Smoke and Friends - Carne en Vara - Lawrenceville (GA)

5 /5 Hideaway Co: We loved our first time at this restaurant. Its modern decor and festive atmosphere are wonderful. We tried the Picada Platter and it was delish! This would be a great place for a date night. The service was also amazing. - ask for Maria (she’s the best!). Highly recommend.

5 /5 Yessenia Grande: Food was really good! Weve never had Venezuelan food before and it was a good first experience. Music was live when we went and super fun, loved the atmosphere, I was surprised to not see it super packed. Good first experience and we will be back!

5 /5 Dany T: Juliana our server was amazing, she explained and described items in the menu we were not familiar with, made great recommendations and was checking on us often with great attitude. The food portions were generous. The soup was amazing, the meat platter we ask was more than enough for 4 of us and enough food to take home for our family. The yuca frita with the green dipping sauce was delicious and the cachapa was to die for with generous cream and cheese to make it just perfect. The music was fun as well. I highly recommend this place, great for celebrations or just to enjoy a great meal with friendly atmosphere.

5 /5 Tyler Grant: Are you really gonna read this whole review? If not, then let me say I highly recommend this place. The quality of the food, friendly service (muchas gracias, Pedro!), and best Old Fashioned I ever had, all guarantee this place is on our repeat visit list. Now, for those of you sticking around for the rest of this review, my wife and I left with full bellies, no room for dessert. We will plan better next time. Anyway, have you ever had an Old Fashioned? How about one that’s smoked? How about one that’s smoked and made with Venezuelan rum in place of bourbon? If you haven’t yet, it’s time, and you can get the aforementioned cocktail here. My wife had a tinto de.verano and loved it! She ordered dinner for us because she’s been here before. We had the parilla mixta. Picaña, chicken, pork, chorizo, yuca (both fried and boiled), cole slaw, guasacaca, and queso frito. Excellent flavor, cooked perfectly. If I could have rented a spare stomach to be able to eat more, I would have. Have I mentioned the tequeños de cachapa? Si tu sabes, tu sabes. Thank you for a delicious meal and your excellent service!

5 /5 Steve Uriz: Fantastic Venezuelan restaurant! The food was hot fresh and delicious. Our waiter Gonzalo was awesome! He recommended his favorite plates and was a very nice young man. We spoke about our background and found out he was from Madrid. I told him my father was from Navarra. You have to come eat here! Amazing restaurant!!