Demo's Barbecue & Smokehouse — Restaurant in Jonesboro

I'm sorry to say it but this place has really gone down hill over the years. I used to eat here all the time and loved it...the food was great, generous portions and friendly people. Unfortunately, none of that can be truthfully claimed today. I actually had not eaten here in about 2-3 years after a very poor customer service experience last time we went in there to dine in but last night I decided to give them another chance so my daughter and I went in to get some take out. When we arrived, we were the only ones at the front counter. We had to wait several mins to place our order while the two employees who were "working" at the time carried out a personal conversation between themselves. One of them glanced over at us several times so I know they knew we were there. On about the 4th or 5th glance over I raised my eyebrows to which the woman responded by raising her index finger at me and said..."Yeah, Just a Min!" and then continued with their conversation for another min or so. By this time a group of other people had filed in line behind us.

I ordered a pulled pork sandwich combo. There were two choices for this combo. Either a Sandwich, 1 side, and a drink ... Or ... a Sandwich and choice of 2 sides. In the past I always got the sandwich, side and a drink but this time I had a drink in the car so I opted for the sandwich and 2 sides and told the lady that I wanted both sides to be fries.

When I got home and opened my order what I found was more than a little disappointing. My "Jumbo" sandwich had approximately 1/3 the meat that they used to put on the sandwiches and it had been smashed together to the point that it literally looked as if someone had sat on it. My TWO orders of fries was about 1/2 the amount of fries that I normally received when ordering only 1 side. Although I guess the amount a fries that I received really didn't matter in this case since the fries had been so grossly over cooked. This would have a clear to anyone at a glance given the very dark brown burnt color of them.

The last bad experience with this place kept me away for 2-3 years. After this complete failure on their part I am sad to say that I will have to permanently remove Demo's from my list of places to eat out. I guess nothing good last...

The reviews brought me in here. If this place is rated 3 stars or better it's because the reviewer doesn't get away much. From the literally thousands of bbq joints I've eaten at over my 37 years on the planet this stick out as one of the worst.

BBQ is supposed to be juicy and succulent. This was not. My brisket sandwich was a simple sandwich with very dry meat and needed to be drenched in bbq sauce to be edible. I typically like my bbq meats eaten light on the sauce, that way I can enjoy the flavors that naturally come from good bbq. The bun however was nice in that it was buttered and toasted. Never mind that the portion was seriously lacking and looked like 3-4oz. WHERE IS THE BEEF?

The condiments, pickles, onions, etc had clearly been out for some time and looked so old I passed on them. Mind you I was eating dinner at 6:30 on a Friday night....

My "loaded" baked potato, again was dry and loaded meant a squeeze packet of sour cream and two small tubs of butter. Cheese was not an option, nor was bacon, chives, or any of the other toppings normally associated with the term "loaded."

Lastly, there was no beer to be drank.

The saving grace for this place was the friendly staff and the charming folks from the community who all know each other, people watching reminds you why small town...

Was here for lunch. It was dead at first, the employees was friendly but it was a bit rediculous they don't bring the food to you. There was plenty of employees not doing anything behind the register. They leave ur food at the register and yell across the restaurant like McDonald's. I ordered a 2 meat combination. With a side of fries and baked beans. The chicken was dry. The ribs was the only good thing on my plate as the fries was salty and the toast I thought would be like Texas toast was stale and only toasted on 1 side.. My father ordered the same thing, He was dissatisfied as well my husband's burger was dry and looked like it had been sitting for a while. My mother was happy with her pork nachos. So at least one of us had a good meal. The price wasn't worth the amount of food or quality it was. We got extra ribs for never being there before. My father asked if he could have some as well and they said they would but he never received any. We went up there and asked about it and they said they added extra but they didn't. And we just let it go. Wasn't very impressed and won't be wasting the money there again. 52 dollars for 4 crappy meals. Maybe the new one is better but I'm afraid...