Had the lunch combo pulled pork baked beans in the upgrade to mac & cheese was $1.50 The portion of pulled pork have received. My opinion was small. The baked beans were good. The mac & cheese was delicious. read more

Smokey Bones Fort Wayne - Lunch special Hand Pulled Pork Platter - Barbeque Near Me - Fort Wayne, Indiana

Honestly it was better than I thought it would be for a chain. The food was very flavorful and with a decent price point. They participate with InKind app which is nice - one of the only in Fort Wayne. Service seems to be a bit slow. We previously tried to eat here another time but it took so long to get seated and waters (in an empty restaurant) that we ended up leaving. Wing sauce had the perfect amount of spice, steaks were tender and seasoned well, garlic bread was crispy and garlicky, salads had good ranch. read more

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We went to celebrate my brother's birthday and his last chemo treatment for cancer. There were 6 of us. We ordered and they brought 5 of the meals. After waiting 10 minutes for my meal, I talked to the manager. He told me my meal came out and was not cooked so it was taking longer. At that point, the rest of my party was halfway through their meals. I cancelled my orde. While they did give me a discount, it did not make up for it and kind of ruined the celebration we were trying to have. I would NEVER go back there. read more

The way to get our food was incredibly long on top of that. I didn't even have either sweet tea or iced tea. They were out of both. The service was terrible no medication as to why it was taking so long for us to get out and when we got our food, it was not tasty. This place is a disaster and has fallen big time!!!! Stay away read more

Was here for lunch. Not busy got a table as soon as we walked in. Our server was taking our drink orders in less than 5 min. Of sitting down. There were 4 of us 1 had burger sandwich 1 had crispy chicken sandwich 1 had a loaded baked potato with pulled chicken and side salad I had the 1/2 rack of ribs bake beans with Cole slaw. My entree was delicious juicy and oh so Smokey fall off the bone tender. Some of the best ribs I'd had in a long long time. The others loved their burgers so much they cleaned their plates. Our server was. Very attentive and kept all our drinks filled. The place is very clean and all of us will be back very soon. read more

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Not sure where the customer service portion started in our visit but when we arrived it was evident no one wanted to service us . not just one but 3 different workers looked at us and looked away when we walked in the door ... then finally one of the females that had looked at us and looked away came to seat us. this same female also sat two other couples after us that had walked out because no one came to see them . I counted 8 different staff members . finally a guy brings us our appetizer , I had the salad but as I begin to eat and enjoy my salad , I was surprised by a piece of foil of some sort . when I mentioned it to the waiter , she tried to tell me what it was and honestly , I didn't care because I never ordered a side of (trash, gum wrapper or foil ) all these things were mentioned by the waitress of what that could have been in my food .. needless to say, we haven't eaten at this place in a while and myself or anyone I know won't be going back . read more

Smokey Bones Fort Wayne - (paper, gum wrapper or foil) the waitress tried to identify - Barbeque Near Me - Fort Wayne, Indiana

This was our 1st time at this location, as our area one closed down forever ago. This place is very clean, great service, and the food was pretty good! We'll definitely be coming back! read more

New $15 Euro slab deal is great! Full slab and 2 sides, was enough for 2 meals for me. Our server Victoria was amazing! read more

Smokey Bones Fort Wayne - Barbeque Near Me - Fort Wayne, Indiana

Ant in my mashed potatoes from Smokey Bones--completely unacceptable experience, this is disgusting read more

Smokey Bones Fort Wayne - Disgusting - Barbeque Near Me - Fort Wayne, Indiana

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Sommer was a waitress. She greeted us with bubbly smile! She gave suggestions and told us about their Tuesday specials automatically! Thank you for fast, hot and attentive service Sommer! You rock! read more

Had a special lunch today at the Smokey Bones in Fort Wayne. My server, Kayla was amazing and able to answer all my questions about the menu. Went with the ribs and they are perfect as were the baked beans, somethings, the taste can be overridden by adding to much of one items or flavor, but please tell the kitchen, well done, Will be back soon, noticed a few other things on the menu and if they are great as the ribs and the service as amazing at Kayla, I am looking forward to my next visit, read more

I'm out in Indiana visiting family and this is a go to for them so we decided to go. I would have given them 5 stars but it took a while for someone to greet us once we walked in. Our server Victoria was friendly and very attentive. The three of us ladies shared a fried pickles and a Bonfire for 4 ( just so we would have leftovers to bring my brother). The food was all warm and very flavorful. The meats were all moist and had their own distinct flavor. My favorite BBQ sauces were the Carolina Mop and the Mustard. The Bonfire was a great variety of meats and leaves you smelling like you were out camping around the fire. Another amazing thing was that they had Coke Zero on the fountain! It was pretty empty for lunch time but the rest of the restaurant was clean and looked wide open. We will definitely be back. Thank you Victoria for a great first experience. read more

Smokey Bones Fort Wayne - Bonfire for 4+ - Barbeque Near Me - Fort Wayne, Indiana

Food was not good. Our server was very friendly and nice. The restaurant is very dirty. Tables and seats are worn. Blinds on windows are covered in Dust. Window sills are dirty. Food splatters on framed art on the walls. Trash all around the outside of the restaurant as well. The first thing I notice when I walk into an establishment is the cleanliness. The floors in this place could not have been swept or mopped the night before. It's just all around dirty. read more

There were about 18 of us there for a birthday party. It took a long time to serve us but when the food came no one complained. That's pretty good for a group of that size! The servers were attentive and the menu was much more expansive than those of the other rib joints in town. The birthday boy and his brother are talented barbecue aficionados and smoke on the weekends. Both liked the food! That's a change! When dinner was over they allowed us to bring in our special "Krogers cake " and provided nice little desert plates. We raised the roof with "happy birthday"....a good time was had by all!!!! Thanks Smoky!!!!! read more

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First time trying Smokey Bones and we loved this place. Especially impressed with the overall flavors and consistency of the food. But the service and atmosphere was great too. We ordered their original style ribs, brisket grilled cheese, appetizer shrimp, and for sides, brisket chili, corn bread (pecan butter is amazing), and Mac & Cheese. Also, aside from the Carolina Mopping Sauce, every other BBQ sauce is excellent. Everything we ordered was very, very good. You can tell this place is well managed. We'll definitely be making Smokey Bones a regular place when we come into Fort Wayne. read more

Smokey Bones Fort Wayne - Baby back ribs, brisket chili, and corn bread - Barbeque Near Me - Fort Wayne, Indiana

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I know everyone is short staffed and busy, so I'm mindful of that as I write this review. I'm often thought of as the "cool mom" , not to sound cliche', but I meet my children's friends where they and I engage them there without judgment or reproach. This approach has allowed me to be included in dinner/lunch/breakfast invites. I'm grateful for that. Today was such an opportunity. I was invited to a late lunch for early dinner with a small group of young people. That being said: service here was awful today, I'm very comfortable saying it was just plain rude. It bothers me that we had such an experience on this visit. Inattentive staff, missed items on the order and just all around chaos. Undercooked burgers, missing baked beans, dry rice service, no drink refills. I applaud the young people for never even allowing this chaos to change the day or their demeanor. Our view was "things happen". While I agree with this lowkey attitude, I'm still allowed to be disappointed by the service. I leave the type of review an experience deserves and this visit was neither organized nor pleasant. I'm hesitant to return. I feel there are other factors that weighed in on the level of service, but I'll keep that in my mental Rolodex. Everything doesn't have to be shared, just remembered so it isn't repeated. This was a favorite of mine at one time, things change, places change, and this is no longer a favorite. read more

We decided that we wanted barbecue. We didn't like the barbecue at all. I'm thinking that the barbecue has too much of a smoke flavor to it. Our first & last visit. read more

Both times in the last 3 months, I've have fabulous service !! My food has come out hot and delicious. All the specials you have going on as well ! You can get full off $10. I sat at the rail and same waitress both times! She rocks !!!! Drinks food everything great !!! Wings and fries were bomb! Margaritas $5 bomb!!! read more

The service was fast and efficient. I do like the atmosphere there at the restaurant. The only problem is the sides aren't very hot. My mac and cheese was medium temp. read more

Got a full order of baby back ribs to go and when I got home they were not smoked enough to where they fall off the bone as advertised they had to be pulled off with some effort ! It wasn't worth my time to come back and deal with the problem because I will never eat there again! I was warned about this place but wanted to give them a try for myself sometimes you just get a bad experience I should have inspected the ribs before I left but that's on me! read more

I absolutely love this place! This restaurant features bbq styled cuisine as the name suggests. It has items that vary from wings, burgers, sandwiches, salads, seafood, and pasta. The price of the items are average/ on par with other restaurants that fall into this category. The portion sizes are pretty decent. They also offer great lunch and late night specials. When it comes to bbq, they have a great variety of types of bbq sauces you can try. They even offer some as condiments on the table. The service here is great, although it can be a tad bit busy, so you might expect a wait. The atmosphere of the restaurant is family friendly and has a sports bar vibe to it. read more

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I called in an order via Uber Eats. The ribs were some of the worst, most disappointing ribs I've had anywhere. Small. Very little meat. The baked beans were good. The chili was bland. I did not receive the banana pudding I ordered. That was the main reason I ordered anything at all. Total trash experience. read more

It was pretty good. I ordered from here several times through DoorDash while traveling in the area for work. The Mac and cheese and loaded mashed potatoes were really good! My favorite was the sausage. The pulled pork was good, but they place it on a piece of Texas toast so it soaks up the moisture, so the meat was dry when it was delivered. The brisket was dry, so I only ordered that once. Overall, I would order from here again. read more

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I really wanted to like this restaurant because of my love for barbecue. Unfortunately, my expectations were not met. I was excited to see the sampling of barbecue protein on the fire top grill. The best part of the grill would have to be the chicken wings. They had great smoky flavor. Unfortunately the ribs were over cooked and super dry. This is disappointing especially when the restaurant is called Smokey bones. The steak that we ordered medium rare was more on the rare side and had this odd purple tint to it. When the waiter brought out the grill, he cautioned us about the grill cover, as it could not be secured due to being over used. The last disappointing part was we had signed up for the smoky bones club which would give us $10 off our first meal. The waiter could not pull up the account on the website as it was down. Even after I showed him the email on my phone, there was no discussion with the manager to try to honor the promotion. I know it wasn't his fault so I let it fly but overall this was a disappointing experience. read more

Smokey Bones Fort Wayne - Bone Fire Tabletop Grill - Barbeque Near Me - Fort Wayne, Indiana

Them Ribs fall off the bone. Love the Saint Louis style full rack with them 2 side items. Pretty killer. Big sides to, lots of mash potatoes and gravy and 2 of them :) Ribs were meaty, big and meat fell right off the bone. Enough meat for anyone's mouf piece! Good service, clean place. Lots of fun here alot of laughs! a real hoot. Really nice to. Polite and on the ball up in here. Nice design to the place I felt like I was in some fancy place off a ski resort somewhere in the mountains! had that kind of feel to the place. read more

Food was on point! Even though they were short-staffed, the service was still top-notch. The vibes were chill, and I'm definitely gonna hit this joint up again." read more

Smokey Bones Fort Wayne - Barbeque Near Me - Fort Wayne, Indiana

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I enjoyed the visit as a whole honestly. The people were great and the place was clean but the food was a bit below par but the cheese fries were amazing! They could definitely use a color guide for how they cook their meat since they seemed to be a bit different than most. Otherwise I recommend this restaurant as a nice stop for lunch or dinner but don't get your hopes up for some food items are a big miss. I especially disliked the slaw since it really seemed like it was made with iceberg lettuce instead of cabbage and watered down mayo nothing more. read more

I'm so disappointed and was really looking forward to the meal. I placed an order through door dash and it was about an hour before they stop delivery. I was not expecting perfection but at least decent. The mashed potatoes arrived still very warm and it was good. The garlic bread was places bread inside of the food container, it was a soggy. I would suggest packing it separately so that the bread doesn't get soggy. Beef brisket was extremely dry and tough. 1/4 chicken breast was also very dry. Chicken wings were good. The Korean Pork belly did not look like the picture. Was tough & dry and got super small pieces. From the picture it looks like it was cut up into even smaller pieces in order to have enough number of pieces. Very disappointed over all. read more

Smokey Bones Fort Wayne - Looks nothing like their picture. Not worth $ 13. Very dry and tough. - Barbeque Near Me - Fort Wayne, Indiana

Well this just gets more bizarre....finally got an email from Thomas the "new"kitchen manager asking me to elaborate on my review. So I did. Said, well in case you didn't see my review on Yelp, here it is and I shared it. I then said so let me share the images of the poor quality wings etc. so it is three plus weeks now, and no meaningful response from this business. Again, I would suggest that there are better options in our community for BBQ other than this establishment. Gave them my name, email and phone number yet no resolution to my terrible experience here with Smokey Bones in Fort Wayne Indiana. read more

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Good food! But the price is alittle higher then I would like it to be. But was a cool place

All of the food was terrible!! The half slab of baby back ribs tasted freezer burned and were the size of a quarter of a slab. The baked beans tasted like rewarmed great value canned beans and the pulled pork was a portion for a toddler. We would have returned to the restaurant to complain about the food and the long wait for the food. After this experience I more than likely never visit a Smokey Bones ever again. read more

Made the mistake of ordering the steak. It was undercooked to the point of raw and so tough I couldn't chew it. Got it from Door Dash so couldn't send it back. Even the dog couldn't chew it. Straight in the garbage. read more

I love this place! Favorite place to eat in Ft. Wayne! Great food, great atmosphere, awesome service! Just the complete package! Edit: This restaurant has been dethroned from my favorite eatery. read more

Nice environment. Pleas fix the TVs - they been a wreck forever - same stations on every tv, tv don't work, dtv logo always on at least one tv all the time, main sports events not on the tv, they don't have all the channels, can't find anyone that knows how to change the channels seems like no one cares. The staff never even pays attention to anything that's on the tv - jeopardy could be on... with no sound why would anyone watch that at a bar! These issues are not just sometimes it's all the time!!! read more

Smokey Bones Fort Wayne - Tv not on anything - happens a lot! - Barbeque Near Me - Fort Wayne, Indiana

I thought I hated Smokey Bones. I was wrong!!!! Everything right down to the broccoli was AMAZING!! I got the pulled pork with mashed potatoes and broccoli. Everything was delicious. And that skillet cornbread with the pecan honey butter... HOLY COW!! It's so thick and dense. But in the best way!! I can't wait to go back! read more

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Late dinner tonight so I decided to Uber eats it. I got the bacon cheeseburger and surprisingly it was delicious! Also I got the donuts, they're awesome. read more

Smokey Bones Fort Wayne - Barbeque Near Me - Fort Wayne, Indiana

Very enjoyable lunch. Beer was cold, service was very good. The food was delicious. The one down side was that the music was too loud to hear conversation very well, something for management to address. Would return read more

they say us down then told us to get up and go back to the door and wait for context we had reservations since Valentine's Day for 45 they Got us up and sat other people in the section that we were in and made us wait 20+ mminutes then they sat us apart from each other and a server lied on us and said we cussed her out when the party was full of children and church folk we don't do that and then they came back around and tried to force us to pay for food we didn't get to eat along with them saying we were rude for asking and complaining about being moved twice my father then went to talk to the GM and he tried to make him seem like the angry black man but he simply wanted to know the reason we were kicked out and when we asked they mentioned another party that came AFTER US the whole situation was riddled with anti black macroaggressions. If you want to have a good time try something more local. read more

Very good food and nice atmosphere. Ribs were delicious! We will definitely be coming back soon.

I purchased gift cards from Costco for others and I kept one for myself. It's a good deal 4 $25 gift cards for $80 (I can't remember the exact amount, but a good deal). There was a few minutes to be seated. You could tell just by looking around not very many people were working vs the number of patrons dining in. I know it's been hard for businesses to keep employees..So I patiently waited. Someone came to seat me. I said I wanted to sit at the bar. He said I could seat myself, which I assumed, but didn't want to be rude if that wasn't the case. I was there by myself and sat at the bar. The "bubbly" bartender "E" was so kind, attentive, and did her best with being short staffed. I asked how are you doing today? She told me people have been rude to her all day and I was the first person to be nice to her. That totally caught me off guard, because I thought I was just being "normal." Kindness and patience these days goes a long way. Everyone is doing the best they can. They're trying to accommodate everyone without having the full staff they need. Ok back to the food, I haven't been here in years, but the food is still awesome! I had the 1/3 ribs and the smoked wings (Memphis dry rub), with broccoli, and a baked potato! The food was soooo good!! Just like I remember. The ribs fell off the bone and I love the Memphis BBQ sauce! I had an adult beverage which was a strawberry lemonade I believe...all I know is that it was good and sweet like I like my drinks, which "E" recommend. In closing, it doesn't cost anything to be a good human. This place has really good food and it's worth the wait. Sit at the bar, so you can be entertained by the numerous TV's, if you aren't that engaged with the people or person you're with. read more