A smell of cherry and oak wood burning underneath the custom barbecue pit, fit to hold 12 racks of ribs, billows out across the corner of Chambers Street. The aroma reaches your nose a block before you even notice the vibrant yellow and black food truck. A sign draped across the truck cuts through the golden color with the bolded words “Good Smoke BBQ” — both the restaurant’s name and taste description.
“I mean, we’re smoking up the whole block. It’s hard to pass by, especially if you love barbecue,” owner Scott Doherty said, while wearing his meat-stained Joe Montana apron he’d been grilling in all day. “Low and slow, that’s what makes it fall off the bone.”
Good Smoke BBQ opened at 760 Chambers St. on Jan. 16 by Scott and his son, Trey Doherty. Together, they created a menu steeped in family and tradition. It includes half pounds of smoked chicken, baby back ribs and St. Louis-style for a fattier bite. The menu also features a variety of classic barbecue sides like potato salad and collard greens to complement each tender cut of meat…