Smoking Cherry's BBQ deserves a chance to succeed as a locally homegrown business. After deliberating for two days, I decided to write about my experience at Smoking Cherry's BBQ. Hopefully, this will save you time and money when choosing where to eat in Douglasville.
Honestly, I don't recommend eating at Smoking Cherry's BBQ. In a few words, this place is odd, and the food is cold, old, and likely contaminated with mold.
I have tried to eat at Smoking Cherry's BBQ twice before, determined to get a taste of their food. On our first visit, they were closed for a catering event on a Sunday. That explained the lone tour bus in the parking lot. Then, a week later, I returned on a Monday to find they were closed again on Mondays and Tuesdays. On Friday, I gave it a third try for lunch. At 12:10, we arrived (two of us) and were excited about this new restaurant that had replaced an iconic BBQ restaurant. The exterior landscaping was poorly maintained as we approached and entered. There's no problem since we already know there's a labor shortage. There was also help wanted lettering on their exterior signage. Again, a sign of the times. As we entered, we were promptly greeted and seated. The interior was new, and everything was clean. Then we received the menu. I must state this is one odd menu! This menu does not clarify what is and is not included in your meal. Drinks and taxes are included in the prices stated. Or at least given my receipt. There was no tax charged on the ticket.
We ordered. The staff was extremely polite and kind. I ordered a vegetable plate, and my friend ordered a pork plate. Keep in mind this was lunch, and Smoking Cherry's BBQ has no lunch specials. Then the struggle began as we waited forty-five minutes for our food to arrive.
It should be noted the restaurant was at about 25% capacity. We were disappointed once the food arrived. I ordered a loaded baked potato, coleslaw, turnip greens, and broccoli casserole. The loaded potato had only bacon. I asked three times over 30 minutes for butter. No one could furnish a simple bit of butter. The potato was small and so hard that my fork would not penetrate. The rest of the food was not warm - except the coleslaw. My friend's BBQ was odd, loaded with onions, and the bun was smashed flat and old. When I first saw it, I thought it was some new special bread!
All in all, we wanted to get out of there as fast as possible. Despite being friendly, the server was inept. We appreciated him and tipped him 20% because he did his best to care for us.
Do yourself a favor and avoid this place. I feel sorry for them. read more