SMOKE BBQ ADDS PATIO SEATING IN BETHESDA (PHOTOS)

When you think of real barbecue, it tends to be served in an outdoor setting. Now you can have that experience at Smoke BBQ on Cordell Avenue, in downtown Bethesda. 

The restaurant has just added outdoor patio seating. I'm giving them major bonus points for Michelob umbrellas. Don't try to tell me your beer is classier; your craft brew doesn't have Cheryl Ladd on the commercial. "Weekends were made for Michelob." And barbecue.

SMOKE BBQ BETHESDA OPEN - PHOTO OF FULL MENU (EXCLUSIVE)

Smoke BBQ opened yesterday on Cordell Avenue, and I have some photos for you, including the full Smoke BBQ menu (click the menu photo to enlarge).

There were quite a few families with kids dining there, probably because Smoke BBQ offers $5 kids meals.

Nothing on the menu will change the world, but it's something different for downtown Bethesda. The overall shortage of great barbeque in Montgomery County has led to a rise in BBQ trucks, carts and stands that are filling the vacuum.  It will be interesting to hear the early opinions on how this bricks-and-mortar BBQ spot stacks up to the ones on wheels.

SMOKE BBQ BETHESDA - UPDATE ON NEW BBQ RESTAURANT

The old Asian Cafe space at 4858 Cordell Avenue has gotten a makeover.

New tenant Smoke BBQ has installed an awning out front.  The homestyle barbecue restaurant will open this summer.

Cordell is becoming home to a nice variety of cuisines.

The lights are on - and somebody's home - at Smoke BBQ.