We've been to the Syracuse location and loved it, We were underwhelmed at the colonie location. Our server was friendly but we didn't see her much. The bathroom was dirty and dingy, the restaurant itself was clean and open. My boneless wings were the best thing at the table. My husbands burger was nothing to write home about and the pulled pork wasn't as good as we remembered. The wings I will say.. were done the bones way. With the dry rub and the sauce drizzled it was VERY GOOD. We will return to the Liverpool location but in Colonie there's other places we will try next time. read more

Smokey Bones - Barbeque Near Me - Colonie, New York

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Delicious food with massive portions. Had brisket, nachos, fries, burger and a salad. The service is fast, efficient and friendly. The ambiance is very western ranch inspired. I can easily recommend this place to anyone who wants to pig out on some good Ole American BBQ. read more

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Food was great. Baby back ribs were well seasoned. Smothered fries amazing. Great customer service the waitress was very nice. Great ambiance. This happened to be their trivia night so a great date night. Would definitely visit again for trivia night. read more

Smokey Bones - Smokey Bones Signature Baby Back Ribs - Barbeque Near Me - Colonie, New York

0/10 do not recommend. Waste of time & money. Will not be returning. Paid extra for potato wedges- received 6 crispy burnt wedges. read more

Smokey Bones - Potato wedges. - Barbeque Near Me - Colonie, New York

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I haven't been here in years! My mom wanted to go because she saw the $5-$7 happy hour menu. We went for lunch. It definitely looks old. The door and booths are all worn out. The waitress however was super friendly and warm. We weren't drinking so I didn't check out one of the many cocktail specials. I had coffee and it was average as expected. My mom ordered the pulled pork Sammie from the happy hour menu. For $5 it was quite the bargain. I got the bbq chicken sandwich for $12.99. Mine came with a side dish. I choose the bbq beans. The sandwich was very good and I partook of the variety of bbq sauces on the table to dip it in. The beans were tasty too. Overall, an affordable and tasty lunch from a place I hadn't thought of in years. read more

Smokey Bones - Pulled Pork Sammy - Barbeque Near Me - Colonie, New York

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I love BBQ, this place evidently doesn't. Ordered the two meat plater, with pulled pork and brisket that came with two sides so I got beans and potatoe wedges. Let's start with the steak fries they tried to pass off as potatoe wedges. They were dry and flavorless. The pulled pork was okay, definitely not as dry as the potatoes. There was no fat that I could find and we all know fat is flavor. The Brisket was just nasty, no flavor, no bark, and so dry you could use it to sand rust of metal. It was cut thin and I only got four slices. Pencil thickness is a normal slice this was more like construction paper. Which by the way has more flavor. read more

If this place is a joke I am not laughing. Called to place a take out order for one item (no special order, right off their menu). Had to listen to while long stupid outgoing message and choose through two menu options to place order. Obviously through a service, they couldn't find menu item. Got transferred to local location, placed on hold and transferred twice. Then they told me what I wanted was $2 more than on website. Just regoddamndiculous. They wouldn't honor website price, and told me I could order online (I was driving) and anyway I couldn't do that because website wouldn't allow for use of gift card. Thanks for nothing. read more

Not only was the food amazing, but my friend and I had an amazing server. Lili is her name. She is an exceptional server. Came to our table to check on us to see if we needed anything. Answered our questions with a smile. Very knowledgeable about the menu. Lili is by far one of the best servers I've had. Looking forward to going again, and hopefully having Lili as our server again. If your reading this LilI your White Russian guy say hello read more

was absolutely delicious from the smoked wings for an appetizer to the double burger with pulled pork coleslaw. Sophie, our server, was fantastic. The hostess and guys that bro out the food were great too. Everyone was so kind and professional. highly recommend it read more

I eat it a pulled pork there and it tastes very good Big barbecue man on sign Bestest roadside barberq read more

Bonefire for 2 at $40 should be called The Ripoff. Received half what was shown of the menu. Steak was rough and potatoes burnt

I've come here quite a lot after work on the weekends as a place to relax and have a good quality rack or ribs. Today I came in for the 25th Anniversary deal for a full rack and it didn't disappoint. Got the Hot Honey Glaze with corn and broccoli on the side. Not the best ribs I've ever had, but they're consistently good, and this time was no different. Despite the crowd, service was prompt and friendly. read more

Smokey Bones - Full Rack of Ribs with Hot Honey Glaze - Barbeque Near Me - Colonie, New York

Good little BBQ spot for the family. Great food and nice music to create a great atmosphere. Server Alanna was very attentive to our needs and assured drinks stayed topped off. Good food food for a good price. read more

Came here with a large group of friends...service from our server Tyra was great. The steamed broccoli was the big hit. A good place to meet with a large Party. read more

They have a really great happy hour 3-6pm. Best specials for drinks and for food. We got there at 3:45 as the only guests in the building, so we had great attention from the bartender. read more

Tyra was amazing! A ray of sunshine!! Need more happy bubbly people like this! The service was fast and she kept checking onus!

It's very good food here! I will be returning very soon with friends and family!!!!!!!! read more

Smokey Bones - Good Food - Barbeque Near Me - Colonie, New York

I wish I could give this 0 stars. $80 worth of food inedible. Of course they had a 2 for 1 special in their wings, because they are completely burnt. It smells and tastes horrible. I can't believe I even tried it. And the "cheese" sauce. It is some clear thick liquid with piece of unmelted cheese. This place should go out of business. read more

Smokey Bones - Pretzel Bones & Cheese - Barbeque Near Me - Colonie, New York

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Where do I begin? We used to frequent this place when our son was in college in Albany. Boy have things changed! To start, the building looks like a mess outside. That should have been my first clue. The doors to go in were dirty. A little Windex goes a long way and is pretty simple. Once inside, we were basically ignored by a few servers until someone decided to "help" us with an attitude. Once seated a nice waiter eventually helped us but he seemed a bit nervous and new, which is why I let the rest of the craziness go. We ordered appetizers, came relatively quickly. Then we waited for our meals. Waiter eventually came over and said he forgot to put in our meal order so he needed to take it again. Things happen and, like I said, he appeared to be new. We waited. About 10 min later my meal (which was an appetizer) was delivered without the other 3 meals. My party encouraged me to eat so it didn't get cold - but it already was. Obviously MY order was put in at the right time and sat there. After 15 min, the rest arrived. Food was okay (except for mine). The biggest issue I have is no apologies. No manager came to our table to apologize. The waiter didn't even really apologize. And nothing was offered to compensate us for waiting so long. We were given our check and never even asked if we wanted anything more! I'm my opinion, this place is totally mismanaged. We saw one woman walking around that appeared to be the manager talking to herself under her breath clearly with an attitude. Needless to say, I'm never going back. Ps - the bathrooms were gross! Come on! read more

Very small amount of food and the potatoes were not cooked I do not recommend this place

Our waitress, Alexandra, was friendly and attentive. Restaurant was clean and no waiting for a table. Every day Happy Hour is great and the food even better. Served hot with full flavors. Have to rave about the coleslaw, it was AMAZING! read more

Very low quality food for an outrageous high price not worth it one but I can cook better than that at home I know how to make a steak and potatoes. read more

Overall, our experience was very poor. We arrived to an empty restaurant and there was no one up front to greet us. It took several minutes for a hostess to appear and seat us. The restaurant itself had a troubling smell and the women's restroom was overflowing with garbage. The restaurant was too slow for a bathroom to be in that kind of state. We had our orders taken- boneless wings and a half rack of ribs on the lunch special- and our meals left us unsatisfied. The boneless wings were mostly breading and the portions for the sides were lacking. Most bbq spots leave customers feeling stuffed and the both of us left hungry. The ribs, though, were nicely made and the meat fell right off the bone. Despite this positive aspect, it wasn't enough to redeem this dining experience. read more

Worst management ever. I host events at a local theatre (Proctors), and like to take guests out after our shows. We made reservations for tonight and for the THIRD TIME IN A ROW, we were turned away upon arrival, and told that they were closing early. Never again. To add insult to injury, after being turned away, and after having reported that on the reservation app, I received a text telling me that our reservation was being cancelled due to our failure to show up. Unbelievable. read more

Smokey Bones - Barbeque Near Me - Colonie, New York

Love this place very good food great atmosphere love the staff the ribs are the best here better than texas

The food is good i got the ribs and they where amazing the service is great would recommend going if you haven't

Tyra was the best sever fun friendly the laughs non stop ask for her when she comes she is the best

Tyra was the best!! She was so hospitable and made me feel very welcome. She even went out of her way to double check about a buy one get one free wing deal. She was awsome and went out of her way for my daughter and I. read more

The pulled pork was dry. Left overs from yesterday. The place has definitely gone down hill. Dry meat. I'm read more

Smokey Bones - Barbeque Near Me - Colonie, New York

DO NOT ORDER TAKEOUT FROM HERE! They screw the order up every time and when you go to them they want you to bring back the entire order so they can see what they're left out! Of course your food is now Cold and they try to brush off what's missing!! I had to get the Manager who had to fix missing items in order himself! I spent 30 minutes trying to get my order after returning from home where I found items missing! This place is not worth the time to order takeout! I even tipped them!!! read more

We ordered a simple burger, cole slaw and broccoli. The food was as good as usual. Solid, nice and inexpensive. Our server, Tyra, was great. First time we've met her, and what a treat. She was very upbeat and friendly. Made our visit much better. She never missed a beat, although she had lots of tables to cover. And we heard her as she talked to other tables and she was just as friendly with all of them. What a delight she was. read more

Smokey Bones (3/5) It had been a few years since I was last at Smokey Bones, but today I went to lunch there with my grandma and brother. Smokey Bones is a chain restaurant, and it very much feels like it. All of the food is decent and nothing was bad. We were seated in a booth by the bar which had tvs overhead playing assorted sports programs. I noticed that a number of the ceiling tiles were missing above us, and I think they should work on fixing that quickly. It was a bit of an eye sore and made the place look runned down. Looking back at other yelp pictures, this seems to have been an issue for at least the past 6 months. For drinks I ended up getting the Kendall Jackson Chardonnay which is a decent wine, but the wine list was pretty lacking. Then for our lunches my brother and I ordered the pulled pork platter and my Grandma ordered the pulled pork sandwich. The platters came with garlic bread and two sides. I chose french fries and coleslaw while my brother picked the mashed potatoes and broccoli. The pulled pork was pretty good, but I found everything else on the platter to be just ok(the garlic bread and french fries reminded me of sysco frozen food). My brother said that the broccoli was good and that his potatoes were just ok. I do like that they don't put the barbecue sauce on for you, and you have your choice of 4 different sauces at the table (the chipotle bbq and the carolina mopping sauce were my two favorites). read more

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The bbq and ribs tasted like previously frozen food. Service took forever and there was never a check up to see how things came out. There were 8 people in the kitchen and plates wear hot but food was room temperature. Drop ceilings are falling down and the ambiance is right out of a 70s bad lounge act. Everything was bland and nothing was made on site. read more

Very unclean business. Sat and waited for our food and a table near us had little children. Of course little children make a mess with there food. When the family with the children left the food and mess stayed on the floor a good half hr before getting swept up. Then there were dead flies on the window ledges and also cobwebs. Also saw one host wipe up the table with napkins. When we got our food the chicken wings were dry and chared. read more

We love trying new bbq and dinosaur bbq is our go-to. Decided to give Smokey bones a try.... And boy do we regret it the food was down right bad. Cold chili as a starter for my husband. Small, mediocre tasting wings. Apple sauce for my daughter was from a package (what bbq place doesn't make their own Apple sauce?!) and the brisket and mashed potatoes we split were pretty much the equivalent of prison food. Brisket was all fat, mashed potatoes tasted like they were instant (very runny) and coleslaw was soupy and bland. $80 later I can say this is the worst meal we've ever had in Albany. I wasn't aware that this was a chain, but still. I'm surprised it was a busy as it was. I will say the service was fast and waitstaff friendly. read more

Don't know about about the Service or Ambiance of the place, but what I do know about is the food. I've been in living in Albany for 5 year and have been struggling to find a place other than Irie Vybez that had great food. I found this place on "Uber Eats" and when I tell you that I cried a little bit because of how good there food was. This is not an exaggeration, there food is wonderful read more

CHEAP STEAK RESTAURANT *DO NOT ORDER* After calling and asking if the restaurant would honor a deal they posted online if we called in the order they said they would. Once we showed up for pickup the woman who took our order told us she had made a mistake and that we had to pay full price. They made *no point of trying to help us pay a lower price even after their employee stated she had made the mistake. Then the manager made outrageous comments saying he could get fired if he helped us. Attached you'll find a picture of one of the steaks they gave us. It tasted burnt. We paid $50 and the nachos, fries, and fried pickles were all soggy. If I could give them a lower rating I would. Cheap-steak house with really poor staff. read more

Smokey Bones - Tiny steaks that are burnt - not worth it - Barbeque Near Me - Colonie, New York

Waited 1 hour for two burgers and 1 order of boneless wings. Rare burger I don't think so! read more

Smokey Bones - Barbeque Near Me - Colonie, New York

Was at it last night heat was turned off . People sitting at tables with coats on . My friend was freezing. Called manager he said heat was a problem but after we all complained heat came on. Won't see us again. read more

I this spot. Bartender served me as soon as I sat down ! Food was her in less than 10 mins and it was delicious read more

Smokey Bones - Buffalo chicken and Mac and cheese bowl. With a shot of Makers and a cold Stella absolutely delicious lunch combo. - Barbeque Near Me - Colonie, New York

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