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    A red neon sign cuts through the dust of a massive waterfront construction site, and inside the old bank building behind it, the smoker is a repurposed shipping container on the patio. This is a serious barbecue joint, Michelin Bib Gourmand, running Texas brisket and St. Louis ribs alongside wings and sausage links that regulars know to order first. Come on a weekend and the meats sell out, which is either a warning or a recommendation depending on your planning habits.

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    One number, weighted & current 74

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    • Lightly charred wings

      “Lightly charred wings and snappy, finely spiced sausage links are sleeper hits.”

      Michelin Guide
    • Sausage links

      “Lightly charred wings and snappy, finely spiced sausage links are sleeper hits.”

      Michelin Guide
    • Texas-style brisket

      “he knows his way around a broad range of tastes ranging from Texas-style brisket to St.”

      Michelin Guide
    • St. Louis-style ribs

      “he knows his way around a broad range of tastes ranging from Texas-style brisket to St. Louis-style ribs.”

      Michelin Guide

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    275 Cherry St, Toronto, ON · Toronto
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    • Monday 11:30 AM to 10 PM
    • Tuesday 11:30 AM to 10 PM
    • Wednesday Today 11:30 AM to 10 PM
    • Thursday 11:30 AM to 10 PM
    • Friday 11:30 AM to 10 PM
    • Saturday 11 AM to 10 PM
    • Sunday 11 AM to 10 PM
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    416-461-5111
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      Four fifths of the score is the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin Key outweighs a listicle. The last fifth is where it is: the ranked places to eat and things to do around it, and how safe the country is. When you sort by what's nearby, distance from you changes the order, never the score.

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