Smoke

• Food:

  5/5

• Vibe:

  5/5

• Service:

  4/5

• Value:

  5/5

• Overall:

  5/5

We've put the house up for sale. This means that at the whim of whomever supposes they want to tromp around our place with their damned shoes on can call up the real estate joint and feel up our utensils. This is one of those evenings. So, while some strangers cast judgment on my library I need some food. SMOKE it is.

Yes it's true the old restaurant that was here needed a gutting. The new digs are extrally excellent on the extra side of excellence with a chilled out backyard style deal and a high top bar separating yon from the dining room.

We manage to score a seat not directly next to the toilet which is pretty nice. The crowd is a mix of alt couples and hipsters with ironic pre-distressed t-shirts. SMOKE of the delicious type permeates the restaurant without being overbearing. I'm getting hungrier by the second.

We start out with some smoked salmon and asparagus plate best described as appropriate. Smokey not fishy and slimy. Recommended.

I'm liking the fireplace, the weird lookin' pictures, the Lost In Translation soundtrack.

What's the point in the pickle plate? I guess they can pickle stuff. It's tasty, but it's a little strange, too, since I don't really know how to eat this.

What's next? The server is kind of on the loud side. Like I know I'm kind of petit, but you're still only about 2 feet from my head so it's not really necessary to yell. Apparently he's never tried any of the sandwiches, either and can't recommend much.

As such, time to take the reigns! Carolina style pork sandwich! Turns out this is a damned good plate. How good?

If you had asked me last week if I had ever been to the Carolinas, I would have struggled. But, as I took a bite from this deal I was reminded of one summer when I took a Buick Roadmaster and a francophone girl on a road trip from Montreal to someplace in Florida. I think we somehow upset her father who was building an appliance factory in Saudi Arabia or something. I recall being broken down somewhere in North Carolina and eating a sandwich JUST LIKE THIS - that's how good that thing is or was depending on which tense I'm using. Now that's a solid sandwich.

However, any jackass with an electric smoker and a few chunks of mesquite can smoke a pig. Good smoking technique will be revealed in the lean meats.

Sooo, turkey sandwich!!!

Clearly not as moist as the pork, but not the point. Chopped turkey sans slaw gives off the same smoke in a different setting.

Both with a fresh bun. House made sauces. Paper lined baskets.

I love it. Seriously, who cares what I have to say about this place? It's awesome. I'll come here just to drink. I'll come here to eat. I will eat more. Drinking will continue. I don't even remember what they offer for desserts, but I was too damned full to eat any any way.

Back to the house to Swiffer the place. The food and drink was enough to chill me out from continuing to be annoyed by the commissions charged on these real estate transactions, so I flip on the TV for a bit. I'm starting to think with all we're doing while we're here and some of these new-ish eateries maybe Dallas actually isn't all that bad. As I settle in, there's some show on about a scream-y no name Dallas pseudo celebrity line cook from a local hotel on - essentially everything wrong, distasteful and disgusting about Dallas - I switch over to something more subtle: Starship Troopers.

Maybe nothing's changed.

DC Anonymous

2 months ago
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Thanks Teresa! I'll admit that it was pretty damned late when I was posting that thing and there may have been imbibing involved!! More Exclamation Marks!!!

Let's face it, CC in its' latest version SucKed. The signature buffalo chicken mac and cheese was good for about the same effect as an ice cold half liter of Citro-Mag. The acoustics were also 9000% terrible.

When we were latest in Vancouver I bought this hot pink bikini that is SUPER CUTE with these little rivets on the straps! I thought on Friday I'd knock off work a little early, kick it by the pool then check out the snacks at SMOKE.

Well, the get out of work early idea totally didn't happen as usual. Hence minimal bikini wearing happened on Friday. Rain compounded problem.

The SMOKE event, was also rain filled.

Will say space is about 6.02 X something better than the old one with a relaxed lookin' bar, a disgustingly cigarette filled patio and a peek in to the kitchen. Bands around, yelling, looked promising...

How about the food, you say???

How about it???

Food??

About????

NO FOOD!!

What?!@>

It was like 10 and apparently they were out. Hey, it was busy, I get it. Instead, went back to the house. Everyone involved should have just put the phones in to airplane mode since little happened that didn't involve other stuff.

Initial impression: looks promising.

DC Anonymous

2 months, 1 week ago
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