Real Smoq'ed BBQ

Real Smoq’ed BBQ brings slow-smoked meats and Southern dishes to a counter-service room on Lorain Avenue. The wood smoker uses hickory, oak, cherry and apple, and the mac and cheese topped with brisket draws together two staples of the menu. The kitchen’s Memphis inspiration gives this Ohio City barbecue spot its Southern thread.

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This Ohio City spot on Lorain Avenue opened in 2017 and later took on the Real Smoq'ed name. Owner Nav Singh keeps the menu, in his words, simple, fresh and to the point. A dish regulars call out is the Polish Girl, a kielbasa served over French fries and tangy slaw, which many order with pulled pork added.

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Nav Singh's Lorain Avenue smokehouse opened as Ohio City BBQ in 2017 and recently changed its name, a shift Cleveland Magazine records while noting that the kitchen's approach did not move with it. The magazine's own pick here is the Polish Girl, a ten dollar build it describes as leveling up the Polish Boy of kielbasa, French fries and tangy slaw by adding pulled pork. Order the Polish Girl.

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