Welcome to Smoke On The Water, Portage Lakes own Beer, Bourbon, & Barbecue restaurant!
We appreciate you dining with us and hope to create a fun and enjoyable atmosphere while you experience some great authentic smoked meats. Great preparation and care goes into our process and we only use meats of the highest quality.
Our meats are slow cooked daily for hours to heighten the flavor and texture. Due to this process limited quantities are available daily. We appreciate your understanding and hope to see you soon!
Based on 228 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 3.8 stars. Price
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery
Address:
562 Portage Lakes Drive, Akron, OH 44319
Phone: (234) 571-0031
Website: https://smokeonthewaterplx.com/
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Hours
| Wednesday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–11:30 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–11:30 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
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Reviews
Amo
Great venue located right on the water. I ordered the brisket dinner. The food was pretty good. A little on the pricey side but you are paying for location. Nice patio sitting right next to the water. Parking can be a little tough if they are busy. The atmosphere is wonderful. Nice selection of beer and bourbon.
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Brett Mansdorf
Lunch, Sunday – on the deck… I’ve been through many iterations of this location – happy to see this place. That said – had brisket, turkey, and sausage, plus wings… Brisket, turkey, and sausage were all on the dry side – still flavorful (sausage best of the three) – but dry. Green beans were great, Cole slaw good – but the star of the show, aside from the dock seat – were the wings… had to go to the bar for Tabasco (if you serve wings – figure out a way to have this, otherwise prepare for disdain)… NO sauce, just wings and ranch/tabasco/black pepper combo – excellent. I would return for the wings alone. One note – smokers were not going – so our meats are likely yesterdays, warmed up. Suggesting to those there – try sous vide for warming up – it will NOT dry out the meat. Hope to return and try during evening one night.
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Rich Hajdu
This restaurant has been restored and offers wonderful views of Portage lake. The barbecue was excellent. The service was a little spotty, the restaurant hasn’t been open too long and I think, as with many places, help is a problem. Everyone enjoyed their food, and the overall experience was just fine. Definitely worth visiting. Especially on a nice summer night.
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Joseph P Maiorano
Waited an hour for someone to even acknowledge me and my date, so we got our drinks paid for. Said they were “running low on fries”. Did not try to offer us any other side with our sandwiches and we still paid $26 total for the food. Terrible service and experience.
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Jim Hammel
Very good service and Atmosphere! I had the ribs which were good, but I’ve had better. My girlfriend had the brisket which was very good. Will be back.
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Catherine Crawford
Instagram hyped up this place. My bestie wanted to come here for her bday, mostly for the views of the water but on IG the food look decent. But in fact the food was dismal.
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Troy Jackson
Food was ok, a little bland. The drinks were great and the atmosphere was the best. We’ll go back definitely.
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bsims011
Had dinner for the first time at Smoke tonight. I got the wing special and my wife got the ribs with green beans and sweet potato fries. I tried her ribs and she had a wing. We both agreed the food was very good. Our server was Kinzie and she new the menu very well and answered all our questions & made solid recommendations. The manager Chuck stopped by to check on us & said to let him know if we needed anything. Nice view of the lake. Definitely will be back!
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Darlene Peoples
Nice place to unwind with beachfront feel.
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robpenabel
Lovely lunch overlooking the lake. Friendly staff and tasty food. Rustic decor with an up market ambiance. There is ample outdoor seating on the deck as well as bar seating and tables along the open plan wall. Fun selection of craft beers and cocktails. Very enjoyable!
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