Craft by Smoke and Fire

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   Don

   Orange County

   4 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   4 reviews

   Dined today

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

   Food quality has declined over the past months. Volume is still good but the meat has a lot more fat in it.
   

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   sherry

   Washington DC

   131 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   131 reviews

   Dined on November 11, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   The restaurant seemed not to know we had z reservation. They did a good job of figuring out how to deal with it and all turned out well. The food was great.
   

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   Jacleen

   San Diego

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 9, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   We went to celebrate a birthday, service for the birthday girl was amazing. They brought her a free drink and a round of shots on the house. The manager was super nice and very attentive. Overall service of our food was pretty slow, it took a while to get our drink orders and then our food orders in. The food wasn’t bad, I think 90% of what we got was pretty good. Some of it, it looks better than it tastes though.
   

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   Karen

   Orange County

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on November 7, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Ate my favorite meal: bbq brisket tacos and queso fundido. Waiter was great. Food was delicious as usual. Outdoor table was perfect.
   

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   Jodi

   Vancouver

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 7, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Went there with a group of 12 people, ages 7 to 66. Every single person in the group LOVED their meal. The portions were huge, and the service was excellent. They were out of an item that my daughter ordered, and went above and beyond to make it up to her. We will definitely go back the next time we are in Anaheim. Highly recommend this restaurant!
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Orange County

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 2, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This was the best bbq I have had in years! Absolutely amazing experience from the ambiance to the brisket!! I got the brisket grilled cheese and it did not disappoint! Service was great on top of it all!
   

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   Mario

   Palm Springs

   9 reviews

   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on November 2, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Tried this on a whim. Food was delicious! As first timers, we received free garlic bread to start. We ordered queso fundido, carrots, mashed potatoes, short rib, brisket, and Tri tip. All of the food was very tasty!
   

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   Clarissa

   San Joaquin

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on October 31, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   The cocktails were amazing, and amazingly expensive but worth it - just make sure you budget for them. There is not a single side that isn’t to die for except the Brussels sprouts. But onto the meat: we ordered the New York steak medium rare but we received it very rare (I understand how this mistake can be made), the brisket was juicy but bland - I wish the crust of the meat had been more flavorful. The pastrami - on the other hand - had a delightful bark. The lamb tasted as it should, and was juicy but bereft of flavor. The sausage was delightfully flavored and zesty without being too spicy. The ribs were good, and plenty fatty if that’s your thing. Service was alright - I wished we saw a little bit more of server and the manager was strangely cold and condescending. Chairs are pretty dang uncomfortable, but I imagine it’s busy on the weekend and they don’t want you sticking around.
   

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   Jenelle

   Orange County

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on October 29, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Must have! Great food, drinks, and service! Came to celebrate my father’s birthday and will be back again soon!
   

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    Rag

    San Francisco

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 25, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3

    Few things went wrong and being minorities, cant help to wonder if we were treated differently than ohhers: 1. Made reservations for standard table. For the 4 of us they put on a small table hightop. *After us everyone got standard tables and no one was seated at the high tops. This itself felt being treated differently! 2. As we ordered a large family platter, and our table was so small, we asked to move. Once we moved, we were completely ignored!! 3. There was no follow ups or checking on us. Waiters were definitely showing care for other tables and busy cleaning up or setting up. 4. Our wine had “debris” in the bottom like coffee granules which we didnt notice until towards the end. It wasnt sulfates or cork pieces! This is like a teaspoon worth of pieces. As it was red wine, didn’t see until end. Waiteress told us she didnt see when poured..could be she missed but her statement implied we put something there. 5. We indicated birthday in the reservation as it was our son’s special birthday. Nothing was said or done about it. 6. Food: we love bbq and this place disappointed us! All the meat were too salty!! Not wanting a second mouth. We barely ate 1/4 th of the food. Yes, we still tipped our waitress as most of this is not her fault!
    

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