New Orlando BBQ spot Smokemade Meats + Eats an instant hit on opening day

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A hyperactive Facebook group called Orlando Foodie Forum presented by Tasty Chomps! was abuzz on March 22.

That’s when Smokemade Meats + Eats had its soft opening at 1400 S. Crystal Lake Drive, in the neighborhood known as Curry Ford West, near the Hourglass District.

Smokemade Meats + Eats Soft Opening (WFTV)

Doors opened at 11 a.m. — by which time the line of people waiting to order spilled out the door and down the block.

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Owner Tyler Brunache shares his story — which began with a propane smoker behind his college apartment.