A popular Ottawa eatery is closing its downtown location after a nearly decade-long run in the ByWard Market.
The SmoQue Shack, which specializes in southern BBQ food, made the announcement this week on social media. However, the eatery’s menu will continue to be offered at the Beyond the Pale SmoQue House in the City Centre complex near Preston and Albert streets.
The ByWard Market restaurant, which opened in 2011, closed its dining area at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March. It continued offering delivery and pickup options.
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On Facebook, the company said shuttering the downtown location was a “business decision.” One of the restaurant’s co-owners was quoted as saying the restaurant exercised an opportunity to exit its current lease.

