Absolutely outstanding BBQ spot! The food is incredible across the board -- everything is full of flavor and cooked perfectly. The staff is top tier from the owner all the way down, and you can tell they truly care about the customer experience. The restaurant itself is very clean with a great atmosphere that makes you want to stay and enjoy your meal. Easily a 5-star experience and definitely a place we'll keep coming back to! read more

Really good que with large helpings a must try - corn spears! Don't miss this in Marion.

Good Southern bbq. All home made mealsThe food is fresh and served hot. Really good bbq.The service is top notch very friendly staff. New building clean and has a family atmosphere. read more

Excellent food, excellent service, nice outdoor patio, and very friendly staff. I had a small barbecue plate with the spicy coleslaw (coleslaw with a kick!), which is excellent. Plus the corn bites as one side, also excellent. All portions are generous, and one of my pet-peeves is that they serve REAL BUTTER! Not the tasteless margarine nasty stuff that other restaurants serve. Ambiance is casual, nothing fancy, and it's clean, but that's not why you eat here... it's the food "grasshopper"! read more

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The pulled pork was amazing, great smokey flavor. The ribs were super tender, the sauce on them was maybe a tad sweet for my taste but that's just a personal preference. I also enjoyed the potato salad. The service was prompt and friendly. I will definitely be returning. read more

If smoky, slow-cooked meats are your thing, you need to try this place. The brisket melts in your mouth, and the ribs are glazed to perfection. Each bite is packed with rich, savory flavor. Even the cornbread was moist and buttery. It's more than a meal--it's a BBQ experience. read more

Smokey Que's - American Near Me - Marion, North Carolina

I've only ate twice there and I have to say both times where great the best bbq I ever ate and the hushpuppys are wonderful and the workers and owners are so friendly .so if you want to be around good people and eat some great food at the same time I would go to smokys ques even if I had to go out of my way I promise you want regret it mmmm read more

Great food! Good friendly service from a family owned local business. Best BBQ in the area.

Incredible food. Incredible!!! Literally a random stop for us - small town, time to eat, let's find BBQ and Smokey Que's appeared. We didn't regret a single bite. Pork is their thing, and the pulled pork was very tender and flavorful without being fatty. Bonus points for well seasoned fried okra. read more

Smokey Que's - the outside of the restaurant - American Near Me - Marion, North Carolina

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Pulled pork was perfect as always, delicious sweet tea that was topped off multiple times, and perfect service with a smile. I have my choice of 3 bbq places every time I come out here and I always choose this one. I love the smoking gun smoker. read more

Smokey Que's - BBQ smoking gun smoker - American Near Me - Marion, North Carolina

Cute place we stopped at after our visit to Mt Mitchell. Straightforward BBQ with a good sized menu and friendly staff. Our server was polite, and offered suggestions on some items she enjoys, which is very helpful since this was our first time here. We got an order of hush puppies to start. Very good! Next our sandwiches were delicious. My son and I both got the Smokey que sandwich. This was The most tender and flavorful bbq I have ever had! My son really enjoyed his too. My husband tried their chicken sandwich. It is a chopped chicken, so it resembles the chopped pork on our sandwiches. He said it was excellent. Overall great experience. Next time we are in the area, we will be sure to stop in for lunch. This is a great find in a very small town. Keep in mind, they are closed on Monday. read more

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First, let's start with the service!!! Amazing!!!! The bbq sauce (sweet) is the runner up!! The slaw was perfect and the portions are just enough to fill you up! I ordered kids meal and was full! read more

Smokey Que's - American Near Me - Marion, North Carolina

Probably the worst barbecue I have ever had the displeasure to experience. I ordered the half rack of ribs, which were "on special" with collards and potato salad. The ribs were way over smoked- the meat on the chine end was cooked to the consistency of wood. The rack had then obviously been held in a steam table for way too long, as the chine bone ends were leached and looked like they had been boiled. The rack was slathered with what tasted like KC Masterpiece or something like that. Not sure why they did that given that they provide a sauce caddy for the table. Probaby to hide what they had done to the ribs. Think waterlogged wood. Uggh. Potato salad made with mustard; not my thing. Collards too finely chopped and were way too sweet. Had no pork in them. Also not my taste. If this is the best bbq in Marion, then Marion has a problem. read more

WOW! I really love the new location located right next door to the original location! Impressive menu, great tasting food and the staff; Andra and all the others go out of their way to make the dining experience TRUELY FANTASTIC! The salad bar is bang'n with fresh veggies, meats and toppings! I don't live in Marion but I will try to get back as soon as I can! The meats are smoked just the way I like. I had the pulled pork but I also had to have some of their famous wings to take home for later! Cal ahead for take out if you like (828) 652-9800 read more

Very good food, great service and attentive manager. A little spendy, but you get what you pay for. Good portion size too! Was unique being able to eat out on the patio with the dog in tow. He loved the food also!! read more

Good country food Every thing barque is delicious The new building is a great look and it's in the same location. That's a plus. All was friendly and polite to each person arriving and as they took their orders read more

Corn nuggets are awesome. Bbq just ok, but am spoiled from having great bbq growing up in Greenville, NC area. Service excellent. They apparently wrote down on the over-phone order that we wanted some sweet tea but forgot to write down half-gallon. They brought out a cup of tea...BUT, they took it away and brought back a GALLON of sweet tea for the mistake. Good sweet tea too! read more

Great dinner and great price, especially for the daily special. Good amount of food and the bbq meat tastes good even before mixing the sauce. My food comes with 4 delicious hush puppies and fried pickles were also delicious. My husband had corn nuggets on the side and they were also good. They have four big hush puppies The server was really sweet and she even brought different kind of bbq sauce so we can try them all. The only thing I wish they had on the menu was dessert. read more

Smokey Que's - BBQ plate special - American Near Me - Marion, North Carolina

Get the grilled corn and BBQ beans. The hush puppies I think were the best I have ever had. Perfectly cooked. However, the actual pulled pork BBQ was the worst I have ever had in my life, anywhere, at anytime. I'm 56. I've eaten a lot of BBQ. The pulled pork BBQ was more like pork jerky. It was very stringy and harder than jerky. Think hard-tac, like you are on a whale ship 100 years ago. One bite. Could not eat. Even the vinegar BBQ sauce was terrible. It was like straight vinegar. No seasoning. Which would not matter because the pulled pork BBQ was too hard to eat. I have lived all over the world. I have traveled extensively. Smokey Que's now gets the infamous rating of " Worst. Meal. Ever. " $25 wasted. I took one bite almost spit out. The second bite I did spit out. Not wanting to hurt their feelings of winning the award for the worst meal ever, I took a selfie in the parking lot and pretended that I accidentally left the take out box behind. read more

Smokey Que's - A picture of us in front of the restaurant that won the award of worst meal I have ever had. - American Near Me - Marion, North Carolina

You guys...I really enjoy this place. More than anything, its the girls that serve us. Ya'll...theyre just all friendly, down to earth, attentive, helpful and patient. It makes eating here really enjoyable. The atmosphere isn't anything special or unique; just a regular old 'hole in the wall' type place. Casual and comfortable. Totally my style. So the food...thats some good damn BBQ ya'll. It isn't the best I've ever had, but its definitely above average. Their BBQ, their ribs, their catfish and their chicken tenders are all pretty frikkin yummy. Their red slaw and hush puppies are really yum. I'd love to see a creamy Mac and cheese hit the menu (hint hint). Theyre not intrusive about masks either...and i have to say, that's so refreshing. We can be comfortable. We can choose. Theyre a regular spot for us whether we're seeking take-out or dine in. Bonus...theyre prices are way reasonable and their portions are LARGE. I vote: go get your grub on. ;) read more

Smokey Que's - a painting of a pig - American Near Me - Marion, North Carolina

Smokey Que's delivers on delicious North Carolina BBQ. This is some of the best BBQ I've enjoyed in a long time: Tender, Smokey pulled pork with bits of brown. What confused me somewhat are their choices of sauces. They offered three sauces including vinegar and sweet bbq (can't remember the third). The vinegar seemed the most appropriate for NC pulled pork, but it was pure vinegar with no spices. I ate the BBQ without it and was perfectly happy. Next time I'm going to ask to sample all three. They have all of the standard sides plus a few not so typical including fried pickles (which I love). Smokey Que's has both cole slaw and red bbq slaw. I tried the cole slaw which was very good. Will try the bbq slaw on the next stop. In addition to pulled pork, the menu also features ribs and catfish. That sweet bbq sauce would be great on the ribs I imagine. The ambiance is really nice for a bbq joint. Service is prompt and friendly. This is definitely a place to experience excellent NC smoked BBQ. read more

Smokey Que's - American Near Me - Marion, North Carolina

Great food. Service was tremendous! Outside dog friendly covered patio. Pulled pork platter very tasty. Try all the different sauces. Also the fried creamed corn bites are great. No complaints at all. The price was very reasonable too. read more

Service was quick and friendly. Sadly, the food didn't measure up. Hush puppies were very good, as were the beans, both green and baked. But when you go to a BBQ place, you expect good bbq. Not so at Smokey's. The pulled pork was tender but lacked any smokey flavor thus requiring sauce. The ribs were either smoked in white smoke or liquid smoke and then slathered in store-bought sauce to hide the lack of true smoked ribs as well as a fishy taste. The mashed potatoes were swimming in melted butter. Trying Countryside next down the road. Hoping for a better experience. read more

The food was very good and the servers were great! The reservations were for a large group and they did not disappoint! Highly recommend! read more

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got the brisket sandwich which was shredded beef. My first bite I could not chew it, it was like chewing leather. I finally got a to go box and at the checkout I told the lady the brisket was tough but I was going to take it home and chop it up and maybe I would be able to eat it . I left the waitress a tip and the bill was just shy of $20. Chopped the meat with a hand chopper which was difficult. Finally threw it away I couldn't even give it to my dog or cat because I had put bbq sauce on it. So my advice don't get the brisk sandwich and make a $20 mistake like I did. read more

Small town no frills BBQ with all the flavor and heart that's missing from chain bbq joints. The ribs are amazing as are the beans, potato salad, corn nuggets, fries and hush puppies! The staff was super friendly and service was fast! Worth stopping for when you're in the area! Yum!! read more

Awesome BBQ! But have to tried the Bologna sandwich?? It's incredible. I don't think it's necessarily fried Bologna but it's a thick hot and smokey slab in between some Texas toast and 2 slices of cheese. Incredible. So far everything I've tried at Smokey Ques is good. I even purchased some pork skins and flew all the way home to California with them. Plus their sign on the roadside is pretty awesome.. go check it out. read more

Thank you from Jeep Girl Mafia of NC! The food was fantastic and the service was awesome. Thanks for accommodating for such a large group, we loved the patio outside too! Everything was fantastic! read more

Today my co worker and I decided to give this place a visit. It was full of construction workers, police men and firemen. I thought this will be amazing. Unfortunately I was disappointed. I'm doing keto so I had the spicey thighs and a side salad with blue cheese. My coworker ordered the pulled pork with corn nuggets and fried okra. Honestly it was just dry. The pulled pork resembled chopped pork but tiny pieces. Even after adding the vinegar sauce it was disappointing. I used the red mild sauce and found it to be flavorful as the spiceless thighs definitely needed the sauce. My salad came with 1000 island versus blue cheese. The waitress did quickly go back and take care of my order. They serve Pepsi products. The restaurant is a large Room with a eclectic signs. I doubt I would try it again. read more

The food here is pretty good ! If your driving by and see the smoking gun... (smoker outside shaped like a big gun) it's pretty cool. The smell alone will make you stop by and try! Oh almost forgot you need to get an order of fried pickles read more

If you go to Smokey's BBQ in Marion NC and order the Catfish Dinner . You better bring your fishing pole and stop by the river. As the Catfish was good , however You get three small and I mean small portions maybe 4 ounces . My wife ordered Spare ribs they were cold and they did bring out some warn one's, which was good. Sorry off our list wouldn't recommend . read more

Phenomenal Barbecue! Love the fried fish and the broiled catfish on the y menu. Had spicy thigh salad last night and it was delicious. Try everything. No complaints. read more

Best pulled pork in western NC. Highly recommend. New location is great. Will be back!

Our first visit but it will not be our last! We were up for the day riding the Parkway and decided to stop in. We had the fall off the bone ribs which were phenomenal and bbq dish combo which was also great! We will be back. Hush puppies did live up to the hype and if you're lucky Mallory will be your waitress! Her personality is precious! The owner was very friendly as well! read more

Smokey Que's - The amazing ribs and the catfish. - American Near Me - Marion, North Carolina

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We stopped here on our fall break trip. This place was highly recommended by locals so my family decided to try it. I'm so glad we did! The food is amazing! The atmosphere is pure BBQ. Everything we tried was outstanding! The beans use their homemade bbq sauce with some shredded meat. I had the smothered chicken fingers. They were outstanding! The bbq sauce is tangy and the best I've had in a long time. The only downfall was that they didn't offer macaroni and cheese. read more

Smokey Que's - Restaurant - American Near Me - Marion, North Carolina

After reading multiple 5 star reviews I decided to stop by since I was nearby. I hate to leave a bad reviews but truth be told, the only positive thing was that the food portions were very large and our waitress was nice. As for the food, the half chicken was so dry I could barely swallow it and had absolutely no flavor or seasoning what so ever. It's claimed to be "slow cooked" but the meat was tough. This is probably the worst southern bbq place I've been to yet. Also, The bathrooms were filthy and very dusty. I'm not sad to say that I won't be back. I'd rather drive an extra 2 miles to go to Countryside BBQ. read more

Smokey Que's - Half chicken platter - American Near Me - Marion, North Carolina

Admittedly, not much to look at. One big room with all the style of a lunch room cafeteria. But holy cow, can they cook some ribs! Bar none, the best ribs I've ever had. Friendly waitress as well, and quick service. Seriously though, amazing ribs! read more

The best BBQ in the state is hidden in Marion, NC! We came upon this restaurant a few years ago, and now, anytime we are in the NC mountains this is where we always eat! Restaurant decor is awesome- so cute and welcoming. We always get the BBQ plate, ribs, and YOU NEED THE CORN NUGGETS! Wow- they are beyond good! Hush puppies are excellent as well! This is a Carolina gem- a must to visit Smokey Que's and see the smoking gun outside! read more

Smokey Que's - The ribs are literally the best! The meat falls off the bone, and is so juicy, never dry. We love the sweet BBQ sauce on top!! - American Near Me - Marion, North Carolina

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We eat there at least once or twice a week and it is not cheap. The chicken wings we some of the best around but last two times we have ordered them they have been burnt to a crisp and so dried out that you could not eat them. When your paying 18.00 for wings you expect them to be amazing. read more

The BBQ was amazing! I especially love the sweet sauce and the Smokey Que's BBQ plate. The spicy chicken thighs were good also but when I came back a 2nd time I skipped them for the BBQ. The staff was friendly and the place was great for my family. Everything was good here and the prices are great. read more