Honey, who shrunk my nachos? Have been somewhat of a regular at Smokey Bones in Liverpool. I like to go on Thursdays for their buy-one-get-one brisket special. But no more! Recently, I went for dinner and thought they accidentally handed me the little lunch menu by mistake but no! It's their new all- day menu and it's limited. Side vegetables like their fabulous, broccoli and corn are now gone . In the past, I got the $20 nachos for appetizer and it was large enough to serve four people but not anymore. Still $20 ($19.99); still delicious; but very small serving now. (Could be considered to be too big for one person and too small for two.) Drink special is wonderful. Had a couple of delicious beefeater martinis for five dollars each. Waitress Lena did a nice job. Every time I leave I remember that I did not advise the server of my Bones Club membership. It's a nice idea to have the loyalty program, but I can't understand why the wait staff isn't trained to ask the guests about it after they are seated. Hope they bring Monday through Thursday specials back soon! read more

Total disappointment. I went in expecting good BBQ and solid drinks, and that is not what I got. This was honestly one of the worst meals I've had in years. The fries were soggy, the meat was tough, and there was basically no flavor anywhere on the plate. For a place that's supposed to specialize in BBQ, that's a big miss. The whole experience just fell flat, especially when you go in expecting something hearty and well-executed. Definitely not a place I'd return to or recommend based on this visit. read more

Lunch at Smokey Bones was very good and my friend and I both enjoyed our meals. We looked over the menu and had a hard time deciding but ended up going with lunch specials. I ordered the bowl which gives you choices of the base, the protein, 4 extras and dressing or sauce. I was feeling like salad so I ordered the lettuce with pulled chicken and cheese, onion, mushrooms, tomato and balsamic vinaigrette. It was a very decent serving for the price. I thought the portion would be smaller and was pleasantly surprised. We had excellent service and will definitely be going back. read more

I ordered doordash today for coworkers. The food came hot. The bbq chicken sandwich was a hit with two of us. The crispy crunchy onion pie es, the bourbon bbq sauce, the juicy chicken.... Yum! The brisket chili was also a hit .. tender brisket with toppings (sour cream and cheese), was so good! Would eat again. read more

we had our third get together for lunch today and again, great food and service! we'll be back next month! Good job Kat and other waitress I'm sorry I didn't get her name, as well as great job chef! read more

Visited today with my family of 7. Our waitress Tonya was not only on top of drinks & food but so friendly and patient. One if the very best experiences. read more

Smokey Bones Liverpool is one of my 82 year old mother's favorite restaurants. She loves the ribs and is crazy about the cornbread and maple butter. Tonight's dinner was especially great because we had a very lovely waitress named Lena! Lena, was extremely attentive and caring. She took our order, delivered our food, and shared sweet moments with my mother. We will come back for the food and for Lena!! Great job!! read more

Brisket- good job- but who ever is dumping the salt on it- stop, I like salt but this is like a salt stick.

"The service was efficient and fast, and the food was amazing--perfectly cooked and full of flavor. Everything came out fresh and hot, and the staff kept things moving smoothly. Definitely a great spot if you're looking for a quick meal that still tastes fantastic read more

Stopped by Smokey Bones for dinner on a recent Friday night. It is a large restaurant, so it was easy for two of us to get in quickly. Our waitress quickly took our drink order and food order. I kid you not, our food came out within 5 minutes of getting our drinks! I have not had such quick and attentive service in a long time! My husband and I both got a full rack of baby back ribs, which comes with two sides and garlic bread. The ribs were sticky and sweet and we definitely required the wet-naps we were provided. The sides were average and I would have preferred corn bread with bbq over garlic bread, but it was a decent dinner for the price. We both took home half of our ribs and had another meal. Compared to when we went here a few years ago, the quality has definitely improved! read more

Smokey Bones - Dirty Shirley drink - Barbeque Near Me - Liverpool, New York

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Just a quick note. I have been to Smokey Bones 5 times over the last year / all during the lunch hour. Food was fantastic, service was excellent & with a very friend staff [both guys & gals]. Prices are like anyplace else. So you can eat crap at McDonalds or an excellent Chicken, Summer Salad, cheesburger or hot wings with a nice cold iced tea plain or flavored rasberry iced tea or home made lemonade. Do NOT hesitate stopping into this location, you will NOT be disappointed. Paul Clapper, Syracuse, NY read more

Can't recommend them any more. I've been going to the Bones regularly ever since they had Blue Bell ice cream on the menu, but my experience on the 14th of March was more than disappointing. My son came up from Texas and we headed to the Bones, as usual, only to find NO MORE CORNBREAD. That killed it. Moreover, the ribs, although tasty, jus didn't seem to have as much meat on them. Too many more options in the area to go back to Smokey Bones any time soon. read more

For staters the service is great, nothing I say reflects the service in any type of way. The food is a sad excuse for bbq. The smoked sausage was so salty I could barely stomach it and I had to drown my pulled pork in bbq sauce in order to eat it. Their Carolina bbq sauce should change its name to Carolina inspired because its concepts of Carolina bbq, I lived there for 17 years. The mash potatoes are very thick, basically creamed potatoes. The Brunswick stew has way too much tomato so it ended up tasting like chunky tomato soup with corn. The corn bread is the same as boxed corn bread, nothing special. I was going to leave a 3 star review but after spending 85$ on mediocre food that should be 40$ I'm being generous with a 2. As far as ambiance goes it's the same as Cheesecake Factory, very dim. There was also a man at the next table over being very polite but complaining on about how horrible the food was. Editing the review to a 1 star. My girlfriend and I got very sick after getting home. We're never going here again. read more

We ordered the 39.99 bone fire and it came out freezing cold with no charcoal no steam no nothing. We told our waitress Stacy and she said they "forgot" the charcoal and took it back and it appeared they just shoved it in the oven and brought it back out once again with no charcoal?? We ended up just putting it all on a plate because there was no reason to have the grill if there was no charcoal and our food was cold. And our table stayed dirty like the whole time she took one plate and left all our dirty plates on the table the entire time. Thankfully the manager Kaitlyn took it off the bill but still we came to celebrate a birthday and was disappointed. read more

Smokey Bones - Empty grill - Barbeque Near Me - Liverpool, New York

I went here with my girlfriend and expected so much. I'm not from New York. I'm from California. This is very disappointing. My food wasn't even at enjoyable. The service sucked. I got some bourbon and there was so much smoked wood in it. It tasted gross instead of this, why can't we have an outback steakhouse? read more

Nathaniel cooked our food (briskett stuffed grilled cheese), it was amazing! Sam is the best server we have had so far at Smokey Bones. She suggested some delicious sauce to go with my sweet potatoes. While waiting for our food, we enjoyed playing pool. We definitely will plan for many more visits to Smokey Bones :) read more

What a disappointment last 2 door dash orders have been incomplete and full of fat on the meat gross, I'm done ordering from smokey bones or even going in person there door dash service is a disgrace. read more

The PulledPork was really salts and greasy. very disappointing. will never eat there again.

My boyfriend and I always come in for the after dark specials and load up on appetizers and desserts for cheap! The food is always good and so is the bbq sauce. We come at least once a month. read more

Smokey Bones - Loaded Nachos and Boneless Wings - Barbeque Near Me - Liverpool, New York

So this was a pretty awful Friday night for a couple reasons. The host was nowhere to be found and showed up maybe 10-15 minutes later. They were out of practically all their sides. We ordered some burgers and they were pretty mediocre. Pretzels were so oily that you could see a sheen of it on the liner. Dirty plates everywhere and just overall quite a sad vibe. Not worth $50 of food or time. read more

Smokey Bones - Barbeque Near Me - Liverpool, New York

Large menu with fair prices, staff is always polite and wait time is average. Food is good I've tried several items so far and always pleased with the meals. Good sizes as well. read more

Smokey Bones - Jager Wings - Barbeque Near Me - Liverpool, New York

Maybe pick a day to go that's not Fathers Day! We waited FOREVER, sat at 5:31, food delivered to the table at 7:05. When the food was delivered everything was luke warm (at best) the only thing that was hot was the tomato soup for the grilled cheese. The server was running (too many tables not enough servers). My daughters food was delivered wrong then the server asked her to take off the pulled pork because if they remake it they are just going to throw it away, who says that to a kid? When I complained to the manager about the wait and temperature of the food, he asked if we ordered an appetizer, I relied we had and he indicated that he would remove that cost. He was apathetic at best, I even started my complaint with I know it's Fathers Day and very busy, but the food is cold! We will not go back, this was our 1st experience here and last! When you are paying more than $100 for dinner you want it to be hot, delicious and enjoyable, this was; COLD, MEDIOCRE AND UNENJOYABLE! Save your money don't go here, go someplace else. read more

My spelling on this iPhone when I wrote my review. If you're liking great Food not(Fxts), Ambiance was spelled wrong, and my Dinner not(device) was great! My apologies to you Smokey Bones, although I will say this- I wrote that review right after we left your restaurant quickly wanting to say on Yelp how great the food was, everyone there my waitress and the other customers were so pleasant and nice. Yes I had a nice peaceful, joyful and Great dinner at Smokey Bones! Malaika R. read more

I want to preface this negative review by saying that the waitresses here are great. Very kind and good at their jobs. But the systems and management must be terrible. Today I ordered six appetizers through their website well in advance. My pick up time was approximately 4:30 and I showed up at 4:40 to find out that they did not have any record of the order. They did rush my order to get me my apps in about 25 minutes. But after I left, I realized there were two apps missing. I should have checked before I left. I called back and asked if I could come back by in an hour and get the missing apps. They said yes. I came back about 75 minutes later and there were no apps waiting for me. I heard someone yell out an order for them in the kitchen. I left as I wasn't going to wait another 20 minutes. This place has some ok food and some very nice people working there, but they absolutely must fix their systems and that usually is the responsibility of management. Very disappointing experience. read more

Food was mediocre at best but priced as though it were top notch. My waiter was awful. I could've gotten better ribs a few doors down at Chili's for less than what I paid today. I'll never come back here. read more

Growing up in Baldwinsville it's a wonder we never went to this restaurant before. At first glance it looks like a good old sports bar with a large menu, but the food and service exceeded all my expectations. The pretzels and beer cheese was a great starter, which I followed up with 4 smoked wings in a Memphis dry rub and 4 boneless wings in a spicy garlic buffalo sauce. The smoked wings were SO good that I will be getting a plate of those and those alone next time! Our server was exceptional and recommended I try the "tropic like its hot" mixed drink and I'm so glad she did, it put me right on a beach in my head even though it was raining outside. Absolutely recommend, and we will be back. read more

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A typical chain family restaurant that focuses on BBQ and has a decent selection of mixed drinks. The food is pretty consistently good and tasty. Service varies. Tonight was slow and unimpressive. The atmosphere is OK if you are into the minimum of 4 screens showing various sports. read more

I came here for the loaded nachos and stayed for the amazing food. A little pricey but the food and service is always good! If I could afford to eat here once a week I would! read more

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My late wife and I would eat in most of the time. We also did some takeout. Have not been there in a VERY long time, but the staff was helpful and friendly. The food was good,if my wife had an issue, the staff would always do their best to make it right. read more

Amazing food, friendly service! The chicken on the Cesar Salad was so moist and crisp. The burger with pulled pork was bursting with flavor! A new favorite go to! read more

Smokey Bones - good dry rub enhances your meat stop laughing - Barbeque Near Me - Liverpool, New York

Went to celebrate grandson yesterday. He wanted boneless wings. Husband got chicken sandwich and I got boneless wings as well because grandson could eat my leftovers. Boneless wings were so hard and burned he couldn't even cut them. Chicken sandwich for husband not very good. Beer skunky, sprite & cokes tasted bad, there was nothing about the meal that I can say was good...except waitress was super nice. She was so apologetic. We go here a lot and I've never had an experience like this. Food and beer is usually 5/5 stars. Please don't let your restaurant go down hill. Manager needs to be on site. We've loved having a reliable smokehouse restaurant in our area all these years. Clean your taps and make sure your products are good. We all felt sick. read more

Kaley did a great job taking care of us, and made great recommendations. The bucket of bones was great and I really enjoy the atmosphere here. read more

Smokey Bones - Skillet Cornbread - Barbeque Near Me - Liverpool, New York

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I am in a hotel and ordered via DoorDash a salmon dinner to share with my daughter and was amazed on the quality of all of it and very pleased.thanks so much for a dinner for a weary driver at 11 pm My daughter loved the broccoli and I enjoyed the freshness of the salad yet the Salmon...OMG perfect shame I didn't order 2 cause it was a fight to get more but it was so good I would add pictures but........ read more

Smokey Bones - meal in a plastic container - Barbeque Near Me - Liverpool, New York

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Our Waitress Talia was great, she was fast and efficient with getting our food out. As well as giving us kind and optimistic energy all evening, highly recommend her as your server!! read more

BBQ beef brisket and half chicken was good. Service by Marie was great. Beware of $7.19 scam on cornbread appetizer. Never ordered just showed up on table. Spouse didn't want me to contest it so giving a heads up to other guests. Ordered wings for our appetizer and they never showed up. Cornbread which we didn't order came promptly and so did the $7.19 charge on the bill. 2 stars based on no chicken wings and cornbread add. We won't be back! read more

Smokey Bones - Beware of corn bread scam as an appetizer never ordered it. Ordered wings never showed up! - Barbeque Near Me - Liverpool, New York

Food is amazing. They offer several combo platters to sample a couple meats and sides, and you match it with the barbecue sauces on the table for a different taste every time. The music is upbeat, but then a random Christian song was on today out of place but interesting. We ordered the bag of donuts, poured out 3 burnt ones and the waitress was like oh my I'll get you a new order and took the old ones away. The new 5 were better but I didn't see the hype. Highly recommend the ribs and corn, and the potato wedges are surprisingly crispy. And we've never had to wait for a table so it's a good place for last minute dinner. read more

We were there for birthday party on Sunday afternoon , there was 12 of us in our party, the waitress was great , attentive and patient. We ordered ribs and different side dishes - it was so delicious . Will come back again. read more

Our family ate her after attending a the funeral of my wife's grandmother. We had a party of about 20-25 people. This place immediately reminded me of Famous Dave's which I've been to several times. Our table ordered the cornbread with this apple butter, that was tasty. We also ordered these pork belly pops, which to the naked eye just looked like pieces of fat. It is a several pieces of pork fat grilled and put on a stick. That appetizer was amazingly tasty. I can't wait to try those again. My wife and I ordered the double trouble or something like that. You get 4 baby back ribs and 4 St Louis spare ribs, with 2 sides. I ate my baby back ribs and took the spare ribs hone. This dish was very good. I will say I like Famous Dave's a little better because it's cozier, other than that I loved my meal and I will be back as soon as I come back to the Syracuse area. read more

Ribs are very good n offer a few sauces to choose from. Service was great. I prefer softer dinner music so it was a little too loud for me but other than that they do it right. read more

The pulled pork sammy is my fav. I know, I'm boring... but it's basic and always 'licious !! Usually get one to go too. Lol. TRY the Bag O' Donuts omgosh.. made to order with several different dipping sauces forget about it... you won't though, they're addicting. sidebar: I love the bartenders in this establishment! Always cordial, nice and always smiling (if that matters too you) For me, service can make or break a meal. read more