Smokestack Urban Barbecue

I'm not overly familiar with the Worcester dining scene, but was pleasantly surprised by Smokestack. The vibe, service, and food was tough to beat. The location is great and parking wasn't too difficult even with 6 inches of snow. Nice selection of beer and the BBQ rivals anything else in New England.

We grabbed dinner here before a show at the DCU center and it was phenomenal. The best BBQ I have had. We got the brisket and pulled pork, with Mac n cheese, apple slaw, mashed potatoes, baked beans, and cornbread. The place was empty when we went at 4:30 (right when they opened), and the food was out in (no joke) less than 5 minutes from when we ordered it. Everything was delicious and not unreasonably priced. Our waitress did hawk a bit, coming over multiple times to ask how things were, but that could be because we were literally the only people there. Would definitely go back, and if we were local, this would be a regular spot for us.

Wings were over cooked, room temperature, and flavorless. Cornbread lacks taste. Mac and cheese was ok and the mashed potatoes were absolutely cold and a clump. The ribs were ok as well I wouldn’t say they were all that great. Tiffany served us she came by and checked if we needed anything a couple times

Excellent as always. The spareribs, the meatiest I can ever recall having, were prepared St Louis style with the bbq sauces right there on the table for selecting. They would last me 3 meals! Husband had the combo plate...same thing. The service was fast, friendly and efficient. Delicious potato salad. Nice choice of draft beers.

My wife and I chose this restaurant for our anniversary because we wanted something down to earth, nothing too fancy to go with our clothing for our next adventure which was Far Shot, Axe and Knives shooting and Archery. Smokestack Urban BBQ was so good from our awesome hostess, waitstaff, appetizer, drinks, and food. We tried 4 different sides between us and all were awesome (especially the Mac and Cheese), she loved the pulled pork and chicken wings and I loved my half chicken. Everything was great!