Pepper Smash - A Cocktail Kitchen

Reviews

• Johnny M.

  star star star star star 21 July 2026

  Fun place great bar food and excellent drinks and prices. Wide open bar staff was flexible and catered to us well.

• Tom G.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 14 July 2026

  Poor service....worst fries ever.
  
  I arrived and sat on patio around 3:30 on Sunday.  A few people at the bar but not crowded.  I told the hostess (who was also the waitress) that I was going to sit on the patio.  After waiting 5-10 minutes and tired of waiting, I went inside and asked for a beer and a water.  When it came I ordered the beef sliders per her recommendation.  
  
  The sliders were decent albeit pricey ($14 for 3 small sliders.)  They came with potato string french fries which were dripping with grease and limp/soggy/nasty.
  
  After never being checked on and having to walk in to get a water refill, I also asked for the bill.  The two girls were at the far end of the bar playing on their phone and acted upset I interrupted them.
  
  When the bill was brought to me, I told the waitress the sliders were ok (as I was still eating them) and pointed out how nasty the fries were.  She acknowledged they were bad but never offered to remake or anything.  I was on my phone before I realized she took my plate and left the bill.  I still had one slider left!
  
  Won't be coming back here for afternoon bite to eat.

• Beryl D.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 6 July 2026

  Came here on Friday for a work happy hour and it seemed they were short staffed. Our waitress was a hard commodity to come by. After waiting 20 min, she arrived to take my order. I mentioned I had checked in to receive the complimentary fries and she quickly replied that the restaurant no longer honors this checkin. I pointed out that it still remained on yelp. I ordered my drink and she then disappeared to see if they would honor it. She returned minutes later with my fries and someone at the table ordered the Pineapple Express (a more complicated drink to make than mine). She returned with the Pineapple Express but no strawberry fields. Several minutes later, she returned with my drink. After 30 min or so, I ordered the Pineapple Express. That drink came quicker. When it was time to leave, we were left without a waitress to get our checks. We had to flag down another server to get her to come back to the table. It was then another 30 min before we were all paid out. In summary, the drinks and fries were great, the service... not so much

• Cliff H.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 30 June 2026

  The service was horrible and our bartender was much more interested in his prep work than actually servicing us or the other patrons in the bar. We won't be back.

• Chelsea R.

  star star star star star 30 June 2026

  Oh my goodness I love this place! Been here many times. Guess I need to start checking in more. Saturday nights are the nights to go. Ridiculous (as in awesome) DJ. The music alone will have you dancing and grooving all night long. As for the libations. Try them all. Nothing disappoints. Right now there is a check in where you get free fries so take advantage of it while it lasts! All the food is cooked fresh and made with love. But yes, if you like to let loose and have a good time this is the spot to go on the weekends. Not sure at all really how it is during the week. I imagine it is just as awesome. So glad Plano has places like this to shake things up a bit. The Lord knows they need it!