We came on a random Saturday afternoon with not much going on, but the bartenders and atmosphere were great! The Smash Burger and fries really hit the spot. Freshly prepared and much better than your average “bar food.”
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brittney Atkins
Great Atmosphere— darts and playing pool! The food is great and service is friendly!
Chelsea Kirk
Nice spot to hang out. New on inside looks great. Drinks aren’t expensive. Pool tables, dart boards, Jenga, corn hole! Fun time with friends.
Trever Branson
The owners are great and the building is very nice and spacious you won't feel crowded. It's got pool tables what else do you need!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Super Mom L.
They don't clean their tables. We had a party of four and couldn't find a table that was clean to sit at and just left. This place is dirty with overly loud bad music. Poor management!
Connor Hamilton
Great place to hang out at on any day of the week, but especially game days. Beer was cheap, wings were wings, and our bartender was very attentive and nice. Awesome sports
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Mike Manfredo
I know it’s cold outside but it’s freezing in the bar. We asked them to turn up the heat and it looks like the thermostat is 12 feet up on the wall and they can’t reach it. Multiple people have complained how cold it is. Really neat little place but the experience has been bad. You have to go to the bar to order your food and drinks. You also have to bus your own tables and it’s just not been a very good experience to this point. Maybe it’s because of the weather, so looking forward to a second visit. Disappointing first visit.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mike M.
Neat little place. Really cold inside. No hot water in the bathrooms. No waitresses. You have to order your drinks and food at the bar. Not a great experience from a customer service standpoint. Hoping it's because of the weather. Looking forward to a future visit because this one wasn't a very good experience.
John A
The owners hit a home run with this place. Great atmosphere, great food and drinks. I dropped by with friends a couple weeks ago and had such a great time. We’re hitting it up for our weekly pool night.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
kay wooden
This was our second time here. The first time they messed up on our wings which they replaced. :)We came today for the game and they have a very limited food menu that was slightly over priced. My recommendation would be lower your phone prices so your customers can buy more alcohol. It would be great if you had hotdogs for game day. Lower your food prices for game day and we will be back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Buffalo and Garlic Parmesan Boneless Wings, Fried Pickle Chips, Beer Cheese and Pretzel Bits
It's 1:04 on a Sunday afternoon with NFL and college football games on, says they're open but doors are locked! WTH! Not a good sports bar if you're not open at 1:00 pm on a Sunday! Won't waste my time again. To many other better located sports bars in Knoxville, oh wait and they're open!
Adam England
I hear the karaoke at The Local Smokey is next to perfection.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bernie O.
Can I give it no stars? We came with a large group (a bus load) after an event. Management had lots of notice and knew that we were coming. First issue, no table service. You had to stand in line and place your order at the bar and there was only one barkeep taking orders. Imagine 40 people standing in line placing their orders one at a time....!!!!!! After finally placing our order we waited patiently at our table to hear that our order was ready. And waited....... and waited..... and waited. An hour and a half later I went to the kitchen window to ask how close our order was and got major attitude back for my efforts. One of our party finally got her food and it was an overcooked grey hockey puck of a burger with a smattering of Sysco fries. The other review comparing the portion size to a McD's kids meal is pretty spot on. All that waiting and frustration just for the privilege of an inedible $15 Happy Meal? I don't think so. The only positive in the whole experience was that there was no attitude or push back from the barkeep when I asked to cancel our order. I know that sh*t happens, but when you know way ahead of time that you're having a large group you staff up for it. Sorry to say we won't be going back to this one.
Naomi M.
If I could give a lower star rating I would. Went with a group of people last week. We never received our order...after an hour and a half of waiting. We canceled our order hungry and disappointed Others in our group got their food and it was grossly over cooked. The burgers resembled hockey pucks. The serving size of a burger and fries was that of a McDonalds kids meal and they charged $15 here Will not return here ever again
We came on a random Saturday afternoon with not much going on, but the bartenders and atmosphere were great! The Smash Burger and fries really hit the spot. Freshly prepared and much better than your average “bar food.”
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great Atmosphere— darts and playing pool! The food is great and service is friendly!
Nice spot to hang out. New on inside looks great. Drinks aren’t expensive. Pool tables, dart boards, Jenga, corn hole! Fun time with friends.
The owners are great and the building is very nice and spacious you won't feel crowded. It's got pool tables what else do you need!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
They don't clean their tables. We had a party of four and couldn't find a table that was clean to sit at and just left. This place is dirty with overly loud bad music. Poor management!
Great place to hang out at on any day of the week, but especially game days. Beer was cheap, wings were wings, and our bartender was very attentive and nice. Awesome sports
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
I know it’s cold outside but it’s freezing in the bar. We asked them to turn up the heat and it looks like the thermostat is 12 feet up on the wall and they can’t reach it. Multiple people have complained how cold it is. Really neat little place but the experience has been bad. You have to go to the bar to order your food and drinks. You also have to bus your own tables and it’s just not been a very good experience to this point. Maybe it’s because of the weather, so looking forward to a second visit. Disappointing first visit.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 5
Neat little place. Really cold inside. No hot water in the bathrooms. No waitresses. You have to order your drinks and food at the bar. Not a great experience from a customer service standpoint. Hoping it's because of the weather. Looking forward to a future visit because this one wasn't a very good experience.
The owners hit a home run with this place. Great atmosphere, great food and drinks. I dropped by with friends a couple weeks ago and had such a great time. We’re hitting it up for our weekly pool night.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This was our second time here. The first time they messed up on our wings which they replaced. :)We came today for the game and they have a very limited food menu that was slightly over priced. My recommendation would be lower your phone prices so your customers can buy more alcohol. It would be great if you had hotdogs for game day. Lower your food prices for game day and we will be back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Buffalo and Garlic Parmesan Boneless Wings, Fried Pickle Chips, Beer Cheese and Pretzel Bits
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It's 1:04 on a Sunday afternoon with NFL and college football games on, says they're open but doors are locked! WTH! Not a good sports bar if you're not open at 1:00 pm on a Sunday! Won't waste my time again. To many other better located sports bars in Knoxville, oh wait and they're open!
I hear the karaoke at The Local Smokey is next to perfection.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Can I give it no stars? We came with a large group (a bus load) after an event. Management had lots of notice and knew that we were coming. First issue, no table service. You had to stand in line and place your order at the bar and there was only one barkeep taking orders. Imagine 40 people standing in line placing their orders one at a time....!!!!!! After finally placing our order we waited patiently at our table to hear that our order was ready. And waited....... and waited..... and waited. An hour and a half later I went to the kitchen window to ask how close our order was and got major attitude back for my efforts. One of our party finally got her food and it was an overcooked grey hockey puck of a burger with a smattering of Sysco fries. The other review comparing the portion size to a McD's kids meal is pretty spot on. All that waiting and frustration just for the privilege of an inedible $15 Happy Meal? I don't think so. The only positive in the whole experience was that there was no attitude or push back from the barkeep when I asked to cancel our order. I know that sh*t happens, but when you know way ahead of time that you're having a large group you staff up for it. Sorry to say we won't be going back to this one.
If I could give a lower star rating I would. Went with a group of people last week. We never received our order...after an hour and a half of waiting. We canceled our order hungry and disappointed Others in our group got their food and it was grossly over cooked. The burgers resembled hockey pucks. The serving size of a burger and fries was that of a McDonalds kids meal and they charged $15 here Will not return here ever again
Epic atmosphere for Tennessee games!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Sticks, Pulled Pork, Beer Cheese and Pretzel Bits