Food is delicious! Smells amazing when you go inside. My only complaint was that the server didn't tell me there was a lunch option as this was my first visit, but I really don't care, because the food was so good.
QueenJulz1
This is a very delicious experience. The staff was super friendly and treat ya like family. Thanks Hokie Smokie. Tons of options. I got the the brisket and yum. Look at it. Yall the sides are as good as the brisket. The touch down plate is a good mix of different smoked meats. Holy Moly. Ruben is a heck of a cook.
Gregg H
Forget Ridgewood, this is the best! Pulled pork is excellent and the sauce is phenomenal. You should also try the Phillie cheese.
Mikaylee Lewis
Me and my boyfriend both got pork sandwiches with brownies and carrot cake, everything was fantastic and service was just as great! We Will definitely be back.
Alaina Prillhart
If you like slow service (especially the Mr. beast food they sell on door dash), mediocre bbq, high prices, and waitress that seem like they’d rather be anywhere but at work this is the place for you. Won’t order or be back. Must be why there was 2 tables there at lunch time and I was the only to go.
Johnny D.
Tried the ribs, brisket, and pulled pork. All 3 were rubbery texture w little flavor other than the mediocre bbq sauce it was coated in. Fried okra was bland. Mac and cheese was forgettable. Texas toast was fine. Not recommended.
Duncan
We ordered many different types of food. The fried mushrooms and the beef burned ends were good, the baked beans were good, the potato salad was ok. Beef brisket was tender and the sausage was probably my favorite. The wings were ok and the ribs were good. Overall i would say the food is ok to good depending what you are getting, however the service was terrible. The staff had to come to our table several times to get the order right. The staff would go and take another's table order before finishing taking our order. We were there for over 2 hours overall.
Amy Langkam
Our first stop while vacationing in TN! We were treated like family! Our waitress Crystal was the Best and the food was outstanding! The potions were a nice size too, here is a picture of my meal, smokehouse skillet mac n cheese with brisket. Def recommend this place!
Benjamin G.
I've eaten here over the last few years and their smoked wings are about the only thing that is decent. Last time I was here, a staff member was in front of the building shirtless. Inside is dingy at best and the food is just disappointing. Couple that with rising prices and it's just hard to justify eating here.
Brian Sipe
The bbq was ok, a little more fat and scraps than I expected but flavor was good. It seemed light and when I got home I checked the weight, 2 lb should have been 32 oz, but it was only 29 oz. About 10% short.
Waiter smelled like cigarettes. Place was in disarray. We got the volcano nachos with pulled pork on top. I don't know what the pork was but it looked like the fat cap cut into cubes. Over half the chips were stale. And the cheese they offer is what you would get on nachos at a ball game. Didn't eat half of it just paid and left. I wish I would have taken a picture of it.
Mike T.
I am visiting Johnson City and thought to myself it would be a good place to have some authentic barbecue food. I didn't want to go to a chain I wanted to eat local and support local business. So I chose Hokie Smokie. It looked right up my alley. A small local business to support while I was in town. The waitress was nice and pleasant but you could tell she was new. No problem for me we all start at a new place. I ordered my order half rack of ribs and an order of boneless wings to go. I asked her to put it in while I was eating so I could take them to my hotel hot. She did so. And I waited and I waited. And there seemed to be chaos in the kitchen. Eventually after the 2nd or 3rd time someone finally listened to her and the wings cane out. I ripped her 22% and I went on my merry way. The food was less than good. The service was slow from kitchen even though there were 2 tables. And 2 to go orders that cane in while I sat there. Btw. The wings came out bone in. Lol. And slow. My new name for the place is Hokie, smokie but allow time because the are Pokie and not so good. This is my first review I've ever done. I'd stay away if I were looking for bbq food.
Max Ar
Worst meal in years.-Wings: They were small, rubbery, and tasted like they were microwaved. The menu says large/jumbo crispy, etc. NOPE- BBQ brisket wirh Mac and Cheese. Awful. Was cold, watery and very little flavor.- Beer: Had two different beers, both tasted old. I'm sure they have never cleaned their lines.- Burgers: About as good as you would get in a lunch room. Pretty bad.Food was expensive. If the food was super cheap, I would have expected this level, but it was more expensive than many local places we have been to in the same area. Don't waste your money here.No one bothered to ask how things were. Get the feeling not many people provide positive feedback.I'm surprised that this place is still in business. They clearly don't have any interest in their reputation. The waitress was there for a few days already and no one had taught her how to pour a beer. Days she's been there and they didn't even teach her that.Took forever to get food and there was no one in the place.DO NOT trust 'local reviewers/guides" . They seem to be the only ones who ever get good meals at sub par places. Amazing the luck they have.
Kela Hartley
The food was terrible! I do not recommend eating here. I had ordered lunch for my co-workers and here is some of the complaints I received, including mine. The smoked half chicken was very dry. I ordered the loaded potato wedges and just received them plain. The sweet potato fries that were ordered were as small as shoe laces and burnt terribly and only received not even a handful. I had ordered extra sauces and did not receive them. The chicken tenders that were ordered had way too much breading on them so all the breading did not get cooked and it tasted like paste over chicken and had zero flavor. The sandwich that was ordered looked like it was thrown in the box. Hokie Smokie seems to be very careless when it comes to their customer's food. I will not be back.
T.R. Ward
Ordered a 1/2 rack of ribs. Got them, they looked amazing until I started eating. It was like a piece of paper crossed with a stick of chalk . Hands down 0/10 on the food quality. The collard greens 2/10 no seasoning. The best part of meal was the drink.I walked up to the register to pay for my drink, the young lady ask how my meal was. I said I will pay for my drink. I was expecting a manager.No management in sight. I would go elsewhere. I should have gauged my decision to visit by the 2 cars in the parking lot.Do yourself a favorGo somewhere else
Food is delicious! Smells amazing when you go inside. My only complaint was that the server didn't tell me there was a lunch option as this was my first visit, but I really don't care, because the food was so good.
This is a very delicious experience. The staff was super friendly and treat ya like family. Thanks Hokie Smokie. Tons of options. I got the the brisket and yum. Look at it. Yall the sides are as good as the brisket. The touch down plate is a good mix of different smoked meats. Holy Moly. Ruben is a heck of a cook.
Forget Ridgewood, this is the best! Pulled pork is excellent and the sauce is phenomenal. You should also try the Phillie cheese.
Me and my boyfriend both got pork sandwiches with brownies and carrot cake, everything was fantastic and service was just as great! We Will definitely be back.
If you like slow service (especially the Mr. beast food they sell on door dash), mediocre bbq, high prices, and waitress that seem like they’d rather be anywhere but at work this is the place for you. Won’t order or be back. Must be why there was 2 tables there at lunch time and I was the only to go.
Tried the ribs, brisket, and pulled pork. All 3 were rubbery texture w little flavor other than the mediocre bbq sauce it was coated in. Fried okra was bland. Mac and cheese was forgettable. Texas toast was fine. Not recommended.
We ordered many different types of food. The fried mushrooms and the beef burned ends were good, the baked beans were good, the potato salad was ok. Beef brisket was tender and the sausage was probably my favorite. The wings were ok and the ribs were good. Overall i would say the food is ok to good depending what you are getting, however the service was terrible. The staff had to come to our table several times to get the order right. The staff would go and take another's table order before finishing taking our order. We were there for over 2 hours overall.
Our first stop while vacationing in TN! We were treated like family! Our waitress Crystal was the Best and the food was outstanding! The potions were a nice size too, here is a picture of my meal, smokehouse skillet mac n cheese with brisket. Def recommend this place!
I've eaten here over the last few years and their smoked wings are about the only thing that is decent. Last time I was here, a staff member was in front of the building shirtless. Inside is dingy at best and the food is just disappointing. Couple that with rising prices and it's just hard to justify eating here.
The bbq was ok, a little more fat and scraps than I expected but flavor was good. It seemed light and when I got home I checked the weight, 2 lb should have been 32 oz, but it was only 29 oz. About 10% short.
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Waiter smelled like cigarettes. Place was in disarray. We got the volcano nachos with pulled pork on top. I don't know what the pork was but it looked like the fat cap cut into cubes. Over half the chips were stale. And the cheese they offer is what you would get on nachos at a ball game. Didn't eat half of it just paid and left. I wish I would have taken a picture of it.
I am visiting Johnson City and thought to myself it would be a good place to have some authentic barbecue food. I didn't want to go to a chain I wanted to eat local and support local business. So I chose Hokie Smokie. It looked right up my alley. A small local business to support while I was in town. The waitress was nice and pleasant but you could tell she was new. No problem for me we all start at a new place. I ordered my order half rack of ribs and an order of boneless wings to go. I asked her to put it in while I was eating so I could take them to my hotel hot. She did so. And I waited and I waited. And there seemed to be chaos in the kitchen. Eventually after the 2nd or 3rd time someone finally listened to her and the wings cane out. I ripped her 22% and I went on my merry way. The food was less than good. The service was slow from kitchen even though there were 2 tables. And 2 to go orders that cane in while I sat there. Btw. The wings came out bone in. Lol. And slow. My new name for the place is Hokie, smokie but allow time because the are Pokie and not so good. This is my first review I've ever done. I'd stay away if I were looking for bbq food.
Worst meal in years.-Wings: They were small, rubbery, and tasted like they were microwaved. The menu says large/jumbo crispy, etc. NOPE- BBQ brisket wirh Mac and Cheese. Awful. Was cold, watery and very little flavor.- Beer: Had two different beers, both tasted old. I'm sure they have never cleaned their lines.- Burgers: About as good as you would get in a lunch room. Pretty bad.Food was expensive. If the food was super cheap, I would have expected this level, but it was more expensive than many local places we have been to in the same area. Don't waste your money here.No one bothered to ask how things were. Get the feeling not many people provide positive feedback.I'm surprised that this place is still in business. They clearly don't have any interest in their reputation. The waitress was there for a few days already and no one had taught her how to pour a beer. Days she's been there and they didn't even teach her that.Took forever to get food and there was no one in the place.DO NOT trust 'local reviewers/guides" . They seem to be the only ones who ever get good meals at sub par places. Amazing the luck they have.
The food was terrible! I do not recommend eating here. I had ordered lunch for my co-workers and here is some of the complaints I received, including mine. The smoked half chicken was very dry. I ordered the loaded potato wedges and just received them plain. The sweet potato fries that were ordered were as small as shoe laces and burnt terribly and only received not even a handful. I had ordered extra sauces and did not receive them. The chicken tenders that were ordered had way too much breading on them so all the breading did not get cooked and it tasted like paste over chicken and had zero flavor. The sandwich that was ordered looked like it was thrown in the box. Hokie Smokie seems to be very careless when it comes to their customer's food. I will not be back.
Ordered a 1/2 rack of ribs. Got them, they looked amazing until I started eating. It was like a piece of paper crossed with a stick of chalk . Hands down 0/10 on the food quality. The collard greens 2/10 no seasoning. The best part of meal was the drink.I walked up to the register to pay for my drink, the young lady ask how my meal was. I said I will pay for my drink. I was expecting a manager.No management in sight. I would go elsewhere. I should have gauged my decision to visit by the 2 cars in the parking lot.Do yourself a favorGo somewhere else