The Smoke Shop BBQ

The Smoke Shop is a chef-owned passion project and culmination of over two decades of practice, planning and competition-style barbecue from World Champion Pitmaster and Author, Chef Andy Husbands. The menu showcases slow-cooked, 1st place Brisket & Ribs, Burnt Ends, Texas Hot Links and more...

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150
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  • Phone

    (617) 577-7427

  • Website

    thesmokeshopbbq.com

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  • Type

    BBQ Joint

Address

1 Kendall Sq Cambridge , MA 02139 United States

Reservations Yes
Outdoor Seating Yes
Music Yes
Menus Lunch, Dinner
Drinks Beer, Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 30


Keywords:

barbecue brisket cornbread ribs casual good for groups spacious collard greens live music bar turkey crowded dinner lunch
Irina

Try the platter with 3 meats and 3 sides. It comes with watermelon 🍉 😊

Foodiespr

Bar wings are good, toasty skin by the smoker but a little dry meat, delicate agave sauce to enjoy the house #BBQ sauces

Gianna Nebbia

The live music on Saturdays is awesome! Nice but casual fun place to get drinks and sing along to some jams .

Constantin W

Very good bbq , good service and nice selection of beers !

Sessie Rangel

The food is great. We tried the brisket , pulled pork , ribs , turkey and everything was amazing.

Theresa Doyon

Burned toss and Cole slaw are to die for. I'll definitely coming back to check out that beer selection .

Jay Jay

Burnt pork ends and the mac n cheese were really good together

Eric Andersen

The Mac & Cheese bites are large and quite filling!

Roger Dash

Collard greens were the best I've ever had. THAT BRISKET !! Perfect.

Karl Redgate

I always get pulled pork or ribs . Both are amazing. I hope Andy stays for a long time.

Ed Sng

Cornbread is a must. Pulled pork moist and tasty. Brisket flavorful but a bit fatty.

A Bliss

Great service, great drink selection, but the food is overpriced for the portions and the fried chicken was mostly fried skin and bone, barely any meat on there

Nick Scott

Solid school BBQ (splurge for the burnt ends ) with some new school Q twists

Jake Fochetta

Smokey pulled pork with nice bark on it. Get some cornbread

Matthew Pires

The wings, corn bread and mashed potatoes were delicious

Jen Dulin

Chicken wings were delicious. Really good BBQ !

Josh Wardell

Reasonably priced sandwiches . Awesome burnt ends .

Vinny Lawlor

Half rack, cornbread and the Brussels sprouts . Nuff said

Foodiespr

Best #bbq #ribs in #boston

Lily Xu

The cornbread is very delicious!

Andrea Falcone

The corn bread is phenomenal

Kevin Falcone

Delicious brisket and cornbread

Amelia Boston

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Rebecca M

Some of the best fried chicken around.

Maggie Barker

Not sure what previous review is talking about because the patio is not open yet. Weak smoke flavor, weak sauce, sugary accompaniments, bad pickles , hard corn bread and swampy mac n cheese . boo.

Matthew Hartsough

Just get the burnt ends

Adam D

The only legit BBQ in Boston. Hot links and brisket are true to Texas.

Cristina Casas

I really didn't like this restaurant . We asked a shared plate with 3 different meats and three sides. They served them all in the same plate, even fruit and cake (cake was salty, I almost vomited)

David Holtz

It's pretty expensive . The pulled pork was very dry. Collard greens were a highlight.

Davey Shafik

The worst "BBQ". I've never had ribs be spicy before. Disgusting.

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