Wednesday, February 25, 2004
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Wednesday, February 25, 2004 |
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Smokey Bones opens next Tuesday Smokey Bones, a casual dining restaurant that honors barbeque’s classic cooking techniques and preparation, is coming to Peachtree City. On March 2, the 7,146 square-foot restaurant, resembling a rustic mountain lodge, will open for lunch and dinner at 100 Market Place Blvd. across from The Avenue, creating 140 new jobs. The restaurant, which offers great televised sports viewing, opens just in time for college basketball’s postseason tournament. "We’re excited to bring our slow-smoked barbeque and other American favorites to Peachtree City,” said General Manager Oscar Hernandez. “Our 11-hour slow-smoking process creates moist, succulent meats that are incredibly flavorful and tender. Part scientist, part artist, our smoker mixes time, temperature, smoke and the level of humidity to create our authentic, great-tasting barbeque.” Smokey Bones offers platters of full- and half-racks of baby back and St. Louis-style ribs, hand-pulled pork, brisket, choice steaks, grilled chicken, fish, salads and veggie burgers. Some side offerings include Brunswick stew, barbecue baked beans and coleslaw. Guests should also plan to save room for one of the restaurant’s signature desserts a bag of freshly-baked hot cinnamon-sugar doughnuts. Entrée prices range from $6 to $17. Smokey Bones Executive Chef John Radcliff developed the restaurant’s marinades, rubs, and sauces while traveling the country participating in barbeque competitions and swapping stories with legendary barbeque masters. In fact, the Smokey Bones team has taken home trophies the past two years in the Memphis in May World Championship of Barbeque. “Just below the surface of our meat is a ring of pinkness caused by the smoke,” Radcliff said. “The ‘smoke ring’ is the sign of authentic slow-smoked barbeque.” Smokey Bones offers guests great sports viewing while enjoying their barbeque. The restaurant shows nearly all professional and college sports and other televised entertainment on 30 televisions and plasma screens throughout the building. Individual tabletop sound controls enable guests to choose between watching and listening to a variety of television channels or getting away from it all and reconnecting with each other. “We are a perfect sports bar alternative,” said Hernandez. “Smokey Bones is a great place to watch your favorite teams and enjoy delicious food in a family-friendly setting.” The $3 million restaurant’s décor features strapping logs, a stone fireplace, and a rustic mountain retreat environment. “Smokey Bones’ casual, warm and lively lodge invites guests to escape to simpler, more carefree times,” said Smokey Bones President Clarence Otis. “We are a restaurant with genuinely friendly, caring, and engaging people who are passionate about great tasting barbeque and other authentic American cuisine.” Smokey Bones was named a 2003 “Hot Concept!” by Nation’s Restaurant News, the restaurant industry’s most prestigious award for emerging restaurants. Smokey Bones “sizzles with innovation (and) passion,” the publication said in its May 2003 “Hot Concepts” issue. The restaurant opens at 4 p.m. March 2, for dinner only. Beginning March 4, the restaurant will also serve lunch and the operating hours will be 11 a.m. -10 p.m. Sunday -Thursday and 11 a.m. 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Metropolitan Atlanta’s Smokey Bones restaurants are also located in Alpharetta, Douglasville, Duluth, Dunwoody, Gainesville and Kennesaw.
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