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| - The BBQ is really great here. I don't usually eat ribs out, because I like the ones I make on my smoker, but both the baby backs and the beef ribs were excellent, especially the beef ribs, which you can't get everywhere.
We sampled pretty much everything on the menu, except for the items they were out of stock of. YES, out of stock of fried chicken. SERIOUSLY. How is that even possible on a Saturday night? I get it if you're a new restaurant, but really, in my opinion, there's no excuse for running out of fried chicken by 7pm. So if it's the fried chicken you're after, call ahead.
The chicken poppers were way too salty, everyone at the table was reaching for the water after sampling these. Like so salty it was like someone accidentally dumped the salt in the batter. So, on any other night, they're probably better.
Brisket was good, nothing outstanding. Overall we enjoyed the bbq sauce, from what we could tell, it was the same sauce served with all the items we ate. Corn bread was terrific, mac 'n cheese was ok.
The service was spotty yet very friendly. There's an upstairs, and servers have to make their way up for the bar and down for the food. So they work very hard. But, there aren't enough of them, and there's only one bartender. He's very nice, but can't possibly keep up. We probably drank about half what we would have had the service been faster and more attentive.
So overall, I'll be seeking other bbq joints in Toronto before revisiting Smoque.
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