Smokin J's BBQ & Taphouse

Stopped in for an early lunch and wow — those hot links alone were worth the trip. Juicy, spicy, and packed with flavor. The pork belly hit the spot, the beans were top-notch, and the spicy bbq sauce was my favorite. The pulled pork and brisket were on the dry side (I like a fattier brisket) but still tasty. Also wished there was more corn flavor in the cornbread, but overall, this place delivered. Super friendly service too. Just wish I was in town longer so I could try other items.

We came in for dinner after spending 20 minutes trying to find somewhere in the area that suited what we fancied, and wasn’t too loud. In the end we were very glad we visited as we were very impressed by just how good the food and drinks were! I had the tacos with Cajun fries and the cider, and my gosh it was just amazing! Really tasty food that left us satisfied, and the cider was like drinking juice, despite it being 6.9%, which made it both delicious and dangerous haha. The atmosphere was great and we were able to talk easily, and the lady that served us was very friendly and attentive.

We arrived closer to the end of the night, seated was quickly. Took our drink & meal order at the same time, which was pretty quick, due the waitress helping us with the menu. * Lemonade was really good because it wasn’t too sweet & tasted like it was freshly squeezed. * Had a few craft sodas from the San diego soda company, we tried the “ Diet cola-fornia “ lighter version of diet coke.. it was refreshing, it wasn’t as heavily carbonated as diet coke. The high light of the sodas was the pomegranate soda , it had great flavor and was refreshing. *We got the “Table feast bbq platter “.. unfortunately they were out of Hot links which were part of the platter. We got a $8 up charge for smoked wings due the outage of hot links. But the wings were Amazing. * The platter consisted of: 1lb brisket, 1lb pulled pork, & the 12 smoked Cajun wings that we were upcharged for. Came with 2 sides of mac n cheese, 2 sides of bbq beans, 2 sides of collard greens. 6 slices of white bread. We added 2 orders of cornbread. * Brisket was very tender perfect ratio between meat n fat. * Pulled pork was juicy & flavorful, * Smoked wings had a crispy exterior, juicy meat & a very good smoked flavor. *Cornbread was moist & very well complimented with the honey butter. * The mac & cheese was lacking flavor (our personal taste) but still good. *Collard greens were decent would have used a lil more seasoning. *Bbq baked beans were yummy, not overpowered with bbq sauce. *Their Bbq sauce was delicious our favorite was the spicy bbq option. *We concluded our dinner with a warm cherry cobbler with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. The ice cream was super creamy and complimented the warm cobbler. The cherry flavorful & was perfectly balanced. wasn’t too sweet. We appreciated Zack coming over being so attentive and educating us about their food quality & their efforts to keep most of their products local. He was welcoming, so as the other staff. We will definitely be back! Super recommended! & happy with our choice that satisfied our party of 6. Family friendly, welcoming atmosphere, good , good vibes, clean establishment. Close to parking (not free). Bill Total with 20% tip: $262.