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| - I loved The Smoke in Collingwood. It was the go-to place after we're famished from being on the slopes all day snowboarding at Blue Mountain.
When I heard news of The Smoke opening in Vaughan I was so excited. I subscribed to their newsletter and followed up on their opening and construction.
Yesterday evening my boyfriend and I invited 4 of our closest friends to try out the amazing bbq that is The Smoke.
I am so, so sorry to say that it was nothing like The Smoke in Collingwood. It made me really sad.
We ordered 3 bbq platters for the 6 of us. It was just not enough food, we were still so hungry afterwards (three normal sized dudes, two very petite women, 1 larger dude). We went to Demetres and had a whole lot of dessert afterwards...
Beef brisket, although tender, came out cold like it was sitting on the counter for a while. The fat of the brisket was so cold it was turning waxy. It was 7pm on a Thursday evening, so I'm not sure why the brisket was cold...
Ribs, we ordered 3 sets in different sauces but no one explained to us which sauce was on which set of ribs. The ribs were not fall off the bone and were lukewarm (but not as cold as the beef brisket)... We had to kind of chew the meat off the bone, it wasn't fall-off-the-bone.
Buffalo Thighs, came out cold. The sauce was actually refrigerator frigid. Chicken thighs were really dry, I didn't know chicken thighs could be dry!
Bacon Meatloaf, was dry and crumbly and also lukewarm.
The chilli came out warm which is good. The coleslaw was OK. The cornbread was really small and underwhelming....
It was really odd because the food at their Collingwood location was always pretty spot on. I'm shocked that at their Vaughan location the food is so lacking in comparison. My guests won't go back again but I really want to give it another chance, maybe in a month or two when they get their food sorted out.
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