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Bones Smokehouse reopens Monday in new East Brainerd space

Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press- 8/26/16. Tim Bishop, general manager and operation partner of Bones' Smokehouse, stands in therestaurant's new location at 7601 E. Brainerd Rd. on Friday, August 26, 2016.
Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press- 8/26/16. Tim Bishop, general manager and operation partner of Bones' Smokehouse, stands in therestaurant's new location at 7601 E. Brainerd Rd. on Friday, August 26, 2016.

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Learn more about Bones Smokehouse online at www.facebook.com/BonesChattanooga or call 423-710-3382.

When Bones Smokehouse in East Brainerd opens Monday, the goal will be to get pork, beef, chicken and turkey straight out of the hickory smoker and onto customers’ plates.

“We’re going to try to focus on ‘smoke to plate,'” said Tim Bishop, general manager and one of four partners in the restaurant that will open in a remodeled space at 7601 E. Brainerd Road. Located in a strip mall behind Zaxby’s restaurant, the storefront formerly housed Fanatics Sports Bar and Grill.

Meanwhile, Bones Smokehouse won’t hurry the smoking process. Pork will spend 14 hours inside the smoker, for example, and ribs will smoke for about five hours.

“We’re known for great barbecue, but it’s really a smokehouse – smoking it in a slow and deliberate manner,” said Rob Stickley, another partner in the restaurant.