Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill

Went with 4 adults. All of us loved all of our food. Crowd Pleaser appetizer was perfect and yummy. (Loaded fries??? OhmyYummyness!!!) Went on a Friday eve at 630 pm, we were seated and tended to within 5 minutes!!! Eating probably within 10 I think. Great time, great service. We had a lot of fun with our waitress. Giving her a hard time about the little computer kiosk at the table. We made her do it. Haha… We like the old fashioned way of communicating through a human server. This establishment has been here for years, it was our first time. We will be going back! The menu needs to be sampled! Atmosphere was open and somewhat loud. Just be aware.

This was my first time coming to this place and it was awesome. My girlfriend picked where she wanted dinner. We saw it going to the casino the night before and thought it looked pretty cool. She was right. The atmosphere was really nice. Lots of families there on a Monday evening. There was a little tablet at our table where you could play games, order food, drinks, and dessert. You also paid on it! It was really cool that they let you put a tip on the bill and had a sliding scale that showed you the percent of the tip. Our waiter was really nice. His name was Carson and he was very talkative with his guests, but in a good way. I got a drink called the pop star, that had pop rocks on the rim of the glass. Really fun drink! My only critique was that it was a little too sweet. Definitely a «girls» drink. The food was also on point! If you’re a meat lover, this is the place! Also great looking bar and from the menu, lots of choices! I would definitely come back. Hopefully I can find one in Cleveland!

I had the chicken salad with avocado, very bland and no avocados. My husband didn’t like the goose 312 beer, ale too strong

I debated between 3 and 4 stars here but ended up choosing 4 because we had good service and my bbq chicken sandwich was excellent.
I was disappointed in the size of my loaded cheese fries (they were tiny and one of the more expensive sides). Also the music was just loud enough to be distracting and not in the background. All in all though a good experience.

Brisket was ok. Sauce should be served on side. Sausage tasted like peppery brats. Not what I was expecting at a q joint. Mac and cheese was sufficiently cheesy. All in all not bad for a chain Q joint

I ordered a Caesar salad and was disappointed in what $ 12 got me! The lettuce was brown, and wilted. There was hardly any chicken in. What you called chicken was all black and burnt! Very disappointed!

I’ve eaten here about 4 or 5 times but always for lunch. We came for dinner and the place was packed. I thought it was going to be an ordeal to get served but boy was I wrong. Our waitress Heather, was right there for us and once we ordered, stuff came right out to us. The ribs were really good. We had St Louis style with a rub because I’m not a fan of sweet sauces. Nice amount and really satisfying. I got the house rack and ate the whole thing!
We had a really good experience here. I’m pretty much a hardcore rib eater so I haven’t ordered the wings or pulled pork sandwiches or any other number of items on the menu. I will be back for more ribs.

While in Erie, PA on a business trip, my friends/​co-​workers and I were looking to get a drink and a bite to eat, so we stopped in at Smoky Bones.
The bar tender was really nice. He told us that they smoke meat ²⁴⁄₇! There were TV’s all around the top of the bar area, so I could catch up on my Yankees scores. (Which were not good last night…)
I ordered the buffalo wings, but also tried the fried pickles and the smoky BBQ wings. My wings were ok. There wasn’t much meat on the bones, so when fired in hot oil, they came out a little crispier than I like. So not much crispy meat doesn’t make for a great chicken wing, you know? The sauce was the standard «Frank’s Red Hot», made famous just up I90 in buffalo. You can’t get that wrong. Unless, you put way too much of it on the wings after you plate them and that’s what was happening last night.
The smoky BBQ wings were excellent. The sauce was deep and rich and the spice they used was unique. Spicy without being hot. The wings were cooked well, but again, not as much meat on the bone as there should have been cooked in hot oil, so…
The fried pickles were excellent. The pickles seemed fresh and they were coated in what looked to be a panko breading that they managed to make stick to the pickles well. Bravo for that Smoky Bones. There was a rack of sauces in bottles that accompanied the pickles and other things of that nature, which was cool, but there weren’t labels on them, so we found ourselves squirting a little on our finger to try it and see what it was. They should slap some labels on the bottles with a font that corresponded to their restaurant theme. (That consultation will cost you Smoky Bones!) J/​K…
Anyway, the bar tender was very nice and helpful. We had a great time and enjoyed some good-​ish food.

I’ve eaten at BBQ joints all across the country and most of them have been small private establishments. The only chain BBQ I’ve frequented often is Famous Dave’s. The lovely wife and I have visited our local location many times. Smoky Bones is a chain so when I walked in my mind immediately began comparing the two. Let the competition begin!
I sat at the bar and received excellent service throughout my entire meal. No complaints at all. To be fair, that’s also true when we visit FDs.
The menus are similar. Choose your meat from among the usual BBQ suspects and then add two sides from a long list. There are also multi-​meat combos available. Expect to pay in the mid-​teens ($ 12-​$ 16) for your entrée.
I went with the BEEF BRISKET which was supposedly marinated for 24 hours and then smoked for 6 more. For my sides I choose BBQ Baked Beans and Fire Roasted corn.
My food arrived quickly and was plated nicely but the first thing I noticed was my portion of brisket was very small. It looked like a child’s portion. At FDs I would have received double the amount for the same price. To make matters worse, it was very tough and difficult to cut. Once I did manage to get a piece into my mouth it was tasty.
My sides deserve special mention as they were exceptional. The beans were full of chunks of meat and the fire roasted corn was delicious. Both were better than FDs.
Unfortunately for Smokey Bones the meat should be the star of the show and it was lacking in quantity and quality. FDs is right up the street. Next time you’ll find me there.

It was my first time! The location was busy but the wait time was very short. The service was excellent. The food presentation and quality was excellent as well. The wait staff was attentive as was management. Our table was visited by two different management personnel who were genuine and fun. Great, great first time experience. Don’t forget to get you frequent flyer card when you go!