First I will say the service was amazing, the staff were very friendly and we got our food fairly quickly. However, the food and drinks were subpar. The "southern" style sweet tea was not sweet at all, it tasted like unsweet tea with half a sugar packet in it. Both the side and entree mac n cheese were watery. The carolina bbq sandwich did not taste smoky or actually barbecued. The portion sizes were very small for the price. Honestly not worth it. read more

Courtney was a wonderful server. The st. Louis style ribs were falloffthebone awesome. The coleslaw, cinnamon apples, and cornbread were delicious. And the chocolate peanut butter pie with fresh whipped cream, oh my! read more

Meat and sides were all flavorful and delicious! Loved having the variety of sauces to try. Good beer selection as well.

Ordered the brisket platter with Mac and cheese and the brisket was lukewarm and very very fatty. The Mac and cheese came served almost cold and ruined what could've been a good Mac. Service was good but the food was miles off. Sadly wouldn't recommend when in Lyons. read more

Consistently delicious-- and the only place in Lyons you can get 15 minute or less take-out pretty much any day/time of the week A regular for this local's fam for sure read more

Smokin' Dave's is a Colorado BBQ chain with 6 locations. I thought that the service was good, the prices fair, and the food tasty. Good: -Service was good, interior clean, and live music on a Saturday night. -Prices were all fair and about average for BBQ. -There is a loyalty program (I think it's like $15-$20 per every $100 paid), which is really nice for loyal patrons. -We got the Not so Teeny Wahine, basically a BBQ platter with most of the offerings. This was good value at $38 and could have definitely fed at least 3 people. Food wise, this was not the best BBQ I've ever had and it was probably only slightly above average. That being said, I liked the pulled pork and the brisket. They were both tender and well seasoned. The baked beans had pulled pork in it, which was great. Sweet potato fries were also above average. The cornbread was a plus and had everything you wanted in a cornbread- sweet, salty, and buttery. Sides, as a whole, were good. Meh/Wouldn't get again: -I didn't care as much for the coleslaw. It seemed very average and I would be surprised if this was even homemade. -The ribs could have been much more tender. They were very inconsistent and tough for some pieces. These were below average ribs for me. All in all, I had a good experience at Smokin' Dave's. Again, not close to the best BBQ I've ever had but it fills a craving and is decent value. read more

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This was my first time here and I really liked the place! Definitely worth stopping in. The vibe reminds me of Louisiana and they have lots of good food options. Seemed mostly meat based though if that's not your thing. Service was great and friendly. I got the philly with sweet potato fries which I loved. All in all, a tasty place to stop after a long hike at Rocky Mountain National Park. read more

Smokin' Dave's BBQ & Brew - The philly cheese steak with sweet potato fries and cole slaw - Barbeque Near Me - Lyons, Colorado

Having driven past Smoking Dave's in Lyons for 18 months on our way to go hiking, I longed to stop and go inside. Every time I drove by the smell of the smoke made me nothing but hungry. Well, today was the day. We had an opportunity to be in that neck of the woods and NOT going hiking. We were fortunate enough to have Janine as our server and I highly recommend that you ask for a seat in her section when you go. Her service was excellent as well as her menu recommendations. I selected the Hoggin Combo. Just as it sounds itis a great selection of a lot of their menu except for the ribs. On one plate you get Sliders, skins, wings, tenders, rings and deep-fried pickles. Man-o-Man it was over the top. Each item prepared perfectly. My wife ordered the ribs and si I shared 1/2 my pate as she did hers. Let me tell you there is enough food on every plate that you could share with someone and still have way more food than you need. Notice I did not say want, oh buddy you want this trust me. Their beer menu is also extensive and yes they will sample so you can order just the right one. I dare you to save room for dessert. We had the bread pudding. They have restaurants in Estes Park, Lyons, Longmont, Denver, and Centennial, CO. I have only been to Lyons so that means I have 4 to go! By the way, ever been to a BBQ restaurant that serves fish and chips? Well, they do and man are they good too. You know the drill, see a Smokin Dave's stop and hae a feast, you'll be glad you did! read more

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We visited here after a long hike & it definitely hit the spot. We came with dogs so we didn't sit inside, but it's air conditioned and very clean! Staff were super nice too. We sat outside, their patio is dog friendly! Food portions make this trip totally worth it. Will be back!! read more

You don't say...?! Really good que in a small town not known for good food. If you can't get into the Fork then this is your next best bet. read more

Smokin' Dave's BBQ & Brew - Bathroom - Barbeque Near Me - Lyons, Colorado

If they got rid of the awful "manager" Luis, the place would be so much more enjoyable like it use to be. He's lazy and makes everyone else do his job. Locals don't even enjoy sitting at the bar anymore when he works. It's sad how bad the place changed when the new manager stepped in read more

Stopped by for some lunch before heading to Rocky Mountain National Park. We walked in on a Monday afternoon around 1pm and were able to get seated right away. We chose to sit out on the patio since the weather was so nice out. Our server was fast and friendly. I ordered the pulled pork platter that came with 2 sides-Mac & cheese and baked beans as well as a piece of cornbread. Food came out pretty quickly and the table had 4 different bbq flavor Options to chose from. Food wasn't served "hot" maybe more like lukewarm to be honest. As soon as we got our food we started getting bees flying in our area so we moved to a further table where the flies got us. I would suggest to sit inside unless you're ok with all the insects flying around outside. Food was tasty, just wish it was served hot. read more

Smokin' Dave's BBQ & Brew - Pulled Pork platter - Barbeque Near Me - Lyons, Colorado

Using my last bit of energy to type this out after completely sLaYINg a plate of buffalo ribs. [Loosens belt, burps]. So DAMNED GOOD!!! That's all I can say. Oh...big ups to our server Caity who said, "I don't even work here!" LOL -She works at a different location. She was werkin' hard as the ONLY server in the joint. I remember those days...whoowee. You go girl. read more

Smokin' Dave's BBQ & Brew - Largest lemonade Ever! - Barbeque Near Me - Lyons, Colorado

We called ahead and ordered 2 orders of wings to go, just wanting to eat a couple on our way home, Longmont, from Estes Park. Up till now, I've been entirely unimpressed by Longmont's choices in wings. Smokin Daves does wings great and the size of the wings are great. I'm impressed and, we'll be back, damn. Sincerely, the guy with the boots. read more

Super disappointing. Nothing we ordered was even average. Quantity over quality. Waitress knew nothing about anything. Meatloaf was served with sauce that looked disgusting. First and last visit. read more

Smokin' Dave's BBQ & Brew - Barbeque Near Me - Lyons, Colorado

Really great BBQ served up in big portions - You won't go away hungry! Tried the brisket and ribs two meat plate and a dinner fried catfish entree. All were super solid. Sides included smashed potatoes, Mac and cheese (yum!), and cornbread. Great place to stop!! read more

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While Smokin Dave's in Estes has become hit or miss, this joint in Lyons (en route to Estes Park or heading home) has been great. Big helpings, friendly service and pretty decent BBQ (well, for CO anyway -- LOL). read more

It was shit. Honestly this entire thing about sitting only 6 people per table. Even if your group is bigger is total Bs. Don't get me wrong I understand the social distance part. At any rate. The food was not great. I ordered a half of roasted chicken, with green beans and a side of macaroni and cheese. Greens beans, we're very oily. The chicken's flavor was okay, nothing out of the ordinary. Their BBQ SAUCE was mediocre at best. My husband, chili burger, had no chili flavor. The steak that my nephew order was overcooked, and my niece asked for a beer that would be similar to a Modelo, and she brought her a different beer even though they had Corona. And to top it off the mac and cheese for my granddaughter and grandnephew was cold, she had to take it back and warm it up. read more

Amazing BBQ and food. Highly recommend their Mac & Cheese with brisket, as well as the Smoked Ruben sammich. Parking. Super nice service, low key ambience. Full bar. read more

hardly anyone there at dinner time so had a feeling we weren't getting their best shot. Brisket was recommended. It was dry. Buffalo Rib had good blueberry based BBQ sauce but hardly any meat. St. Louis ribs were decent. Best of all. Sides were awful. Cornbread was cold, Collards were bitter. Jalapeño Hushpuppies were fried in old oil and were almost black. Beer selection was good. Service staff was friendly but stayed in the kitchen most of the time so weren't timely. read more

We were craving some BBQ so we stopped here on our way through Boulder. We ordered the Not So Teeny Wahine for our family, and I ordered the Fish and Chips for myself. Not So Teeny Wahine On the menu it says it serves 2-4; it definitely serves 4 people. It comes with a variety of meats and sides, more than enough for a family meal. The sides were pretty typical, though we found the Mac and Cheese and Green Beans (had some bacon mixed in) to be exceptional. I'd definitely try their sauces as well, they go well with the meats. Fish and Chips These are worth the price for sure. It comes with 3 pieces of fish, and they're all mostly fish with a very crispy layer on the outside. It comes with coleslaw and fries. Only complaint was that the fries were a bit too salty. Service Good service and reasonable wait time. Our Wahine was supposed to have 4 sides, though they forgot our coleslaw. We let our waiter know, and he immediately went to get it for us with no fuss. Overall a great restaurant. 4 stars for the overly salted fries and the missing coleslaw, would definitely come again. read more

We stopped by this place on a Sunday at 2pm and it wasn't busy at all! After our order was placed it took 40 min to get the food! If anyone knows anything about BBQ is that the meat is always ready to go because it's smoked prior so I have no clue why it took so long. The Brisket was served cold and DRY 0 out of 5 star! The chicken was moist but served COLD, all the sides fries were served cold and barely edible, the ribs were decent but served cold as well! My daughters pork sandwich was served room temp! Cost $82 with tip for a family of 4! For that price and time I'd just go somewhere else! read more

Service was good, but BBQ left much to be desired. I'm ashamed to see them drag the good name of Texas BBQ through the dirt w the Texas Brisket. Jalapeño hush puppies were delicious. read more

New Yorkers know about good food! And we have to say that smoking Dave's BBQ was licking good!! Love the brisket and cooked to perfection St Louis ribs! The potato salad is excellent!! They also allow you to taste their beer selection before you decide what you want to drink. The only suggestion is that they could open the windows / curtains to make the place more inviting! Great food and great service! Coming back to Smoking Dave's BBQ next time we are in town! John and Wilma read more

This place is great! Food was excellent and came out quickly. Louis T. was our server/bartender and was super nice, knowledgeable about the menu, and made our time enjoyable. will definitely come by again! read more

We stopped in on a Sunday. The place was not packed but had a few customers. The service was fast, friendly and efficient. The brisket had a nice smoke flavor, was very tender and juicy. The ribs had a nice bark on them and really did not need any BBQ as they were tasty enough on their own. The meat came off the bone and was very moist and tasty. The original sweet BBQ sauce has a nice smoky flavor with a hint of pepper and heat. My dining partner really liked the mac and cheese and said it was nice and cheesy, not dry at all. read more

St Louis Style ribs are fantastic and really do fall off the bone. Being from the St Louis area I have a little experience inn this area. Our group of 4 adults enjoyed the BBQ family special that in addition to ribs included pulled pork, smoked chicken, Brisket and sides highlighted by delicious cornbread. Can't wait for my next trip to Denver as I will be making a detour to Smoking Dave's. read more

Do not miss this hidden gem. Some of the best BBQ I've ever had on this side of the Mississippi. I ordered pulled pork with jalapeño hush puppies, baked beans, and potato salad. Everything blew my socks off. Good service and great environment! read more

Every time we come to the mountains we make sure we stop in at Smokin' Dave's. It never disappoints. They are consistently good. The service was great too. read more

Unfortunately this was the saltiest low quality pork ribs I've ever remember having. I bought a full rack was was one disappointed patron. Fatty and Salty!! The greens where even worse, with so much salt I literally could not eat them. I don't know if there was an accident in the kitchen with the salt shaker, but I don't how this could be intentional. The BBQ sauces were pretty good if you can get past the mouthful of fatty salt, each bite you take. I really have no idea how this place could rate as high as it does. The hostess was pleasant, the sever lacked a personality. I suppose there are only a few restaurants in Lyons so may that contributes to the Yelp rating. And if you grew up on salty and fatty fast food, maybe you think this low quality is normal. There are so many great places within 30 minutes of Lyons, I zero reason to ever visit Dave's again. read more

the food is great and cheyenne is the best server ever the best thing to get is Mac and cheese brisket and ftench fries read more

Smokin' Dave's BBQ & Brew - Barbeque Near Me - Lyons, Colorado

the food was great and the place was clean and Cheyenne was the best sever. The place was organized especially the menu.

Wait staff was great! Had the young blonde from Hawaii. Super friendly! Food was a bit heavy for my taste. Sampler potato skins not good. Sliders not very tasty. Onion feel apart as soon as I picked it up. Mac n chez was very good read more

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Being from Georgia, I was told that there isn't any decent BBQ in Colorado. Boy were they wrong! Very good BBQ even by Georgia standards.

Ordered takeout and was told it would take 15 minutes was OK if I went back to my car because I had my dog with me as he rang me up he stated absolutely, and that he would bring it out to me and then turned the screen and asked if I wanted to leave a tip. Typically I do not tip on takeout orders because they're not spending more than five minutes with me usually more 1 to 2. Because he offered to bring the food to the car when it came out I added a 15% tip. After 25 minutes I walked back in and saw my food sitting on the bench and this individual messing with menus or some thing, maybe 10 feet away while he brought my me my order and I appreciate that I got to my cabin 30 minutes away and found that they did not include the corn muffins. Very frustrating experience. read more

Food is outstanding! Stoped in on our way to the Rockies for the day. Large craft beer selection and indoor outdoor seating. Highly reccomend read more

Smokin' Dave's BBQ & Brew - Lots of beer on tap! - Barbeque Near Me - Lyons, Colorado

Wow! I guess you need to be stoned to like the food here. Dry meats and frozen burgers. Ordered one burger medium and it was just as dry and rubbery as my late hamster's thigh. The BBQ really doesn't rate much better. After reading the story of Dave, I am convinced that he learned how to cook from the "mediocre" establishments in LA. Definitely not worth the stop. Sorry, Dave. read more

I wasn't expecting much when we pulled thru Lyons and into the parking lot of this joint but...damn was I surprised! Bigger joint with a huge bar and many dining rooms; I'd imagine it's packed in the summer. Nice beer list as well as many cans & bottles on hand. The menu is pretty large with something for just about anybody! Many Appetizers, Platters, Combos & of course Ribs to be had. We started with Catfish Bites and they were phenomenal! (Something I would never order) We tried Brisket Sandwiches, Combo Platters & Ribs and they were all pretty damn good & I've had a lot of Texas BBQ! Really good sauces too make it 5 stars for sure. Service was great & prices totally average/ Must try joint! Talk Later read more

Just do yourself a favor and STOP HERE. We are from Texas (so we know good BBQ) and I can honestly say this is some of the best BBQ I've ever had in my life. Get the sampler appetizer and use ALLLLLLLL the BBQ ranch. Then get brisket, the sausage, and the pork ribs. My GOODNESS! Get the baked beans, corn casserole, cornbread AND hush puppies were amazing. Skip the Mac and cheese, just not cheesy enough. But literally everything else was 10/10! read more

It's not a spanky spiffy place but more like a large hole in the wall type place. That said; the beef brisket and fries were great! The brisket was tender and flavorful and the barbecue sauces were flavorful as well. Our waitress was efficient and friendly! Great place! read more