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“Great Food!”

Hank's Grille & Bar
Price range: C$11 - C$26
Cuisines: American, Barbecue, Steakhouse, Grill
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Good for: Child-friendly, Bar Scene, Local cuisine
Dining options: Lunch, Breakfast, Dinner, After-hours, Reservations
Description: Hank's Grille & Bar, formerly Hank's Smokehouse is unique casual contemporary barbecue and steakhouse. We offer a contemporary atmosphere suited for individuals, couples and families. We have separate full service bar with 10 Craft Beers on tap, local wines and beers and creative specialty drinks. We have daily specials that include: Happy Hour everyday from 4-6pm, All U Can Eat Barbecue, Our Famous Prime Rib and more.
Reviewed March 13, 2018

My family and I visited Hank's Grille & Bar during our stay at Massanutten Four Seasons Resort. We decided to eat here because of the great reviews found on TripAdvisor.

Overall, the food was great! My father and I ordered the Barbecue Sampler, which comes with pulled pork, beef barbecue, and a 1/4 rack of ribs (dry or wet). We both enjoyed this meal as the meat was very tender and juicy! However, we were not huge fans of any of the four BBQ sauces offered, which is one of the reasons why I did not give this restaurant 5/5 stars. We would recommend that Hank's also provide a traditional honey BBQ sauce to go along with its' other four offerings. In addition, my mother ordered the Lemon Shrimp Linguine and she loved it! My wife ordered the smokehouse salad with grilled chicken and she was not impressed with the salad overall. To be specific, she didn't like the fresh herb vinaigrette dressing and the chicken was too spicy for her taste. Lastly, we ordered the Brunswick Stew (appetizer) and it was delicious! I would highly recommend dipping the fresh, homemade bread into the stew for a great combination.

The atmosphere of this restaurant was unique in that it appeared to have a lot of abstract art on the walls. My family also noticed how quiet the restaurant was, which we believe was due to the acoustical absorbing materials all over the walls. Lastly, the service was pretty good, but not great. Our waitress did not seem overly enthusiastic but she did meet all of our needs.

Overall, I would definitely recommend this place to anyone that enjoys eating good barbecue style food at a very reasonable price!

Date of visit: March 2018
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1  Thank mastakemosabe
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Reviewed March 6, 2018 via mobile

Nice sandwiches, excellent bread, well-prepared catfish. Pork and brisket bbq very good. Service for the entire dining area, however, was provided by a single waitress, a situation that the waitress should never have been expected to handle. It was expectedly disastrous. Shame on management.

Date of visit: March 2018
Thank Butterbean135
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Owner123123, Owner at Hank's Grille & Bar, responded to this reviewResponded March 8, 2018

Thank you for appreciating our homemade bread,fresh hand breaded catfish and pit-to-plate bbq. However, I am sorry for your "abysmal" service. I am aware of the day you are speaking about and due to an employee not showing up for work, we were forced into a difficult situation. While we tried to do our best to still offer good service, it is extremely difficult to get another employee to come in at such late notice. I can confidently say this situation was atypical of Hank's. Trust me, I am more upset about the situation than you. Again, I am sorry for your experience and hope that you will try us again.

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Reviewed February 25, 2018

This place is a diamond in the rough. Cool atmosphere, awesome staff, and the food was excellent! The best barbecue we've ever had.

Date of visit: December 2017
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Thank Robin_Tyson7
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Reviewed February 23, 2018

I hate giving bad reviews. I checked out Trip Advisor before we settled on this restaurant. Wish we had gone elsewhere. The brisket was an enormous hunk of fat. When I told the server that the brisket was extremely fatty, she told me that it is customary to have fat with brisket (it is also customary to have meat). I wish I had taken a picture of my dish. Another server came out and removed my brisket and reluctantly gave me another. Everyone else in our party said their food was okay, but not great. The restaurant (nice looking inside) was not full when we were there. We would not go back, but understand that things like this happen. I just wouldn't chance it again for the money.

Date of visit: August 2017
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1  Thank Tewilliger
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Reviewed February 18, 2018

We were staying up the mountain at Massanutten resort, and did not have good feelings about the resort food options, so we came down to Hanks. Best decision of the day. I know BBQ and this place is good BBQ. I was actually surprised by how good their brisket was, normally brisket comes in second to pulled pork in my book, but this place is the exception. Their local VA beer selection is worth the trip too. Service was good and everything was right. I would recommend calling in for reservations if you go at peak hours on a weekend, but off the rush hour a little no problems.
Hank's lists their description as a "dive bar" but that is only in the best sense of the word. It's a great little find and a welcome option for folks who maybe don't want ski lodge fare.

Date of visit: February 2018
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Thank Mark G
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