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Smoke Ring

Smoke Ring

309 Nelson St SW Atlanta, GA 30313-1354, United States

Bbq • Cheese • Barbecue • American


"WOW. If you are looking for real southern barbecue in the heart of Atlanta, this is it!<br/ <br/ FULL DISCLAIMER: I have known the Master Chef/Owner/Operator, Jordan Wakefield, for almost twenty years (since 7th grade). He is as good a hard-working, honest, patriotic American as you will find; an incredibly warm, caring person, with an infectious personality. <br/ <br/ My wife and I, and four of our friends ate dinner at Smoke Ring last night for the first time. Honestly, I was a bit concerned that I had set unrealistic expectations for his establishment, maybe I did, but my expectations were exceeded! Our table ordered several apps; wings, fried gator bites, fried pickles, and boiled peanuts. All of it was incredible. Gator bites were full of flavor, the wings were smoked to perfection, and the peanuts were perfect. (Fried pickles were good, but I 'm not a fan)<br/ <br/ I ordered a Two Meat Plate: pulled pork, brisket, mac 'n cheese, and collard greens. It was absolutely incredible. I 've lived in Georgia all my life and I 've never had better pulled pork or collard greens. The table also ordered lamb belly, The Show Stopper sandwich, brussel sprouts, baked beans, and fries; ALL of it was incredible. <br/ <br/ I wasn 't super impressed with the staff of servers, but the food was epic, the atmosphere is a perfect representation for how southern style has evolved with the growth of Atlanta.<br/ <br/ If you are in the area and you love BBQ, please give Smoke Ring a shot! You will not be disappointed!"

Renee Kelly's Harvest

Renee Kelly's Harvest

12401 Johnson Drive Shawnee, KS 66216, 66216-1859, United States

Pizza • Organic • Burgers • American


"I was expecting a lovely, elegant, cozy dinner in a historic castle setting. Upon arriving for 6:30 res, the hostess blurts out, Do you have a reservation? , followed by, We have you on the patio, follow me . Caught a brief glimpse of the inside and their were plenty of empty tables. That set the tone for the evening. After rattling heavy wrought iron tables/chairs on the patio, we were seated outside in the chilling air. More of the rattling followed for a group of 8 people and we couldn 't even hear ourselves talk, along with the clanking of the nearby wind chime . There are no complimentary starters, i.e. bread etc, as far as I could tell. Husband started off with an ordered of the Smoke Fish Croquettes w/duck fat aioli, they didn 't hold together well, but were good. He ordered a glass of wine and we also placed our entrees at the same time. I had the house-made pumpkin ravioli in sage cream sauce topped w/prosciutto. I don 't recall seeing or tasting the prosciutto. Picture will show there were 5 large raviolis displayed on half of the plate. Husband ordered the Bass with black rice. Nice presentation, filled the plate! He was over 1/2 way done with it before his glass of wine arrived, as noted in the before after pictures. I purposely passed on an 2nd app, cocktail/wine and dessert. Service through out the evening was hit and miss. Food overall was average. As we left the patio through the restaurant, we again noted plenty of available tables inside and I got another small glimpse into what could have been a lovely, elegant, cozy dinner in a historic castle setting. Unable to upload photos, you can see them on my Google review if interested."