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| - Wow, lots of mixed reviews for this place, but I'm happy to report that my experience here was largely positive.
First, I'd be remiss if I didn't give a shout-out to my benevolent overlord of the Kingdom of Frugality in which I reside, Groupon. I love when Groupon has deals that allow me to try restaurants at a discount that I otherwise never would have heard of or had a reason to try. So armed with Groupon in hand, we came to Smoq Pitt on a Saturday night for dinner.
Smoq Pitt is one of those places that you smell before you see (in a good way). Delicious wafts of smokey BBQ aromas were pleasing our noses before we even set food inside. It is definitely a very tiny space, with only 5 or so tables for dining in. All of the tables were occupied on the night that we went. When we entered, we were greeted immediately by a friendly employee who told us that there were 3 parties ahead of us to be seated. She gave us menus to peruse in the meantime.
Because the food comes out fast here, the tables turn over quickly. So even with 3 parties ahead of us, and only 5 tables total, we were still seated within 15 minutes, which was awesome. There is no wait service per se....you order at the counter and then they bring your food to you when it's ready.
For my dinner, I ordered a chicken plate, which comes with a smoked chicken breast and two sides (I opted for cornbread and mac and cheese). My husband got the brisket plate with jalapeno cornbread and potato salad. We also got a side order of fries, since we had to reach $25 in total food in order for our Groupon to be accepted. We had wanted to get the s'mores pie, which sounded delicious, but unfortunately they were out of it that day (which is fair enough, but I wished they had erased it from their chalkboard menu so as to not get my hopes up only to crush them...they clearly have no idea how obsessed I am with anything s'mores-related!)
Our food came out pretty quickly. Far and away, the standouts of my meal were the sides. The cornbread, which was in muffin form, was so incredibly moist and flavorful, with chunks of whole corn throughout. I could have eaten 10 more muffins...it is one of the best pieces of cornbread I've ever had. Ditto with the mac and cheese....it was quite cheesy and flavorful. I'm not sure what kind of cheese they use in there, but it tasted distinctly different from typical mac and cheese. You can definitely tell that this food is homemade. As for my chicken, the spice rub that they use as a coating was delicious, but the meat itself was quite dry. This tends to happen with smoked chicken breasts though, so I usually douse them in sauce to add some moisture. However, I wasn't a fan of any of their 3 sauces (spicy, sweet, and tangy). Each one just missed the mark in terms of flavor, so that was disappointing (especially for a BBQ place, where the sauces should be stellar). As for my husband's food, he was a happy camper all around. He reported that his brisket was super tender, his jalapeno cornbread was "amazeballs" (that's a technical foodie term, right?), and his potato salad was well-seasoned. He felt similarly to me in that he wasn't a huge fan of any of the BBQ sauces though, so there is definitely room for improvement there.
It's BYOB with no corkage fee (love!), so we brought our own drinks to have with our meal. Overall, there were a couple of misses with the food, but by and large, it was tasty and satisfying (did I mention that the portions are huge?!) We also found the staff to be friendly. We'd certainly return again, Groupon or not.
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