“We know how important first impressions are, and we bought the boat outright, so we won’t open until we’re satisfied that everything is ready for our guests.” “We’re not going to rush things,” Reed said from the houseboat’s kitchen that sometimes lists to port or starboard depending on the breeze and current. He and one of the partners in Gas Monkey, Mike Flaherty, are opening Smoked BBQ on the boulevard with a targeted date of Feb. When Gas Monkey replaced Johnny Rockets on lower Duval Street, Reed became the new general manager, a position he still holds. This place has been one of the best decisions I ever made, and I wasn’t in any rush to leave. “I absolutely fell in love with this island. “We want our guests to be able to see the smoker in action, so diners will be able to watch me pull out the meat, slice the brisket, and pull the pork that ends up on their plate,” said Reed, an Atlanta native who came to Key West six years ago with the former Johnny Rockets franchise. Reed pulled open the heavy doors of Smoked BBQ’s new rotisserie smoker and peered inside the fragrant interior at the giant slab of pork that had been circling for hours. Mick Reed smiled proudly from inside the houseboat restaurant that until recently had housed Thai Life restaurant, which had replaced the infamous Capt. “It’s smelling really good out here,” one marina resident said on Wednesday, taking a deep breath while walking past the floating restaurant that will open later this month as Smoked BBQ.
The savory scent of hickory and slow-smoked pork is an unexpected but entirely welcomed aroma filling the air these days at the end of Key West’s Charterboat Row, home to dozens of the city’s charter fishing boats.
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