I went here again.
I think that repeated visits get better overall.
Their meatball sub is pretty good, however, the bread choice makes it somewhat difficult to eat, because the meatballs keep wanting to escape out the sides.
Any restaurant that offers a meatball sub should either slice the meatballs in half or provide bread that can contain the meatballs. This is just common sense.
This time I took a friend and she noticed the smokiness as well. Instead of waiting inside the restaurant, I had us sit outside.
It was better, but I still noticed that the smoke clung to my clothes even after we left.
This is a frustrating characteristic that seriously detracts from J.P. McGurkee's. For a place that has been around so long, you'd think they would have installed a decent ventilation system.
Instead, the smoke just blows back into the dining area.