Smokey Bones

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RIDEANDSLIDEFOOD Total Posts: 191 Joined: 12/23/2004 Location: ARNOLD, MD	Smokey Bones Sun, 07/15/07 8:12 AM (permalink) Hey All Just saw a Smokey Bones was in my area, anyone have any comments about them? Thank's Jim ll
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Extreme Glow Total Posts: 682 Joined: 10/31/2003 Location: Saint Louis, MO Roadfood Insider	RE: Smokey Bones Sun, 07/15/07 8:17 AM (permalink) Try it before it closes. The parent company is closing most of the stores and selling off the rest. http://www.darden.com/rest_smokey_bones_close_release.asp
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Sundancer7 Total Posts: 12476 Joined: 7/18/2001 Location: Knoxville, TN, TN Roadfood Insider	RE: Smokey Bones Sun, 07/15/07 8:32 AM (permalink) I thought all had closed??? Everyone I have seen recently has gone belly up. Paul E. Smith Knoxville, TN
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wanderingjew Total Posts: 6153 Joined: 1/18/2001 Location: East Greenwich/ Warwick, RI Roadfood Insider	RE: Smokey Bones Sun, 07/15/07 8:46 AM (permalink) quote: Originally posted by Sundancer7 I thought all had closed??? Everyone I have seen recently has gone belly up. Paul E. Smith Knoxville, TN They're still as popular as ever here in Rhode Island Everyone "thinks" it's the best BBQ ever!!
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Mosca Total Posts: 2732 Joined: 5/26/2004 Location: Mountain Top, PA	RE: Smokey Bones Sun, 07/15/07 10:12 AM (permalink) The one here is Wilkes-Barre PA is still very popular. The quality is highly franchise dependent. Ours isn't bad at all. It's not roadhouse BBQ, but it's good food. A chain restaurant could aspire to less and be more successful; props to these guys for shooting for the moon, even though they didn't hit it. Tom
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jellybear Total Posts: 1135 Joined: 10/15/2003 Location: surf city, NC	RE: Smokey Bones Sun, 07/15/07 10:32 AM (permalink) The one in my area closed after a brief opening.I tried it once.
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RibRater

Total Posts: 1862
Joined: 3/3/2006
Location: Johnson City, TN
Roadfood Insider

RE: Smokey Bones Sun, 07/15/07 10:46 AM (permalink)

I think smokye bones basic meat products are better than 80% of the independent bbq restaurants. imo, their food would never be considered top rate bbq but as food goes it's decent and as bbq goes it's better then the product that is served at the average mom and pop place.

This past friday I ate at 5 different independents in western north carolina and only 1 served a good chopped/pulled pork sandwich. one was fair, and the other 3 wouldnt get a re-visit on a bet. not that they served bad food..it was just food. as bbq goes it was not a good day until the last stop.

there's a lot of just ok food out there in the land of bbq that isn't good que.

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Michael Hoffman Total Posts: 14551 Joined: 7/1/2000 Location: Gahanna, OH	RE: Smokey Bones Sun, 07/15/07 12:22 PM (permalink) What's this chain operation stuff doing here?
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Sundancer7 Total Posts: 12476 Joined: 7/18/2001 Location: Knoxville, TN, TN Roadfood Insider	RE: Smokey Bones Sun, 07/15/07 12:54 PM (permalink) quote: Originally posted by Michael Hoffman What's this chain operation stuff doing here? Because this is where it is suppose to be. Paul E. Smith Knoxville, TN
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porkbeaks Total Posts: 2111 Joined: 5/6/2005 Location: Hoschton/Braselton, GA	RE: Smokey Bones Sun, 07/15/07 1:14 PM (permalink) quote: Originally posted by Sundancer7 quote: Originally posted by Michael Hoffman What's this chain operation stuff doing here? Because this is where it is suppose to be. Paul E. Smith Knoxville, TN
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Michael Hoffman Total Posts: 14551 Joined: 7/1/2000 Location: Gahanna, OH	RE: Smokey Bones Sun, 07/15/07 2:16 PM (permalink) quote: Originally posted by Sundancer7 quote: Originally posted by Michael Hoffman What's this chain operation stuff doing here? Because this is where it is suppose to be. Paul E. Smith Knoxville, TN It is now. It wasn't when I asked the question.
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mayor al Total Posts: 14007 Joined: 8/20/2002 Location: Louisville area, Southern Indiana Roadfood Insider	RE: Smokey Bones Sun, 07/15/07 3:33 PM (permalink) Easy Come, Easy Go. In the course of Human Events will Forum assignment be a major player in the evolution of the specie?
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enginecapt Total Posts: 3483 Joined: 6/4/2004 Location: Fontana, CA	RE: Smokey Bones Sun, 07/15/07 3:40 PM (permalink) At Hoffman's age, he has to get as many of those in as he can before he runs out of time.
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Nancypalooza Total Posts: 3762 Joined: 6/17/2004 Location: Columbia, SC	RE: Smokey Bones Mon, 07/16/07 9:48 AM (permalink) LOLOLOL. Smokey Bones, don't love it. Went once. As I recall the cornbread is good?
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sonjaab Total Posts: 185 Joined: 6/15/2005 Location: Syracuse, NY	RE: Smokey Bones Fri, 07/20/07 11:57 PM (permalink) The one in the burbs of Syracuse NY is still going strong? But with the gritty but fun Dinosaur BBQ downtown ..... why bother with SBs????????????
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ces1948 Total Posts: 1214 Joined: 8/6/2003 Location: Port St Lucie, Fl	RE: Smokey Bones Fri, 07/27/07 3:10 PM (permalink) The one in Johnson City, TN was still open last time I was by a few weeks ago. They had a big banner saying "WE'RE OPEN! and also a couple of help wanted signs prominently displayed in front of the building.
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Buddy Dek Total Posts: 127 Joined: 3/19/2007 Location: Long Island, NY	RE: Smokey Bones Mon, 07/30/07 7:04 PM (permalink) Smokey Bones alive and busy on long island. I haven't tried their food!
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QFan

Total Posts: 620
Joined: 12/8/2004
Location: Bonita Springs, FL

RE: Smokey Bones Sat, 08/11/07 3:46 PM (permalink)

Just went by the local Smokey Bones in Ft Myers today (next to a big wine store which was my destination to get ready for some house guests) and it was still open and doing business. Parking lot was about one-third full, whereas I seem to remember that it always used to be pretty nearly full. I wonder how they manage to keep their help knowing that Darden has already pulled the plug on their future? I guess they haven't found a buyer yet.