Whether it's in the smoker, on the grill or in the community, Smokey Bones is always cooking!

We want to be known for the friendliness of our people who serve great tasting barbeque and other American favorites in an energetic atmosphere to every guest, every time.

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Current Press Releases Date Title Download 9/4/2007 Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill Gives Top 10 Tailgating Tips For The Ultimate Gameday BBQ 95K 7/16/2007 Smokey Bones Debutes New Brown Sugar Glazed Baby Back Ribs 84K

Archive: November 2006 Date Title Download 11/8/06 Smokey Bones Hosts Crystal Lake Elementary School Spirit Night 114K 11/8/06 Smokey Bones Hosts Indian Creek Elementary School Spirit Night 114K 11/7/06 Smokey Bones Hosts Brooks Global Studies School Spirit Night 114K 11/7/06 Smokey Bones Hosts Yorktown Elementary School Spirit Night 115K 11/2/06 Smokey Bones Hosts Killearn Lakes Elementary School Spirit Night 114K

Archive: October 2006 Date Title Download 10/26/06 Smokey Bones Hosts St. Michael's Interparochial School Spirit Night 114K 10/25/06 Smokey Bones Hosts St. Luke School Spirit Night 114K 10/18/06 Smokey Bones Hosts West Elementary School Spirit Night 114K 10/12/06 Smokey Bones Hosts James Weldon Johnson College Prep Spirit Night 115K 10/11/06 Smokey Bones Hosts Mitchellville School Spirit Night 114K 10/10/06 Smokey Bones Hosts Our Lady Of The Greenwood School Spirit Night 115K 10/9/06 Smokey Bones Promotes David King To Gainesville General Manager 83K 10/5/06 Smokey Bones Promotes Dave Buis To Merrillville General Manager 83K 10/5/06 Smokey Bones Side Dishes Add Sizzle To Holiday Meals 132K 10/4/06 Smokey Bones Hosts Ringgold Elementary School Spirit Night 114K 10/4/06 Smokey Bones Hosts Elmcrest Elementary School Spirit Night 114K 10/4/06 Smokey Bones Hosts Normandy Elementary School Spirit Night 114K 10/4/06 Smokey Bones Hosts Celebration School Spirit Night 114K 10/4/06 Smokey Bones Hosts Youree Drive Middle School Spirit Night 114K 10/3/06 Smokey Bones Hosts St. Rose Academy School Spirit Night 115K

Archive: September 2006 Date Title Download 09/28/06 Smokey Bones Hosts Corley Elementary School Spirit Night 114K 09/8/06  Smokey Bones Hosts Old Forge Elementary School Spirit Night 114K 09/05/06 Smokey Bones introduces handheld menu 287K

Archive: August 2006 Date Title Download 08/23/06 Smokey Bones Opens Restaurant in Woodbridge On Sep 5th 177K 08/23/06 Smokey Bones Appoints Mike Duquette to GM of its Tulsa Restaurant 129K 08/18/06 Smokey Bones Appoints Bruce Walters to GM of its Woodbridge Restaurant 168K 08/22/06 Smokey Bones Offers Free Appetizers and Kids Meals to Grandparents and Grandchildern on National Grandparents Day 156K 08/03/06 Smokey Bones Promotes Teddy Alexander to GM of its Montgomery Restaurant 129K 08/02/06 Smokey Bones Promotes Chenita Loving to GM of its Fayetteville Restaurant 129K 08/02/06 Smokey Bones Promotes Fred Love to GM of its Greensboro Restaurant 129K 08/02/06 Smokey Bones Promotes Matt DeVorak to GM of its Ashwaubenon Restaurant 129K 08/02/06 Smokey Bones Promotes Jorge Castano to GM of its Downtown Orlando Restaurant 130K

Archive: June 2006 Date Title Download 06/23/06 Smokey Bones Promotes Armando Valdes to GM of its York Restaurant 130K 06/23/06 Smokey Bones Promotes John Roreaker to GM of its Mishawaka Restaurant 130K 06/14/06 Cross The Road To Flavor With Smokey Bones New Chicken Entrées 275K 06/08/06 Smokey Bones Opens Restaurant in Manchester On June 20 179K 06/07/06 Smokey Bones Promotes Joesph Foyt to GM of its Roanoke Restaurant 130K

Archive: May 2006 Date Title Download 05/18/06 Smokey Bones Appoints Rush Blankenship as GM of its First Conneticut Restaurant 170K 05/15/06 Smokey Bones Opens Restaurant on Roosevelt Blvd. On June 6 177K

Archive: April 2006 Date Title Download 04/20/06 Poll: No Red Carpet Treatment For Hollywood Celebs When American Adults Think Backyard Barbeque 131K

Archive: March 2006 Date Title Download 03/20/06 Smokey Bones Hosts LaSalle Elementary School Spirit Night On Monday, May 8 156K 03/20/06 Smokey Bones Hosts Little Flower Catholic School Night On Monday, May 8 157K 03/20/06 Smokey Bones Hosts Morgan Road Elementary School Spirit Night On Monday, June 5 158K 03/20/06 Smokey Bones Hosts Our Lady of the Greenwood School Spirit Night On Tuesday, April 25 169K 03/20/06 Smokey Bones Hosts Rock Chapel Elementary School Spirit Night On Monday, May 1 158K 03/20/06 Smokey Bones Hosts Bill Hefner Elementary School Spirit Night On Tuesday, May 9 157K 03/20/06 Smokey Bones Hosts Cherrington Elementary School Spirit Night On Monday, April 24 158K 03/20/06 Smokey Bones Hosts Irmo Elementary School Spirit Night On Monday, May 1 158K 003/20/06 Smokey Bones Hosts Kiln Creek Elementary School Spirit Night On Monday, April 10 159K 03/20/06 Smokey Bones Appoints David Morrone as GM of its Wilkes-Barre Restaurant 155K 03/14/06 Smokey Bones Appoints Gary Crow as GM of its Ft. Walton Beach Restaurant 168K

Archive: February 2006 Date Title Download 02/20/06 Smokey Bones Appoints Dan McAvoy as GM of its Casselberry Restaurant 155K 02/13/06 Smokey Bones Appoints Jeremy Miller as GM of its Grove City Restaurant 143K 02/08/06 Smokey Bones Restaurants in Robinson and Cranberry to Celebrate Football Championship 169K 02/06/06 Smokey Bones Appoints Ben Hendon as GM of its Oklahoma City Restaurant 128K 02/06/06 Smokey Bones hosts McKenzie Elementary School Spirit Night 162K 02/03/06 Smokey Bones Opens Restaurant in Sanford, FL On Feb 21st 154K 02/02/06 Smokey Bones Appoints Chris Zdunski as GM of its Amherst, NY Restaurant 142K

Archive: January 2006 Date Title Download 01/23/06 Smokey Bones Appoints David Rhein as GM of its Sanford, FL Restaurant 143K 01/19/06 Smokey Bones Appoints Christine Kobrynich as Director of Operations of its Upstate New York Restaurants 135K 01/19/06 Smokey Bones Promotes Kim Bravar to Manager of Training and Development 129K 01/17/06 Smokey Bones Appoints Dale Gainer as GM of its North Olmstead, OH Restaurant 141K 01/13/06 Smokey Bones Appoints Jack Schmidt as GM of its Aswaubenon, WI Restaurant 130K 01/13/06 Smokey Bones Opens Restaurant in Frazer, PA On Feb 7th 141K 01/13/06 Smokey Bones Apponts Jamie Elswick as GM of its Bartlett, TN Restaurant 129K 01/12/06 Smokey Bones Appoints Thomas McKee as GM of its New Langhorne, PA Restaurant 141K 01/09/06 Smokey Bones Appoints Bill Pitt as GM of its Pittsburgh Mills Mall Restaurant 142K 01/09/06 Smokey Bones Opens Restaurant in Greensburg, PA On Jan 31st 223K 01/09/06 Smokey Bones Opens Restaurant in Jacksonvillie, FL On Jan 24th 223K

Archive: December 2005 Date Title Download 12/21/05 Smokey Bones Appoints Wade Hartzel as GM of its Greensburg, PA Restaurant 142K 12/21/05 Smokey Bones Opens Restaurant in Franklin Park, OH On Jan 10th 222K 12/19/05 Smokey Bones Appoints John McLaughlin to Senior Director of Culinary Operations 129K 12/16/05 Smokey Bones Appoints Joe Priepot as GM of its Chesterfield, MO Restaurant 129K 12/13/05 Smokey Bones Appoints Randy Gates as GM of its Champaign, IL Restaurant 128K 12/12/05 Smokey Bones Appoints Norm Rose to GM of its Indianapolis, ID restaurant 128k 12/12/05 Smokey Bones in Springfield, ILL promotes Ann Franklin to General Manager 128K 12/12/05 Smokey Bones Promotes Justin Pachota to General Manager of its Jacksonville, FL restaurant 130k 12/05/05 Smokey Bones Appoints GM for New Franklin Park, OH Restaurnt 142K 12/05/05 Smokey Bones Hosts Austin High School Choir Holiday Benefit 100K 12/05/05 Fire Up The Grill: Smokey Bones Introduces New Menu 294k 12/05/05 Smokey Bones Opens in Florence, KY on Dec. 13 222K

Archive: November 2005 Date Title Download 11/28/05 Smokey Bones Opens in Stoughton, MA on Dec. 6 222k 11/22/05 Smokey Bones in Morrow, GA Appoints New General Manager 142k 11/18/05 Smokey Bones in Madison, WI Appoints New General Manager 133k 11/15/05 Smokey Bones Appoints General Manager for New Florence, KY Restaurant 141k 11/14/05 Smokey Bones Appoints Two Training and Development Leaders 135k 11/14/05 Smokey Bones Appoints New Director of Operations for its South Florida Restaurants 133k 11/04/05 Smokey Bones Appoints Tim Rea as Senior Director of Brand Marketing 271k