Passing through Florence this past Friday afternoon on our way to Tennessee. Were under the gun for time and wanted to stay close to the interstate, so we settled on Smokey Bones. No one in our party had ever visited a Smokey Bones location, so we didn't know what to expect. Interior is nice and the menu was impressive - lots of interesting bbq choices and we all had trouble deciding which item looked best. I went for the burrito with rice, cheese, pulled chicken, beans, and bbq sauce. I somewhat enjoyed the dish, but didn't care for the rice - which was actually dirty rice. This version has corn, tomatoes, onions, and green peppers which I did not enjoy. I picked out as much of the green pepper as possible, but could still taste the remnants. I sampled two of the four bbq sauces available on the table and thought they were extremely good. I also had a cup of coffee which was surprisingly good as well. My wife had the bourbon bbq chicken breast, fries, and baked apples - all three proved to be delicious. I sampled the chicken and found it to be cooked perfectly. My mother-in-law had a stacked baked potato with pulled pork, a caesar salad, and garlic bread. She liked her food, but wasn't over the moon about any of the items. She isn't quite as enthusiastic about food though as my wife and I. Service was about average for this type of restaurant and the final bill was...was... I'm not sure. Just drove 1000 miles in the last 24 hours and have no idea where the receipt is. I believe it was par for the course for sit down casual dining chains. We had a good enough experience that we would definitely give it another try. Very close to four stars. read more

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Food was great... Sam my server is prompt and amazingly on top of things. Billy stopped by checked on me and my satisfaction was as expected absolutely fine. I highly recommend this restaraunt to any and all. The food is very good and service is phenominal. I love my Smokey Bones Florence!!! read more

Great atmosphere and great service thanks to Kenzie! Smokehouse Mac and cheese was amazing.

Stopped here while driving through. Amanda waited on us and was very attentive. Drinks and food were tasty.

People were fantastic, service was great. Food was none of the above. The steak ordered was rotten and taste like eating tuna from the can so it was sent back, wings were good but had a bad grease aftertaste. I was to polite to say anything about my wings. The only food that was on-point was the ribs of course. Ribs were great. Nothing bad to say about the staff with the excepting of the Chef. Chef should have known those steaks were rotten prior to cooking them. In their defense though, the chef was out and other staff was filling In so, can't really knock them on they too much. 3 is a fair value only due to the great staff and the ribs. Everyone has a bad day so, give them another chance I certainly will. Thank you for the great service. read more

Have always lived near the area, but had never stopped in here before - turns out there must have been a good reason why I stayed away for as long as I did. We went on a Friday night, and it was nearly empty. Which isn't a huge deal, but the place is so lit up and quiet, it made for kind of an uncomfortable dining experience, because it's a large, open restaurant. Our server had seemingly no interest in being there that night, even dropping off our entrees with a simple "here," and walked away. Rarely checked on us, pretty much had to tracked down when we wanted to leave, and he gave a tiny to go box, which was clearly too small for what we had remaining. Not to mention he served me a wrong side with my entree, but he was so difficult to deal with, I didn't even bother. Typically I can deal with poor-average customer service, as that's not typically on the restaurant, it could just be a certain person having a bad day. But all of the food was below average, as well. The sirloin wasn't bad, and the baked beans were pretty decent. But, my wife had the smoked wings and ribs, and they were nothing to write home about. Had their bourbon tea, as well, which was very small and overpriced for what is was. We won't be back. read more

Service from Amariana was great, and food was good. Could have been a bit warmer, but that didn't stop me from eating it!

Amariana was the best, she went over the menu answered all our questions and provided the absolute best service. Definitely coming back 10/10 read more

Love the baby back ribs. They have lots of meat and taste great. More meat than most places. Love the bbq sauce that's cooked on the ribs too. Delicious. A little pricey imo but when you get ribs with more meat than rib bones, it's worth it. read more

We have eaten at Smokey Bones for several years, they have never disappointed. The wings are top notch. We visited tonight and loved our server Charlie, she was awesome! She along with the other staff were very friendly and attentive. We will be sure to visit again soon. read more

Great place overall! We had party of 4 and all of our food was great with flavor, all warm, good amount of servings. Waitress was great keeping up with all of our 'extra' request of additional side, napkins, several refills (teenage boys lol) and desserts. She was on top of it for the whole dinner as well as taking care of her other tables. Busy place and great organization within the staff to get everyone taken care of whether it was to be seated, pick up, or place a take out order. Been here quite a few times and will always return. Thanks guys! read more

I did not check Yelp before stopping here after we took the kids to Dave and Busters. What a mistake. This was the WORST dining experience I have ever had in my life. Food ordered was not correct. I got up for refills since we never saw our waitress again, that was until I flagged her down and asked for a manager. Their Mac and Cheese with a "drizzle" of tomato was literally, tomato pasta with a sprinkle of cheese. Never will I step foot in another Smokey Bones Bar and Fire Grill. read more

Tarla was an amazing waitress; one of the best I've had! Super personable and sweet. Food was fresh, but slightly over-cooked. But all is well: Tarla gave us a discount (she really is the best). Overall a great spot to get dinner with the family, read more

If you want a disappointing experience, filled with sub-par customer service, cold food and a manager that will yell at you; go to Smokey Bones. Put in a to go order and was told over the phone they aren't even sure they would be able to fulfill the request. We ordered pull pork, chicken, and two sides. That should of been the warning sign for the rest of the evening with this restaurant. After arriving at the restaurant 10 minutes before the order pickup time, their wait staff never once checked on us to see if we needed anything or updated us on the order. Finally, after 30 minutes of waiting (20 minutes past the scheduled pickup time) we were given our order. They could not find the coupon in their system and ended up not honoring it. No big deal, just a $5 coupon, but combine that with everything else, it only has piled on to the terrible experience. Once bringing the meal home (10 minutes door to door) we opened the bag to find a missing side, missing rolls, a half empty pulled pork container and cold meat. We called up to the restaurant to talk to the GM about the experience which ended in her YELLING at us that "we are not the customer, we are not right and her job is not customer service." I am no stranger to restaurants, customer service or problem resolving - and this by far takes the cake on any terrible experience I have heard, seen or experienced. Moral of the story: AVOID SMOKEY BONES. read more

Closed. Temporarily they claim. Can't figure out the staffing challenge. Place really went down hill over the last year. Most of the staff alternated between inattentive and surly. Food was inconsistent. The last couple of times we tried it just had the vibe of a place on life support. And sure enough.....When we are in the road and looking for food we often stop at other Bones locations. Makes clear how poor this one was. read more

Disappointing on several levels. First the widespread cobwebs and dust everywhere that wasn't part of the Halloween decor. Second the emo waitress that kept forgetting everything (mention the specials, refill the drinks, pass on our food dissatisfaction to the manager, etc.). Third the food - ribs are not supposed to be tough, the soft drinks mix was off, small portions of side dishes, etc. Should have had a better experience for a party of 2 dropping $50 without alcohol. read more

Staying in town for a few days and decided to stop in for dinner. Glad we did! Alisha was a wonderful server. Good was great. Two of us shared the full rack of baby back ribs. FALL OFF THE BONES tender. No joke, great food, great service. read more

Whoever was preparing our dishes has never eaten at a Smokey Bones not has even seen a picture of one of the dishes. We had dishes prepared that were fundamentally wrong. Considering the cost of the meal, I would have expected much more. This has been one of our "go to" restaurants for a nice, casual meal. If this location cannot have a trained cook during Friday night rush, they will not have to worry about future reviews from me. read more

The BBQ Chicken I ordered was super delicious! and the Leaning Tower of Chocolate Cake took me to a whole new world! . This Smokey Bones & Fire Grill is definitely recommended. read more

Best call in order experience In the world! Extremely personable, she explained all of the sauces (i can be a little indecisive at times lol) and knew who I was without a name when I went to pick it up! So the smoked chicken wings (that I literally craved) were amazing! Not those little drummie sized ones, but the legit whole wings split in half! Taste was awesome, celery was fresh, sauce (Carolina something) was great on the side! If you're craving smoked chicken wings in the Florence area this is your place! read more

We went to another Smokey Bones in Ohio and loved it. We were concerned when there were few cars outside and ratings seemed low. However...the food was the same and our service was really incredible. read more

Shawn. And Paul. Are amazing at the bar.. love the smiles tbey always have .atmosphere is amazing. And the loaded fries with BBQ sauce amazing read more

Rude workers. Every single time. Never a smile. Never friendly. Never thank you or you're welcome back. I go on occasion to eat and I pick up delivery orders daily here. It's the same thing every time. Every single server is rude and forgetful and uncaring. Pretty bad look for a business like this. I'd fire every one and start from scratch if it were my business. read more

Ordered a carry out from here and the food was good. The problem was stuff from the order was missing. Paid 99 cents to upgrade to a loaded baked potato and then another dollar to add cheese (little crazy to have to pay a dollar to add cheese). Got home and had just a plain baked potato so I paid $1.99 for nothing. The pulled pork was supposed to come with garlic bread and there was no garlic bread with it. Also, one entree was supposed to come with a side of corn and it was missing. Paid $4 for a side of mac & cheese and it came in a tiny plastic container that had about three bites. Not even close to being worth $4. If I am going to pay $37 for two entrees and a side of mac & cheese, I expect it to be all there. Even though the food was good, there is better options, that are just as good, in the area where the price is cheaper and you get all your food. read more

Ordered online at 5:03...selected 5:15 time for pick up...pick up changed by website to 5:30. Arrive at 5:30... food not in hand until 5:43. Host did not know how to ring up gift card... had to wait for manager to close me out. My quick check of the food showed 3 boxes and two bags. Ok, looks good...Arrive home 7 minutes later...Brisket and pulled pork cold. Wings a tad warmer, but not hot. Two sides of coleslaw missing. Ice cream for dessert missing. Ranch for wings missing. My brother gave me a gift card and I was pretty excited to try you guys out. However, this will be the last time I purchase from your restaurant. Waiting 40 minutes for a $39.00 pick up order with 2 entree and dessert is unacceptable. Especially on a slow Sunday with not a lot of people dining inside. Cold food is unacceptable. Missing sides and ice cream is terribly disappointing and enough to spoil a nice dinner at home. I don't expect anyone from Smokey Bones corporate to give a hoot about my experience, but this will be posted on yelp and any other review site I can find. read more

Perusing the inter web on a whim searching for the best BBQ in town, several local favorites pulled up but in life they say try new things so... we did. MY GOODNESS!! Around noon on a Wednesday, had the entire place to ourselves almost, our waitress Bobie was a true doll. She helped us navigate the appetizer options and landed on the loaded fries to suit both of our tastes. Let me tell you- that chipotle Mayo & sweet chili sauce with the fries added just what I needed to kickstart the end of a fast. My friend went with the smoked chicken sandwich, paired with the ever delectable macaroni & cheese. 10/10! Myself, a basic pulled pork and baked beans. Pretty sure the chef pulled some voodoo magic on the beans because my lord, my mouth is salivating writing this. Both sandwiches were impeccable, flavorful, no fat in mine which is a peeve for me, and Bobie, our dearest waitress, had the chef make us the most delicious donuts paired with a raspberry sauce that melted my heart right there at the table. Next time I'm in the mood for BBQ I will never again pass this place up. Smokey Bones is superior satisfaction. Thank you again Bobie for your hospitality read more

not busy when I came in, quick friendly service, server didn't even have to write our order down.... that was pretty cool. food was out in no time, you wouldnt expect it to at a barbeque joint, but it was mighty fine. definitely recommend read more

Other than being way too cold in the dining room, it was good. I overheard several customers complaining about the temperature. The food came out quickly and was hot. The service was good as well. I wish they would label their sauce bottles on the table so you don't have to figure out which is which. I also noticed that they have changed their style (for lack of a better word). It seems they are trying to be more 'adult'. Most of their signs they have hanging aren't appropriate for some kids. Right now, mine is too young to understand them, so I'm not too worried about it. I don't remember exactly what they say off the top of my head, but something to the effect of 'being lazy is cool', and then some with sexual innuendo about rubbing your meat, etc. I think they are trying too hard to be cool. Just serve good food. read more

I came here last Monday with my fiancé. This was my second time visiting, both times have been on a Monday. The restaurant does an all you can eat wings on Monday, and they have play all the football games, so it's a WIN WIN for me and the fiancé. The wings are pretty big so I can never take advantage of the all you can eat, I'm full after the first serving. They offer a variety of different flavors with the option of getting smoked wings or chicken wings. I prefer the smoked wings, in my opinion they have more flavor and aren't fried. Cool spot to watch the game and enjoys wings and beer. I will definitely return when in the area. read more

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I've been there 3 times in the last year and ordered brisket..same reply just ran out twenty mins ago. Place is a joke and I get why it's half empty every night read more

Good place to have. $2.00 happy hour draft beer and socialize. The food is ok. Bit a little pricey, unless you have the $10.00 coupon off from Smokey Bone website. I usually come here after work with others. It's not one of my favorite place to eat, but it is close to my house in Florence, Ky Overall, just a place to have a beer. Overall, ok place to socialize. read more

I've only eaten here once, but from what I tasted between my meal and my husband's the food was really good. However It was kind of pricey for the amount that they gave you. The portions were pretty small in my opinion. Other than that the service wan't all that great either. I can't see myself ever going back, especially what with Olive Garden being next door. read more

Not a bad place for some glorified bar food. That's not a put down in anyway..this place has done a good job in setting up a menu that takes normal bar food and glorifies it. Their chicken is good..their burgers are great. read more

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Use yiurr bone card and earn $$$$ and you can get free foodies Good place to watch games and enjoy Called and asked if they take reservations they said yes . Showed up and was told no we do not take reservations. Note to everyone they do not take reservations. I enjoy myself each time I go. Seems to be a place I go a few times a month. As long as they keep the service good I'll be back read more

We eat here quite often. Food is usually decent. Today 12/3 at like 440 we were told 10 minute wait two people ahead of us. No problem. We had been waiting longer than that but still no problem. They called the two tables ahead of us. So we knew we would be next. Two people came in and put their name on the list. One family ahead of us was still waiting on a high chair. Im assuming they were short waitresses as there seemed to be a lot of empty tables. They then called the name of the two people who had just came in. My husband said excuse me I think you skipped over us. She found us on the list and said oh. She said ok I can go ahead and seat you now then. If there were tables available to where she could just take someone ahead of us then why were we even waiting? We said nevermind. We will just go somewhere else. She seemed aggravated that we even mentioned we'd been skipped. The other family also asked about their table as they were there even before us. Why take names and phone numbers down and then just not follow the list? I don't know why the two women who came in way after us deserved a table ahead of the two of us. I feared it was an omen we decided to go somewhere else even after already waiting as long as we had. If they can't seat you, in a very uncrowded restaurant, the food might also suffer. We went to 5 Guys. Completely different from what we had thought we would be having. read more

Hmm...what to say! First off, the service was amazing. Our server was helpful and always on top of things, So service is not a problem at all here. The alcohol was good too, and reasonable prices. The food on the other hand was another thing. The food was dry and just honestly run-of-the-mill, nothing special. It's a good spot to grab and a drink and watch the game, but in terms of a dinner, you may want to pass. read more

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My wife ordered a medium rare steak came back cold and almost medium well the baked potato was cold the dirty rice was overcooked I got Baby Back rib combo with 2 sides there is barely any meat on the ribs and I was missing a side didn't get any refund except my wifes dinner the service suck the waitress only came over 3 times this was our first and last time coming here read more

Alisha Ray is one heck of a great server. I have followed her wherever her serving priorities go. She was my server when she worked at the Colonial Cottage and now at Smokey Bones. Her personality resonates and carries over to the customers she serves. She is polite, caring and genuinely loves her job. You couldn't ask for a better person than her to wait on you. Prices are comparable to other restaurants and the Nachos were to die for. She never batted an eye and was spot on for taking care of our needs. I believe she is one of "the best". Thanks so much for being our server. read more

Where's the Hostess @ 3:35pm? Plenty of empty tables available, but some needed cleaned off. A group of 5 was told wait until they cleaned off a table. That's fine, but why couldn't the remaining groups be seated, my husband & I & two ladies & a baby? There were definately plenty of seats! It took 15-20 minutes to be seated. Little long don't you agree when there was plenty of empty tables? I JUST SAW YOUR COMMENTS. Today is Thursday, June 21, 2018. My comments were made about the Florence, KY store. read more

This is the spot in Florence KY. Hands down the best smoked wings around. The bartender Gary is a first class, all world bartender, so be prepared to enjoy yourself with him. The new GM Tammy has done a good job "re-structuring" the staff, and they are all very pleasant and happy to be of service... Bones is definitely a place to stop anytime, and they're open late for the later crowd. Drink specials are good, though some of the beers that aren't on special can be a tad pricey. Overall check the place out, say hi to Gary and order the smoked wings! read more