Southside Smokehouse

Waitress brought my Mom a completely watered down Iced Tea. We let the waitress know, and she says Oh, yeah it 's been broken and I don 't know how to fix it . Wow. So the waitress KNOWINGLY brought a bad drink out to a customer instead of saying Sorry we 're out of Iced Tea in the first place. My Mom then asked for coffee and the waitress told us that it would take 30 minutes to brew coffee. 30 minutes? My mom settled for a cup of hot water and some Spartan brand tea bags. Now let 's talk about the food. I ordered the Pulled Pork Nachos. Not only were the tortilla chips STALE, but they were the cheap ass circle shaped yellow corn chips like you get from the nacho bar at a gas station. On top of that, the pulled pork on the nachos was bland, like it barely had any smoke flavor. I asked for sour cream, because you 'd think a plate of nachos would come with that particular condiment. They didn 't have any. My parents both got the Beef Brisket Dinner with baked beans, fried green tomatoes, and corn bread. The beef brisket was tough and they couldn 't tell if it had even been smoked. It was totally bland, no smoke flavor, and the cut had too much fat. The fried green tomatoes desperately needed seasoning in the batter, they were somewhat better with a few shakes of salt and pepper but good lord were they flavorless. The baked beans tasted like Bush 's Baked Beans from a can, and they may have actually been just that. The corn bread was dry and old like it was from yesterday. My overall impression of this place is that it 's absolutely terrible. Whoever gave this place good reviews either works there or doesn 't know any better. Just bad. And my Mom still gave the waitress a 15% tip because she 's too damn nice to people who don 't deserve it. Don 't eat here.

Great food. Huge portions and good prices. Really good food!

Had dinner there tonight the fried green tomatoes were awesome !!

The service was excellent, and the pulled pork sandwich was outstanding. You can tell you’ve found the right spot as soon as you arrive and are greeted by the delicious aroma in the air. There's plenty of parking available for motorcycles. The mirrors along the wall leading to the restrooms are quite amusing. We plan to make this our go-to stop whenever we head north to Traverse City. I highly recommend it to anyone riding their motorcycle along M-22. It’s much more affordable than the restaurants in Traverse City and the surrounding areas.

I highly recommend Southside Smokehouse to everyone! The atmosphere is perfect for families, and we have two large HD TVs for all the sports enthusiasts out there—never miss a game! The food is fantastic, with generous portions, and the service is exceptional. Our team is committed to ensuring that your experience at Southside Smokehouse is outstanding!