Smoke Bourbon And Bbq

This place is great. There was plenty of parking down town, but I'm sure it depends on the night. We were told we would have a 20 minute wait, but it was about 10 minutes until we were seated. The pimento cheese wontons were good and fresh. The bourbon salmon was so good and fresh. I also loved the corn and Mac and cheese. The fried okra and banana peppers was amazing and a must try. The smothered and covered was also very tasty.

The reason for my low rating was the time it took to get food at this location. A couple of the dishes we got were super good but mine was nothing to write home about. I got a brisket sandwich with mac and cheese and the was not much flavor to the mac and cheese. No salt and pepper on the table to make it a little better and the wait staff seemed overwhelmed. I cant be mad at them but i was hoping for better tasting food and experience. We waited a full hour for food. It was hot in the restaurant and just not what i was hoping for. Very cute place but not sure i would recommend. The chicken sandwich was good so if your looking for a sandwich that was a good one.

My husband and I were in town for the weekend and decided to stop by on our way home (around noon) because we walked by a few times and it smelled so good! For the appetizer we chose the smoke wings (hot). Admittedly so the waiter told us they wouldn’t be smoked for whatever reason (I can’t remember) however they would be fried. What the waiter didn’t tell us was they would attempt to recreate the “smoke” flavor by charring them to the point upon which they were almost inedible. They must’ve left them under the broiler too long. Please don’t do this. Just fry them and let it be or better yet take them off the menu or say they aren’t available if they can’t be prepared properly. We had a few drinks while we waited on our entrees, which seemed to take a very long time. We noticed several guests who came in after us were eating while we were still waiting. The table next to us noticed the same thing and addressed it with their waiter. Right when I was about to say something our food arrived. I ordered the gnocchi & brisket with the sauce/gravy on the side while my husband ordered the rack with mac and cheese & okra and banana peppers. My food was not hot at all. More so room temp. The brisket was too fatty for my liking so I had to pick around to find actual meat. The gnocchi was good but cold. I’m glad I got the gravy sauce on the side because I didn’t like it either. Too bland. I added some bbq sauce to my brisket and gnocchi which made it taste better but again it was cold and I was only able to eat the non-fatty pieces of brisket. On the upside my husband enjoyed his rack. They were tender and he enjoyed the bbq sauces they were served with. He also enjoyed the okra/banana peppers and the mac was satisfying to him. Overall I hope this was an isolated incident however for the price we paid and the mediocre service coupled with my cold food I unfortunately cannot recommend this restaurant. Maybe I’ll try again but as we were leaving we saw kitchen staff eating off the plates (through the side door). This is very unsanitary and why I gave them 2 stars. Please do better.

My visit to Smoke Bourbon was nice, the restaurant was very clean. The staff was welcoming from beginning to end. I ordered the Pig Mac. It's pulled pork with Mac and cheese and bacon. It would've been great if the pulled pork was seasoned more. I did add BBQ sauce to my sandwich and that did make it better. I have been to the rooftop many times and I love the vibe. I would say check it out, it's a trendy spot.