Let's get things straight, this is NOT a cafe!
Sometimes walking into Smokey Joe's is like being on the set of a David Lynch movie! An unusual DJ is spinning music that spans every generation and invites no one to the empty dance floor, the bar is surrounded by mainly forty somethings who may or may not be hiding a dark & mysterious past, there are former officers of foreign origins getting into fights at the door, and the list goes on.
Long story short, the crowd here will have you asking quite a few questions, the food is not much to write about and what comes from the tap sometimes tastes watered down.
On the plus side, they offer large beer cylinders (though this won't save you any $), there are one or two pool tables, and a 3rd floor rooftop patio that gets quite busy in the summer and might not be a bad idea.