The Smack Shack Brick n' Mortar is Here

After months of anticipation, the Smack Shack brick n' mortar restaurant (yes, the same one as the beloved lobster roll truck) will officially open tonight at 6 p.m. The little truck that could is all grown up, seating an almost-8,000 square foot space that seats 200 inside, with an additional 60 seats outside. The menu is all grown up, too, with a raw bar, every kind of po' boy under the sun, and, of course, live lobsters for a made-to-order lobster boil.

Earlier this week, we had a slideshow of the Smack Shack's knockout interior, complete with high ceilings, brick walls, red gingham tablecloths, and lots of surprisingly tasteful lobster art. The restaurant, located in a warehouse building in the North Loop, keeps many of the warehouse details intact; in the summer, the patio space will actually be the building's loading dock.

Stay tuned: info on the menu, the drinks, and more will drop here every hour until the doors open.

Critical details on hours and reservations: Smack Shack will initially be open for dinner only, seven days a week, and will eventually be adding lunch service. They'll be serving dinner Monday through Thursday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., with the late night bar menu available from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. Friday and Saturday, dinner is served 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., with the late night menu from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. Sundays, dinner is served 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., late night until 11 p.m. It will probably be walk-in only for the first few weeks, though there will eventually be a reservation system.
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