First time at Smokey bones and I was blown away by the flavor! Great ribs and the our server corshay was awesome!

Great food. Amazing customer service. Our waitress was Caroline. She is so sweet. I never had to ask for a refill she was on it. The sweet tea was so good I asked who made it and found out it was her. I came to work today bragging about that tea. My food was delicious too. So shout out to the cooks too. Spoke with the manager who was really nice and let us know about their Monday and Wednesday specials. Monday's all you can hit wings and Wednesday's all you can eat Tacos at 9pm. I also let her know how wonderful Caroline is and how great our food was. I believe that great service deserves recognition. I forgot to take a pic of my friends food. They ordered the Stacked baked potato and salad. Both said it was good and the croutons were really good. Our plans for our visit was to try the new milkshakes. We only had room for a little dessert so we didn't get the milkshakes, but will try it on our next visit. read more

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Being part of "smoky bones club" got me a free birthday dessert! Yum. A little slow on service but overall good experience. read more

Smokey Bones Woodbridge - Cookie paradise! Yum! - Barbeque Near Me - Woodbridge, Virginia

Came here for lunch today and enjoyed everything I tried! I went with the 1/4 chicken breast and two sides: roasted corn and steamed broccoli off of the lunch menu. The chicken was very tender and flavorful, as were my sides. I tried all of the BBQ sauces provided on the table and enjoyed most of those as well. My husband ordered the pulled pork which he also enjoyed. Service was great, prompt and friendly. The highlight of our trip might have been the white citrus sangria which was amazing! So refreshing and a great value for the size of the beverage. The atmosphere seemed pretty laidback for a weekday during lunch. We would definitely return! read more

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Terrible overpriced food and terrible service. We arrived to an empty (one other couple) restaurant AT 7:30PM and I should have realized it was time to leave. An uninterested, inattentive waitress (Charlene) sauntered over to the table without a greeting. My friend ordered a salad for an appetizer and within minutes the entrees arrived (empty restaurant - our food was the only order). The babyback ribs were overpriced ($32.00) and forgettable. I left half the order. Tasteless mac and cheese and undercooked potato wedges. Add a couple of beers (which were OK) and you have a tab for $84.00. To add insult to injury is the INCREDIBLY DECEPTIVE website that defaults to making a reservation and then goes immediately to a waiting list. THEN I received a text to check if I confirm the "waiting list reservation." When I arrived to an empty parking lot with a handful of guys loitering around the parked cars and an equally empty restaurant my suspicions were confirmed. PASS ON SMOKEY BONES WOODBRIDGE!!! The place is an appetite and wallet killer!!! It is apparent that the management of this restaurant doesn't read these reviews! read more

We have a kid with a nut allergy and our server brought out ingredient labels for us to confirm that the food would be safe for him. The cornbread was amazing too!! read more

I came with my family after a trip to Potomac Mills. I have heard some good things about other Smokey Bones so we decided to see how this one would turn out. Once we sat down at the table we didn't get service or even a hello from anyone, until 5-7 minutes later. She came over and it felt like she was trying to rush us, even after we had to wait. I understand she's a bartender but there was maybe 2 people at the bar and there was another bartender there. Fried pickles were just ok, it was very greasy and the coating was thick and had an awful seasoning. Our entrees took about 30 minutes to come out, for what reason...I have no idea because then food came out horrible anyways. My dad ordered the Tuscan mac and cheese. He had asked questions about the popcorn in the spicy chicken mac and cheese but he told her he wanted the Tuscan one. Guess what came out? Yup the spicy chicken one. She obviously did not listen. I ordered the 3 meat combo with grilled chicken, smokey wings and sausage. It came out and I looked at it and thought it was a kids meal. The portion size for $18 was sad. 4 of the smallest wings you can find, the chicken was cold and the sausage was overcooked. By then I was annoying and hungry so I didn't even tell her about the cold chicken. My sister ordered the chicken and bacon pizza but the dough was like fried pita bread, not even pizza dough. My other sister ordered a "dry rub" ribs with mash potatoes and mac and cheese. Her dry rub had alot of sauce on it, wait what? Mash potatoes had no flavor to it, it tasted like something from a box. Not fresh at all, have the cooks ever heard of salt and pepper? She had one bite and didn't eat anymore. This was also how it was for the mac and cheese, the cheese tasted old and not flavor at all. I mean, at least use kraft if you don't know how to make mac and cheese. They took long to bring out the food I would think it would be good but it was awful. The portion sizes were skimp and the service was slow. Please please go to Famous Daves, you can get so much more for your money and HOT chicken. Wow amazing right! And they have better and faster service there. She didn't even come over to check on how we were doing. And we had to look for her for our check after 10 minutes of sitting there. Service is in need of serious training and help! Food needs to be revamped...with seasoning in everything. All I can say is its slow and a waste of money. All the food here tastes like it's frozen and heated up in the microwave. I would never recommend this place. read more

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Smokey Bones is one of my all time favorite places in this area. I mostly go for the ribs, but their burgers are the BEST. The burgers are better then any place in the area. The ribs are terrific. They are very lean. I know there are many who compare this place with Dixie Bones, they are very different. If you like more fatty type of ribs with a SC sauce, then go to Dixie Bones. If you like more of a NC type of rib, then Smokey Bones is the place to be. Their ribs are more lean (St. Louis style). You could also go for their baby back ribs, which are also awesome. Service is consistently good, as well as the management. I've been there many times, and twice had an issue. Once with overcooked and dry ribs. The manager came over, took them away and I had a new plate of ribs in about 10 minutes. Another time was just a confusing transaction. I had coupons and they were also running a special for buying a gift card. The manager (different one then before) came over and cleared it all up without issue. In other words the whole staff is top notch. The atmosphere is like begin in a log cabin restaurant out in Colorado, a big part of it's charm. It makes me feel like I'm on vacation. Make sure to provide them with your email (via the website), they send you great coupons periodically. They often have specials during the week between 4-6pm, like half price appetizers and discount drinks. It's rare that I can praise an establishment as much as I do this one. Great food, great service, reasonable prices, and wonderful atmosphere. I am a loyal regular and will continue to be so. read more

Okie, you have two choices now when you go to Potomac Mills Mall - Dave's Famous BBQ - and Smokey Bones Barbeque and Grill. And let me tell you, there is a REAL difference between these two places. My wife and I sat down Saturday night for a late meal, and since I can't eat anything really spicey except BBQ, so this made my long hot day of walking around worthwhile. A short wait was punctuated by walking over to the bar area and being seated at a smallish table with a stone wall. At first, I thought it would be too loud, but it wasn't really that bad. We could see that many were still eating at the bar, and watch Geraldo comment on the most recent bridge collapse and my wife and I were wondering if there was Truman Capote's safe there or something. (Geraldo is as much an ambulance chaser to me now.) Anyway, we got the BBQ nachos, which were pretty good although not nearly enough BBQ for my personal preference. But still a nice portion to start with for even a larger table. Then we each got their combo meals, to try a little of everything. Make that a LOT of everything. Portion size was very nice, and we tried the chicken, smoked turkey breast, the St Louis ribs, the brisket and the smoked sausage. Ok, here's what to, and what not to do... First, skip the sausage - it's parboiled and then smoked. Juicey yes, but essentially flavorless. That's how they lost the 5th star. Ribs - not bad, but badly overcooked - as was their broccoli. Brisket, very good - but I've had some with better flavor. Okie, now the real stars of the meal. The BBQ chicken (whitemeat) was so good, and juicey with LOTS of flavor. No kidding, this stuff was sooooo good, it makes you want to grab someone from KFC or Popeye's - drag them into the store and point to it and say - "THIS IS HOW CHICKEN IS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE!" But, even so - it wasn't the best part of the meal. Honors, and I give those very infrequently - go to the chef who made the smoked turkey breast. This stuff... is magic in your mouth. Seriously, I want one of these for Christmas dinner. Yum. I'm sitting here at my desk typing this and I'm still salivating - it was that good. How good was it? Let me put it this way, if I was over at Famous Daves BBQ having their brisket (which I love) - I'd still seriously consider standing up from a free plate of it - just to walk over to Smokey Bones and ordering up a Smoked Turkey platter. Moist, hickory smoked and just the right seasonings to really make for a wonderful meal all by itself. So skip everything else, and just try the Turkey. Personally, I hope this starts a BBQ war in Potomac Mills... because no matter what - us foodies are gonna win. read more

The food was great, and the staff was nice and helpful. Our server jenna had some good recommendations and was very nice. Great experience and really good ribs, would go again read more

Well this is not a review that I feel good about giving because I normally have a great experience. This Smokey Bones needs to pay more attention to who they hire. Our server make sure to let us know that she was just part-time and it showed in everything she did and didn't do. Meals were wrong, items were left out of the order, and just seemed to have an attitude because she was there. We can for the great food we normally get but got a headache in place of good atmosphere and food. Thanks! read more

I order a burger and it was the best burger I had in a while as I took that first bite it gave me flashbacks of the first burger I ever ate I highly recommend this place they have great food and great service 10/10 read more

I haven't been into Smokey bones for a few years now. I was driving by and decided to try them out for lunch. I'm so glad I did. My experience was wonderful. My waiter a young man named Cameron was very attentive and very helpful in helping me pick out sauces for my wings. His personality was charming and everything came out exactly as I ordered it. The food taste great and my drink was nice also. I was full but Cameron insist I try the bag of doughnuts so I ordered them to go and I ended up eatting them all before I arrived home. Don't judge me. They were good. Will def come back to this location again. read more

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The food was decent and they had some nice specialty alcoholic drinks. The seats in booths were ripped up. There were 7 of us in our party one person ordered soup and that was the last item to come out to the table well into the middle of everyone else half way finished with their meals. There was a salmon salad that looked tasty. read more

Wings are RIDICULOUS!!!! Best wings in the DMV hands down..."Bones Way" is the best flavor. Service is usually not so good though, unless you have Peggy or Christian. These two servers are the best, most attentive and service oriented, not to mention personable as well. Kudos! And thanks Christian for another great dining experience! read more

Don't care for broccoli but I do here. Service was great tonight but tends to be a bit sketchy. Food was really good tonight. We come here more than other restaurants. Best server Caroline, left during Covid and that is when service became sketchy. Jada was very nice and would recommend as a server. read more

Salmon Broccoli and Cinnamon Apples were delicious!! Chicken wings and potatoes were good! Their garlic bread was yummy even though the bread was not really warm enough in my opinion but the rest of the Food temperature was perfect! Nice and Hot!! Great atmosphere and restaurant was clean!! Plenty of televisions!! Only thing we would suggest is to clean off the menus! I would recommend this restaurant!! My first visit was great! read more

This place has delicious food! Everything we ate was very appetizing. They have burgers, steak, pull pork, and the best of all was the dessert donuts. The service was outstanding and our waiter was very attentive. We will definitely be going back. read more

This was probably one of the most disappointing dinners. I ordered the steak salad and substituted romaine for spinach. That was apparently too big a change because they forgot to include everything else that was supposed to be on the salad! And by "steak" they mean a piece, literally. I even questioned the waitress and she said that was normal. So do yourself a favor and don't go here! And if you have to, definitely don't get the steak salad. Absolutely terrible read more

Smokey Bones Woodbridge - Barbeque Near Me - Woodbridge, Virginia

What a fun and filling way to end a great day! Service was immediate and friendly-- our waitress was very guiding, informative, and interactive. She made my first visit to Smokey one I will not forget-- she suggested the cornbread and honey pecan butter... It may be a smokehouse, but this is most definitely the BEST thing on the menu! And let me tell you, this will change your life! If you go to Smokey Bones, you absolutely HAVE to order the cornbread and butter!! I even asked my waitress for butter to-go, and she gave me a decent sized container. The texture and temperature of the bread just melts the butter so smoothly as you apply it, and makes your tastebuds want more and more... BEST combination EVER! I ordered the Avocado Turkey Burger, again, my waitress suggested it, it was very delicious! Though, I do admit that the selection of barbecue sauces could be better but maybe this is just because I'm from Texas and nobody does barbecue like Texas! The desserts are a small variety of milkshakes, but are overwhelmingly sweet. Not to mention, there was a bachelorette party going on at the table next to us, and those women were pretty slammed So dinner and a show? Couldn't have spent the evening better anywhere else. read more

Smokey Bones Woodbridge - Appetizer: Corn Bread & Honey Pecan Butter AN ABSOLUTE MUST HAVE WHEN DINING HERE! - Barbeque Near Me - Woodbridge, Virginia

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Fast service and good food! I highly recommend this place. They have a fireplace in the restaurant. Nice and cozy.

I come here all the time and I love the wings, the ribs, the prime rib, and especially the MAGNACHOS! I came in last night (Wednesday the 5th) and sat at the bar--like usual. Jacob was my bartender, and he was friendly and conversational. He was knowledgeable about the food and drinks, and very attentive. I have a lot of fun when he waits on me, and I never had to wait long for beverage refills. I ended up ordering tacos--another thing I love. Will, the KM, was really friendly and checked on me often. I've been coming to this location for almost 8 years, and it's got a really chill vibe. read more

Wow!!! Super delicious! I was staying at a hotel near the restaurant and walked over to have dinner. had the pulled pork platter with baked potato and cole slaw. The pulled pork was cooked perfectly and was delicious even without any BBQ sauce. The cole slaw was very fresh, creamy and just tasted great. My server, Joslyn, was super nice and very attentive. Overall, highly recommend for a great meal and great service. Will definitely stop by again the next time we are in Virginia visiting. read more

My husband and I thoroughly enjoy this restaurant. It is a clean and pleasant environment. The food is always delicious. We love their smoked wings. Everything is always fresh and cooked well. Plus we always have excellent service. The waitresses we have are all very kind and attentive without rushing you out just to fill another table. They invite you to stay and have a good time. During our first experience here our wings took a while too cook and they comped them for us which was great! We will definitely be back. read more

Brittney was great, the drinks were perfectly done, love our server.

Via DoorDash, I ordered a Cuban sandwich and a Caesar side salad. The salad was okay looking on the surface, so it was only after I started eating it that I discovered several brown and wilted pieces on the bottom (see photo). Unacceptable and inexcusable! Even putting aside the disregard for my ability to enjoy the food, have you not heard of the danger of eating spoiled salad? E. coli? I didn't finish the salad and DoorDash refunded its cost; however, within an hour of half-eating the salad I developed stomach cramps and am now waiting to see whether I get sick in 3 to 4 days. If I get sick, I will bring in the Health Department. read more

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Ordered 6 street tacos and all of them came without spicy mayo sauce...it was dry and i had nothing to put in it at home so i got 6 pulled pork tacos.I mean...come on read more

Ribs....delicious! Mac & cheese...fantastic!! Our server Charlene was perfect and took great care of us!! We'll be back again soon!

My wife and I ate dinner at the Woodbridge, Virginia, location on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. It was our first visit but not our last. Our server, Joslyn, was wonderful. Our St. Louis ribs, fries, cinnamon apples, and bag o' donuts were delicious. My wife enjoyed her Red Passion Rita cocktail. read more

I had lunch there and my card was charged triple the amount. I have yet to be refunded and management is no help. They provided a Corp number which was a fake number that got me no where! THIS IS STEALING AND I WILL NOT EVER EAT THERE AGAIN OR RECOMMEND ANYONE THERE read more

Not desirable but edible. Had pulled pork sandwich and it was basic, not super good but okay. Baked beans were the best thing we had here. Partner had signature smokehouse burger, patty you can tell was frozen not seasoned and super greasy. We also got fried pickles - also okay but nothing crazy. Didn't finish anything but our Dr. pepper's. Won't come back. read more

Stopped here on the drive home and we were in the mood for barbecue. The fried picked chips app was good with a hearty portion and a large bowl of ranch for dipping. The app would be better with a fresh ranch dressing rather than bottled but it was still tasty and if you're going to have fried pickles then they're best in chip form. For my entree, I got BBQ pulled pork sammy, topped with cole slaw and mashed potatoes and gravy on the side. My daughter got the BBQ chicken sandwich topped with onion straws, lettuce and tomatoes. The entrees were just meh. Not terrible, but not great. The chicken on the sandwich looked great - it had what appeared to be grill marks but it was lacking any flavor and certainly didn't have a smokey taste. The mashed potatoes were skin-on mashed, but the description didn't indicate that. They were fine. The service was also just passable. Our drinks were also empty for quite some time and it took quite a while to get our checks. Again, okay, but I wouldn't make a special trip here. read more

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Very disappointed. Had not been there in a couple of years (food was always good back then) Had a gift card so ordered carryout whole rack of ribs + corn. Corn good but sadly ribs very dry and hard and overdone, plus extremely salty. Plan to never return! read more

I went here a few days ago with my wife and the overall experience was kind of sad. First off, the picture of the wrap-around bar they have listed under the photos is not accurate. The bar looks nothing like that. Upon entering we got the feeling that the service was going to be a little bit off. The dining room is actually quite smaller than you would think looking at the photos. Its all centered around the bar but it looks as if they try to turn it into a dance floor after midnight (which obviously they don't but you get the idea). The service was pretty sketchy. I got the feeling from all the people we worked with that they didn't want to be there or were in a different headspace. You could see this in the way people would joke around with each other, especially in the back of house. The kitchen is not closed off, which it should be. We could see the large 8-foot entrance to the kitchen right from the table we were sitting at and it looked kind of gross so I wasn't too thrilled to be watching that while waiting for our food. The food: C+. We started with the pretzels which were okay but greasy as hell. They also tasted very frozen and were rubbery. I don't know how you make a pretzel greasy but they seemed to be coated in some form of indistinguishable oil. I got the barbecue which was alright, but nothing to write home about. My wife ordered the brisket sandwich which I can only describe as "sad". They make it seem like its piled high but it was not. It was just some meat piled ontop of a buttery piece of bread with some cheese melted on it. Bourbon and coke's here were only $3.50 so thats a plus. We won't be back though. If you're looking for american fare or good barbecue go right across the street to Smokey Bones. Much better. read more

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After years living on the area we finally went and tried it. It was great! Food was delicious, high food quality! We told our waiter Troy and he took the time to explain everything and made suggestions, which were accurate with our taste. Food arrived earlier and it was hot and fresh! Chicken, ribs, steak, sausage and wings were perfectly seasoned. Sides were tasty too! Our waiter Troy gave us the best service ever, so attentive, nice, fast and sweet, he exceeded all of our expectations!!!! Desserts are to die for!!! Chocolate cake and donuts were outstanding!!!! I couldnt took a pic of all the food cause we forgot, we were hungry and ate it read more

Smokey Bones Woodbridge - Barbeque Near Me - Woodbridge, Virginia

First time here and it did not disappoint! Bartenders were great and the manager made us feel very much at home! The brisket was delicious! Thank you all read more

Was invited by a friend for my birthday yesterday for happy hour @ 4p, which we found out that all day is happy hour, but when it comes 2 wines they only serve 2 types one white chardonnay and one red melot, but have 2 pages full of different kinds of bear. Since this was my first time and it's is a rib joint, I got the baby back ribs. The ribs taste good but just wasn't expecting them 2 be short and small, and only 4. I'm from Chicago and when u order ribs u get long ribs/ slab of at least 6, not short. The cold slaw and beans were great and I like the atmosphere The place was clean and the staff were nice. The only reason I did not rate a 5 because of the ribs size and amount for the order and price. The Overall bill with the discount coupon was reasonable and the sangria drink was great. I would come back and explore more on the food menu. read more

Smokey Bones Woodbridge - Barbeque Near Me - Woodbridge, Virginia

Had dinner at the Smokey Bones in Woodbridge. We had been on the road all day and had just checked into our hotel. We had a couple of errands to run and the restaurant was close by when we finished, so we stopped there. We were seated immediately on a Thursday evening. My wife had the pulled pork dinner with coleslaw and fire-roasted corn; I had the 'create your own combo' with pulled pork and sausage as my two choices and coleslaw and baked beans as my sides. The pulled pork was moist and nicely smoked and the sausage was flavorful. While this is only a small selection of the menu items, we enjoyed it very much. The wait staff was attentive. If you're looking for barbeque in Woodbridge, give Smokey Bones a try. read more

They have two other ghost restaurants with door DoorDash. The wing experience and The burger experience. The wing experience is good but hit or miss with consistency. The burger was experience let's just say I've e gotten a better burger from McDonald's. read more

BOGO wings! Nice to spend tome with friends, family, and wings. The nachos were the bomb.