Longtime Pittsburgh Restaurant To Close

PITTSBURGH, PA — Smoke taqueria, which captivated diners in two city locations for more than a decade, is closing for good.

Owner Jeff Petruso announced on social media that the eatery will serve its last taco on Sept. 16.

"A huge thank you to everyone who dug what we did. We appreciate all of you," Petruso wrote in an Instagram post. "An equally large thanks to all of you who humped it at the shop on the
daily, you all made the place go. Finally, thanks to my family for their support of everything I've ever tried to do, no matter how ridiculous."

Smoke opened in 2011 on East Eighth Avenue in Homestead before moving to Butler Street in Lawrenceville about five years later.

Smoke's operating hours will remain the same until it closes. The restaurant is open Monday from 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Monday and Thursday from 3 p.m.-9 p.m.; Friday from 3 p.m.-1o p.m. and Saturday from 12 p.m.-10 p.m. Smoke is closed Tuesday and Wednesday.