Let me start of by saying that not only do I not eat mussels, but I also don't drink beer. And those are the two house specialties at Smokeless Joe!!!
So what exactly brought me to Smokeless Joe, then? Well...the vegetarian (vegan, even) chili!! It came highly recommended and I'm glad I stopped in to try it. The place is very, very small - there's probably only enough seating for 25 people in the whole place, and that's including seats at the bar, so for dinner I'd say maybe 15 people can eat comfortably (or uncomfortably, depending how much room you take up). It took about 30 minutes for the chili to arrive but I have no doubt that it was because it was being made from scratch, and it was well worth the wait. It was brimming with beans...chickpeas, kidney, black beans...and some sort of bulghur or quinoa base that was unusual and tasty. The portion was very big and came with a nice French bread for dipping.