1545 N Broadway
St. Louis, MO 63102
http://www.smokiosbbq.com/
Smoki O's serves St. Louis style barbecue from a small walk up location in St. Louis that Minnie Walker son's (Bruce and Otis Jr) started in 1997 to honor their mother's back yard cooking.
They serve Hot Links, Beef Polish Sausage, Beef Hot Link, Pulled Pork, Pulled Chicken, Rib Tips, Beef Brisket, Snoot, Chicken Wings, Pork Steak, Ribs and more.
We had the sampler plate with snoot, brisket and rib tips along with cornbread, greens, mac and cheese and more.
Now if you are thinking this is just slathered with sauce, you would be right. Now I'm not normally a fan of this much sauce but it actually worked within this environment. It's a cultural thing. With the simple, low brow atmosphere there was nothing pretentious about this place. Just a simple barbecue restaurant born out of love for their momma's food and to help serve the neighborhood.
The snoot was the thing that interested me the most. It was hard crunchy and flavorful. A lot like a stiffer pork rind. The brisket was very good...just hard to evaluate the subtleties with all the sauce. The rib tips were great and the chicken wings were just fine. All the sides enhanced the experience and the corn bread was spot on.
It was a great food experience and it felt like walking through a door to different culture from a different time.
Very enjoyable evening.
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