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A1A Corridor

Smoke BBQ Restaurant & Catering

Fort Lauderdale Magazine's 2025 Gold Winner for Best Barbecue serves slow-smoked brisket, pulled pork, and award-winning ribs in a casual brick-walled space. The menu features customer favorites like pastrami and jalapeño cheddar sausage, all cooked low and slow with no shortcuts.

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Ribs, brisket, and mac and cheese come out of the smoker at this brick-walled spot on the A1A Corridor, where the menu covers the full spread: pulled pork, wings, sandwiches, even a vegetarian option for the one holdout in your group. It's the kind of place that leans casual and unfussy, built for messy plates and full tables rather than anything precious. Regulars keep coming back for the ribs, which show up again and again as the standout, tender enough to fall off the bone with barely any effort. The brisket and pastrami combo gets its own fan base, and sides like the mac and cheese and cornbread pull as much praise as the meats themselves. Service tends to get called out too, with reviewers noting quick turnaround even when the place is busy, and more than one guest has ranked it among the better barbecue stops in South Florida. This is a spot for families, groups, and solo diners alike, the kind of neighborhood joint where nobody feels out of place ordering a two-meat combo alone or wrangling a table of six. At $$, portions and pricing keep it easy to justify a return trip, whether that's a weeknight dinner or a catering order for something bigger. It doesn't try to be more than what it is: a straightforward, satisfying barbecue stop that earns its regulars one plate at a time. Menu items, prices, and hours may have changed since this was written.