This popular 80 seat
restaurant is usually booked but you can dine at the 20 seat bar without
reservations and enjoy the fabulous and unique expression of unique food. Happy
hour also begins at 4pm each day with a full menu. The restaurant opened in November 2017. It is
inspired by Michael Mina and Ayesha's heritage and travels. They explore global
approaches to grilling and “smoke” to create fascinating and flavorful
dishes.
From the web site, “
the restaurant features classic dishes such as jerk-spice seasoned duck wings, sticky
mango and Jamaican condiment known as green seasoning, lemongrass pork chop,
thinly sliced and charred on the grill and served with stir fried clams, glass
noodles soy and thyme. Banchotan grilled lobster with Japanese
curry-spiced yakudon with turmeric pickles and raita is another favorite.”
The “3 Little Pigs” is
another specialty. 3 different preparations of pork are perfectly seasoned and
prepared. This is a dish highly recommended and includes St. Louis Spare Ribs,
Cuban Mojo Ribs, And Japanese Miso Ribs.
There is also a great
selection of international beer and wine. We especially enjoyed the intimate
ambience of this lively restaurant dining at the bar called “Ribs and Rocks.” This is a
variety of Ribs and barbecued oysters at $3.50 each or 2 for $6.00. We
really enjoyed the Cuban “Mo Jo” Ribs and citrus mojo and garlic butter basted
oysters. For dessert we shared Ayesha's key lime pie that was a soothing ending
to a fun meal.
International Smoke is
a great combination of cooking skills with Michael Mina and Ayesha Curry
showcasing their love of food to the lucky Bay Area foodies. We would recommend you put this “smokin” experience on
your “must do” list.
For more information
and to make reservations go to:
