12 Bones Smokehouse River

Stopped by for probably the best6Philly cheese steak with Mac and cheese and some baked beans that I've ever had. If you get there at the right time the wait is minimal, that said the line moves fast. The food came out fast and hot, servers were polite and friendly. We sat outside under a big tent with plenty of seating

The food is outstanding! When I say run, don’t walk to get here I mean it!!!! We thought the ribs were absolutely delicious! We were six in our party and all ordered different things to try. I’m just going to apologize upfront for not capturing images of our food, but it was just so mouth wateringly beautiful, we had no chance to take photos. When I thought about it after the fact, all that was left were bones and it seemed a little nuts to snap a photo of dry bones. 🤣 We ordered the following: nekkid ribs, dry rubbed ribs, pulled chicken, and a dish called nugs. Everything, and I mean all of that was amazing! The sides were: jalapeño grits, corn puddin, Mac and cheese, smoked potato salad and corn bread. All of that was delicious, but you HAVE to try the corn puddin!!!!! We all wanted to fight each other for more of that!!!! Just come here as quickly as you can! It is incredibly good. Plus they have a sauce counter where you can help yourself to different types!!

So I've been here before, but the other location. I thought the atmosphere and service were excellent, but I was a little disappointed in the meal. I got the ribs, baked beans, and mac and cheese. I felt the ribs could have been more tender and were a bit dry. The beans I thought were a little bit hard, like they could have been cooked a little longer. The mac and cheese were good, and the corn bread was alright. It could be my expectations based on previous visits, but as someone who talks up this place, I was a little disappointed. Will I come back, probably because everything can't be perfect every time and I hope this was a fluke.

Nestled in the graffiti section of the Ashville River walk section of town is a great meatery. We got a little sampler of the smoked meats and a brisket sandwich. Def would recommend the brisket sandwich w Mac n cheese, The cornbread was a little light for me. The chicken, turkey, pork, and ribs smoked meats platter was nice. I personally liked the chicken and brisket the most, then the ribs and the turkey were decent, turkey almost a sweet taste to it. But the smoked pork didn't seem to have too much flavor imo.