Walked in at 9pm on a Sunday night from a long day of travel. Nobody acknowledged me and seemed to avoid me. The manager was doing inventory behind the bar and never looked up from his clipboard....no wonder most of these have closed down! Choose another option when you're in the area read more

Open later than most for a late night dinner option on Sundays. Just off the freeway, it wasn't too hard to find and sounded like the best option around. Upon walking in, I stopped in the ladies' restroom and walked right out. I told the host that the ladies' needed attention - all the stalls were not fit for use. He seemed frustrated and said he'd get someone on it and went to tell someone. Came back and said it would just be a few minutes. He seated us and I figured I would go later. The food was great, the floor show, not so much. Employees bickering at the order window and the bar regular (or off duty employee) that wore a path between a bar stool and the front entrance for a smoke seemed to know every employee on duty and graced us with ode to Camel with each pass. The smoked chicken wings will have me seeking out a Smoky Bones for as long as they keep them on the menu. The Chopped Chicken Salad was just as you would expect, but the chopped just refers to the chicken, the lettuce is not chopped salad. My hubs burger was good. The soups looked awful but tasted better than they looked. Three people ate for $60 and left happy. The waitress was fantastic. Her service and the food will keep us coming back to Smoky Bones - though probably not this location. I attempted the restroom again, after the meal, and it was clear that no one had been in there to clean it up. I wanted to ask someone for a rag and cleaner so I could use it, but opted for the gas station down the street instead. I hope Management can get this place together a little better. The food is great. read more

Smokey Bones - Chicken chopped salad - Barbeque Near Me - Mentor, Ohio

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Went to place my order for about 20 people the manager and host were excellent. Answered all my questions the food was fresh and was very good read more

i've ordered from smoky bones plenty of times because their food is really good each time I place the order though I've had to call the store after I place the order to remind them to make sure that my barbecue sauces are added to the bag because they usually forget them this last time that I ordered from there I also ordered a piece of mixed berry cheesecake, which on the app was $13 as you can see in my photos this is not a mixed berry cheesecake. Definitely not worth $13 for dessert no berries only a tiny ramekin of a strawberry sauce , I did complain to Uber. I did write a review on my order. No one seems to care so I thought I would put my review here. Don't ever order the desert thinking that you're going to get what it shows in the picture because that is not what you're going to get . read more

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I'm definitely a bit of a stickler when it comes to my BBQ meats and this place was just average to me. They had some incredible donuts, but the meats were either dry or just okay. The sausage was probably my favorite and their sauce for dipping the meats was awesome! The potato wedges were super dry and the ribs were just average. The chicken was another favorite. read more

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Had the food delivered through Uber Eats. It was horrible! Pulled pork was blah and dry. Brisket was stringy and not very tasty. Baked beans too overpowered with bbq sauce. Lousy coleslaw. Kathy read more

Denzel was wonderful! Thanks for bringing everything so quickly. We had the brisket platter with baked beans and potato wedges. Also took home ribs for dinner! Thanks Denzel! read more

Was there tonight with 20ish people for a birthday celebration and Zoe did an amazing job taking care of everyone. All drinks came quickly and everyones food was not only delicious but came out correctly. She did an amazing job! read more

My family and I visit smokey bones quite often in mentor ohio and the food and service is always great. The manager Jay always makes sure everyone is well taken care of and I'm grateful for it.​ read more

Ask for Denzel. Amazing Server. We had a party of 20. He was attentive and very efficient.

Ribs were just ok even with the special deal, but our server Denzel rocked the whole area singlehandedly!

Denzel was a Great server. Manager on duty on 1/16/24 and it was excellent. The food was good. the Restaurant was clean and quiet.

Ordered the loaded nachos, morning glory burger, and crispy Buffalo chicken sandwich. While the sandwich and burger were good, the nachos were an embarrassment. They forgot almost all my toppings on my nachos- so I basically got tortillas chips with melted shredded cheese & and a couple diced tomatoes on top which cost me $16.24. What I should have gotten/what was missing for no reason was queso, jalapeños, cilantro, green onion, and sour cream. Along with there should have been more tomatoes considering it's called "loaded" nachos. Also small portion for an app anyways. Extremely disappointed read more

Smokey Bones - Loaded Nachos - Barbeque Near Me - Mentor, Ohio

3 strikes... This was our 3rd very dissapointing experience with curbside. First bad experience was a 45 minute wait AFTER our pick up time plus forgotten items. 2nd time we ordered traditional wings and got smoked (which we do not like and they were wasted). We called the restaraunt and they promised to refund our order via a mailed gift card which we never got. We finally decided to try one more time with their traditional wings. We ordered 36 wings and there was not a single flat among them. They were these weird dried out "drums" with broken sharp shards of bone sticking out. read more

Smokey Bones - Broken shards of bone in all drums (no flats at all). - Barbeque Near Me - Mentor, Ohio

This tender box I ordered through them is disgusting. It's very hot and you can't taste anything but seasoning if you can get party the overly powdered boneless chicken bites they naming tenders. Needless to say I'm never order that again and will warn others never to try this mess read more

Dinner was great! The service we had from Kaitie was great!! Definitely will go back!

Visited on a Sunday, place had only a couple tables filled and that always makes me suspicious of a problem. First let me say I used to love this place, it was new and friendly and delicious, but now it's gone downhill in so many ways. First, the place is dirty and in bad need of some remodeling work. Bathrooms were filthy with urine on the floor. Pipes and fixtures by the sink were loose and felt like I could pull them off the wall. Dead flies on the window sills. It's just very run down. Service varied from indifferent to unfriendly and the food was ok, nothing special, just food. Would not recommend nor will I return. read more

We were here for a half an hour before even got drinks we finally got our food after 45 minutes the food is priced higher than any other type of restaurant like this Longhorn and outback is definitely more recommended and here it is a quarter full and it's the staff is acting like this place is hammered packed I cannot recommend this restaurant watch so ever if you want to be frustrated and agitated I have to go get your own stuff at the bar like lemon lime and straws come here this is a place to go to get agitated not for a relaxing night out. read more

Smokey Bones - Family feast - Barbeque Near Me - Mentor, Ohio

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Ordered a full slab of baby back ribs with 2 loaded baked potatoes. The baby back ribs were so dry and had to fight with a knife to cut through the ribs. They were the worst ribs I have ever gotten from any restaurant. Needless to say it will be a long while before I go back. Thanks but no thanks. Terrible. read more

Just don't do it. Horrible! Terrible service... the whole order was messed up... half of it was forgotten or wasn't rang in. Steak was horribly cooked. How is this place still in business? It was half empty on a Saturday night! Go to the McDonald's across the street... read more

Ok. Toledo a 10. If mentor editing reviews should be erased from yelp. The quality and taste of food is night and day from the toledo branch. Mentor is a 3 if you like outback, longhorn. Total disappointment. Wings baked, not smoked. Beans with no pork, ribs not smoked or grilled. Flavor not good. read more

Great food, Outstanding service! Food was hot and quick and the server was attentive without being over the tip. Thank you, Denzel S.

Great service and food. Wait staff was very attentive and on top of everything. My waiter was Denzel S.

Literally awful. An hour long wait no one checking on us and ordered a medium steak and it was so rare it could've walked off the table. Literally awful do not go here. And the waitress had an attitude with us for no reason????? read more

Smokey Bones - I can't - Barbeque Near Me - Mentor, Ohio

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Laniya is fast, accurate, and pleasant. I hadn't been in for a few weeks, but she knew what I wanted before I sat done! Another fulfilling visit. Emphasis on full! read more

Went here for my husbands first Father's Day. He used to love the one when it was in north Olmsted. Zoe was our waitress and was wonderful !!! The food was alright. My husband really enjoyed it. The sauce on the ribs was not up my alley. The potato wedges also seemed to be not fully cooked. Staff was very nice and attentive. read more

We had a great experience, everything was delicious, I would recommend the pulled pork platter

I use to eat here all the time, but Thursday evening i went with friends and the food was discusting!!!! I can see why they are empty every time i go by. Will never go there again... read more

I was seated pretty fast and Josh the waiter was pretty nice. I ordered the pulled pork and ribs plate. The ribs were drowned in sauce. The pulled pork was dry like a pile of sawdust. The only positives were the tiny portion of broccoli and the baked potato. Another crap meal read more

Excellent food and excellent service. Our server was extremely polite and even made an appetizer suggestion that saved us money. Our table of three could not have been happier. I highly recommend and we will definitely be going there often in the future. GREAT JOB FOLKS. read more

Had dinner yesterday here, the BBQ shrimp appetizer was great as well as the brisket! What made it a great experience was none other than our fantastic server Laniya! Great conversation and service! Will be back again! P.S. Fantastic drink selection I recommend the bourbon peach tea! read more

Ordered from here using Doordash. Ribs and baked beans were the stars of the meal. Ordered the loaded mashed potatoes but not sure how just adding cheese makes them loaded. They were good tho. The chicken was a disappointment. Chewy, rubbery, and very charred in some areas. I'd try them again tho so 4/5 for this go round. read more

Smokey Bones - Barbeque Near Me - Mentor, Ohio

Went there last night and service and food was outstanding. Had ribs and brisket. Our server, Tiffany was pleasant and knowledgeable and the GM, Jay was amazing. He checked on us and other guests to ensure our food and experience was exceptional. read more

Great service by our waitress that has been with the company a little under a month. She was friendly and held a conversation. The drinks were great and so was the food my only issue was the amount of fat left on the brisket. But it was still tender and juicy!!! read more

Smokey Bones - Dinner with the hubby. Trying something new. - Barbeque Near Me - Mentor, Ohio

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So last time I was here was just a regular day. Today was Father's Day, and of course I allot for the crowd. But this is about the kitchen. Our waitress Tiffany was great, attentive and sweet. She also seemed to be trying to make up for the wait from the kitchen being backed up, which wasn't the problem. I ordered the three tacos, my pork belly taco came with ONE piece of pork belly making half a taco. My chicken taco was so crunchy I chipped a tooth. My fiancé had a steak salad that should have been called a jerky salad since the steak was so overdone. My father in law had a half bbq chicken which came to the table cold? Again, this all has nothing to do with Tiffany, whose service I cannot say enough good things about. She was wonderful. But as the partner of a chef I question the kitchen work here. If you can't get your food out the way it's meant to be eaten when you're busy then you shouldn't have it on the menu. If you need to slow down then do, people will wait and if they don't that's their problem not the restaurants. But loosing quality over pushing out quantity will never make a better restaurant. read more

Smokey Bones - Moscow mule - Barbeque Near Me - Mentor, Ohio

We've been going here since they opened & this is the first time I have something negative to say. The Brunswick stew is usually full of meat & vegetables so much so that it's practically a meal by itself. The Brunswick stew last night had 2 pieces of pork a couple of tiny peppers & the rest was broth. The flavor was great, but, it was just broth. The ribs were fantastic. I should have gotten a whole slab & skipped the Brunswick stew & sides. The baked potato was a normal baked potato. The corn which used to be my reason for coming here was horrendous. It didn't taste fire roasted or smoked. It tasted like it was seasoned with vinegar & something thick & gelatinous. The waitress replaced it with new sides. Speaking of the waitress, I forgot her name but she was very nice & great at her job. read more

So depressing, really loved this place. Walked in to a dirty table and sticky menus. Ordered drinks, no complaints. Husband was bummed the Cuban was gone but they had the "bone fire" we had it in the past and it was good so we ordered it. Horrible chicken was dry, steak was chewy, ribs were ok, but my favorite, the smoked chicken wings were ruined All the sauces were sticky... not a surprise. Asked for a beer to wash everything down... it never came. Waited forever for our check. Our waitress did not charge us for the beer and told us to have a nice weekend. Long time customer, will never go back again read more

Haven't been here for a few years due to Covid and they were closed and the started opening late. Anyway we decided to give it a go and stopped on our way home about 4 PM, place was dead, like 6 people in the whole place but we decided to try it anyway. I ordered ribs (duh!!) and my wife opted for the salmon. We ate at the bar and had a very pleasant bartender, Rhyan as I recall. Anyway, all I can say is this was the best meal I've had at Smokey Bones, ribs were done to perfection, my wife thoroughly enjoyed hers also. We came away with a new respect for the restaurant. On the downside, the prices have increased significantly. read more

Food and service was great! Food came out fast and was so delicious. Enjoyed the grilled shrimp! And absolutely adored our waitress Sidney!

Bathrooms .. trashed 1/3 of tables not bussed (at 3pm) Order placed and apps showed up. One was wrong. Server replaced after we asked why portion was wrong. Meal showed .. 3 of 6 items cold and 1 item missing. 2 tables around us left before orders placed due to slow server and dirty tables. 2 people. 1 slab ribs, 16 wings, 1 bowl of Brunswick stew, and 1 app of 8 cubes of fried pork belly. $100 bucks. Not worth it. Took 3 asks to server to remove side that was never delivered. Asked for manager. Showed up 10 mins later. Told him about bathrooms, people who left, our food issues. He said thank you and walked away. Apathy at its best. Told him, I have had many $100 meals...and this was not one of them. No apology, no how can we fix it, "Thank You" and walk away. Smoked wings were good. Give the whole experience a D+. Clientele there has changed. Overall same as Red Lobster and Olive Garden. Bad service, poor quality, and dirty surroundings are more acceptable for them. We are not going back. read more