Smoke
Heavy Handed Blueberry Pancakes with Vanilla Poached Apricots and Cream
Baked Cheddar Cheese Grits-Hominy Casserole, Thick Cut Pork Belly Bacon – smoked and fried, Poached Eggs
Buttermilk Biscuit with House Cranberry Compote
Coffee
Said by some to feature barbeque amongst the best in Dallas and open at 8am I had high hopes for Smoke…hopes soon to be dashed by a breakfast menu only willing to serve up the smoky protein as a chopped and mixed ‘hash,’ – the server claiming the meat used was fresh that morning but “not served as a plate” until 11:00 due to ‘kitchen policy.’ Disappointed but already seated and admittedly impressed by the cozy confines and smoke in the air it was with a brief moments pause that I debated going elsewhere but able to make do with the limited menu an order was placed – the food mostly competent save for rubbery eggs and a dry biscuit, but the service a veritable disaster despite only three other patrons in the large space… one of them clearly an owner or investor strutting about making profane proclamations about first quarter gains. Beginning first with coffee service – refills requiring me to wave down a busser at nearly 20ft – and moving next to my plate visibly languishing under a heat lamp until my pancakes were prepared despite my specific request to receive the later as dessert it can only be assumed that the VIP was commanding too much a presence of staff for them to be bothered with the ‘small things’ like providing a good customer experience…either that or they were all hung over from Mardi Gras parties the night before…or perhaps some ‘policy’ simply prevented them from being efficient. Oh well, at least the grits and pancakes were good – and if the smoky bacon was any indication so might be the barbeque, though after such an experience I’d not venture back to find out.
