Smoke BBQ

Bethesda, MD · Barbecue restaurant

Rating
3.9/5
★★★★☆ 3.9
Reviews
20
Rank in Bethesda
#170
of 264 restaurants
City Percentile
25%
rating percentile
Address
Smoke BBQ, 4858 Cordell Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone
(301) 656-2011
Website
www.mysmokebbq.com
Status
Closed · Opens 11 AM

Smoke BBQ is a restaurant located in Bethesda, MD. It is one of 264 restaurants listed in Bethesda. Its 3.9-star rating is slightly below the Bethesda city average of 4.3 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Friday11 AM–10 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★☆☆ 3.0 petra hunt · Jul 2025

Unfortunately, not a good experience. Ordered a 2 meat Platter with Ribs and Brisket with a side of Tater Tots. The Ribs were dry and tough, they did not taste fresh. The Brisket tasted good, but it was sliced so thin, and there was so little of it, that it was lost on the tray. The slaw that was served with the Platter was gray in color, and looked so unappealing, we didn't try it at all. The Bartender waited on us, and he was friendly and helpful. The Husband stated that the Tater Tots were the best thing on the Platter. The place is cute, Guitars and music memorabilia hanging on the wall, but don't look too close, not super clean. The pictures of food on google are very misleading, as our food did not look anywhere near the same. Very disappointed, can't recommend.

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Wendy Caputo · Mar 2025

Service was outstanding, the food was OK, and the place was cute but wasn't super clean. Ribs were good, but the portion was very small - especially for price. While it was definitely half a rack, the ribs were tiny. Brisket & pulled chicken were ok - a little dry. Coleslaw was super dry and tasteless. The best value on the menu is the bowl, which is a combination of meat and sides layered in with plenty of topping options. They go heavy on the sides, light on the meat. Great craft beer selection and a fun "cheers vibe" to the bar.

★★★★★ 5.0 Semone Collier · Apr 2025

We came here for lunch. The service was friendly and fast. We did not wait long for the food . I had ribs MacNCheese (Super Creamy for the Mac n cheese lover) with cole slaw. My husband had the pulled pork , Cole slaw and cucumber tomato salad our plates were both fresh and hot. I give the experience service and Great food 5 Stars⭐️

★★★★★ 5.0 PUR · Apr 2018

We walked into a nicely decorated barbecue place on Cordell Avenue in Bethesda- first time never even heard of it before and apparently it's been there 5 years. I like barbecue I like reasonably priced delicious barbecue. This could be the place near home, how did I miss hearing about this place thank goodness for Google. We had a complete meal and everything was really good I recommend going here for dinner on one of those days when you really want barbecue or if you can't decide what to eat try this place. I'm told they deliver. 2. Here's my in-depth review we really enjoyed our meal and I'll try to attach the pictures The onion rings were cooked perfectly, when you bite through it you bite through it including the onion. Oh by the way they taste really good too. Pulled pork was was so g

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 Sean Crim · Oct 2025

Gave this place a shot and was super excited when searching for a lunch spot as BBQ is one of my all time favorites. Menu is greatly over priced but was willing to give it a shot. When the food came out. My first thought was smoke BBQ, where is the smoke. The food had no smoke flavor and appeared to come straight from the microwave. Food had 0 flavor and my wife and I couldn't even finish it. Maybe it was just a bad day but the place was empty so should have been a clue. Needless to say it was a disappointment and we won't be back. The best thing about the place was the friendly staff, thats the only positive regarding this feedback. Ownership needs to take control of the kitchen and produce some quality BBQ if they want to survive in today's environment. Just some food for thought...

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Barbecue restaurant

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