Smokin Woods BBQ

4307 Telegraph Ave, Oakland
(510) 423-8634

Recent Reviews

Matthew Milor

Great place for a meal. Always treated the best by staff and patrons.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Potato Salad, Baked Beans, BBQ, Pork Ribs, BBQ Sauce

Isner Art

Wife ordered food, I went to pick up, they had no idea what they were doing and demanded my wife’s photo ID and credit card….while the food sat on the counter and I had the receipt on my phone. So I demanded they refund it. I asked if it was worth one star and a bad review and got a shrug. People are getting dumber. We’re doomed.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Rio “Rioest” Benjamin

Always a great vibe when I visit. The food the drinks the more importantly the service are top shelf.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sweets BBQ, Potato Salad, Baked Beans, Tip, BBQ, Pork Ribs, Beef Short Rib, Salad, Mac &Cheese, BBQ Sauce

Queen Aneesah

Food is just ok. The strawberry pound cake was dry and nasty and my links were undercooked. Service was slow and

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Baked Beans

Erik Chen

Brisket and potato salad are amazing. Spicy BBQ sauce is really good as well.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Potato Salad, Trip Tip Sandwich, BBQ, Pork Ribs, 3 Meat Combo, Mac &Cheese, BBQ Sauce

charles chris Mcbryde

my second time ordering from them and the food is excellent. i had the 3way combo.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Eric Tellocosta

Food was amazing, brisket was moist fell apart, mac and cheese was not runny, beans great, pulled pork was most and not dry had smokey flavor, and the ribs well lets say way better then buckhorns. The sauce was good kick placed on side. Thank you for the meal. Service iIhad door dashed so cannot say.

Food: 5

Recommended dishes: Baked Beans, Pork Ribs, Beef Rib, Mac &Cheese, BBQ Sauce

Mr. Banks

This place is nasty and disgusting like all the other restaurants in the Bay Area I caught a food handler in the back digging in the Crack God gave them then marinating the ribs with is raw hands he was just digging in his Azz with I ran out of there immediately.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Jerrel Cross

The food is good except for the portions and everything is self service, not to easy when you're using a walker to get around. They also don't take cash, which I can understand. They make you order before you get seated which I DON'T understand, especially when you're handicapped.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 1

Edd Rustrian

Food was not what I expected. Very loud in this place and drunk people picking fights.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Potato Salad, Beef Rib

Michael Terry

I got an order to go. While waiting the atmosphere was good. They got my to go order incorrect and incomplete. It wasn't crowded so not sure what the mix up was! No resolution offered. I had to remove a star for that.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Sweets BBQ, Potato Salad, Baked Beans, BBQ, Beef Brisket, Pork Ribs, BBQ Sauce

Aaron Curry

Best barbeque in

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

T Shelly

Presentation is lacking. My food was kind of thrown on the pan.Pulled pork was 10/10 flavor, smoke, & tenderness were all incredibleChicken thighs were juicy and charred to perfection.Unfortunately the brisket was abysmal. Dry, hard, and didn’t last the limp test. Dipped into some bbq sauce it was edible. Definitely stay away from this.Mac & cheese was surprisingly good. Nice roux and decent cheese pull.Greens didn’t disappoint but wasn’t a must have. Should have more turkey in the juice.The 7UP cake was moist, dense and aromatic.Lemonade had actual chunks of lemon. It was delicious as chick Fil a or hot dog on a stick. IYKYK. There are no free refills so drink your beverage sparingly.Very inefficient operation. They don’t take cash. Parking is very tough. Only street parking is available. They do have outside seating with heaters. You have to order before sitting down. This reduced the tip because you don’t know what kind of service you’ll be getting. I still gave 15%.$41 for my meal of a 3 meat combo, 2 sides , lemonade and 7 up cake. Not bad IMO.Music is a nice volume. The chairs need to be cleaned. It’s an old church pew for the back part of the seat has dirt, debris and food crumbs.It has about 10 televisions and a bar area. There’s about 22 tables in the dining area. I was told there would be a 20 min wait to get my food. This is fine except you don’t get any part of your order at all. I was promised a roll but didn’t get one.So you can get water from an iced dispenser.It’s a missed opportunity to not have a server who just takes bar drink orders and check on customers.I didn’t see anyone cleaning tables. The host was also taking orders and picking them up from the back for to go orders. This reduces the speed of service and diminishes the overall experience.I like the rustic look and exposed wood. Ambiance was nice.The kitchen are is dirty and dusty in the overheads.Overall this is a must visit for anyone looking to try bbq in the Bay Area. The sauce was really good.Customer service 4/5Food 4/5Parking 1/5Return value 5/5Time to be served 2/5Parking: Very difficult especially at night.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Macaroni and Cheese

Ms Opinionated

I always get the Ribs, love the smoked flavor. Chicken was yummy. the green beans was bomb this time the first time they wasn’t cooked all the way. They were fresh green beans so they can be tricky ? Mac n cheese was good, I got the Hot sauce OMG it’s hot. Parking sucks it might just be a weekend thing. Neighborhood is ok just be aware of your surroundings and you be fine.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: BBQ, Pork Ribs

Dudy Bar-Tal

Delicious Southern cuisine. The ribs were tender and melting in the mouth. We loved the vibrant space getting ready for the Superbowl. The staff was friendly and attentive even with being crowded. Our favorite was the side beans and mac &

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sweets BBQ, Baked Beans, BBQ, Pork Ribs

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