Holy Smoques BBQ
2524 S California Ave, Chicago
(773) 805-0766
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Food was not the best. Rude,mean customer service
Amazing brisket and mac and cheese! Great selection of sauces too.
PS: If you have jury duty, this restaurant is a really short walk from the courthouse.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: The Brisket Platter, Mac and Cheese
Found out about Holy Smoques today and it instantly became my new favorite lunch spot. The food is fantastic. The owner is humble and very down to Earth. Real Home Cooking!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The greens were to salty and to much vinegar. The Mac and cheese was bland, the brisket and pull pork was just on.. I will give one more try cause it’s a small business.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Stopped in yesterday for a late lunch. Small, charming, everything you want a little local spot to be. Welcoming, very nice. Sadly out of brisket at the time (honestly a good sign of really good brisket if they were sold out by 2pm) but he recommended the turkey sandwich.
I've had good smoked turkey before. But I have never had a smoked turkey sandwich this good. Flavor was absolutely on point, texture was tender and juicy. Best turkey I've had in my entire life and I've had some pretty good turkey. Fries were seasoned and fried to perfection. The white sauce was a great complement to the fries and worked well with the sandwich - didn't overpower the turkey flavor but honestly I ate most of the sandwich without sauce, it was that good.
I highly recommend this place to anyone who appreciates smoked meat.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is awesome!
The people are so nice! Food was great and ready right away if you don’t have a lot of time for jury duty.
Food: 5
Service: 5
The best part of my jury duty today. The brisket and beans are ???
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: The Brisket Platter, Baked Beans
Food was soo good. Get the rib tips and potato salad. Marcos is a great cook and personable guy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: The Brisket Platter, Rib Tips
This Father & Son Duo were GREAT! I was on a walk and realized I have a BBQ SPOT near by! Went in and told them my allergy concerns and by the time I got back from my walk I found out I could have everything but the Mac n Cheese! No wheat in seasonings and they do not use accent that disgusting fake food plumper that’s horrible for us! SO! I had to get my favo BBQ items and I found some neighborhood GLUTEN FREE GOODNESS! Yeah!!!
Vegetarian options: There are greens ? sweet potatoes ? and coleslaw and more … so a veggie could get down with the sides for sure!
Dietary restrictions: I’m celiac and they checked everything … the only thing we can’t have is Mac cheese and the desserts. So get ur GF on here!!!
Kid-friendliness: It’s a place to sit and enjoy some bbq … for all ages
Wheelchair accessibility: On ground level…. You could roll rite in!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Rib Tips, Candied Sweet Potato
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Well worth the wait!! Babbby listen I had a strong taste for some bbq for months and they were sold out at 2pm daily... I now see why. The food is like how your favorite Uncle's bbq is on another level!! Love the staff, feels like family!!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fries, Rib Tips, Mac and Cheese
Food was delicious and the owner was very attentive to us. I recommend getting the trinity platter so you can try a little bit of everything. My favorite was the brisket and hot links. I wish I would have had room to try a dessert but the platter came with a lot of food for two people. We had leftovers for dinner.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baked Beans, Mac and Cheese
I was seeking BBQ place to eat today while running errands. I came across this place online. I was really impressed with the atmosphere. Nice, extremely clean and modern for a barbecue spot. You can definitely tell that there was some thought put into the esthetics of the restaurant. I ordered the brisket sandwich which was hands down probably the best brisket that I have ever eaten, definitely a 10 out of 10. I opted to get my sauce on the side and it was just as delicious. I also ordered a large rib tip and added a sausage to the order. All in all I was very pleased and I will definitely be back. The guy behind the counter was extremely friendly I believe he may have been the proprietor. I was very impressed overall. I'm definitely going back for some more that Beef brisket and today some other items off the menu. Absolutely amazing experience!! Definitely give this place a shot if you want some good barbecue and a nice atmosphere. Also .... Don't do like I did and neglect to get a piece of that amazing looking caramel pound cake on the counter. I'm definitely going to get a slice of that if they have it on my next visit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Fries, Mac and Cheese
Marco has a BIG online order. We walked in while he was trying to complete it. Super friendly and professional, explained it was just him but if we would wait a few min he’d be happy to help take our order and answer any questions we had. This spot is new to the area and has been open for 6 months. We ordered the loaded mac and cheese with brisket and the brisket sandwich with fries and candied sweet potatoes. The brisket was amazing 10/10 we would definitely recommend. Mac and cheese was a little runny but it was still good solid 7.5/10. The candied sweet potatoes were hot and well seasoned 9/10. Marco even gave us a free slice of pound cake, which are all made by his lovely wife. The pound cake was also amazing 9.5/10.
We will definitely be back to try some other things on the menu. We promise the food is worth the price.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Just brought 2 lb of smoked turkey home. Fed the whole family. Sweet potatoes are awesome. Seasoned fries are awesome. We're just savoring this meal when I ask my wife how many stars out of 10. She said 10. Awesome staff. Family owned really really good food. You must try
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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