My husband and I saw this restaurant featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives and both felt a craving so strong that we ate lunch there the same weekend. We are luckily in the Chicago area. The brisket is out of this world. The beans and macaroni and cheese are also truly outstanding. We have catered from Smoque as well and... more

This restaurant has been on our list of Guy's DDD BBQ highlights for quite some time. We finally made the trip from Ohio. We can only reiterate what has been written on many other reviews. Brisket is fantastic, both with and without a bit of their sauce. We also had the St. Louis style ribs and the dry rub and... more

Fans of Guy Fieri, DDD and BBQ, we had to make this trip. Smoque did not disappoint!! Well worth the journey, they food was excellent, and we tried almost everything just because we could. The St Louis ribs were delicious - moist, juicy and fall-off-the-bone tender - while the baby backs were kinda dry, but still yummy; the sausage was... more

My wife and I lived in Texas for 18 years and since we've lived in Chicago we haven't found any place good for BBQ. Not, at least, until we found Smoque in Irving Park. I thought the approach they take here was interesting where they take the best things from the different regions of the USA. My wife and I... more

Having grown up in the Deep South, I thought I had a pretty good understanding of what defines good BBQ. Then came the 11,000 mile road trip criss-crossing the U.S., and any illusions that only the Southeast could do great BBQ were shattered without apology. It's hard to fully comprehend the array and variety that BBQ can offer unless you've... more

Absolutely delicious & so friendly. Friends had a pulled pork sandwich (smokey and tender), baby back ribs and st.louis ribs with sides of coleslaw (delicious! not mayo based), mac & cheese, which was amazing, baked beans that had caramelized onions, peach cobbler (mouth-watering), cornbread with kernels of corn. Definitely would recommend this place more

delicious brisket. more

First of all let me state that I am more of a fan of the experience of this place, than the actual food, but the food is still better than most chain resturantes you would visit on most nights. We got there at 4 pm on a saturday and there was a line out the door. We were greated by... more

I never thought I could like brisket this much. more