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| - I have heard awesome things about Smoke, so I was excited to try. The atmosphere was hipster/trendy, but very small. They accept reservations for groups, but the location honestly isn't ideal for them. Our wait was said to be 1.5 -2 hours, which we expected at 5:30 on a Saturday night with 7 people. Sadly, our 2 hour wait turned into almost 3 hours, and we had already invested so much time we stayed. Some of us had seats at the bar, so we at least got an appetizer and some drinks while we waited. Once we were sat, we ordered pretty quickly (we had already looked at the menu like 10 times while we waited), but the food took about 45 minutes to come out.
The food was good, but it wasn't good enough for me to risk this wait time very often. I had the bbq plate with brisket and chicken. It was a VERY large portion which was great, because I wanted two sides and wanted to share. Everyone else got tacos, and for the most part they were pleased. The chips we got with the queso were awesome, a combination of a pita and a chip, so I would definitely recommend those. I also loved that they have $4 cans of beer in addition to a decent draft list, wine, and mixed drinks.
Bottom line - Smoke is definitely a cool place to check out, but you will for sure be waiting a while if you have a group, and there will realistically be a wait for 2-3 people too. You can put your name on the list, so do yourself a favor...and do it. Also, this is a cash only place. You can never say you don't know though, because it is literally plastered everywhere.
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