The Smoking Jay

A group of us went here to celebrate my son's 18th birthday and what a gift it was! A couple items were already sold out but thankfully not the brisket. The best baked beans I've had. We ordered so much food and ate it all. You just keep eating because it's so tasty. Leave room for the keylime pie. We dang near tried all available items and had zero complaints. All was so good. Try the Jojos too. I'd include pics of food but I got to work immediately. So, just the results and my mac and cheese was gone before I left. Love the service and the family business. We will be back for breakfast too.

This is hands down the best BBQ in the Portland metro area. It is possibly the best BBQ in the PNW! Their brunch and n Sunday is incredible. It was truly one of the best dining experiences we’ve ever had. The food was amazing…I actually slowed down my eating to enjoy this meal as long as possible! The building and dining area are both fun, the staff were incredibly accommodating!

Overall underwhelmed. It seemed to be a quaint mom and pop bbq spot, an old plane hanger-like quonset hut place with folksy/artsy mismatched chairs and knick nacks. However, I was charged 16$ for a tiny bowl of nachos with just cojita cheese and onions...with barely any meat on it. It was such a let down. We got a medium 12$ mac and cheese that I had to return because the cheese coagulated and the mouth feel was highly unpleasant. There was little taste to either dish, and for the cost i expected a lot more. We got the smoked pickles for 2$ but only tasted salt... no smoke flavor or dill

The brisket was perfectly fatty, smoky and flavorful. Mac and cheese was creamy and decadent and the Brussels were packed with perfect bites of crispy and slightly sweet and caramalized. I want to come back asap and order the rest of the entire menu, I know it was all be on point! And the owners are pure delight and bring soul and vibrant energy to the entire place🙏🏼

Sorry for the bad photo, this was so delicious I didn't get to the photo part until I had devoured most of it. As a former Texan, their brisket is legit. The only dig I can make is that their spicy bbq is like bbq once heard about spice and thought that might be a fun hobby to try. Their mac n cheese is proper. If you can, get the brussels.