Smoke Shack

If You Are Driving Thru Hamilton, I Hope You Ignore My Review & Give Them Some Business

I hate writing this review because I had a heartfelt exchange with the lady owner.  

Within a minute of walking Through the door, it was obvious she has a good heart, and I hate saying negative things that are hurtful to good people.

With that being said, here is my review...the brisket was dry, over cooked and old (older than cooked yesterday), as were the ribs. The color of the ribs looked weird - they were yellow,  I expected them to be some variant of smokey brown. Seasoning on the ribs was also an issue - I liberally season my food with salt so I am acclimated to salty food, however the salt on the ribs seared my tongue.

I expect that the root cause of the food problems is very slow turn over.
It has to be a real struggle to sell any sort of volume in a tiny farming community, during the worst drought in over 100 years.

So, this is one time when I really hope you ignore my review.
After all, I am much more critical about food than most people, and it is worth stopping just for the interaction with the owners. Remember also, the positive reviews about the German style slaw and potato salad (i really wish I had tried both)...and the fried pies made with home grown fruit.

Finally, when leaving I noticed the empty tip jar, so I ask you to please leave some money in the tip jar...if for no other reason than to help with the struggle.

Cute older couple runs this little BBQ restaurant. Very nice people, serving delicious BBQ! We had a great time.

Good BBQ in a small town. An older couple runs the small restaurant. Food is served on those ole plastic lunch trays. The chopped beef sandwich was very good. The sausage and sides were very tasty.