We first met Cédrick Vanier when he was occasionally organizing pop-up events at Roger Picnic, on the South Shore. This fan of American Southwest-style smokehouse cooking impressed us with the quality of his smoked meats, not to mention his famous smoked BBQ sauce marketed under the name of Projet Saint-Mathieu.
It is not very surprising that his talent reached the ears of restaurateur Jack Gaspo and his associates within Food Love Generation (Slice Gang, Jack le Coq, Industria Pizza + Bar…), Olivier Primeau and Lino Lozza, who offered him the opportunity to show what wood he is made of. Thus was born in December Jack Flat BBQ, located in a vast room at Centropolis Laval, where a huge smokehouse, fueled by maple wood, reigns supreme in a glassed-in room, running day and night!
Hoping to stand out with a unique offer, the place wants to attract western lovers, who are invited to put on their cowboy boots and hats to live the total experience, to the sound of country music. “There’s no place right now that puts forward the country and for me, it goes so well with the style of Texas BBQ food. The world gets on board, we pack the tables, it’s line dancing! “, is still surprised the chef.
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PHOTO ROBERT SKINNER, THE PRESS
An overview of the extensive menu, ideally to share, of the Jack Flat BBQ
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PHOTO ROBERT SKINNER, THE PRESS
Cédrick Vanier can count on a major ally to smoke his meat.
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PHOTO ROBERT SKINNER, THE PRESS
Country is in the spotlight at Jack Flat BBQ.
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PHOTO ROBERT SKINNER, THE PRESS
Smash burgers, one of the restaurant’s most popular dishes
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PHOTO ROBERT SKINNER, THE PRESS
The vast premises have 200 seats inside. Next summer, a terrace that can accommodate 135 customers will be added outside.
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PHOTO ROBERT SKINNER, THE PRESS
On the mezzanine, a bar area and a few arcade games
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PHOTO ROBERT SKINNER, THE PRESS
Jack Flat BBQ opened in December at Centropolis Laval.
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The menu is designed under the sign of sharing. People are invited to order a selection of smoked meats from the house (brisket, ribs, pork belly, turkey) and their accompaniments, served on trays placed in the center of the table: fried potatoes in beef fat (recovered cooking brisket), macaroni and cheese, coleslaw or beet salad, poutine, chili… Not to mention the selection of very popular smash burgers, and everything to cool your throat. A little square set with that?
520 Centropolis Parkway, Laval