The Smokehouse

Name: The Smokehouse
Address: 189-33 Linden Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11412, Albans, NY, 11412, US
Telephone: +17185271536
Price range: €€
Rating: 3.8

Jamaican · Albans

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About The Smokehouse

En The Smokehouse, te invitamos a disfrutar de los auténticos sabores de Jamaica, con platos clásicos como nuestro pollo jerk y el rabo de toro, elaborados con recetas tradicionales y mucho cariño. Sumérgete en un ambiente relajado y acogedor, donde podrás saborear la verdadera esencia de la cocina...

What Customers Say About The Smokehouse

The Smokehouse is known for its flavorful jerk chicken, but experiences are mixed. Many praise the taste and quality, especially the jerk chicken and festival. However, long wait times and inconsistent food quality (especially regarding saltiness and oxtail portions) are recurring issues.

Popular Dishes

Jerk Chicken (7) Festival (3) Oxtail (4) Fried Chicken (3) Rice & Peas Macaroni and Cheese Soup (5)

Best For

Locals Quick Bite Casual

Tip: Consider ordering through Uber Eats to potentially avoid long wait times in the restaurant, but be aware that portion sizes may be small.

Features

🅿️ Parking 🚗 Delivery 🍽️ Lunch 🌙 Dinner

🎯 Casual ✨ Trendy 👥 Groups

What to see nearby

A 782m

Locust Manor Playground

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A 899m

Roy Wilkins Recreation Center

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Explore the area around The Smokehouse

The Smokehouse is located in Albans, surrounded by cultural and historical points of interest. Here are some of the most notable places nearby.

Parks & Gardens

Locust Manor Playground (A 782m) — park in the United States of America

Other Points of Interest

Roy Wilkins Recreation Center (A 899m) — building in St. Albans, Queens, New York, United States

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Frequently asked questions about The Smokehouse

The Smokehouse is located at 189-33 Linden Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11412, Albans.

Near The Smokehouse you can find points of interest such as Locust Manor Playground, Roy Wilkins Recreation Center.

The Smokehouse offers jamaican cuisine.

The Smokehouse has regular opening hours. Check their profile for updated schedules.

The Smokehouse offers the following services: takeaway, delivery.

The most recommended dishes at The Smokehouse based on customer reviews are: Jerk Chicken, Festival, Oxtail, Fried Chicken, Rice & Peas.

The Smokehouse is ideal for locals, quick bites, casual dining.

Consider ordering through Uber Eats to potentially avoid long wait times in the restaurant, but be aware that portion sizes may be small.

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The Smokehouse Albans Reviews

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Eve Clerval

Food here is always a hit. Its always busy, sometimes hard to find parking because it's busy. I've been here multiple times and never had an issue with their food. I mostly do Uber eats pickup and its in and out...

Sledge Williams

Soul food done right and with proper courtesy too. Props to the ladies holding down the fort, I was served well. To start off, this was a detour lunch trip. I didn't intend to come here but the restaurant I was originally gonna go to was closed (on a Wednesday of all days) so I shifted over to this place because I came all the way out here, I'm gonna review something. Inside of the place is very roomy and certainly clean. I do have to dock off one star because it's a take out only spot and I would've preferred to stay and eat in, especially with the weather getting more chilly but I digress. The young woman, Bianca tended to me as soon as I came in and I made my order. A large Curry Chicken w/ Mac n Cheese and yams. It was a pretty sizeable portion and was priced fairly at $16 and you certainly get your money's worth. After receiving my order which came with a free piece of Cornbread, I had to deal with the dilemma of, where was I gonna eat this? Eventually I settled on eating my lunch by the park nearby my Grandparents old residence in the rather windy elements. Despite that, the food definitely came in clutch. The Curry chicken definitely had a spice that kept me warm while the Mac n Cheese and yams were delicious and filling. I wonder how amazing it would've been if I were to eat it hot and ready but it was still good nonetheless. My faith in soul food has been restored, at least a chunk of it. I haven't had a taste for it considering the two options Nearby my place is either mid or just awfully bad but I liked what I got from this spot. Sometimes when life gives you Lemons, make some lemonade out of it and savor the flavor.

Elle Dixon-Scott

As I saw 30k reviews on Uber Eats I was intrigued on ordering from this location. I ordered Jerk Chicken, rice & peas and cabbage and it was really good. The chicken was made perfectly didn’t even need to add any sauce. Drink wise Lemon Ginger is definitely a lovely mix of lemon and ginger. Great employees first place to call and offer another option of drink instead of sending nothing. I recommend!

Yaneak

I ordered the combination meal, Jerk Pork & Fry Chicken w/rice & peas. The food was delicious, pork was soft & well cooked with all the right spices, fry chicken was crispy & had flavor as well. Salad was good too. I've been ordering from them for over two yrs & I've never been disappointed. Their Jerk Pork is one of my favorite dish. I can never get tired of their food. It's that good. I had their fry chicken & barbecue chicken w/rice.

A J

You won't be disappointed. I wasn't a fan of the baked macaroni and cheese pie, it had too much mustard. The jerk chicken, escovitch chicken and festival were great. I will definitely be getting food from here again. I ordered through Uber Eats and my food came on time with no issues.

Christine G.

Delicious. There's a wait, but it's worth it. Everything that I've ever bought from there is a solid 10. You will not regret it.

Rob.

Foods good but they take a long time preparing meals. I call to make an order 20 mins b4 I get there and whn i do arrive i still hav another 20 minutes to wait. It's not like they dnt have enough ppl wrking.

Trina S

I am a first time customer and placed my order through Uber eats. I have never been to the location. The food was very delicious, flavorful and the festival was nice and flaky. I enjoyed it. Like most places they spear the meat. Consumers pay a lot for small portions.

Good Dude

For the amount of money you pay, you do not get enough oxtail. My meal had a total of 5 oxtail and then the container was filled with mostly rice. The oxtail was descent but nothing special. The rice was bland but the the turkey green vegetables were good. The one plantain it came with was tasty (I wish it came with more). I ordered a side of goat curry dipping sauce and it had way too much cumin. The jerk chicken was pretty dry but seemed more worth it for the price. It came with a BBQ dipping sauce. Note: they forgot my drink but I will not let that effect my review.

Jessica M.

I like the food. I've tried the Bar-B'-fried chicken meal, the large oxtail meal, the Jerk chicken and Curried chicken meal, the Jerk chicken Macaroni Salad, the Baked Mac and Cheese, Col…

Romario M.

That's place disappointing and I think the food trying don't have it the price of jerk chicken. Never ever seen that before. It really good but we're never get back here. By next time never seem wh…

Romario M.

That's place disappointing and I think the food trying don't have it the price of jerk chicken. Never ever seen that before. It really good but we're never get back here. By next time never seem wh…

elijah c.

their food is great but the wait time is horrible they have to do better in cutting down the wait time

Farrah Hylton

I’ve been buying at this restaurant for years now and it’s the worst food I ever have it is so salty I could Not eat it, the festival is so small like the size of my finger and hard like a rock I couldnt Even bite into it. Come on you have to do better $32 for two small jerk children and cannot enjoy it. I’m sorry I have To write this but I hope You learn from this.

Jennifer Williams

Brought two food one plate combo meal very good. My husband had the snapper was not presented right needed onions and carrots if you call it escovitch fish. Also vegetables needed a variety such as some cucumber.

Cam Hen

First, you order, then they take forever to serve you, then you pay when your food reaches the cashier. Right after ordering, I made a change and heard the person tell the servers the change. After waiting about 25 minutes to get my food, the change wasn't made. So I told the cashier, she did go to request the change. I somehow feel like that's the reason I got 2 burst peppers in my rice😅 but I'm not mad, although someone else could've been. The flavors were ok, but I didn't like that the rice was very soft, and more than half of the wings were dry/stale.

Lauren B.

I've eaten here multiple times and always enjoyed the food. However on this particular day, the oxtail was tough and plaintain was not sweet. I also asked for gravy on the rice, which they did not …

Lauren B.

I've eaten here multiple times and always enjoyed the food. However on this particular day, the oxtail was tough and plaintain was not sweet. I also asked for gravy on the rice, which they did not pu…

Lora R.

I had an opportunity to order food from The Smokehouse twice this week. I had a fried chicken meal that was okay on the first day and a fish sandwich the second day. Everything was just okay to m…

Olivia Campbell

Large oxtail was mostly bone. I asked for plantains to replace the veg. They gave me ONE PLANTAIN. Wasn't even sweet. Rice was good. Hard dough bread is good.

Satasha Jose

I had chicken soup and it was good! Then later I ate Corn bread and I noticed a EGG SHELL in between! Please make sure the cooks check for any left over egg shells, hair, etc! Ruined taste buds after that!!

Kay J.

1st and foremost, this business is not "BBB accredited", the nerve!\nThe way things are in society today with $$ inflating and restaurants selling a small quantity of food and doubling the prices, …

Skiimommy I.

these people don't follow instructions. I ordered white meat only and they filled my plate with wings and not to mention how SALTY the food was had to throw it out. Never ordering from here again‼

Skiimommy I.

these people don't follow instructions. I ordered white meat only and they filled my plate with wings and not to mention how SALTY the food was had to throw it out. Never ordering from here again‼

Skiimommy I.

these people don't follow instructions. I ordered white meat only and they filled my plate with wings and not to mention how SALTY the food was had to throw it out. Never ordering from here again‼

Kyle B.

This place has horrible customer service. You call ahead to shorten the wait time and you wait 45 minutes still and when you ask about it they kiss their teeth and roll their eyes. How does somebod…

Kyle B.

This place has horrible customer service. You call ahead to shorten the wait time and you wait 45 minutes still and when you ask about it they kiss their teeth and roll their eyes. How does som…

Keisha L.

If I could give this place a zero I would. I have been ordering soup with no meat with extra food lately. This is the fourth time that I've placed my order and received broth only. I called the res…

Keisha L.

If I could give this place a zero I would. I have been ordering soup with no meat with extra food lately. This is the fourth time that I've placed my order and received broth only. I called the res…

Xia J.

I ordered cow foot soup from the restaurant and it had a dead house fly in it. When I called the restaurant to report the incident, I was left on hold for over ten minutes. So I called back and whe…

christine g.

Overrated ...not worth it.i have had way better food and less expensive I would not recommend at all ... food and service was terrible

christine g.

overrated ...not worth it.i have had way better food and less expensive I would not recommend at all ... food and service was terrible

Jabun S.

Worst customer service ever. Lady that serves food really mean. Food will be ready but she will make ppl wait. When I asked about my food she gave me Karen looks

Georgiana S.

I ordered via Uber eats, the soup was supposedly not ready as written on my receipt ... yet it was available on the platform to order. $10.80 is the cost of the large soup on Uber eats, instead o…

Kris T.

The absolute worst service I've ever received!!! The manager is no doubt unreasonable. prices subject to change not clear on the menu. And no type of consideration at all. I would never ever go her…

Alton T.

Very disgusting and poor service. The various soup are tasteless watery with no meat or food.

Mel Lev

I ordered wings they were burnt and dry. Service is terrible and the place is not clean. I would not waste my time going there. Best item to me is their collard greens and they always run out of food. Five burnt wings cost me almost $8.00. ( Not even a whole wing) This business is subpar to say the least.

G Mas

I come here alot and the customer service is the girl today on the register wasn't welcoming at all. I order soups over the phone 40 mins before coming and still i end up waiting another 20 mins plus. Ya gotta do better. Many times I order they are missing things in my order, when I call about they dont resolve the issue. The girl at the register seemed like she could careless to take the order. Please do better get some people that love the culture and customers.

HAZEL PHILLIP

My order was a small pelau and a small barbecue pigtail. My husband had peas and rice ,curry goat and 2 juices. My food was not tasty and the pigtail was hard and salty because he didn't boil it to remove some of the salt and soften it. He has no regards for people with health issues. I would not be going there anymore. It's a shame to Trinidad. In all we spent $65.

Sherian Gordon

This is a food I used to enjoy but not anymore, I ordered catering for my daughter birthday party for a 3:30 in the afternoon Sunday May 5th pick up and when I got home with the food to my surprise it was overnight food was served to me and when I took it back and without any apologies or sympathy, the only question was, was this the amount was served to you. Never again!

Claudia Spencer

Why do I continue to waste my money here? Price continue to go up and service and serving is horrible. I do understand that cost of living is going up, but choose one. Increase your prices and leave the portion the same. The prices increased and decreased. Unacceptable..This is a large meal. Ridiculous. I would not be going back. I spent a lot here for nothing.

Aaliyah Aaliyah

Picture speaks for itself. Catering order for a small group of medical professionals. The jerk chicken taste old also the jerk pork was tough and dry. The salad we ordered to compliment the bland Jerk chicken & Pork contained the lettuce ends. Very disappointed and dissatisfied. Never again ! Cant support our kind these days. Very unprofessional. No pics of the meat everyone quickly dumped it in the garbage.

Xia

I ordered cow foot soup from the restaurant and it had a dead house fly in it. When I called the restaurant to report the incident, I was left on hold for over ten minutes. So I called back and when the supervisor that was on duty finally came to the phone she said “they never saw a fly in the restaurant ever” then proceeded to hang up on me.

Pink Candy

I ordered brown stew fish with gravy on the rice and a side of macaroni. They decided to put what appears to be oxtail gravy on my Mac (which I don’t eat) and gave me some type of sour fried fish with dry rice. Then I had to pick out about 50 of these allspice balls as I ate the food…why add so much of them? the picture wasn’t even half of them… horrible experience!

Raine

It has been almost 6 years since I ate from here. I was on my way to NYC and had my daughter ordered ahead for me. I had a small chicken soup, and 1/2lb of jerk pork with 3 festivals. The soup was almost white with no taste. Trash. This is not 1/2lb of jerk pork! I weighed it. Take a look at this non sense! Did not even bother eating it either. My 5 year old had 1 festival. Did not like it. Trash. $32.00 down the drain. How hard is it, to cut and weigh the food. That big piece of bone on top..who served that!! Last time this place gets my support.