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    Smoke Session BBQ

    4.9 (20 reviews)
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    Loaded Fries
    Bee V.

    It was my first time here and I made a 35 minute drive to this food truck, as I heard many great reviews. And the reviews are right....the brisket, pork belly, and loaded fries were amazing. Brisket (My favorite) was super tender, easy to chew, great smokey flavor and melts away. The pork belly was soft and super tender. The loaded fries were great, such a great combo of briskets, along with mac/cheese and fries, it was amazing! The pork ribs were pretty good, but I think the Brisket stole the show! I haven't had any great Brisket like this in a while. I thought every dish came with a small side of hmong pepper, but I forgot to ask and check. If you're into spiciy foods, ask for a side of hmong pepper, which I think would've made this meal even better. Overall, the food truck was great and lives up to the hype! I will be back for more soon!

    Brisket
    Chris M.

    I have stopped by Smoke Session's food truck a couple of times now - I suspect that's a trend that is going to continue. The food truck can often be found camped out in a vacant lot on White Bear Ave during the week. The daily offerings vary a bit, but so far I can speak to the deliciousness that is their brisket, ribs and Hmong sausage. While not too heavy on the smoke everything has always been really well cooked, tender and tasty. Side dishes aren't anything special, but you can get rice, fries and coleslaw to go with any meal. For BBQ the prices are pretty reasonable, the staff has always been friendly and since they often appear to sell out during the day it appears others seem to agree.

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    Arina L.

    WOW! This bbq exceeded my expectations! Melt in your mouth brisket, and the pork belly was soo good! Highly highly recommend! They have sticky rice and pepper dipping sauce as well!

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    Chue V.

    I was in the mood for some BBQ and recalled seeing this food truck last time I was in the area. So I got in my car and made my way over to the food truck lot and was glad to see the Smoke Session food truck present. From what I read online they make great brisket and serve up a nice sized beef rib. I ordered a half pound of Brisket and 1 order of Beef Rib. I took my order home with me to share with my parents. The Beef Brisket is so melt in your mouth amazing that I wished I bought a whole pound. My parents also agreed, they loved the brisket as much as I did and were asking where I bought it. Besides being melt in your mouth fantastic there is a lot of good smoky beef flavor. Also I loved how when I opened the box the light glistened off the brisket revealing how moist and juicy it was. The Beef Short Ribs were huge and delicious. They were the definition of fall off the bone good! I could take my plastic fork to the beef rib and the meat would almost flake like well cooked fish. Same as the brisket there was amazing beefy flavor with that well developed essence of smoke. You could taste the care and attention they place on their BBQ and it really shows. The BBQ they make is top notch and I would come back and order more from them especially when I need a brisket fix!

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    1 year ago

    The service was amazing accompanied by food such as the steak which was very well seasoned and the fries

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    2 years ago

    Great BBQ! Brisket is spot on perfect. Moist, tender and flavorful. Ribs and better than most.

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    6 years ago

    Best brisket I have had in the Twin Cities. The sauce on the side was the bomb. Looking for good bar b que in the St Paul area go here.

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    8 years ago

    Beef ribs are by far the best item on the menu. Pork belly is pork belly, fatty and juicy.

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    El Pariente Food Truck - BIRRIA TACOS, CHIVO BIRRIA, RES BIRRIA.

    El Pariente Food Truck

    3.5(10 reviews)
    0.0 miEast Side
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    Been to this food truck a couple times and have only had the tacos....they are excellent!!!…read more They have many kinds to pick from and they come double wrapped in a corn tortilla, served with cilantro, sliced radish, limes and salsas on the side. I'll be back!!!

    I truly have never had a worse experience with a food truck than what I had here. It took over an…read morehour to get our food and we're talking about a burrito bowl I truly don't know how it can possibly take so long to build a burrito bowl. It would be one thing if they were super busy but they weren't, we timed it and they were sending an order out every 15-20 minutes which is an insanely slow rate especially for a taco food truck. That also doesn't include the fact that they were also sending out partial orders as in if someone ordered 2 orders of tacos they were sending one out and then maybe 5-10 minutes later they would get the next order. They were also parked in the parking lot of the restaurant and one of the workers was going back and forth (and probably should've been getting support from the restaurant) and we asked why it was taking so long and he shrugged and said well it's only about double the wait time of the restaurant (not sure that's something to brag about nor does it look good on the restaurant). We even had 3 people in front of us that went and got their money back because of how long it was taking otherwise we might not have gotten our food for another 30 minutes to an hour. After waiting so long we thought this better be the best food ever and honestly it fell super flat. In one of our bowls the meat was half fat and gristly and inedible. I will definitely avoid coming back here ever again.

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    Station No.6 - Bourbon bacon cheddar burger and fries.

    Station No.6

    4.3(6 reviews)
    0.0 miEast Side

    It's been a minute since my last review so I had to update on the amazing Fish Fry these guys are…read morehosting! Fresh, hot , delicious and worth every penny! I love that they still offer smash burgers as an option too since they are equally as delicious. The pictures don't do it justice as the fish pieces were very generous! Located in the Rosetown American Legion (address is wrong on this listing) so there are plenty of tables and chairs to sit at. The food is ordered at the window and you are given a pager to let you know when it's ready. The owner is super friendly and we always enjoy our food and our time here!

    A great evening gone bad. After watching our grandson play baseball at Rosetown Am Legion me, my…read morewife, son and grandson decided to go to Station #6 for burgers. It's located right next to the baseball field. The place was busy. We ordered 3 burgers. It took 1 1/2 HOURS to get our food. People that ordered after us received their food first. I went and complained. Waitress said the order tickets get mixed up. WHY? She wanted to argue with me. 20 minutes later my son went to complain. Waitress said we are working on it. 20 minutes later my wife complained. Waitress could care less. She got the owner on phone. He was on vacation and not there. Said they were short staffed. Was rude. He refused to refund our money. 15 minutes later we got our burgers. 1 1/2 hour wait to cook a 3-5 minute smash burger. The Am Legion is not associated with Station #6 but gave us free drink tokens to try and help. Will never eat there again or refer anyone else.

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    Cora's Best Chicken Wings - Menu

    Cora's Best Chicken Wings

    2.0(5 reviews)
    1.0 mi

    I was so excited that a Cora's restaurant would be opening on my side of town! I google mapped the…read morelocation and I ended up at a gas station. I was a bit confused. I had to do a little more research and found out that the restaurant was INSIDE of the gas station. Gas station was a little empty. The sign out side said 'grand reopening' but that was in Nov. Anyways, the "restaurant" is on the left hand side. As this was my first time, I'm not sure if they cook the food per order. I've only been to one other Coras on Payne Ave and they have food in the warmer ready to go. I asked the Son of the owner how long my wings would take. He said 7 minutes. I waited 20 mins but I did order a #13 (20 wings, 6 egg rolls and 12 wontons with a large fried rice). The mother (owner) apologized for the long wait and she offered me 5 more wontons. The wings tasted great! Just how I remember them years ago AND they were larger than normal. The fried rice is usually always bland but I was very disappointed this time. I also asked for soy sauce but she gave me duck sauce instead. Eggrolls were crispy on the outside but soggy on the inside. First batch of cream cheese wontons ok but second batch was over cooked. Over all i give this place 3 stars. Not saying i won't go back cause of a so-so experience. I most definitely love their wings and am always willing to give places a second chance.

    Usually stop here every now and then when I have cravings. I love the spicy sticky sauce on their…read morecrispy wings. I only wished their wings were a medium sized instead of current super small sized. Other sides like fried rice, eggrolls, and cream cheese wontons goes good with wings but without the wings, the sides are bland. If you don't get the sides with your wings then the wings might taste a bit on the salty side so get both together. Since they opened years ago, I have not tried anything else besides what I listed along with the newly offered lomein. Lomein is okay not great but wings are great!!! Always get half non-spicy and half spicy bone in wings!!! Customer service is alright. Service is fast because its premade in warmer but its always being refilled with a fresh batch. Parking is awkward but its parking. My four star rating is more sole on the wings which I much appreciate eat.

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    Cora's Best Chicken Wings - Sometimes they have promotions online but make sure to check if it's in the store or out in the food truck.

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    Petey's BBQ

    Petey's BBQ

    4.5(10 reviews)
    4.3 miDowntown St. Paul

    This is the first barbecue joint since Big Daddy's (RIP) that I've had in the St. Paul area that…read morewasn't disappointing. Brisket: proper render, good smoke ring (this doesn't affect taste but it looks nice), meteorite-black bark as it should be, proper bend on the slice. Fat amount was correct, maybe a little solid from waiting without a warmer. Hot links pretty good, decent flavor, sliced a little thin but nothing to complain about, red, could still get some snap on the casing. Beans were satisfying. Cole slaw was good, no stupid tricks or added herbs, exactly what you expect. Meat platters served with toast which I appreciate more than traditional squishy white bread. They have a whole lot of sauces to choose from; while I don't generally use or advocate sauces with brisket, I tried the Hot and I liked the balance of peppers and vinegar. Alary's (the bar that serves Petey's) validates parking for the ramp next door, which is great because parking is even worse than usual downtown right now. I passed the smoker walking from the ramp, looks like a big charcoal/wood gravity or sidebox wood-fired offset. You can tell from the product that it's run with real skill. Looking forward to my next visit, which is something I almost never say about a barbecue joint.

    Service was good for takeout. Ambiance... bar like. We got…read morecarryout...brisket, rib tips, ribs, coleslaw and Mac and cheese on a Thursday evening. The flavors were there but all of the meat and the Mac and cheese were over cooked. They seemed to have been warmed up too many times. The coleslaw was okay.

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