Smoke Bbq - Bethesda

When the owner of this establishment begins to care this little gem could be profitable. Been here twice. Won't return or recommend. I'm afraid of what the kitchen looks like because the food that comes out of it is not so great. One plus- they serve the coldest tap beer ever. Do better.Food: 1/5

Not Texan approved. We ate there around 8 p.m on Sunday 5/7/23. Our food (brisket, sausage, ribs, scalloped potatoes had clearly been sitting in a fridge and had been microwaved. They threw shredded cheese on the potatoes and microwaved them. Potatoes were still cold at the bottom. Nothing was fresh, no ice in the machine, server seemed high (Johnny? , and the sausage was cut up to make it appear like a bigger portion. The rest of the portions were pretty small for a $35 meal. As a hungry pregnant Texas woman craving some bbq, this left both my husband and I sad, still hungry, and a little worried about how long that food had been sitting around back in the kitchen. This was a slow night, too. I wouldn't serve this food to my own family. Wish we had gotten a refund, but we were starving and tried to just put up with it. Just plain sad.

The potato salad comes with bacon even though it's not specified on the menu. Tasteless and chewy brisket. Dry cornbread. Nice people working there though.

Great bbq in Bethesda, the spicy brisket chili is a must

Brisket chili, great, spicy, and moist.Collard greens, good, tender, and moist.Brisket, not good and tasted like dry roast beef.Corn bread, not good and almost no corn flavor.Service, friendly.Worth trying other items.