icing on the cake, they were out of to go plates so they offered to give us aluminum pans (half pan) to pack our 4 wings and small potatoes. The only positive was the half decent service from our waitress but she kept blaming the kitchen staff the entire time and that was unprofessional regardless. In summary, never again! read more

Message I sent to the CEO. Hello, First I would like to thank you for the offer to share feedback and comments. I would like to share my experience from a covid and service perspective. Upon arrival, there was a log resting at the check in station. I immediately added my name and number, thought it was odd that the time of arrival was not important but didn't think much of it. As soon as we were seated, I headed to the rest rooms. The toilet paper was empty, and I took the last of the hand soap. When I returned to my table, I told the waitress I am celiac and cannot have gluten. I told her I have visited before, and there were a couple of things I am safe to eat. She says that would not be a problem because they have lettuce buns. I ordered a burger, lettuce, tomato, and a side of mashed potatoes. The waitress asked if I wanted gravy? I said I don't think I can have the gravy, right? She just said, oh ok. When she returned with drinks I told her I was concerned about order not being clearly communicated to the kitchen staff as gluten free. She said no to worry. I asked if I should be concerned about cross contamination. She said, "that is a good question." She returned to say the manager said the grill should be fine, but he's not sure about other areas where food is prepared. A moment later our food arrived. Chicken tenders for my daughter, a burger for my husband, and my burger with mashed potatoes & gravy all of the food, on the sides, and even the bottom of the plate. The waitress asked if I wanted to try it anyway. I said no thank you. I asked for a plain side of mashed potatoes and sliced apples. My husband and daughter was finished with their dinner before she returned with the sides. This not so great experience ended with us waiting for 15 minutes for our check while she visited with another table. When asked for the check as soon as possible. When reviewing the check for accuracy, we saw a credit for $6 and change coded as food quality. No apologies from the waitress, and a visit from the manager prior to our departure. I have visited in the past. No only do I feel as though covid is bot being taken seriously, the service and food quality are certainly on a downward spiral. I'm sorry this was my experience, as this was one of my fav places pre pandemic. Be well, and thank you again for your time. All the best, read more

On sunday I ordered pulled BBQ nachos and brown cinnamon wings.., The wings appeared a little undercooked , the pulled chicken on top of the nachos reminded me off mush ..now im laying in bed missing multiple days of work with food poisoning . read more

Our waitress MiMi was great! All her reccomendations were right on point. The peach bourbon tea was good as hell, even had a little kick behind it. Got the smokey wings, witbout them being tossed in a sauce!!!! Omg....sooooo good...definitely reccomend for a appetizer. Service wasn't bad, food and drinks came in a pretty good time read more

Smokey Bones - Peach bourbon tea...yummy!! - Barbeque Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

Was staying at hotel close by. I was here on business trip. My last day decided to give this establishment a chance. Boy do I regret that. It was around 9pm.. wasn't greeted at the door. So I grabbed a seat at the bar. I kid you not, was ignored for fifteen minutes before I even got a servers attention. No menu, no greeting, no acknowledgement Here's a kicker, a Caucasian gentleman comes and grabs a seat next to me. Two servers came out of nowhere and greeted him" hello Sir how do you do"?, can I get you a menu?, are you kidding me?? They were both African American "so was I .. was I invisible? I make a six figure salary, I was dressed casual. As an African American professional. I was very disappointed.. My intention was to have a good meal , leave a large tip and get back to my hotel.... I highly recommend you stay away from this establishment if you are a person of color. To the two African American running the bar - SHAME ON YOU. read more

We came here after my little sister graduation ceremony. It was 5 of us I went in and no one was at the hostess stand to greet me for over 15 mins finally someone comes and now they have to clean off a table for us even though the restaurant wasn't full at all. We was seated in a high bar table and the seats was uncomfortable. The server took forever to get to us we ordered and most of our order was wrong they didn't put sauce on my sister ribs. They forgot my mother sides to her entree and they messed up my whole order and gave me something totally different they came out took another 15 minutes to fix evarything and the server kept forgetting things like napkins, silverware, refills. They didn't have lemons in house. And the food was a 4 out of 10 read more

So we came here to celebrate my moms birthday and the service was subpar. They were out of certain foods, and one of the main vegetables that they have, broccoli. The service was slow, all of the food ended up being cold, multiple times. In the end, we ended up waiting forever for our food. Our server Mel, was personable and fun. The downside to all of this is, as he was working with a party of 12, no one came to help him when it came to bringing food to the table. There were plenty of servers just standing around, so we were confused as to why no one was assisting Mel. We had a table full of food industry professionals and they were unpleasantly unsatisfied with the display of service today. I'm usually a huge fan of Smokey Bones, but today, this made me second guess coming here again. Even though the manager came to the table and tried to rectify the situation, it was his attitude that turned us off. When we asked him to remove items off of our bill, he didn't. He remade food that we said we didn't want and then tried to make us pay for it. Not once did he didn't communicate with our server to remove the items, nor did he remove them himself. He never introduced himself, he never apologized & he just seemed as if he was irritated with us instead of his team. Then after a while, we could hear yelling in the back kitchen area, which was very unprofessional. My hope is that they will get this sorted out and get things together. read more

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Saw the bad reviews and thought people were just being mean. Nope! It's was dirty, and while we were watching the kitchen for our waitress to come back for like 15 mins with refills and a couple of items that were missing from our meal, we saw someone "working" in the kitchen. She just stood at the counter with all the meals coming out and was handling all the plates while eating. It was bizarre. I realize there's a shortage in wait staff at some restaurants now, but this place just seemed to be horribly managed and gross. read more

Upon entry it smells like they've used the same cleaning rag all month without wringing them dry. Tried to get past it, but seat was dirty. Instead of wiping it they simply changed the seat out. Of a booth. Again tried to work past. Ordered drinks and food. And shortly after getting our drinks I see a roach out the corner of my eye. Looked at it good to make sure before I left. Nasty. read more

Food was amazing and definitely lived up to the hype. Our waiter Eric made us feel welcome and service felt short. Would definitely recommend. read more

Never go here hungry expecting a good food experience. We arrived at 10pm one night after traveling all day, only to be greeted by a waitress that seemed as if she was working for no pay. She despised seating us and furthermore, took our drinks only 30 minutes after we found our own table. So....after ordering it took exactly one hour for our food to be brought to the table. I ordered the ribs and wings and can I say, I think that I've had better from my local Quick-E-Mart!!!! I wouldn't recommend this place to a group of college frat boys with the munchies after blazzin all day. I love the area but this restaurant has to do better. ‍‍‍ read more

I haven't had Smokey bones in a while! But I'm here for it on lunch break when I came in I had to wilt to be seated and a gentleman man whom I assumed was the manager walked in behind me and seated us. So we waited another 5 minutes then the waitress came to do drink orders only I think but we orders everything because we were exhausted and hungr read more

Smokey Bones - Barbeque Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

This place is so close to my house and the BBQ (not the sides) is good. But I just can't with them. I've ordered online twice. The first time I waited 20 minutes for them to give my half my order to someone else who was waiting. Then waited another 20 minutes to get the the correct order. I decided to give them another chance because everyone has a bad day once in a while. I showed up 15 minutes after my order was supposed to be ready. I waited 20 minutes for them to give me my order when they told me they hadn't started on one of the meals. They take it off the check. 5 mins later as I'm about to walk they tell they actually did make the meal and they give it to me. Winning right? I get home to discover they messed up my husband's order who had to go back up there because they gave him half a rack of the wrong ribs instead of the full rack he order. I'm done. Tips- check your food and show up 30 mins after u order online. read more

Visited twice, back to back days. Wanted to give this location a 2nd chance due to the "service" I had on Sunday Oct 27th. Returned on Monday Oct 28th & the server I had, Adrian, was great. Food I couldn't have the night before ( ) was now available & came almost too fast! He was very professional, courteous & helpful. And the BBQ Chicken was delicious! If you're in Bowie, stop in & order it & I hope Adrian is your server. read more

This spot is a plus for late night eats. Wings are always great. I love the salmon with baked beans and broccoli. Cornbread is a win too. Drinks never disappoint. Service is always good. Can be slow at times depending on if it's fully staffed but otherwise I recommend and I come at least once a month. read more

So I ordered for my family through Uber eats a while ago and I got 2 orders of 1/3 rack of ribs. Ribs are my favorite bbq food so I'm kind of particular about it. Their ribs don't have a lot of meat on them and they're slightly drier than the ones Friday's makes. I used to love the smoked wings but something about the ones I ordered were a lot saltier than I remember them being before. The fire roasted corn was great and the fries were ok. Overall, the meal was ok I don't think I would order the ribs again but I'll order the smoked wings in another flavor to try it out again. read more

Smokey Bones - Half rack One Favorite & 1/3 Rack Baby Back Ribs, fire Fire-Roasted Corn, fries, and a piece of garlic bread. - Barbeque Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

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Food was great and Service was even better. Kelly was awesome....Bartender and Server.

We wanted something different and stumbled on smokey bones. Sitting across from bowie town center near the movie theater. The good peach sangria yummy, light, refreshing. Ribs st louis style falling off the bones, mac n cheese delicious and flavorful. The bad the grilled chicken breast chewy bad tasting I should've stuck with the ribs, corn not good. Services amazing, stayed on top of our table and we were delighted will definitely be going back. read more