{"id":253313,"date":"2026-05-01T01:42:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T01:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/253313\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T01:42:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T01:42:18","slug":"all-smokey-bones-locations-closing-including-orlando","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/253313\/","title":{"rendered":"All Smokey Bones locations closing including Orlando"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 A longstanding national barbeque chain, well-known in Central Florida for years, has turned off its smokers \u2014 for good.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">Smokey Bones has permanently closed up shop, with more than 30 remaining restaurants shuttering abruptly on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">A spokesperson for Fat Brands, the company that acquired the chain in 2023, released the following statement to WFTV:<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">\u201cAs of April 28, 2026, all Smokey Bones locations have ceased operations. On behalf of Management, it has been a privilege to serve our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">A visit to the<a href=\"https:\/\/smokeybones.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/smokeybones.com\"> Smokey Bones<\/a> website Thursday led not to mouth-watering ribs and pulled pork selections, but rather to this heartfelt message to patrons:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-inline-start: 40px;\">\u201cTo Our Community,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-inline-start: 40px;\">After 27 incredible years, Smokey Bones has officially closed its doors as of Monday, April 27th.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-inline-start: 40px;\">This isn\u2019t just the end of a restaurant\u2014it\u2019s the closing of a chapter filled with shared meals, celebrations, traditions, and countless memories. From first bites to final toasts, you made this place more than just BBQ\u2014you made it home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-inline-start: 40px;\">We are deeply grateful for every visit, every smile, and every moment you chose to spend with us. Serving this community has been an honor we\u2019ll never forget.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-inline-start: 40px;\">While the smokers have cooled and the doors are closed, the spirit of what we built together will always stay with us.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-inline-start: 40px;\">Thank you for 27 amazing years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-inline-start: 40px;\">Sincerely and smokey,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-inline-start: 40px;\">The Smokey Bones Team&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">Central Florida most recently had restaurants operating in Orlando, Melbourne, and Clearwater. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/mobile-apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/mobile-apps\">Click here<\/a> to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/video\/\">click here<\/a> to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wftvapps.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/APP DOWNLOAD LOCAL_1541693885678.jpg_13622062_ver1.0.jpg\" width=\"100%\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM WFTV CHANNEL 9<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 A longstanding national barbeque chain, well-known in Central Florida for years, has turned off its&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":253314,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[110469,10787,147,145,88382,28,139,141,140,110468,110467,110471,110470,110474,110475,144,146,110472,110473],"class_list":["post-253313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-barbeque-chain","tag-bbq","tag-central-florida","tag-channel-9","tag-fat-brands","tag-florida","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-permanent-closure","tag-smokey-bones","tag-smokey-bones-colonial","tag-smokey-bones-waterford","tag-smoky-bones","tag-smoky-bones-closed","tag-wftv","tag-wftv-channel-9","tag-what-happened-to-smokey-bones","tag-when-did-smokey-bones-close"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}