For this edition of Excited about Eating we visited Smoke Modern Barbeque located in Huntersville’s Birkdale Village.
Now I like to consider myself somewhat of a BBQ connoisseur, with my BBQ hobby of judging KCBS events. So when I visit a BBQ restaurant, I expect tournament quality meat, cooked to perfection with the right amount of smoke. I was not disappointed at this restaurant.
I planned to share with our grandson, so I could sample a variety of meats. I chose the Smokin’ Q Combo with pork spareribs, beef brisket, and smoked sausage with sides of mac n cheese and my favorite, tater tots. The ribs were perfect, not fall-off-the-bone overcooked, like so many BBQ restaurants, but with the right amount of pull and full of juice. The brisket was lean and tender, smoky, and definitely not dry. The sausage was a little spicy and full of favor.
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Smokin’ Q Combo – 3 meats, Ribs, Sausage & Brisket |
Dora here. A little spicy? Yowzers! That sausage was pop-your-eyeball spicy! Phew! One bite and our grandkiddo nibbled on the brisket and ribs instead. lol.
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Summer Strawberry Salad |
Can you believe that even with three of us eating only two meals, we still brought home two boxes of leftovers?
salad looks delish!
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YUMMO! 🙂
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All,of these dishes look SO good! Love the name of the restaurant….SMOKE …..just expresses the thought of modern BBQ. Thanks for making me hungry. Very! 🙂
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lol, we aim to please, Sherida. We research and rank the restaurants we visit, so few slip by that we don't enjoy. 🙂
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Salad, who orders a salad at a BBQ place?
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Thanks Sherida, we really enjoyed this BBQ place.
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