Dallas - September 11, 2009

Up in Smoke

Smoke Restaurant Opens

You’ve always had beef with smokers.

You’ll feel right at home at Smoke, the Belmont Hotel’s new reconceived restaurant. The laid-back, Southern-style resto uses a smokehouse, barbecue pit, and hardwood grill to slow-cook its seasoned meats.

Savory flavors it is: rich coffee-laced rub on brisket, turkey brined to stay juicy, chicken stuffed with a can of Lone Star beer. Go whole hog with chef Tim Byres’s pit-roasted pigs for Carolina-style pulled pork with homemade pickles and blue cheese slaw.

Grab a drink made with seasonal fruits and herbs and head to the rustic patio to hear local bands Thursday through Saturday nights. Or kick it inside the old-fashion dining room with knotty pine walls, a cast-stone fireplace, distressed leather banquettes, and vintage mix-and-match flatware.

Meat your comfort zone.

Smoke, at the Belmont Hotel, 901 Fort Worth Avenue (214-393-4141 or smokerestaurant.com).