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    Smokey Bones Chesapeake

    3.0 (317 reviews)
    Updated 3 months ago

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    SMOKEY BONES CHESAPEAKE ATMOSPHERE

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Happy hour specials

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    9oz 9 oz. Sirloin Steak
    Tim G.

    Considering it's a Tuesday first. This place was very quiet for 5pm. Staff were very attentive and friendly. My food was fantastic. They did seem to have takeout going frequently. I'm not sure why this place doesn't have people waiting to be seated. Just a snapshot in time but really this is the place I would recommend even though it's a chain. Only negative was the tip percentage being on the receipt starting at 20% then going to 30%. Not saying it's unreasonable to tip that but seems a little obnoxious to me.

    Cajun dry rub wings
    Cindy S.

    The wings were fried to perfection. I asked for them to be fried hard. I had the Cajun dry wings and ranch dressing with an Almer Palmer drink. Service was speedy and the waitress was super attentive.

    Salmon. Moist. Flavorful.
    TJ B.

    Sat at bar. Service was good. Food was great. Their smoky old fashioned ($14) is excellent. Salmon was moist and flavorful. ($23) I ordered it medium. Vegetables were good. Cup of Brunswick stew was good. ($5) Not a typical Brunswick but was tomato based with chunks of smoked pork. I saw someone get a bone-in steak that looked delicious. Sandwiches looked good with large side portions. It was a Friday night and they serve food until 1AM. Prices were a little high but I enjoyed everything I ordered, so maybe it's worth it.

    Pulled Pork, bbq wingz
    Keith H.

    Excellent service! Thank you! Emily !!!!! Margaritas "on-point' !!!! Sneaks up on you !!!!!

    Theresa P.

    Decided to go to this place due to a previous selection was closed, (2:00). We thought this chain had gone out of business. Earlier years my hubby used to drive for the Darden Distribution, which carried the company he drove for-(MBM WAREHOUSE). So Happy we decidedto come here, it was not busy, and the wait wasn't long. Even though they were short staff, the server was extra polite and patient. Thankfully the place was not noisy. I ordered the 1/4 bque combo with house salad and loaded potato . The hubby ordered chicken wing combo with roasted corn with steamed broccoli . Sorry, after saying blessing I forgot to take pictures of the food, which was soooo good...

    Pulled pork,Cole slaw, bbq beans and sweet juicy roasted corn
    Monica A.

    This was a catered buffet for at work today. The smelles wafted through the halls alway down to my department. Delivered and set up by smokey bones. I absolutely enjoy the creamy crunchy Cole slaw. BBQ baked beans were more on the sweet side but every bite was delicious, almost like a dessert. Pulled brisket I wene

    DRIED sausage
    Luigi C.

    First time at Smokey bones yay. As we walked in the restroom was right next to the door, convenient so I ran in and washed my hands. Restroom was dirty and smelled pretty bad. Not a first good impression. We were seated right away, the time we visited was in between lunch and dinner and it was fairly quiet. The dinning areas is very large and have a nice atmosphere to it. We were brought the menus and they were soooo sticky !! Ugh. I just washed my hands :( pages were sticking together, that's how bad it was. I ordered a two favorite meal, with jalapeño sausage and pulled pork. Side of potatoes wedges and a side of corn. My meal came in and right off the bat was disappointing. It just didn't look fresh. Everything was extra crispy and dry. Potato wedges were crunchy in a dry, old kinda way not in a baked delicious crunchy kinda way. The pulled pork was again, dry and crusty. The sausage was so dry it was tricky to even poke it with a fork. The sausage was also supposed to be "jalapeño" sausage but I didn't see a trace of jalapeño so I questioned with the server. Manager got involved (I didn't mean for all that to happen :-0 ) and he quickly got a new order of sausage in to replace mine. By the time the new sausage came in I was done with the meal... not finished, just didn't want any. Pre of that so we needed up taking the sausage in a to-go box. Probably won't even eat it. Overall, I would have given this place 2 stars. I feel the manager interaction and the fact that maybe we came in at an off time, in between meal could have had an effect on the quality of the food. I would give it a benefit of the doubt and leave it at 3 stars. I wouldn't come back to this place and would probably not recommend to anyone or offer a cautionary heads up based on my experience. I wanted dessert and they had some options buuuuut, this is a bbq place and the bbq was not that good so I really don't have high expectations on the dessert department.

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    One word DELICIOUS! So used SB on door dash in 2024 in Chesapeake VA, went to Brick and mortor in 2026-same delicious taste!

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    Bad food and the service when there was only 3 tables of people in the restaurant was poorly served

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    Mickey was an amazing, happy, and knowledgeable server. Took very good care of us and we will ask for him again.

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    Pork Isaw @ Dollar Hits Filipino Grill (Takeout)
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