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| - I read the review of Smoq in the Post-Gazette almost exactly a year ago, and since good barbecue in this area is hard to find, I tucked it away for a future date, since it's a little bit of a hike for me. I always try to support local business, and liked the owner's approach.
This week, with Memorial Day and all, sounded like a great week for some ribs, since I haven't had good ones in a while. I searched on Groupon to see if there were any deals since I had read about some people getting them on Yelp, and found one and bought it. Went on Saturday evening about 6:45 with a few other people. Never even knew where Brookline was, but always up for discovering new areas. We walked in and saw about 4 picnic-like tables and one was unoccupied which worked out just great. Right when I was about to sit down, a woman came over from behind the counter and told me they were out of ribs. Come again? They had a bunch of catering to do over the weekend and were out of ribs. It's like going to a pizza place ON ALL-ITALY WEEKEND and finding out they're out of crust. And ribs were what I'd been craving! I WILL give her credit for letting us know before we were actually situated. So we decided to stay since we had just driven 1/2 hour, and figured we could still get some barbecue (she said the pulled pork had just come out).
I ordered a combo plate of pulled pork and brisket, and got yams and baked beans as sides. I'll give them props on their no corkage fee on the beers we brought too. When trays of food came out for two of our party including me, I would normally have waited until all the food arrived, but was told by the other two that we should start eating while it's hot. So I took a forkful of the pulled pork. I could easily have waited since there wasn't a scintilla of heat to it! I found this somewhat bizarre since the beans were mouth-burning hot (and delicious I might add) AND the pork "had just come out." In any event, I moved on to the brisket, which was in slices instead of pulled. I cut off a piece and found that it too was not hot AND was awfully chewy. AND it didn't have an awful lot of flavor (same for the PP). The yams were fine, and after doctoring the meats with a mixture of their sauces, I was able to satisfy my hunger. I didn't send anything back because we had already been there for awhile and really didn't want anything microwaved.
I am so glad I had the Groupon because it made the cost bearable. I don't think their prices are out of line if their food was good (or even available for that matter). But I was NOT impressed and will NOT be going back. I DO however want to mention that the young woman who waited on us was extraordinarily nice and helpful.
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