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    Smokey Bones

    3.1 (527 reviews)
    Updated 2 months ago

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    SMOKEY BONES ATMOSPHERE

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Happy hour specials
    Good for groups

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    Carol S.

    This was my first time to visit Smokey Bones. The restaurant was the late afternoon choice of the friend who organized the dinner. The location is in Town Center, sitting on an outparcel of Pembroke Square at the corner of Virginia Beach Boulevard & Independence. Coming from the north, an entrance from Independence & a return exit was easy for the restaurant that fronts to Virginia Beach Boulevard. The ambiance was a mix of chain restaurant seating with barbecue overtones. An ample bar had four televisions overhead, placed for optimal sporting event viewing. This is always a definite plus for me. The booths were comfortable with shorter backs so that the view of the rest of the restaurant wasn't obscured. That I really liked. Due to the time of day, I chose from the Extended Lunch section of the Menu. That was a mistake on my part because the portions were much too small to serve as dinner. I was actually hungry when I left the location, which required me to eat dinner at home in a few hours. I hadn't planned to have to do that. The food itself was good although I had some issues. My choice was the Pulled Pork Platter, which turned out to actually be a plate. The Pulled Pork was good. There was no fat, which ruins a pulled pork entree for me. I ate it as I customarily do, without sauce. The portion was just much too small for the price charged. The Barbecued Baked Beans had a great taste. But the dish had more sauce than beans. It was very soupy. So that, combined with the small portion, left me wishing the dish has the actual feel of eating a bowl of Baked Beans. The Steamed Broccoli was really good. It had the perfect amount of seasoning. The small piece of garlic bread was really good but left me wanting more. My dinner companions all had different chicken iterations. I heard no complaints. But their choices were larger portions, which is a choice I should have made. When I return I'd like to see how the dinner barbecue platter compares to that of the Late Lunch Platter (plate). The second visit should prove a better choice between 3 Stars or 4.

    Double Stack Burger with baked beans
    Lorina S.

    This place was clean and the staff was courtesy. The food wasn't really seasoned that well and the baked beans tasted like they just dumped beans in bbq sauce. We also had the appetizer platter with wings, fried pickle and load nachos ( not pictured) we enjoyed that.

    Lots of brown bits in the Caesar Salad.
    Lee C.

    We had been traveling all day and was in much need of a good dinner. The restaurant was pretty empty for a Friday night. The majority of the patrons were line dancing or drinking at the bar. The 2 star review was mostly food related. The steak was overcooked and not seasoned at all. I had to use some of their table side BBQ sauce to get any flavor out of it. Really disappointing for a "Market Value" steak. The BBQ baked beans were crazy sweet and tasted like BBQ sauce, really sweet. My wife had a baked potato not pictured and it was also covered in BBQ sauce which she could not eat. My daughter in law said the Mac and Cheese had no flavor at all. We were super sad. The staff was very nice but not attentive at all. Once we got our food, we were not visited until the check came. Please ask the chef to SEASON SEASON SEASON. I will more than likely not be going back as I don't live here. Good luck!

    They played in my girlfriend food. Very unsatisfied.

    look at this! Just ridiculous wasn't even. Busy when we came. Had to order something else.

    Pravash M.

    2.5/5 overall. Weekday lunch at co-worker's request. Walked in and stood at host stand for what felt like an eternity even though there were 2 parties in the place; no greeting, slow to be sat. Menu was easy to navigate with lunch specials; brisket was not a feature item, seemed to be placed as an upsell. Menu prices overall were ok though portions were small. Coworker liked his burger (had pulled pork on it). My chicken breast with broccoli and corn lunch plate was average at best. Server was friendly and asked about the food after it was brought, but failed to provide drink refills.

    A "chicken less" chipotle chicken bowl

    I ordered a chipotle chicken bowl to go. When I got home, I realized my bowl didn't have any chicken. Seems like someone substituted cucumbers for my chicken.

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    Scott R.

    My family and I decided to spend the last day of our annual trip to Hampton Roads in Virginia Beach, exploring the area and shopping. We all started getting hungry around 2:30 so we decided on an early dinner. After perusing our options on Apple Maps and Yelp, we all settled on trying out Smokey Bones. When we arrived at the building and walked in, we were greeted by a welcoming and clean atmosphere (there was even cleaning supplies left out among guests), but the staff was less than welcoming. We stood at the empty podium for what seemed like a long time. Two employees both looked in our direction then returned to what they were doing, without so much as a verbal greeting. Finally, the bartender approached the podium and asked us how many were in our party. No "hello," "welcome," "sorry for the wait," nothing. She then gathered 5 menus and began to walk away without saying anything else. We assumed that we were meant to follow her, since she didn't verbally ask us to. Halfway between the podium and what would be our table, she stopped escorting us to focus her attention on another person, a door dasher that was there picking up an order. After he got his order and walked out, she returned her focus on us and took us the rest of the way to our table. Once we were seated, the bartender/hostess walked away without saying anything. After the length of time it took for anyone to acknowledge our existence, I decided to start timing things. Despite there only being 3 other parties and a small group of people at the bar in the entire establishment at the time, it took our waitress, Taylor, 10 minutes and 47 seconds to arrive at our table after being seated. To her credit, she was very polite and apologetic for the long wait. Since we had a great deal of time, we were already prepared to order our meals as well as our drinks. I ordered the Bacon Cheeseburger (without tomatoes, onions, or pickles) with ketchup and mustard, french-fries and a coke. After taking our order, Taylor returned 3 minutes and 23 seconds later to bring us our drinks, but that was the last time anything would move relatively quickly. After receiving our drinks, it took the kitchen, and subsequently Taylor, 37 minutes and 12 seconds to cook and serve our meals. Seriously, almost 40 minutes. My burger arrived without the requested condiments, and the bottle of ketchup on our table was empty. After asking Taylor if I could have some ketchup and mustard, she returned shortly afterwards with them. She also returned with my wife's meal. She placed the meal down on the table in front of me, and I informed her that the meal was my wife's, and Taylor didn't respond. Simply just walked away. The only good thing about my meal was that the burger was cooked thoroughly and well-seasoned. The fries, however, were bland and cold (as expected after sitting for 40 minutes before being served). While waiting for Taylor to bring us our check (another very long wait), I needed to use the restroom, however there was no toilet paper in the only stall in the men's room. My family and I will not be returning to this location, and I hope for your sake that you'll consider another location as well.

    Steak and shrimp with Mac n cheese and veggies sides
    Mary-Ann L.

    Service was foremost on the What's- great-about-this place list! We got greetings as soon as we entered, seemingly every 10 minute checkin from our waitress. Greetings when we left. Love it that we could use our coupons, my friends each got $10 off $25 meal, what a great offer! Check out your flyer in the mail. Food was great. My friends ordered the pork belly pops appetizer, wings, steak and Mac n cheese side. I didn't order anything since I just had a large lunch but my friends shared bag o' donuts - the donuts were warm, the raspberry sauce was too sweet though. The restaurant is large with multiple sections like the bar, multiple main seating areas.

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    Bethly C.

    I ordered smoked wings, doughnuts, and Korean pork belly Food is great, friendly staff

    Push pin?  Earring?

    Look what we found in the blue cheese with our wings. I do not recommend this place.

    Banana pudding in ketchup cup for $10 in delivery order.

    I paid $10 for this ketchup cup of banana pudding in a delivery. I'm sure they don't do this while you're dining in but they certainly don't mind giving you this when there's nothing you can do about it.

    Ribs and beans and garlic bread with potato wedges

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    Had a great happy hour at the bar with Veda. Best $7 burger and friendly service. Check it out!

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    Food was great and our server LaTeisha was awesome. We will definitely be back. My picky kids even loved everything they ordered.

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    Lauren B literally worked after her normal hours to make sure we were good! She had the best recommendations and service!

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    We stopped by Yard House for happy hour. When we walked in there was a fair amount of open tables,…read moreso I was happy it wasn't super crowded. Our server was Nathan and he was friendly and accommodating!! I like the amount of happy hour options compared to some other restaurants with just a few. We got burger sliders with fries, calamari, poke nachos, and chicken lettuce wraps. The calamari was ok but it was some very tough ones to chew and the portion was small. The tartar sauce that came with it was good and a little spicy. The poke nachos were decent, but I'm not a raw girly to often, so I'd definitely ask if it could be seared. I put it in the air fryer at home, and it was pretty good. My daughter enjoyed it!! The lettuce wraps were just ok, the chicken was kinda rubbery and chewy. The wonton shell was delicious though and the sauce was good. My sliders were supposed to be all the way with lettuce, tomato, onions, and secret sauce. But when they came to the table they were plain with no sauce. I started to eat and about 5 minutes later the food runner brought my correct order. They said they gave me the table next to ours food. So the waiter came back to take it back, and I asked if they'd throw it away? He said yes! Which kinda bothered me. I asked since it was going in the garbage and it wasn't my mistake, could I keep it. He said the manager wouldn't allow it. With inflation why would the manager rather trash perfectly good food? It makes me nervous when restaurants take food back. If it's sat down on a table it shouldn't be returned, just take the loss, because how do I know your not going to replace it and serve it to someone else. I'm not a fan of that!! I'm not accusing them of doing that, but that's the thoughts that run through my mind in situations like that. The table was spacious at the booths and it was clean inside. There's street and garage parking. We went on a good day when it wasn't a wait for a table. The hostess was very nice. She was cheerful and engaging! I'd go back to try other happy hour dishes. Check them out!!

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