Smokey Que's

We came in close to closing and felt bad but everyone was so so sweet and accommodating and the owner gave us his recommendations. Everything we got was amazing! I got the brisket and ribs and I haven’t had ribs this outstanding in YEARS. This was such a wonderful experience especially after the long day of hiking and traveling we had. When we visit NC again this is definitely on our list!

This restaurant was quite different on this visit from past visits. The food is still excellent and the staff are very friendly and helpful. However, the atmosphere is much less cozy and inviting than on past visits. The restaurant seems more geared to take-out.

Fantastic BBQ. Wonderful service. A little pricey, but well worth it! The hush puppies are the best I’ve had in a long long time. The ribs were too!!

Our family of 10 had the BEST experience! We sat out on the patio and had a wonderful server that did us right! Food was soooo good and everything came out fast and hot. We will definitely be back.

We sat outside on a Friday night and the weather was perfect for the patio. We arrived at 6pm and there was no wait for the outside seating. We had a wonderful server who was extremely nice and attentive. Our food was EXCELLENT! They had the best okra I've had since granny made it!! We had a party of 5 and we all got something different and everyone said everything was great! There was a gentleman (possibly manager or owner) who also came around to make sure everything was good and we were taken care of. He was really nice as well. We will definitely return! It was nice venturing outside of Hickory and Morganton to a fabulous locally owned restaurant.

After a day of hiking in Linville Gorge Wilderness trails we found Smokey Que's on our way back to Ashville and it really hit the spot. We absolutely over ordered and ended up with to go boxes from huge portions of shredded brisket, shredded smoked chicken thighs, pulled pork, pork ribs, and fried fish. Everything was awesome including the sides. Hush puppies were really tastee and we had one that looked like Alf (the TV show from the 80's). I would definitely eat here again.

Wonderful small-town BBQ joint with amazing food! Ribs were falling off the bone and we ate them with a fork. Pulled pork and BBQ chicken were moist and flavorful. Kids meals are quite large and filled them up with leftovers to take home. Staff is super friendly and took great care of us. Don't miss this little gem of a restaurant.

Stopped here on our way back from the falls. The chicken wings were fantastic, BIG, juicy and sauced well! My 10 year old ordered the kids rib plate and it was a huge portion! The salad bar had a lot of variety (peas, hard boiled eggs, beets, baby corn, imitation crab, black olives, ham, cheeses, pickles, etc) but the plate size is small. The BBQ sauce (Lexington sauce) is now my new favorite, not too spicy (I like heat) but a nice flavor. The collard greens were bland and the corn nuggets (deep fried cream of sweet corn) were great! Sweet is sweet and hospitality was wonderful! I even ordered an extra pint of sauce to go! Glad we stopped by, it's a good price and you get a lot of food, you won't leave hungry!