Smoke and Steel

1. Very bland meats, however all of them were perfectly cooked (very tender)!
   You have complimentary chips when you are seated, but ours were stale.
   I loved that they give you 5 different BBQ sauces to try with your meats, but that shouldn’t justify the lack of flavours on the meats.
   We really liked the tater tots and their homemade coleslaw.

2. We stopped here after an appointment for a late lunch. The hostess & waitress was very polite & attentive. Food was fantastic. We had the Hillbilly Nachos (pictured) & it was a huge portion, definitely sharable. Prices are very reasonable & they have a happy hour.
   Looking forward to going again.

3. Smoke & Steel
   Bangor, Maine

   If in the Bangor area, definitely check this place out. I enjoyed everything we had. They also have axe throwing. The place was nice and clean inside. Everything looked pretty new. You do get some chips to start, while you look at the menu.

   Only downfall would be if you were looking for a spot with free wifi.

   We started off with the Hush Puppies. It was listed as a new item, but the waitress stated they did offer them before.
   Hush Puppies – cheddar cheese. Diced pickled jalapeños, applewood smoked bacon, Served with Alabama white sauce 😋
   These were amazing! I could have eaten them all and the white sauce 👌.

   We also went withthe Knotty Pretzel (we seen that we there for half price appetizers!) The pretzel was large and comes with a queso dip, pickle chips (not deep fried, just pickles) and a choice of pulled pork or chopped brisket. We got the pulled pork. The pulled pork was good, we tried each of the sauces that came on the table (4 types, Memphis, Texas, Kansas city and Carolina). The pretzel and queso dip also really good. We did end up taking most of this to go.

   For a main, we shared the Saddle Up Burger.
   Double smash patties, applewood smoked bacon, pulled pork, caramelized onions, American cheese, Texas BBQ sauce, Lettuce and tomato. This was amazing. Best smash patty burger I’ve had and definitely up there in top burgers.

4. This is a unique piece in the area restaurants, but they still allowed us to eat without having to demonstrate our progress at axe-throwing. Great Cuban sandwich. Very filling without feeling as if Cuba had a week’s worth of food taken away just to feed me. The ribs were very filling and in good supply, both for lunch and a supplemental meal at home. The staff was helpful in identifying all those sauces. The place formerly held a failed Japanese restaurant (see that review!), so it has been adapted. Suitably. Enjoy the ribs, throw stuff, but remember your server when you’re finished.

5. Overall, I thought the meal was very good. My waitress was very good as well. She was attentive but not a pest. If they were not 200+ miles from my front door, I would definitely visit them again. While everything tasted great the waitress was pleasant, there were a couple of minor gripes I had. The pork chop takes 35+ minutes to cook, should be noted on the menu. Second, conversation was difficult due to the noise level. Third, mobile payments are not working.

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