Northern Smokes

What Reddit says

A Scarborough smokehouse praised for brisket, ribs, corned beef and the dino bone, with a standout jerk chicken poutine. Some say the best brisket in the GTA, though one notes quality can vary.

Paraphrased from the comments below.

What to order

• 7.6
  Barbecue#9 for barbecue in Toronto
  Worth trying
• Jerk Chicken3 Redditors
• Burgers1 Redditor
• Fries1 Redditor
• Poutine1 Redditor
• Wings1 Redditor

In their words

Short excerpts, each linked to the full comment on Reddit.

• “Loved their dino bone (right flavour/texture mix for me) and the corned beef (very supple, good level of salt/spice).”

• “Northern Smokes, Golden Horseshoe, Bennys, brisket daddy all have excellent bbq.”

• “I preferred Northern Smokes over Cherry Street BBQ when I tried them out last year.”

• “I've been to many of the smoked brisket restos around GTA, and this is by far the best.”

• “That area is underrated overall, between Mark’s & Northern Smokes”

• “Northern Smokes, near Toronto Zoo”

• “Idk if I just went on an off day but Northern Smokes was awful”

• “Norther smokes, Bennys, Golden Horseshoe, and holy smoke are all superior to cherry street.”

• “You were first through the door, and the food took 40 minutes….? But it’s all already cooked, just needed to be plated…. Wtf, hard pass”

• “They are the real deal, even before they were Mochelin Starred.”

• “Rib was good! We all bought an extra each to take home.”

• “We did like it enough to each take one home.”