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A Confusing Sign Keeps This Barbecue Joint a Hidden Gem

DATE POSTED:July 21, 2026
photo of owner outside restaurantScanning the horizon for barbecue-joint signs is second nature while I’m out on the road. Cigar shops with “Smoke” in the name often get my hopes up for a brief moment, but restaurants usually make themselves pretty obvious. Not so in the case of Smokey Black’s BBQ, across from Fair Park, in Dallas. Kamayua Black opened the place three years ago, and though it’s just a fifteen-minute drive from my home, I’d never heard of it until recently. When I pulled up to the address, I found a small shopping center and a sign in all caps that read “DIGITAL CAFE.” I thought I was in the wrong place until I noticed a lit Open sign in the window with the name “Smokey Black’s” blinking…

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