Beach1 Smokehouse — Restaurant in Wasaga Beach

We were so excited to try Beach 1 Smokehouse. While we were waiting to place our order, the owner was talking down to the young employee on the cash register which was off putting. Then while we were placing our order, I told the cashier I wanted coleslaw instead of fries with my sandwich, he told me sides don’t come with the sandwich, I showed him exactly where on the menu it says a side does come with the sandwich and he asked the owner for clarification on the price, the owner told him coleslaw was $3 extra. When we cited the menu that coleslaw was an included side, the owner was very condescending.

Direct quote from their menu, “Served with Fresh Cut Fries, Coleslaw or Baked Beans. Onion Rings $3 Poutine $4 or Specialty Poutine $6” punctuation matters.

I went onto the patio to let my family know we’d be leaving and another patron heard me speaking about what happened, they said “who are you talking about? The owner? Yeah he’s f’n rough”.

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People toss around praise toward food joints way too liberally:

"World's best" "best ever" "I cook this.." "you gotta try that..." etc etc...

once in a while, every 10 or 20 years, you find a food joint that is absolutely exceptional and finally lives up to the praise.

Beach1 Smokehouse tastes like recipes stolen from the kitchen that feeds Gods himself. Any item off the menu will make your favourite food joint back home seem like cafeteria chow in comparison.

There is no other. You can't come to Wasaga Beach and not plan your eating around this food.

If you're lucky enough to eat here, it will become the benchmark that your taste bud's memory system calls back to, to compare everything else you eat for the rest of your life so long as you live.

This is a watershed moment in food. There is everything before it, and there will be everything after it, but this, this is as...

WASAGA BEACH!!!!! Not a single person who lives here, or visits for that matter, should miss this place!!!! For what it's worth, I am a classically trained, culinary chef, and was for over 33 years until I left the industry. I know food, and smoked meats and BBQ in particular. Les, (the owner), smokes what I consider some of the best brisket in North America. I am not kidding. I have been there multiple times now, and it has never failed to be anything less than spectacular. There should be a line up around the block to eat this guy's food. The chili is WORLD CLASS, and not to be underestimated. The portions are perfect, and if you have more than two tastebuds in your mouth, you will fall in love with this place, Les, and the insanely amazing food that he creates. Go see him as soon as humanely possible, and get your BBQ on. You can...