Smoky Kitchen BBQ

First off, let me start with the positives — they’re open late at night, and their Million Dollar Spaghetti is absolutely amazing. I highly recommend it! Plus, they’re Black-owned, which is a big plus. Now for the negatives — the wait time can be insane. I’ve waited up to an hour and a half for my meal before. Sometimes the grease could use changing, as it affects the flavor of the fried foods. Other than that, the staff is as friendly as can be.

This Food Truck Is All Dat.. Even Though Location Is By The Hospital. So it's a lot going on around u while u wait.. It's WORTH IT.. They Are Open Til Like 4am Too.. Thx Me Later

The food is amazing which keeps me coming back and staff are very friendly and helpful. Unfortunately wait times can be very long and if you order online the time given is never accurate, but it's open late and the food is worth the wait.

Started going here over a year ago. Their hours are definitely not my favorite—they only open from 11:30 P.M. to 4:00 AM, which can be inconvenient if you're craving BBQ earlier in the day. Despite this, the food usually makes up for the limited schedule. I stopped visiting for a while when they started giving smaller portions of rib tips and began throwing in slices of bread with the meal. It just didn’t feel worth it anymore. But recently, I had a craving and decided to give them another shot. I ordered the loaded cheesesteak fries, and I was glad I did. The combination of meat, bell peppers, onions, and melted cheese was absolutely delicious! Their jerk chicken is another standout dish—it’s always packed with flavor and cooked to perfection. Not too spicy at all. Even better, my husband and I were able to share the meal boxes for dinner and still had leftovers to enjoy for lunch the next day. The portions were generous this time around, and we both loved the flavors. Smoky Kitchen BBQ still has some of the best-tasting food in town when they get it right, and for that, I love it.

Great food and very friendly staff. I was in the area and they were closing down. They were nice enough to make me a meal. Best jerk chicken I’ve ever had.

The food was amazing and the staff were nice. However, my issue was the wait time. I ordered online around 11:30pm. My pick up time was 12am. Then, a couple minutes later, they changed my pickup time again to 12:30am. I arrived there at 12:25am. It took them until 1:20am to finally have my food ready for me. The terrible wait time aside, the food was delicious and a good portion size for the price.

The food here is very good, however, they are very slow and the customer service is horrible. I've been partially homeless for a while, but I've supported this business many times when I had funds to do so and at the end of the night when they're closing, they will lie and say they have nothing left while still taking orders (pretending to be fully closed) because they'd rather take what's left home with them and that's not ok. Making the money shouldn't be all it's about. It's a crying shame that our ppl (African Americans) won't even help their own in the community.

The overall portion has decreased to 1/2 compared to 3 months ago. Taste and service were perfect, but it's sooooo small now.. Sad'bout I won't visit here again🥲 It was my best night before, but now I can see the bottom of the plate even I didn't touch it

Their hours are definitely not my favorite--they only open from 11:30 P.M. to 4:00 AM, which can be inconvenient if you're craving BBQ earlier in the day. Despite this, the food usually makes up for the limited schedule. I stopped visiting for a while when they started giving smaller portions of rib tips and began throwing in slices of bread with the meal. It just didn't feel worth it anymore. But recently, I had a craving and decided to give them another shot. I ordered the loaded cheesesteak fries, and I was glad I did. The combination of meat, bell peppers, onions, and melted cheese was absolutely delicious! Their jerk chicken is another standout dish--it's always packed with flavor and cooked to perfection. Not too spicy at all. Even better, my husband and I were able to share the meal boxes for dinner and still had leftovers to enjoy for lunch the next day. The portions were generous this time around, and we both loved the flavors. Smoky Kitchen BBQ still has some of the best-tasting food in town when they get it right, and for that, I love it.

Everything I've tried is perfect. Great late night food. Other food trucks are in this area but this is my go to.

I ordered the sausage and the shrimp quesadilla. Food took a long long time to come out. I'm not gonna lie. I placed my order and didn't even find the food truck until I decided to go back home and then I got a text that said it was ready and then I found it next to Grady hospital. The sausage was really good and the shrimp quesadilla was just OK only because I didn't care for the type of cheese they used. It tastes more of a processed cheese like craft cheese and I don't particularly like that for a quesadilla. I prefer more of like a Mexican blend or even mozzarella, but I just didn't like the cheese so that messed up the whole experience for me and I feel like they could've chopped them shrimp a little bit bigger but you know I'm just being picky at that point overall food was hot and ready. It's late night so after riding around the city and not being able to find late night options this is pretty good. They came through if they're reliable.

Everything I've had is 10/10. I just wish they did the broccoli casserole more often.

This place was a food truck outside of Grady hospital. It was late night and I don't want junk food completely so I went by. There is a mix of medical workers and reg people outside so you know that was colorful. I ordered Fried Fish and Shared the Rib Tips and Jerk Chicken w my boyfriend. The food ended up coming out so amazing. The macaroni and cheese was really good also. The wait was about 20 min because the do some type of Togo order system probably due to the hospital workers. But 10/10

Great portion sizes and some really good BBQ you ll find at this truck. After a late night at a concert, we found them open on google. Like the variety on the menu, pretty much anything you're craving at the end of a good night. The rib tips are fire, super flavorful and tender. They go a little too hard with the black pepper on some of their items, so thats my only critique. But otherwise, the guys definitely put in work at this truck!

Cool food truck right outside of Grady Hospital! Food & service are great but the wait will be at least 20/30 min so I recommend you call your order in!

Food is amazing! My fav is the beef sausage (served hot dog style with bun), Mac and cheese, Cajun chicken pasta, whole wings and their boneless grilled jerk chicken with their sauce. The blue tropical lemonade is tasty too. BE PREPARED FOR A WAIT whether you order in person or online. Not a fan of their quesadilla because they use chopped beef and chopped chicken for each one respectively. Their beef quesadilla tastes like a Philly cheesesteak and I'm not a fan of the type of tortilla they use. I also don't care for their fried shrimp.

Went to grab a late night dinner. We were the 2nd people in line when they opened up.We waited almost an hour BUT the men were respectful and kind, never lost their cool as more and more people came. Food: THIS FOOD WAS GOOODDDD. We ordered the jerk chicken with dirty rice and shrimp philly cheese steak with mac n cheese.OMGGGGG forget the hour wait lol. The food was amazing. Biggest take away: ORDER ONLINE!!!!! People were just walking up picking up their orders...meanwhile like i said there was only 1 man in front of us who ordered 1 plate then us and we still had a LONG wait. Overall: SUPPORT THESE BROTHERS!!!!! Next time Im trying the lemonade.

If I could give him more stars I would... baby when I tell you everything was so delicious... i ordered the rib tips with a side of Mac & cheese and baked beans, my Judy had the fish and shrimp... and some crack wings!! The food came out fresh and hot... and seasoned to perfection!! Wish this was a franchise to have them all over the world... I was visiting for the weekend!! But I promise you this is he will not disappoint ‍

Smoky Kitchen BBQ is hands down the greatest late-night BBQ I've ever had. With 3 guys, 2 smokers, 2 deep frying pots, and a truck, the operation seems to primarily serve workers in Grady Hospital, downtown emergency services, and local construction. They open around 11:30 PM each weekday with a whiteboard of food options, and they erase food options from the whiteboard as they run out of items until they close around 4 AM. Options for meats vary by day but include ribs, sausage, grilled and fried chicken (tenders, thighs and wings!), and fried seafood. The sides seem to run out faster: mac & cheese, million-dollar spaghetti, baked beans, and and more. They accept cash and card. I got a spicy sausage on a bun ($3) and pork rib tips ($8). The sausage was flavorful and legitimately spicy. I appreciate that they had tartar sauce as a condiment option! The pork rib tips came in a huge portion with 2 slices of white bread and an optional tomato-based BBQ sauce. While I couldn't detect any smoky flavor, the ribs were tender and flavorful. I was delighted to eat this on a windowsill. These guys are doing the noble task of feeding many medical workers in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are very few restaurants operating after midnight during this crisis, and these guys are drawing small crowds from across the street. As a certified night owl, I plan on biking over here often. Their only online presence seems to be their Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smokykitchenbbq/

Burnt to hard to chew food was cold 2 hour wait never again I guess I didn't tip for premier service

Food was really good I look forward to coming back next time I'm in Atlanta!! It didn't take us long to get the food service was good!!

Oh man is that jerk chicken a kick in the pants. I got the jerk chicken with dirty rice from their food truck a little while ago. It was a bit of a wait since it was a busy night seemingly. I would probably have been annoyed if I was super hungry but that night it was definitely worth the wait! The chicken is tender, flavorful, just the right amount of spicy heat, and the sauces are awesome. Their dirty rice is excellent, too. It's a lot of food, so you will be satisfied!

This bbq is slapping! I had heard some good reviews on social media and find myself some what of a barbecue connoisseur. As a chef I never mastered smoking and bbq because it's a very different craft so I respect it so much more because it's not something I've yet mastered. Our pork sandwiches were so good. Ray the owner puts a little extra seasoning on it before he serves it up, it's got the perfect amount of smoke a gracious portion, and I got a couple of large sides macaroni and potato salad. Honestly the potato salad was too sweet for me personally but it wasn't bad and went really well with the spicy barbecue sauce on the sandwich and a spoon full of sweet potato salad was a match made in heaven. I will be back to try some more of Rays delicious food!

My friends and I went here after a night out and we were not disappointed AT ALL, food was good, hot, and the service was nice. I usually have pics but we were too hungry and tipsy to remember to take any, next time, next time!

The food is great !! It took a while to get about a hour but it was worth it. Just be aware that it is a food truck when driving to the location because nobody told me lol

I had the shrimp philly and it was excellent. I've been thinking about it ever since. I placed my order and waited about an hour to pick it up which was perfect timing. The guys at the window were very nice and working extremely hard at like 1am. I'll definitely be back the next time I have a late night craving.

So we were in the city and couldn't find anywhere to eat on a Thursday night after 1am... found this food truck on Yelp. The Philly Cheese sandwich with fries for two cost me only $25 and it so probably the best Philly I've ever had. Would def recommend. It was busssssinggggg and trust me I'm picky and a foodie. Worth it!

Food is excellent. But Always room for improvement like waiting time and appropriately letting folks know through texts when food is actually ready for pick up.Atmosphere was also great.

I think this has to be my favorite spot in Atlanta. The food is always hot and delicious. It's a food truck but omg! The staff is very nice. The portions are plentiful. The ribs and chicken is my go to! Everything is good! Only thing I don't like is the wait time and that they open so late but hey perfection takes time! Definitely a must try!!

Best late night BBq in Atlanta hands down. It's a MUST VISIT Great customer service, Great atmosphere, Great food, all around great choice.

I must say we had an amazing experience here at this food truck (5 Star Recommendation honestly) the entire staff is friendly and the food is DELICIOUS the perfect spot to visit if you're out late in ATLANTA

If you're looking for a place to eat late night, do yourself a favor and go here! I had the rib tips mac & cheese and baked beans.