Based on 147 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.1 stars. Price $$
Address:
2116 Monmouth St, Newport, KY 41071
Phone: (859) 581-7427
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Jim
The food available here is outstanding! However I do have to say the “food available” for a reason. The first time we came in was late in the evening on father’s day. So when we found out they were out of whole chickens we weren’t entirely surprised, when we found out they were out of cornbread it was annoying, but also not a giant surprise. It would have been nice for the server to have told us this before we ordered, rather than 10 minutes after we ordered causing us to have to grab the menus again and reorder the food. Lack of communication from the back of house and front of house seems to be a theme.
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Sharon Chittum
The smokers are clearly visible in the back of the restaurant. They’re always working on the great selection of meats. My fave is the half rack of baby back ribs and my husband likes the brisket. Everything is delicious and reasonably priced. The corn on the cob is roasted and comes served with the husks pulled back like a handle. They spread a parmesan cheese butter & salt on it too. Delish!!! Highly recommend you try it for great real smoked bbq.
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Ryan Brossart
Ribs were the best I’ve ever had at a BBQ place. Had no complaints about the service at all. Absolutely delicious.
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Shawn Murphey
After reading the some early I was pleasantly surprised by my first visit! On my first visit I had pulled pork sandwich and it was great. The coleslaw side salad and tater wedges were also fantastic, I have yet to try the other sides. They have two types of BBQ sauce available regular and spicy – I really liked the spicy. They also have as an option sides of wing sauce – try the spicy garlic! We were served drinks within a minute of sitting down and we received our food about 10 minutes after ordering and this was during lunch time when there are many other people waiting on their food as well.
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Daniel Webster
I ordered the half-back baby ribs, sides of cole slaw and potato salad. The ribs were cooked very well, a good portion. The sauce was smokey sweet. The price was reasonable. I would recommend this place. Definitely worth it!
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Stephen Wilson
This is my second visit, the last visit was about 4 months ago. The food is really pretty good, but the service seems to have suffered. It is rare to walk into an EMPTY BBQ place on a weekday at 6pm when it is on a busy main road, but we did. Now that my meal is done there are 3 groups besides my wife and I but no one has picked up the check in 10 minute and there is one very persistent fly in early November. The staff is not killing themselves.
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Bob Morrow
Most BBQ places, the meat is good, but the sides suck. This is the opposite. The beans are very good, fried okra is a rare treat, ribs were overcooked and dry. When I asked for “one slice of brisket, just to have a taste,” I was told “he couldn’t do it.” When I said I wasn’t expecting a freebie, he still couldn’t. So much for friendliness. Won’t be back.
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Susan Myers
Food was ok. I asked to have a description of a few of the sauces, and the waitress said I don’t know anything about them. I ordered wings with sweet chili and they came out dry with no sauce. She took them back to kitchen and they came back to me with what looked like a jar of sauce had been poured over them. I asked what kind of wine they had, and she couldn’t tell me. It took way too long to get our food considering there were only 3 tables of customers. I gave it a 3 only because my husband really liked his hot BBQ wings.
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Bill
I just ate the best barbecue I’ve ever had. I think my BBQ is pretty good. But this Barbeque is as good as it gets. Truly smoked really good. Amazing their homemade collard greens has meat in it. The argument with greens is greens ain’t good unless it has meat in it. I’ve never had greens at a restaurant that had meat until now. Best damn greens I’ve ever had. I had a brisket sandwich mac and cheese and collard greens. I walked out of the joint with a rack of baby backs and a pound of pulled pork. Oh yeah everything is homemade. Everything is from scratch. They got two kinds of barbecue sauce. You can’t buy this sauce at the store. I’ve been on a diet I lost 55 pounds. This place is an excuse to hit the gym even harder. I’ve been praying Lord I know you heard me.
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Lindsey Prebble
Excellent BBQ restaurant. The half rack of ribs was exceptionally meaty with a great flavor. The sides of baked beans and potato salad were probably the the best I have eaten in 50+ years. I’ve tried hundreds of BBQ places but Southern Smoke is the best of all. Usually the BBQ is good, but the sides are weak or vice-versa. Not at Southern Smoke, the entire meal was excellent and left me wanting more. A return trip is already in the planning stage.
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