I will begin this review with the hope that a few months in business will improve this restaurant. We have been looking forward to the opening of Smokin' Q's since we heard about it! We sat at the bar for a late lunch on Saturday, June 10th. As other reviewers have stated, there were so many employees standing around and talking that it made us uncomfortable and no one seemed to have anything to do. The two employees behind the bar spent a good 15-20 minutes complaining about how many hours they were working. The bar is not a large area so there was no avoiding their conversation. We were ready to order, after the shock of $5 sides slightly wore off. Our server was taking our orders, and as he turned away from my husband to take my order, the manager said to our server "So I heard you came in a little late today, huh?" How is this at all appropriate to bring up in front of customers!? I said "Please have your conversation after I'm finished ordering."
My pulled pork with $5 mashed sweet potatoes was, for the most part, enjoyable. The bread that it came with lacked any flavor. A friend of ours ordered the brisket, and got nearly an entire piece of fat, which they replaced for him at no charge.