WOW! Â For a remote location, this restaurant was a delightful surprise. Â We stumbled on it one evening when our intended dinner location was hosting a live music event and was too busy for our liking. Â Thank goodness for small favors. Â We walked into Up in Smoke, returned the following day, and then Monday of the following week. Â It was THAT good. Â We tried a variety of items on the menu and everything lived up to its our expectations. Â The first night they were out of the Ooey Gooey Mac -n- cheese. Â The chef promised he'd have it for us the next day for lunch and he was true to his word. Â Instead that evening he treated us to homemade peanut butter brownie ice cream. Â The mac-n-cheese truly warranted the enticing name. Â On Mondays, the menu is a three course, prix-fixe menu of the chef's choosing and all from scratch. On the night we went, it was a trio of bruschetta appetizer, your choice from two homemade pastas, and tiramisu. Â They even had live music on the patio while we ate. Â You just cannot beat the food, experience, service, and hospitality. Â When I find myself back in WY, I will be headed to Up in Smoke!
Review Source:Organic means nothing if it doesn't taste good. The slaw is limp, over-dressed with a bland dressing. The potato salad had undercooked potatoes and was also under seasoned. The buffalo brats were very spongy and almost flavorless. The diet cola was tasteless. The service was very slow and there were not an overly large number of persons eating at the time. It was really overpriced. I would not return and cannot recommend.
Review Source:Having spent many months working in the South I've eaten at more than a few places that specialize in barbecue. Some are pretty good and some not so good. Many serve their food in an"assembly line" fashion requiring customers to stand in line and point to the food they want before placing it on a cafeteria tray. Then one must obtain their own silverware, napkins and drink before finding a table that they are expected to bus when finished with their meal. This system is akin to fast food joints or family style buffets both of which I abhor.
I frequented "Up In Smoke" a handful of times while in Buffalo and thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere, food and service. They have a wonderful patio for dining al fresco with lots of shade to keep you out of the suns rays. Our server, Nicole, was friendly and attentive checking with us frequently to make sure we were content. Sam, their new chef stopped by our table on our first visit and shared a myriad of information on the quality meats and ingredients used in their dishes. One does not often hear descriptions like Organic, Healthy, "Never-Never Beef", "Heritage Breed Pork" etc. associated with a barbecue establishment.
We had lunch here twice and I enjoyed the smoked turkey sandwich on our first visit and the pulled pork sandwich on our second. The meat was incredibly flavorful and it doesn't come smothered in sauce the way so many other places serve it. In fact they bring a container of their delicious freshly made barbecue sauce to your table so you can add it to your food as you desire. This is the most uniquely flavored barbecue sauce I have tasted with a piquancy unparalleled.
Try the nachos with your choice of meat!
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