Smokey Pint: A barbecue shack for Bridesburg
In partnership with Sean Parker of the Oink & Moo BBQ food trucks, Bridesburg Commissary father-and-son owners Craig and Chad Weizer are launching Smokey Pint.
This spring, workers and residents in Bridesburg will have a new option for barbecue and beer.
In partnership with Sean Parker of the Oink & Moo BBQ food trucks, Bridesburg Commissary father-and-son owners Craig and Chad Weizer are launching Smokey Pint.
The counter-service joint will take up the front 900 square feet of 2549 Orthodox St., a former industrial warehouse the Weizers are rehabbing as an expansion of their original food truck commissary next door. The location is just off I-95's Aramingo Avenue exit.
Menu will consist of Oink & Moo mainstays like pulled pork sliders, chicken tacos, chili, cornbread and mac 'n' cheese. Baby back ribs are also a possibility. Five reach-in coolers will be stocked with beer — a wide variety of crafts supplemented by a selection of standard domestics — along with four brews on draft.
In addition to being one of the only spots in the area with this kind of selection, the beer here will have another draw: it'll be cheap. Weizer plans to "undercut the market" with prices in order to draw more business (e.g. Yards Philly Pale Ale pints for $3).
The idea is for customers to walk in, grab a beer from the cooler, order at the counter and then walk toward the register to pay and pick up their tray. "Think Chipotle, except with BBQ and beer," says Weizer. (Fishtown's Fette Sau and Manayunk's Smokin' John's Barbeque use similar systems.)
About 30 seats will line two pub tables in the middle of the space, which will have the rustic look of a classic 'cue shack. There isn't really a "bar," but the room will sport a few TVs, which will show Eagles and Phillies games. Todd Rubio of Rubio Design & Construction is working on the interior. Expect hours to be 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.