This is a great place for happy hour! We got lucky and were able to score two seats at the bar and avoid the hour-long wait for a table in the dining area.
I really appreciated the "surprise taco" special that they offer during happy hour at $3. We ordered several tacos and they were all different! I really enjoyed my steak taco, but am not sure I would have been willing to pay $6 under non-HH conditions (hence the imperfect rating). Still, as a SoCal native, I am having a hard time finding a taqueria that satisfies my craving for al pastor! In terms of upscale taco restaurants in Pittsburgh, I would wholeheartedly choose Smoke BBQ over Bakersfield or Condado. Also, Smoke is in a burgeoning neighborhood with several new restaurants that have opened up in the past few months.
By the way, I'm not sure if they make it clear enough, but this place is CASH ONLY!