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Christina Carino (right) serves brings food to Diane Brown (left) during lunchtime Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at Sweet Lucy's Smokehouse on State Rd., just north of Cottman Ave and the I-95 collapse. Businesses that were most affected by the detours are doing well now that the interstate has reopened. Brown came up from Wilmington to see her grandkids and lave lunch with her daughter-in-law, Heather Stanton (not shown) of Northeast Phila.
Christina Carino (right) serves brings food to Diane Brown (left) during lunchtime Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at Sweet Lucy's Smokehouse on State Rd., just north of Cottman Ave and the I-95 collapse. Businesses that were most affected by the detours are doing well now that the interstate has reopened. Brown came up from Wilmington to see her grandkids and lave lunch with her daughter-in-law, Heather Stanton (not shown) of Northeast Phila.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer

Sweet Lucy's Smokehouse

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Pretty much every writeup about this spacious barbecue hall in the Northeast includes the word “reliable.” Indeed Sweet Lucy's Smokehouse has been offering fan-favorites for two decades and counting: wings, baby back ribs, hickory-smoked meats, etc. It’s all available as platters and sandwiches with tasty sides—garlic mashed, brussels with bacon, dixie cole slaw—but for the most adamantly carnivorous there’s always the wonderfully direct “Just Meat” option.

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Restaurant Details

7500 State Road, Philadelphia, PA, 19136
215-333-9663
https://sweetlucys.com/
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