My sweetheart and I checked out Barque in its very early days (when it first opened last year).
The year prior, we had spent a week in New Orleans and a few days down in Memphis... so we do know what good deep down smoked southern barbeque should taste like... It should taste like Barque!
We shared the Sampler with the Brisket, Baby Back Ribs, and Chicken (plus Ceasar salad and Ravioli). It was quite a bit of food (just like in the deep south)! The house BBQ sauce was wonderful as was pretty much everything that we ate. All of the meat was perfectly juicy and melted in our mouths... The ceasar salad had fresh bacon on it, which was a welcome surprise.
Barque only has St.Ambroise beer on tap, which is amazing (try the Apricot Wheat beer - my personal fave).
The restaurant interior is very modern, with exposed brick and high tables. In the summer, the patio is pretty happening too.
I will venture to say that making a reservation is now an absolute must (Barque looks packed to the brim whenever I'm heading home on the streetcar).