smoke on the water

passable bbq, great sides and nice atmosphere. pulled pork isgoodbut like one reviewer said, not a ton of smoke on it. that being said the sides are fantastic. the collard greens, fried okra and mac and cheese are way above average. sit outside if the weather is nice and you have a real treat.

we hadn't really planned on having dinner at smoke on the water . we had planned on taking advantage of smoke's happy hour. from 4:00pm to 7:00pm monday through saturday, drinks are downright cheap, making this one of the best happy hours in town. draft beer and liquor drinks - 1/2 off, bottles of beer and glasses of wine - $1.00 off. image: http://www.upstatefoodie.com after a couple drinks in the warm, clubby bar, we shifted from lounge-type seating over to a booth in the dining area. the photo below is the view from one of the booths lining the wall. and, it did fill up later in the evening. we've been to smoke on the water a few times now, but the dishes in this post are from one of our earlier visits. as of this writing, a couple of these dishes have been replaced by new dishes on the menu, but you'll get agoodidea of what they're food's like. here's the current menu . corn bread was served with our drinks. people can be pretty picky about their corn bread. i like it all! this v

upscale meat and 3 type place near falls park. i’ve been here several times and i always find the food to begoodbut not great. this time i had the brisket sandwich. the brisket was a little on the dry side. they pitch their sauces and recommended a habanero sauce which helped a lot. side was a potato cake which sounded intriguing but was just okay. free cornbread is always good. i had a bloody mary too and that was tasty. service was friendly. got out under $20 which i think is reasonable with an alcoholic beverage. 3 1/2 stars.

for what you’re paying, it’s just alright. got to try a handful of the food that everyone at the table ordered. the sides weregoodand the main entrees were decent, but nothing stood out as great. most disappointing was the brisket which was thinly sliced and dry.

i can now take smoke on the water out of my bookmarked places to eat. i celebrated my bday, july 12 by having lunch here. the restaurant isn't large, and the lunch time crowd wasn't that big. smoke on the water has a fully stocked bar and i was going to have a bday margarita but decided on the lemonade instead. the table had several big bottles of barbecue sauce for your convenience, from a sweet and mild, mustard based, ketchup to hot barbecue sauces. they serve cake square size pieces of cornbread while you wait on the food to come. it's served with warm butter and is slightly sweet. they will bring out as much of these as you want. a nice a different southern touch!! for an appetizer we had the smokin' jackets. the smokin' jackets are potato skins stuffed with your choice of beef brisket, pulled pork or smoked pulled chicken. we had ours stuffed with pulled pork, they top this with melted cheese and barbecue sauce and green onions. these are served with sour cream. i liked the potato skins, though the pulled pork topping was a little skimpy, as you can see in the picture. they reminded me of the baked potatoes that big dave's barbecue use to serve. for lunch i ordered the barbecue chicken breast, a dinner portion comes with two sides. my sides were mac and cheese and squash casserole. my first bite of the squash casserole i noticed that there was mushrooms in it, i'm not a mushroom eater, so i gave the squash casserole to my niece and she gave me her fried okra. the switch was ok with me. that being said i can't say how the squash casserole was. the okra looked and tasted like it was breaded in just a cornmeal batter. it was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. the mac and cheese was just that macaroni with a cheese sauce with to me a little too much garlic in it. this was still a different tasting mac and cheese, the flavor was ok it was creamy and the pasta was not under cooked it had a nice crunchy breadcrumb topping that added and nice touch to the casserole. now about the barbecue chicken breast. it was a nice looking piece of chicken, nice grill marks, a beautiful glaze of a sweet tasting smoky barbecue sauce. the chicken breast was not very tender, but it did have agoodsmoked taste. this meal should come with a steak knife, so it would be easier to cut the chicken breasts. it was a butterflied chicken breast, but it was still tough. i've found that if you put chicken breasts in the oven after it's comes off of the grill, it gets tender. that's time consuming i know, but it helps tenderize the chicken especially if it's a thick chicken breast. all in all it was agoodmeal, and i'll come back again and try some thing different on the menu. i would recommend smoke on the water it's a nice place to eat in downtown greenville.

the pulled pork here was asgoodas i have had in a restaurant. they blend their own sauces. they include a vinegar base, a mustard base and two tomato based sauces with their own unique flavors. my wife had a chicken salad sandwich. okay, but she said she has had better. friendly service and reasonable prices.

had a late dinner here and it was still very crowded. enjoyed a beer at the bar before our table was available. ordered the beef brisket which was thinly sliced and very flavorful. even tried all of the different sauces which were quitegoodeach with their own unique taste. the fried okra was tasty but i didn't care for the squash casserole that had roasted red peppers which in my opinion over powered the taste of the squash. the crab cake sandwich wasgoodwith a fried loaded potato as a side. the mac-n-cheese made with a white cheddar wasgoodas well. all in all, we had a pleasant experience and a wonderful meal. the staff was friendly and accommodating even though they were slam packed. we would definitely visit again.

agoodvalue crowd pleaser. meals are agoodvariety and plentiful. sides i tried - onion rings, fried okra, spinach casserole were all delish. and so was pecan pie. i'd go back.

great lunch and value!. stopped in for lunch. food was great at agoodprice. friendly staff. had fried pearl oysters, baby back ribs, onion rings, fried catfish. all were great.goodsauces too. dessert menu lookedgoodbut we were stuffed.

family favorite. been here plenty of times. favorites are the ribs, smoke wings ,half chicken, spinach casserole, mac and cheese, greens, briquette , did i miss anything. never dissatisfied with the food or service. my wife and i have turned on three couples to this place and all enjoyed. must try! great location but beware, planned events are always a norm so you may have to wait! if you don't like "smoke" then you haven't experiencegoodfood, great obiance, and fair prices with the luxury of downtime greenville sc.

the guy at the door was extremely rude and acted like i was privileged to be there. the waitress was condescending to my bf. the oysters weregoodbut the ranch dressing tasted like 99% garlic. won't be back because of horrible service with attitude.

smoke on the water is our favorite place to eat in greenville. we love eating at smoke on the water. when we moved here from kansas city we were concerned about findinggoodbarbecue. we have never been disappointed. the meat has agoodsmoke flavor. the sauce is a bit different than what we are used to but they did have options that we really enjoyed. i love the fried green tomatoes. i cannot get enough of them.

love that smoke. my wife and i drive over from easley for a late saturday or sunday lunch once a month or so. it's one of our favorite restaurants. they are often still busy after regular lunch hour on saturday and sundays, but the service is almost always verygoodand the wait staff friendly and attentive. the lunch menu is so very reasonable. we've ordered the pulled pork and sliced brisket and been pleased - love the sauce choices. i often get the lunch ahi tuna plate with a side of their somokestack onion rings. i order the tuna medium rare and it is consistently served medium rare or close. it is always fresh tasting - never fishy. my wife always orders the smoked chipotle wing appetizer for her meal. these chicken wings are hands down the best wings in america - have to be - we've eaten wings all over the west from california to colorado and quite a few places since we moved to the south. they are incredible - smoky with serious spicy chipotle bite and so big and tender and juicy. i can't say enoughgoodabout them. we share the tuna and wings and always leave full and happy. the west end of greenville has lots ofgoodeateries - smoke remains one of our regular places.

this is one of my favorite restaurants, anywhere. never had a bad meal and always verygoodservice.

just driving through greenville. my family and i were just driving from nashville back to d.c and we stopped at this restaurant for a taste of southern food. it was a great experience...loved the combination chicken and ribs platter. mac and cheese was different but very tasty and i loved the spinach casserole. definitely agoodlook if you want some authentic bbq, great ambiance, and excellent service. very reasonable prices too for the amount of food you receive.