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What Happened to The Smoke Joint After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

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As of September 2026, The Smoke Joint has closed — confirmed via nycbbq.com, October 26, 2018.

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nycbbq.com ·
Secondary source
Yelp ·

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What the source shows: An October 2018 barbecue-industry blog post reports the restaurant's closure that week after twelve years, and a 2026 Yelp listing for the same address still marks it permanently closed.

  • Season / episode Season 16, Episode 4
  • Original air date
  • Address 87 S Elliott Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11217

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured this Fort Greene barbecue restaurant on the same January 7, 2013 episode, "Matches Made in Heaven," highlighting wood-smoked ribs, brisket, and other Southern sides cooked over an on-site smoker. The restaurant opened in 2006 on South Elliott Place in Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood, becoming one of the borough's early wood-fired barbecue spots and building a following over more than a decade in business. According to nycbbq.com, published 2018-10-26, the restaurant was among only a handful of wood-fired barbecue spots operating anywhere in New York City when it opened, and it closed that week after twelve years in business, ending its run at the South Elliott Place location. A Yelp business page for the address, updated 2026-07, still marks the restaurant as permanently closed.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 16, Episode 4
Original air date
Episode title
Matches Made in Heaven
What was featured
wood-smoked barbecue ribs, brisket, and Southern sides
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
The Smoke Joint

Frequently asked questions

Is The Smoke Joint still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, The Smoke Joint has closed — confirmed via nycbbq.com, October 26, 2018.

What happened to The Smoke Joint after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured this Fort Greene barbecue restaurant on the same January 7, 2013 episode, "Matches Made in Heaven," highlighting wood-smoked ribs, brisket, and other Southern sides cooked over an on-site smoker. As of September 2026, The Smoke Joint has closed — confirmed via nycbbq.com, October 26, 2018.

Is The Smoke Joint permanently closed?

As of September 2026, The Smoke Joint has closed — confirmed via nycbbq.com, October 26, 2018. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is The Smoke Joint located?

87 S Elliott Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11217. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured The Smoke Joint?

Season 16, Episode 4 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired January 7, 2013. The episode is titled “Matches Made in Heaven”.

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Visit info

Address
87 S Elliott Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • nycbbq.com — https://www.nycbbq.com/blog/2018/10/26/newsletter-a-good-brooklyn-bbq-joint-closed-this-week-but-its-story-isnt-finished
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-smoke-joint-brooklyn

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