Smoke And Shine - Kirkland

Oh so Yummy... I give it 4-1/2 Stars, but it doesn't have a half option. It would be 5 stars but you can't have true southern BBQ without something sweet. It wouldn't take much to add true sweet tea to the menu (brewed tea is just not the same) I would turn this into a 5 star review in a heartbeat. The eight of us went there last night for dinner. We were celebrating my Hubby's 50th birthday and our brothers 51th birthday. The wait staff was nice and the food was really good. The picture in my review is of the Smoke Shine burger with jalapeno hush puppies, three of us ordered that burger but two with fries. Also at the table one ordered the sauteed brisket burger with hush puppies, another ordered the 1/2 rack of ribs with coleslaw and hush puppies and the last two ordered triple meat combo with a 1/2 rack and two briskets to share. We all tried everything at the table even my 9 month old Grandson enjoyed some. Hands down this BBQ is good, REALLY GOOD!!! Now don't get me wrong I know BBQ, I spent years enjoying BBQ made by a childhood friend who was from NC and going to Dixie's when I was missing his food but Smoke Shine is my new favorite. The meat is tender and has great flavor, it's not soaked in sauce because it doesn't need it. Just enough to get you coming back. It was a perfect evening but got me craving something lemon or a lil slice of sweet potato pie. A TRUE MUST GO, I'm already planning my next visit.

Great selection of straight meat and sandwich options. Apps for sharing are BIG so be careful of over ordering for 2 or 4 people. The apps comfortably cover 4 people each. Great for game day or a night out in the town.

The food is delicious! I had short ribs and the meat was cooked perfectly. I appreciated that we had a choice of sauces to either smother the meat or apply sparingly to taste. We tried different sides, which we also thought were wonderfully prepared. The BBQ beans are a bit spicey, but the coleslaw cools off your tongue nicely. The cornbread was delicious with the honey butter, and the Mac Cheese was great too! I don 't know if this will happen every weekend, but we went on a Saturday night and got a nice surprise treat of a live 'roadhouse type ' band, which started playing at 8PM. That was fun! The restaurant itself has a nice country western bar motif. At least a dozen TV 's were hung around the place, so I imagine this might be a good place to watch the Seahawks or Mariners play. There were also three dart game machines and even a skee ball machine. My only complaint was that all this goodness doesn 't come cheap, but I didnt mind so much because we got to hear the live music and also the food was worth it.

This place is awesome. TV views from every seat. Excellent place to watch games. Great whiskey list. Ski ball, Cornhole, shuffle board inside the restaurant, kids were thoroughly entertained. I think this may be my new favorite hangout. Oh, and the food was great too.

Let me just start with I absolutely loved the food! My only complaint, which I think is a easy fix would be the service. I felt neglected in between ordering drinks and waiting 20min for my food, but Oh boy was the food worth the wait. I got the sautéed brisket sandwich with Fries, shrimp and grits and sides of hush puppies and chili. All the food was great and mouth and tummy joy! Give this BBQ a try!