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    Smokey Bones Wilkes Barre

    3.3 (178 reviews)

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    Moderate noise
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    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    There are 4 to start. Hot and salty. They have great sauces.
    Donna G.

    I never knew this was a chain. We were greeted by a lovely young lady. We had an order of soft pretzels to start. They were hot and delicious. My BLT was the smaller one and I still took half home. My husband enjoyed his pulled pork. Their sauces were our favorites. Big place and nice bar with TV's.

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    Luis N.

    Today my wife took me out to dinner for my birthday. We have never been to this establishment before and decided to try it out. Outside had a rustic feel and as you entered it opened up to nice atmosphere with the smell of barbecue sauces and hints of hickory smoke in the air. We were met and seated and we looked over the menu while we waited for our server. a gentleman came over after a while and asked for our drink order. We gave him our drink order and when i said just a water for me he seemed a bit off put by my selection. I have recently had bypass surgery so i am unable to eat and drink at the same time so i didnt want to waste a drink so i decided water was the way to go. he scurried off and came back after a brief amount of time. " you guy know what you want to order", came from his mouth and we asked him a few questions about the menu as to which he answered oh i dont eat anything here. I gave him a look as to say why is the food here bad, but he took a look at my face and said not cause of the food here just i dont eat off the bone. I asked how was the fire roasted corn prepared, he said cooked. I said was it on the cob or in a dish, he said in a dish. We ordered our meals and a corn bread appetizer. minutes passed and he brought out our corn bread, placed it on the table said here is your corn bread and off he went. At this point my wife and i looked at eachother and said where are the plates. So when he approached the table i asked if they actually had small plates for appetizers, his reply was yeah if you ask for them. It was at that point i was slowly loosing my feeling of staying to complete the meal. My wife asked me to relax and i asked for one plate. Our food came out and we began to eat. Everything was fresh and hot, portions were comparable to other establishments in the same price point. We each sampled food from each others plates, my ribs were lean and a bit on the dry side. The beans were great, the corn was good but not the best. My wife got the shrimp, pulled pork, mac and cheese and broccoli. shrimp was good, pulled pork was good, mac and cheese was a bit lackluster at best and the broccoli was good. The food was ok not the greatest we have ever had but decent. So at the end he meanders over we ask for boxes for the rest of the food i was unable to fit in my tiny stomach. He brings them over and we pack up our food and pay our bill. I look and there is no bag so i begin to carry out the two food contaners and notice someone else with a bag. So, i turn around and stop another server and ask for a bag they run and say yes sir and bring me a bag and said i even placed napkins and wet wipes in there for you have a great day. Now that is service, not like the one we received. Upsetting to think. I will never visit that establishment again because of how we were treated by that employee and the subpar service they provided. His nonchalant attitude toward his job left such a bad taste in my mouth that it carried over into the meal. So if you are looking for sub par service, food that is mediocre at best, this is the place to go. But again that is my opinion, go see them for yourself and make your own judgement.

    a plate of soup and a glass of water
    Eric M.

    I never had a problem. With this place's before. But today the service was terrible to start me and my family waited for 20 minute before someone came to help us They took the and only for the appetizer we waited another 30 minutes. When the brought it we realized that there was not napkins or silverware on the table. And when I asked for it she brought. It whit an actitud not even an apologize. The food is great but I don't think I will come here again

    Michael H.

    Ordered wings and just think the lack of sauce is unacceptable to me. Lemon pepper wings half seasoned, some completely plain and same with the bbq/buffalo mix. Also, don't think it's much to ask to separate the two different flavors instead of in the same box/same paper. Fries and broccoli were fine. Wings also way over done. Pretty disappointed in this meal.

    The whole Shabang
    Donny S.

    Ordered dinner for myself tonight. 2/3 rack of ribs. Corn and ceaser salad. I will start off by saying this is not a review of food quality as anything I have ever had from this joint has been very good. This review is more about quantity. A rack of ribs has 10 to 13 ribs. Mine had 6. Mind you this is supposed to be 2/3 of a rack. And size? Well pic is included. Corn is good.. ceaser salad with NO dressing. And a soggy slice of what used to be a crispy Texas toast that should have been wrapped separately. This meal was $37.50 which is my book is the price of a main plate at a finer dining restaurant. Not a lot of bang for the buck at this joint. Keep driving if ya see one of these places.

    Pretzel Sticks / Beer Cheese Dip
    Jason Y.

    What's up food crew! Today's show the GF and I are back at Smokey Bones in WB. Where last video I had the St Louis style ribs, this video I am comparing the baby back ribs. Now the GF got the St Louis ribs again with mashed potatoes and the fire roasted corn I went different from last time and also got the corn, and i ordered the potato wedges. I also tried a cup of their beef stew. Now the stew had a smokey taste and very delicious. Now the baby back ribs I have noticed are more of a sweeter taste. They give you a nice amount of sauce on the ribs, not over smothered but you get a nice amount to compliment the ribs. These were also delicious; I can't say which was better because they were both good in their own rights. Like before we got the donuts for dessert. Again, a great choice, good service, food was good, and recommend. Until next show be blessed and stay safe! Our food review video will be premiering 12.16.2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Az9ubVkH4

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    Food was delicious & service was awesome by Jane. She is a rockstar!!! Consider going on Sunday and you may see Jane.

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    Absolutely awful. Old, dried out brisket, disgusting baked beans, small portions but the prices don't reflect that. No thanks, next!

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    Derek was an awesome server i definitely recommend this place. smells great, clean environmen, awesome food

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    Their grilled cheese brisket is amazing and always very fresh. The food is always out so quickly.

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    Server David was awesome, fast and attentive. Food came fast to the table and we ate every last bite.

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