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| - Every time I eat Smoky's, I repeatedly catch myself being sort of shocked at how good it is. They really are executing extremely well over there. The pork is smokey, moist, and tender--pulled and not shredded, the buns are tasty, and they nail the hell out of the steak fries, which are salty with a little bit of seasoning, and surprisingly crunchy for a steak fry (I actually enjoy a potato-ey steak fry, too, but these are pretty outstanding). On a past visit I got the burnt ends, which were just as outstanding as burnt ends should be (and they actually were not out of them, like another delicious bbq joint in town usually is!).
They also deliver. They charged us $1.77, delivered promptly, and the food was just as good as when we ordered in the restaurant.
I do agree with the other posters that the service leaves a bit to be desired. Everyone encountered has been very nice, but it seems like they need to be whipped into shape a little bit. Servers should be attentive and hustling, whereas the Smoky's servers seem to be relatively ambivalent and very slow. Strangely, having worked in restaurants all throughout highschool and college and grad school, I think that's a simple management attitude problem (I've seen some really good and really bad management, while wait staffs are pretty much always the same--gotta set the bar high and get the basics right!).
ANYWAY, overall, I would absolutely recommend this place. Huge fan!
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