Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill

We walked in with a group of 4 and had a 20 minute wait. We then had to wait ANOTHER HOUR before we even saw a glimpse of our food. No dressing for the salad, had to use picnic silverware out of a plastic case, and the food was mediocre. Will not be eating here again.

Corn bread is good they cant get an order right 3 out of the 5 meals at our table were prepared wrong burgers cook so well done they were in editable we ask for the eggs on the burgers over easy they were broken and cooked to a crispy dry piece of rubber i would avoid this place never coming back

Firstly the food was terrible. I asked for a salad with avocados and the waitress brought me the salad sans avocado. This caused me much distress and to calm my nerves I ordered soup, not minestrone, mind you. The soup arrived cold. At this point we had been waiting and hour and half. We left disappointed. I would only recommend going there for the drinks which were good, amount and flavor.

I went here for the super bowl with my boyfriend and his friend. I immediately was not thrilled by the prices of the food, but was impressed by the price of a 22oz mug of beer on tap. I got about 4 refills to be honest, and it was a lot of fun.
The service was fun because we sat at the bar and even though it was packed and the super bowl, our bartender/​server were very attentive and we didn’t go without the entire night.
My boyfriend ordered the Mac and cheese and onion rings and nachos. All of which were delicious and I have absolutely nothing but praise for their dishes.
The only reason this establishment doesn’t get all 5 stars is I think their food is a tad over priced and we waited a bit for our third appetizer. The first two were promptly served. I had a good experience and will certainly return for the tap beer special and to try their other dishes.

I pass through town every few weeks and like to try new places. I’ve been to Daryls next door and was not impressed. Tonight I decided to try this place and was pleasantly surprised. I was by myself so I say at the bar. Richard was quick to get my drink order and answer a few menu questions I had. I ordered the baby back ribs and pulled pork. The food came out quickly and was great. With this being so close to the hotel I stay when in town I will definitely be back

I met a friend there for lunch. The restaurant was not crowded so we had no trouble getting seated. The waitress approached us quickly to take our orders.
The food arrived rather quickly. The ribs were good, as well as the BBQ baked beans. The portion sizes were plentiful.
Overall I give the visit three stars. Our server could have been a bit better.
I think next time I’m in Greensboro and want ribs I will try Darryls

Came here for dinner on New Years Eve, expected it to be busy but it wasn’t. Though that was a good thing… nope.
We ordered our drinks as soon as we were seated, and since our table was right near the bar we noticed only one bartender was working the entire large bar area. Seems like a lot to cover, but there were about 8 people sitting at the bar. Our server comes back after a few minutes to tell us our drinks are coming, we then place an appetizer order. As we wait we watch the bartender leave the bar to get ice, get glassware, clear dishes. As we still wait for our drinks. Server brings us the appetizer but still no drinks, she says the bar is backed up. I tell her no he’s doing other jobs, really how long does it take to pour a draft beer and a glass of wine? We finally get our drinks after 15 minutes, sever apologized and said they were on the house.
The food was average, I had the baby back ribs, steamed broccoli and onion rings. Ribs had good flavor just nothing worthwhile.
Our server was very nice, however very confused. To begin with she had no idea what beer was on draft, (had to go look at the bar) She didn’t know the what the difference was in rib sauce’s. Wanted to order another drink but by this time the bar was packed and still only one bartender who continued to leave the bar.
But the big confusion was over their rewards program. You collect points for visiting the restaurant, then those points turn into money you can take of your bill. She had no idea what this was or how to redeem them. It took 3 other servers and 2 managers to figure it out. How do they not know about their own rewards program? Our bill was a hot mess, she never charged us for 2 of the dinners or the appetizers, when I asked her about the bill and the items that were missing she said it was correct. I wasn’t going to argue…
Service was a hot mess and to only have one bartender for such a large bar… don’t think they understand how to run a restaurant. To bad, this would be a great place to watch a game with all the tv’s and have a cold drink.

Worst ribs ever! They were so tough we couldn’t eat them so they brought more and still tough as ever. Was our first and last time!

I should have guessed by the rating to avoid this place but not much else was open past 10 and it was near our hotel. We put our name in and sat down to wait, as soon as I sat down an awful smell hit me from the kitchen. It smelled like puke. I get that some food smells mix but I don’t think that’s ever good, even more so coming from the kitchen. I never try to be a snob or give a bad review but that was pretty nasty to sit through. I won’t rate this place off of my food because it was steak at a BBQ place but it wasn’t a good steak and hardly medium rare. The baked potato wasn’t cooked through. They got my salad dressing wrong and didn’t bring a different one. It was some bacon dressing and decent but a little sweet. My boyfriend and his friend got a combo of ribs and BBQ sandwiches. My friends order was wrong but he still enjoyed it. My boyfriend and I ended up feeling sick at the end of the night. The atmosphere was lacking and we were basically eating in the dark. Although our waiter was nice I just wasn’t impressed and wouldn’t go back.

Great atmosphere but the service and food weren’t stellar. There were tables open and available but with only one hostess working, I waited 15 minutes to be seated. Our waitress was fantastic but the food didn’t taste fresh. I must admit that the portion sizes were plentiful!
I wouldn’t discourage anyone from visiting, but I’m not in a rush to return either.

Don’t normally write reviews but went to Smokey Bones today and will not go back for a while. This was the most disorganized restaurant that I have been to in a long time. Had signs for which tv would have which teams playing on but changed during the game so other people could watch another game. Dont put up the signs if you are not going to follow. Waitresses then got an attitude when manager asked how everything was. Also sat at the bar 15 minutes before being asked if we had ordered and this is after I had to get her attention.
food was ok. Nachos did not have enough toppings.
Beer was cold

Wow! This place is amazing! We visited on Saturday & cannot say one bad thing. The food was the best we’ve had from any restaurant in the Triad. We had the kettle chips for an appetizer, NY strip steaks for the main course, & leaning choc cake for dessert. YUM! All was moderately priced. The service was spot on too. If you visit here, ask for Keisha. She wasn’t at the table too often nor too little. She was very friendly & great customer service. We will visit again!

2 ½ stars for me…
After arriving late to my hotel, I was in search of a close restaurant to the Sheraton. I asked the front desk where a decent restaurant was that was close and I was told to check out Darryl’s Wood Fired Grill. Off I went and when I arrived at 9:40, I saw that they closed at 10:00pm. Well, right next door, is Smokey Bones, so why not.
First, when you park in the front, the door is on the side. Before I stepped in, 2 waitresses were sitting by the front door smoking. Long day maybe, but not a great first impression. We were greeted and said we would sit at the bar, and the hostess turned around and started walking towards the bar so I followed her. Next thing you know I am walking in front of and between the kitchen. I know, shame on my, but I thought she was walking us towards the bar area. I blame my tired head for that, and we all had a nice laugh.
We sat at the bar, and started looking at the menu.
Happy hour prices… nice. Reduced prices on apps… nice.
Beer was cold, and I went with the Smoked Chicken wings and a side salad. I love chicken wings and was looking forward to these as I ordered them without sauce as the bartender told me that the glaze on them would be enough. When the wings arrived, I knew I made a mistake. They were so dry, that eating them was a challenge. Not juicy, no flavor, and disgusting. The saving grace for my meal was the side salad. My business associate ordered a burger and he loved it.
For a place that has BBQ items on the menu, you cannot serve dry chicken wings.
The bartender was friendly, the beer was cold, but next time, I’m heading to Darryl’s before 9:00pm.
Stay hungry my friends…

Went to this place, sat at the bar and had a grilled salmon, dirty rice, and onion rings, grilled salmon was good, but was heavy in a thick buttery sauce, didn’t need that, I thought this dish was served in greens but was sitting on plate, the salmon was well cooked and tasty. Dirty rice was very good. All the veggies in rice charred and nice mix of meat and veggies. I made mistake of ordering onion rings, I should gave asked if they where freshly battered but it was evident they were frozen. Bartender that served me was cool but dude that servers food was a dick. The dirty rice takes it from a 2 star to a 3

Excellent WINGS and Loaded Fries!
Seasoning is good. The Blackberry Tea is perfect, not to sweet and just right! KEISHA is the best server.

Ouch! This wasn’t a good experience at all. A group of 8 of us arrived around lunch time. We were expecting the place to be packed as most places are during this time. We were happy to see that, other than a scattered few tables, it wasn’t busy at all. Our drinks came out fast enough and our order was taken alongside receiving our drinks. We ordered an assortment of apps, sandwiches, and pasta. There was nothing time consuming in the order. We then waited for nearly an hour to get our food. Being a work lunch, we only had an hour as it was.
When the food came the order wasn’t even correct. One order of the pasta was ordered with sausage and arrived without. None of the appetizer dishes that came with sauces came with sauce and we had to ask for those as well. As soon as the food hit the table we immediately requested boxes because we had to leave. Half the food arrived cold or warm because it had been sitting in the window for a while. We know because we were able to see our food from where we were sitting.
The manager came out and have everyone $ 10 off card and apologized for taking so long. While we were checking out the server voiced her unhappiness with our requests to fix the messed up food. She went behind the wall next to our table and mumbled something being «ridiculous» and when the young lady she was speaking with came from around the wall she looked at us and laughed. Unprofessional, slow, rude, and rude again.
Not happy.

Ok so this was the worst experience I have ever encountered. Problem 1) The appetizer didn’t come until the meal did, which took a while even though it wasn’t busy at all. Problem 2) My turkey burger was so burnt, it was actually black on the bottom. So i requested another one. Problem 3) The new burger was ok but the fries were so burnt that they were in edible! I immediately asked for new fries, which shouldn’t have ever made it onto my plate to begin with. Problem 4) An «Avocado Turkey Burger» should have a decent portion of «Avacado» on it to deserve the name. I had to ask the waitress if this is the correct portion on my burger, BUT she didn’t know. Problem 5) If you tell a customer the manager is aware of the mistakes and would like to speak to you, then make sure he is actually going to make an attempt to speak to the customer. I WILL NOT RETURN!

We choose this establishment because there was no wait, unlike the packed restaurants near it. We found out why it was so dead…
We were greeted promptly and taken to our table and waited quite a while for a server to come by. In the meantime we heard a group grumbling about bad service on their way out.
The drink specials are reasonably priced and I ordered a margarita. It wasn’t bad, but for an alcoholic beverage it was pretty weak.
Our waitress was nice, but not very attentive. Even when using the «call server» button on the tabletop kiosk, it took her awhile to respond. The restaurant was not busy at all and there were about five waitresses hiding idly at the waitress station, so I don’t understand the slow service.
I ordered chicken wings with the garlic buffalo sauce and found them to be overcooked for my taste (not so much so that it ruined my dinner, merely an observation) and I couldn’t really taste the garlic in the sauce.
I ate about half of the wings before I destroyed the only napkin I was given and it took the waitress a while to come back (even after flagging her) to just give me another napkin.
The entire place just seemed overstaffed yet nobody seemed interested in doing anything.

I took my family there tonight and we enjoy the food.
But there were some issues with the food or the server must be new.
For starters, 3 of 6 dishes were delivered by a different waitress. About 5 minutes later our server came back and ask if everything was ok, I think she didn’t notice that all of our food were not delivered.
When it was delivered, one of the dishes were missing an item. And all dishes didn’t have a garlic bread.
I understand if it was busy. But it wasn’t.
Food is good when you get what you order.
Good luck

I’ve eaten at other Smokey Bones so I figured that the barbecue here would be pretty good, and it was. I had St. Louis style dry rubbed ribs, which had good flavor and texture. I also had smoked sausage, again good flavor. The sides were broccoli and homemade chips, both cooked well and tasty.