Smokey Trails BBQ — Restaurant in North Miami

Ever travelled to a new city or country and wondered "yeah, but what's the food 'really' like?"

You probably went to fancy restaurants at the most popular spots and spent way too much money on food that was manufactured to make you go "wow this is really good..." but you'll go home knowing that this wasn't what it was really about.

You want something that's real, something that makes you really understand the culture, the place, the "flavor" of the city.

If you come to Miami this is one of the few places you can experience what this city is really about. Being close to the inner heart of the city, you won't see ritzy mansions, white sand beaches or Lamborghinis going up and down the block. You'll see real people, the true Miami folk going about their day. And on the corner of a shopping plaza of North Miami, where the Haitian and Latino cultures mix together, you'll find one of the greatest BBQ spots you'd ever have the pleasure of eating at.

Mr. G, as he's known to locals, is not a friendly man, and almost reminds you of that one Seinfeld episode about soups. He doesn't greet you with a smile and doesn't mince words: he asks you what you want and delivers the best BBQ that Miami has to offer. The truck you pull up to has his credentials, a championship BBQ winner with their trophy slapped on the side and once you taste his food, you'll understand why.

You won't find overpriced, over-decorated food... You'll find real food with soul, seasoning and flavor.

Take the experience and cherish it, because you'll only taste this type of food in one place in the whole of the U.S., and it's worth every...

Pitmaster was way too cocky ... I asked which style he leaned more into to try and figure out what i would get and he just made wise cracks...now first things first Im from Ga and used to a certain style but love anything and everything bbq .... Me and my girl couldn't decide so we went with the 5 meat plate get a taste of each meat so i knew what i would get if i were to come back... 1. The brisket was super dry and bland barely any smoked flavor 2. Ribs tasted fine but weren't tender fall off the bone like I'm used to 3. The chicken had to have been thee best thing on there no complaints 4. Sausage....what can i say tasted like any store bought sausage nothing special 5. The sauce was decent nothing remarkable 6. NOW the pulled pork was horrible and I'm being nice ....i had 4 people try it and we all spit it back out ... It tasted like an ashtray ... And before you think duh it's smoked Im not talking about smoke flavor I'm talking like it fell in the ashes kinda ashtray flavor ... We ended up feeding it to the dog kinda bad ... For 35+$ and the way this guy made it seem like he had the holy grail of bbq....saying things like top rated on the internet and award winning i was highly disappointed ... I will keep my search going for a decent bbq place in Miami....hope your visit here goes better...

It's a corner food station connected to a truck. It's not a restaurant or cafe. So if trying to locate it keep close eye for its location. The host hospitality is refreshing her attention and prompt service was welcoming like an old friend saying come let's eat.

Now the food: It's all made in a spinning racked smoker. There are pork ribs, chicken, pork, and link sausages. I had the ribs and though smoked nothing jumped out and surprised the palette like experienced with other smoked ribs. The seasoning was well balanced dry rub not to salty nor spicy. More like a decent surface tenderizer so with that I didnt taste the deep consistency in each bite as I would have hoped and also had moments meat could have been tender. The bbq sweet sauce distracted it all bring the taste experience to slightly above average.

I also had the sausage link. Its was above par and odd it took in more smoke flavor over all. That first bite juice spicy and tender had the mouth dancing and then adding the sauce good combination. I suggest it first then sample other meats. Bottomline good portions and slightly above average taste. Yet being this is Deep South East and bbq is not the first choice on menu for most the food was good. I...