They cannot get your order right ever!!! Getting home and having no barbecue was the first issue. Gave them another chance horrible. Called order in hour early and they called me two minutes before I was picking up and said they had no brisket. It's awful service they are clueless. Won't ever waste my money again here read more

Went to Smoky Bones and ordered take out, wings. When I arrived home and opened the box the wings were burnt, had no rub on them and were dry. I only tried the one, closed the box and called the manager who got the general manager on the phone. Told the general manger what I received from there Restaurant and he refunded my money. Thank You. To the cooks, you should put a little pride in your work performance instead of driving customers away with your poor cooking habits. read more

Melissa is the BEST bartender!!! Made our time there awesome, great food, great service, 10/10 definitely recommend, thanks Melissa!!!!!

Would never recommend this location! After a long day of moving, went there for dinner. Service was awful, food was dry, food wasn't correct as we ordered. Never got a beer after asking for it 5x. Soda glass was broken and leaking. Called Jen the manager and all she could say was "thanks for the feedback, maybe the waitress was having a bad day". Really? Emailed customer service and have yet to hear back from anyone. read more

Meghan was very friendly and always whether it was to answer questions about the menu or make sure we had everything we needed. Service makes the difference, the food was great too but Meghan made the experience great with her friendly upbeat personality and ability to multitask during a busy dinner rush. I'll be back, because of Meghan. read more

amazing service! foods great. lisa is absolutely the sweetest waitress ever. very clean and atmosphere is great.

This place is a racket. Came in around 11 pm and I felt like I was at a college party. There was a DJ playing rap music with Beer pong going on out back. They have a large bar and a nice beer selection. This place seems to be a place college kids go to get wasted. Bartenders were somewhat attentive. Seems they also are allowed to drink as I saw 2 bartenders (women) doing shots behind the bar. If your over 40 and you come here, you may hate the atmosphere for sure. Seems more geared to the younger crowd. This place is a last resort seeing its the latest place that's open in the area. ( also on the exterior of the building they have tons of lights that are out on the signs and the lamps around the building, seems they can't keep up with the maintenance. read more

Uncooked wings. Manager came and told us that these wings just look disgusting, but they are cooked. The blood came from bone. It only happened once in a while. However, he didn't exchange them for us. He won't care if the foods look disgusting. read more

Smokey Bones Tyngsboro - Uncooked wings. Manager came and told us that these wings just look disgusting, but they were cooked. he didn't exchange them for us - Barbeque Near Me - Tyngsboro, Massachusetts

Michaela is an amazing server. Service and Food was outstanding (coming from a server) she was so sweet!! will definitely be back to see her again. read more

5 for the food. Burgers are flavorful with great combinations, onion rings were great, just a minor note that the fries are just ok. 3 for the drinks. Very weak cocktails, some a bit watery, but reasonable prices. So, overall a 4. I'd return for the food or if I was good drinking just beer or weak refreshing drinks - not if I wanted fancy yummy drinks. read more

The food here is good... for a northern BBQ place. Its consistent. Service is just "ok" . It all depends on your server and they seem to be increasingly less experienced high school kids. I never see a manager. And the Hostesses have a lot to learn in terms of their customer service skills. The other day, as an example, the young lady could acted and spoke as if customers were an inconvenient part of her job. She placed in a bad spot and when I asked about another location - pointing to a row of open tables - she didn't even look and just said, "there were no servers over there" - yet there were 2 servers waiting on tables in that section. If it weren't for the food, it would be worth finding another place to eat on a Saturday night. read more

terrible service. green haired waitress was rude with an attitude. felt neglected. :( hair in my food DONT GO HERE read more

Smokey Bones Tyngsboro - weird atmosphere - Barbeque Near Me - Tyngsboro, Massachusetts

They have managed to make even simple BBQ a hazy state of mediocre. My partner and I stopped in after shopping in the area. The smell from outside was phenominal. The food...not so much. I had a chicken pecan salad which presented nicely. It was saturated in dresing that was so super sweet it was like they covered lettuce with brown sygar syrup. I sent that back and had it redone without dressing. By the time they had brought it out my dining partner was finished with his meal completely. His meal? A substabdard burger and cold fries. Our waitress was no great shakes either. She was wearing a pin that was a chicken with 2008 done in the repub/demo colors like the elephant and donkey. Clearly it was meant to be something of significance. The only response we got when inquiring was, "I dunno - I hafta wear it". Try Olive Garden up the road. You'll thank me. read more

I started dining at Smokey Bones when they first opened. Back then the choices were great, the food wasn't bad, the prices were good and the servers were cheerful. For $6 I could get a Pulled Pork Platter with two sides and garlic toast. I changed jobs, worked in a different state and two years passed. Then I recently went back to the same Smokey Bones for lunch, and I gotta say it's AWFUL! The prices have gone up; the portions are meager (three pulled-pork "sliders" with hardly any meat and no sides for $7?); our server was disinterested and close to rude (another one of those who throw the check on the table without a word). What happened? Smokey Bones seems to have hired some idiot marketeer who told the Corporate Office something like this: "Hey, I'm cool and hip, and we want to attract the hipsters. What we need here is a cool and 'crisp' stylized logo. We'll double the prices and cut back on the portions to increase profit. We'll hire rude servers because that's cool. Lets put in EVEN MORE large plasma flat-panel TVs because, you know, these young hipsters don't know how to converse; they NEED to be entertained and amused. We'll make millions!" Please. You've pretty much screwed up a good (not great) BBQ place. In this economy raising prices will only reduce patronage. And Smokey Bones (at least in Tyngsboro) will end up like "On the Border" down the street: Closed; sad; weeds chokng the parking lot. Good riddance. read more

I would agree with a few other reviewers in that this isn't exactly a stellar BBQ joint, but a place for a nice, filling lunch & a cheap beer? Heck ya! Boyfriend and I stopped in on a Monday afternoon and to be honest, I was reluctant...it kind of looks like a corporate man cave (big tvs, faux log cabin look) but once we were seated and spoke with our server I began to relax a little. The menu is HUGE! Like, confusing huge. I saw sandwiches, salads, pulled pork, ribs, burgers, girly drinks, beer and my head was spinning. We knew that wings were in our future and the turkey avocado burger looked good so I went for it and was so glad I did! It goes without saying that turkey burgers can be rather...lifeless if cooked improperly. This one was peppery and actually tasted like meat and not rubber, so that's always a good place to start. It came with a garlicy mayo on the side, I used a teeny bit but not much, it was a bit over the top. My side of broccoli (yes, I'm that girl) was good, a little buttery but delicious none the less. Wings were slightly breaded, and while I prefer a crispy wing these were yum. Hot, crunchy and all white meat. Can't go wrong. After ordering our wings, burgers and beer (16 oz blue moon for like $3, woohoo!) we rolled out the door. I ate half the burger and was STUFFED and usually I am a bottomless pit. Overall a good chain experience, place was clean, staff was friendly, and food was more than palatable. Plus, no one will judge you for ordering a beer with lunch. Even the 22 oz one. Really. read more

If you can't cook a hamburger medium rare and get it to the table before going cold then I don't need to expand. Wings were middle of the road and not worth the price. Salad was as boring as could be made and not inexpensive. Place was nothing but total up-sell at all times. MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT! Save your money. read more

I'm really at a loss for how to review this place, so I'm going with my gut. The problem here is really perspective: is this a great BBQ restaurant? No. Is this a chain I would choose any day of the week over Fridays, Chilis, Applebees, you name it? Absolutely. In the grand scheme of things, Smokey Bones isn't a top or even middle tier bbq restaurant (in fact, I'd take Famous Daves in a battle of BBQ chains), but the truth of the matter is, for hokey, fairly cheap, easy and fast food, it blows most of the "this level" competition out of the water. They do steak better than Fridays (I know this via my girlfriend's plate), they do pulled pork better than ANY of the chains that offer a pulled pork sandwhich, and hell, they even do BBQ better than Olive Garden does Italian. My meal itself was average, and calling a chain meal average is quite a compliment. If I was reviewing this place in a world where only chains at this level exist, I would have no qualms giving this place a four or even five on the right day of the week, but in a world where I love BBQ, this isn't going to cut it as is. I had a two meat platter with pulled pork and brisket--I couldn't raelly tell which was which if it wasn't for the pork being pulled and the brisket being sliced. The sides were actually really good (roasted corn salad and "sweet potato sticks" which were of course an extra dollar). The menu was very basic, and nothing particularly impressive, but everything was very solid. Like I said, it's tough to gauge based on context, so I'll give it three, because it was A-OK on a Sunday afternoon for a quick-but-not-fast-food-meal with my girlfriend. read more

Can't say I would go there again, particularly after the last two trips. As far as the food, it's ok to decent, depending on what you order. I would not suggest the salads, their burger is just ok, and the BBQ meats decent. I guess the food might seem better if their servers were trained in customer service. I've only seen young women working the tables, all in a shirt about 2 sizes too small. The last 2 times we went we waited well over 5 minutes to even be greeted (at lunch time, when they were not busy at all!). There was never any check up to see how we were doing, beverage refreshments, and when I said that I didn't want sour cream on my potato- it comes smothered in it. The server just offered to "scrape it off". I told her I could do that myself, but it was smothered to the point of ruining the entire potato. There was no offer to another one, nor removing it from the bill. I do think that this place is more geared toward guys, and perhaps this is why I don't really care for it so much. The only thing that I find enjoyable and consistent is the music videos playing on the TVs. read more

I don't even know where to begin!?! The rodent traps lining the sidewalk outdoors makes you really question whether you should venture inside. When I asked the manager about the traps he said "we live near the woods"..he lives here? Gets even scarier on the inside! read more

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First off, I wish I could give them three and a half stars. This place is pretty okay. If you come here expecting amazing BBQ, then you're going to be disappointed. All of you people complaining about the BBQ here have to remember, this is a chain restaurant. Obviously this place isn't going to compare to a family owned BBQ joint. I haven't tried everything on the menu, but from what I've had, it was pretty decent. The portion sizes are really good for the price of the food. I normally come here on Monday nights for the $10.99 all you can eat wings. The wings are huge! The only thing I can complain about it is, they give you 8 wings to start and then only 4 wings for every round after. The waiters take way to long before taking your order for the next round. All in all, this place is decent. I definitely keep coming back, try the smoked wings, those are the real winners. read more

Not sure what's going on here, but the quality is starting to slide. We got an order of nachos that tasted so much like salt, they were inedible. Our waitress did take them away and took them off the bill. The wings were cooked too long and were not juicy, very tough....which brings me to my burger....the loaded BBQ burger. Asked for medium, it was still mooing to me as I took a bite. We decided to just drink after that. The Bud Lites were cold and refreshing. read more

Disgusting food management obviously just left puberty and is clueless couldn't of cared less that his restaurant is serving garbage above photo of nasty buffalo chicken sandwich is what I was served!!!!! My husband and I were good customers well never again total overrated shithole read more

Smokey Bones Tyngsboro - This disgusting mess is supposed to be a buffalo chicken sandwich!!!!! Manger obviously just left puberty and didn't give a shit!!!!! - Barbeque Near Me - Tyngsboro, Massachusetts

It is what it is. Smokey bones has dozens of TVs up. Want to watch the Red Sox instead of the Celtics? No problem, each booth has its own volume and channel control. You can choose which game to listen to. My friends watched every game of the 2008 celtics playoffs here. They have ultra classy buckets of beer. Ice + 6 bottles of domestic beer for $10. We'd usually get a few of those and appetizers. After a certain time (10 ?) they start selling appetizers for half price. Score! read more

My first (and now only time here) was on the night for all you can eat wings. I arrived with my friends at around 10:00pm and after putting in our first order, it literally took no less than 30 minutes for the food to come out. Keep in mind, there were only 4 of us at the table. Nothing too crazy. Aside from not getting any napkins, the wings were disgusting. I wasn't sure if there was anything but fat on what we were eating. Anyway, we finish our first round, but in our second order and again, it takes 20 minutes for the food to come out. When the waitresses bring out the food they're unaware whose food is which and start laughing at the situation. This whole ordeal happens two more times. After the third time you could tell the waitress had given up on trying to impress us as she could sense our overall dissatisfaction and completely stopped trying after that. I could go on but the bottom line is that I will never consider coming back here. Due to the food and especially the service. read more

This evening I visited smokey bones for the sixth time in the past two weeks, excited once again to get my order of Magnachos exta toppings which I have been charged 16.00 not including a tip for the past five visits each time returning with a good review, especially with the service I received, this time was totally different they tryed charging me 47.00 for the same order I have got the past five visits, After speaking with the GM about how I was being overcharged, he told me " what do u want me to do pull off the meat" because they misunderstood me he insisted that he would split the difference with me and take off 12.00 and make me pay 32.00 again for the same nachos I payed 16.50 for five times in the past week an a half. I could understand if It was my first or second visit and 47.00 is what I was charged then I wouldn't be complaining but this was my sixth visit ordering the same thing the same way, with staff recognizing my order u would think they would speak up but NO, but it's okay I hope this review is worth losing a simple customer, i will in the area for the next two months for work, I was planning on returning 5 times a week for the next two months but with the service I received from the GM I'm not so sure i will be returning if this is how the service is going to continue!! read more

Ok so this is my first review EVER. I kind of feel bad that it is not going to be a good one...so sorry. My husband and I wanted to grab a burger...something simple and good so we stopped into Smokey Bones. The last time we were there it was a cool atmosphere and we could listen to sports right at our table (huge bonus for one of us...hehe). We this time was a Tuesday night at about 9 pm. They were pumping techno music in the dining room...carding people at the door and the bartender was wearing a leopard and lace tank with bootie shorts. Now I am all for going out and I am not one to care about crazy clothing BUT this USED to be a restaurant not a wanna be night club. Now here is why I am sorry...I understand in toady's economy you need to make a buck where and when you can but this is a chain restaurant not a chain Roxy. There are plenty of those I can go to when I choose. Last but certainly not least since we are supposed to talk about the food. Bad again sorry but realllllyyyy bad. read more

Disappointing visit this last time. Weve enjoyed SB's for years as a back up to our favorite, but this last time was *rough*. They were out of 3-4 items on the pick two menu, service took about 40 minutes for drinks, and another 40 for food to arrive. Meals were served half cold. Disappointed as SB's usually does a much better job. read more

Seems sort of strange for me to review this place given that I am diabetic and almost everything on the menu is loaded with sugar. I am not kidding, they even put sugar on their tortilla chips. Who wants to bit into a corn chip and taste sugar? If this was a common desire, then you would see folks eating their baskets of complimentary tortilla chips at Mexican restaurants with cans of frosting not fresh salsa. Back to Smokey Bones, the food that I have had there was okay, nothing great, but then it wasn't inedible either. As mentioned, their menu was very restricted for me due to the fact everything has sugar in it. But this isn't a barbeque restaurant by any stretch of the imagination! The big draw for me is the fact they have a satellite dish and the NFL Sunday Ticket. They show 6 or 7 different games on TVs scattered around the place. Each table has their own little speaker so you can listen to the sound for whichever channel you like. Me being a fan of a football team not in this area, this was a big draw for me. The wait staff was hit or miss. Could be that I was taking up a table for a long time, and what wait staff likes that, but I made it clear that's what I was going to do and I did tip well. (The tip was at the end of the service, so that shouldn't help unless I get the same waitron the next time I am there.) read more

This is a guilty pleasure for my family. We eat here at least 2 times a month. Sometimes we are here once a week. We have eaten almost everything on the menu. We don't like the ribs, but the brisket and pulled pork is something that brings us coming back. My favorite is the baked potato stuffed with brisket and cheese served with either a Caesar or house salad. I just got the "Cuban" sandwich this week and that may be my new fav with sweet potato fries. My kids put down dinner quickly to get to the chocolate cake! Monday's kids eat free and if you get your order in before 6pm appetizers are half price. After eating the good sized nachos and buff-a-que wings my husband and i will often share a dinner and they are always okay with that. (Fish and Chips are just the right size to share) Even with a few beers dinner with take home for 2 adults and 2 kids will be under $50 Wait-staff are so nice, even when we get a trainee they are fantastic. Food always comes out at just the right time. The one down side to eating here is the amount of water you have to consume after. The food is very heavily salted. Read the sodium levels online and you will gasp. After eating the ribs you may become mummified. Half priced appetizers and free kids meal are no longer... it lasted for a very long time. We miss it. Please please bring it back. read more

To put things in perspective, this joint is not located in Memphis or North Carolina, it's located in Tyngsboro, MA. Now that we have the geographical lesson out of the way, let's focus on the food as it is shall we? Ribs - excellent, succulent Brisket - very good Sauces - outstanding Beer selection - Meh.. Wings - excellent, damn well seasoned BBQ pizza - damn tasty Great sports bar ambiance plus they are open until 2AM...yes that's right 2AM, in Tyngsboro, MA.... All in all, I enjoy the food and service, and have frequently visited. My fav is probably the array of sauces coupled with the 2AM closing time... why not keep coming back? Hoping the great service and food continues. read more

If I reviewed this restaurant prior to covid, I would have given it 4 stars but my experience over the weekend was more than atrocious. It won't let me leave with no stars. Not sure if this is new staff that has never waitressed or just didn't care about customer service. Sat down fairly quickly but as the waitress started taking orders from our group she became overwhelmed and her attitude became very apparent. I ordered for myself and my two children, Brenda read back my food order that included a sprite, lemonade and water. It took almost 45 minutes for drinks to come out, the drinks were hastily thrown on the table and Brenda disappeared for another 10 minutes. As I started to ask about my missing drinks and she started acting out out. I told her that I couldn't understand her attitude especially since I had been waiting almost an HOUR for water. I could go on about how food was missing or wrong. The manager was nasty and at one point asked my son if he understood English because he thought the group of boys were too loud. Once the group was told to quiet down, they did. We were also outside and a good 20 feet away from another group. My son was in my sight and hearing the entire night, used his manners and only got up to use the restroom, so I'm not quite sure why my son was singled out since he wasn't the one being loud and asked if he spoke English, maybe it's because he was the only non-Caucasian one. (That was the tipping point for me and the reason I'm even writing this review.) I finally got my check, I asked if I could go inside to pay because our waitress was overwhelmed by the group. The young lady who was processing checks, couldn't make change. I watched as someone gave her two twenties on a $38 and some change bill, the cashier proceeded to give her 3 tens, 9 singles and a dollar in change back to the customer. The customer then had to explain how much change she should have given back and paid her bill. I watched two more times as the cashier gave incorrect change back to customers, thankfully the customers were honest and returned the extra money. Then the cashier wouldn't process my payment and gave it back to the confused waitress who almost lost my credit card and tried to give me a different bill. The only upside was the waitress I had the following day benefited because I was so happy with her service that I gave her a 50% tip. We travel up to this area for sports and this has been one of our favorite restaurants but we will never be back. It's one thing to be rude to an adult, it's another thing to be awful to kids. read more

Modern vibe on a smokehouse, I can dig it. Expect chain restaurant food when you come here, though. They have some pretty decent deals on some menu items. I come here on mondays sometimes for the all you can eat wings which is probably their best offer. The wings are very big and meaty, but they serve you in small portions at a time to fill you up faster so they make more money. 8 wings and fries to start off then only four wings at a time. I'm a man, dammit. Give me more. It would help if the service was a bit faster, too so I'm not waiting around after eating just four wings. The sauces are pretty good and they have a good selection. When you get the dry rub wings you have the option to get them smoked... those are probably the best they have to offer, theyre delicious. I'll be back more, but when I want some real down south barbeque, i'll be somewhere else. read more

Smokey Bones Tyngsboro - Buffalo wings, fries, and blue cheese - Barbeque Near Me - Tyngsboro, Massachusetts

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My co-workers and I frequent Smokey Bones for lunch on occassion, as the prices are good, the service is typically good and the food comes fast. I don't think I've ever had a dish here that I didn't like to some degree, from the pulled pork, the wings, fish &chips, burgers...I've enjoyed them all. Like most people are saying, the service is typically pretty fast, even when the parking lot is entirely full. Went here last night with a few friends and after circling the parking lot a few times, finally bagged someone leaving and snuck in. We only waited 15-20 minutes for a table which I found astounding considering how busy it actually was. Perhaps we got lucky and there was a roatation of people leaving, but either way we were seated quickly. The beer selection is decent, but more than anything, I was happy to see an IPA on tap that WASN'T Harpoon. I'm tired of the IPA standby at every bar being Harpoon as this tastes more like a moderately hopped ale made so that the mass beer drinkers can say "they like IPA" than a true IPA. The IPA they did have on tap was brewed by Mayflower, a MA craftbrewery which has been coming into its own recently and finding its way into more establishments. This is the first time I've had the Mayflower IPA on tap and have to say it was well balanced, hopped appropriately and VERY drinkable. The only reason I won't give Smokey Bones more stars is because it's not the first of my choices when it comes to going out, but it is an old stand-by that you really can't go wrong with. The TV's can get distracting after awhile...at least for me and my typical lack of an ability to pay attention to anything for any length of time. read more

Tonight on 8/30 we had a little get together, for a family member who is going off to college. Our waitress meghan handled a group of 22. This included 7 children. Sometimes having to dodge the wee ones. Megan served a row of tables and a side table as well. With all the drink and food orders she MADE no mistakes.Megan was able to keep all the tabs in order even though we order together .Then we each paid for our own food and drinks.Megan is a great asset to Smokey bones. read more

I stopped in for a quick bite to eat during the lunch hour and sat at the large bar. The bar has about ten TV's surrounding both sides of the bar with every TV playing a different station which I found kind of numbing after ten minutes or so. I ordered a plate with pulled pork, beef brisket which came with fries. The order came pretty fast considering they had a pretty large lunch crowd this day. My opinion with the dish was that it was fine for a quick lunch but not top notch BBQ by any standard. The pulled pork just did not taste that great. Maybe it was the seasoning but the texture of the meat was fine. If I return there it will not be for the beef brisket that's for sure. Disappointing favor and texture. They had a noticeable over processed favor about them. I tried adding a few of the BBQ sauces to them it really didn't help. Based on the people in the place they really like the food. I guess it was my dish that came up short. read more

My sister and I ended up here for lunch. I'd heard really good reviews from several of my friends and, being a self-declared BBQ connoisseur, I decided it was time I checked it out. I ordered the beef brisket, fries and sweet potato fries. I've had better brisket, but it was still pretty good for New England. The fries and sweet potato fries were great. My sister (who is 5'8" and 130lbs) ordered a humongous hamburger topped with pulled pork, onion rings, BBQ sauce, mayo, lettuce, tomato, pickles and red onions. She consumed the entire thing like she'd never eaten before. Needless to say, she really liked it. I'm giving this three stars because even though we were there for lunch and the restaurant was about a third full, our service was very slow. Our waitress was really nice and our food was served hot, but I was surprised at how long it took for our food to arrive. read more

I almost didn't try this place given the low reviews on Yelp - boy I'm glad I did. Really nice bar to sit at - bartender was very nice and attentive and helpful in deciding what to order. We started off with the smoked wings - smoked for 9 hours then not battered but quickly deep fried to crisp it up. Best wings I've ever had. My husband and I split the baked potato topped with pulled pork. the pulled pork was absolutely delicious and went perfect with the potato. The kitchen split the entree into two portions perfectly for us. Can't wait to go back! read more

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Been here twice. Both times were disappointing. Might be an okay chain restaurant but avoid the BBQ it's just horrible. Service the other day was slow and inept. read more

the ribs are consistently top notch, best chain ribs I've ever had. Pulled pork is above par, brisket is par. I have dined here 5 times in last 6 mos, seems consistent. The place isnt the cheapest, but I cannot recommend any other joint that can touch their taste. At dinner they still usually have a $3 tall boy. 5* every time from me. Keep in mind, not best bbq ever, but best that is easily accessed, decent priced, and consistent. read more

Not sure why this place has such low reviews. Was serviced right away on a Saturday night. My beer was cold, my food was hot and good.