Todd Ernest

Review of Frank's Smokehouse and Restuar...

This place is awesome and a true gem! My first ti...

This place is awesome and a true gem! My first time visiting Amsterdam and so I was looking for something that would boast a local feel and resident atmosphere. Well I found it at Frank s Smoke House.

Walking in the door you ll notice a small refrigerated displace case to your left where the locals can come in and purchase their meats without paying the markup to have them prepare it for you. Then just to the right is a bar you can pull up to and have a drink with your board of meat. Otherwise around the corner there is seating for about 50 people.

The menu starts with what they are known for, the smoked fish and meat boards. They also have a fantastic cheese board that in my opinion compliments the rest. The have a selection of appetizers and sandwiches as well if you d prefer. For today, I wanted to local.

First I had to get one of their house brewed beers, the Smoke House Eagle. It was a really good beer. You could really taste the smoke in it. Great job guys!

Ok so I started with the local favorite, Smoked Eel. OMG! I have never experienced eel before but this was absolutely amazing!! If you like smoked fish of any kind, you MUST try the eel! It was so buttery smooth and just melted in my mouth. Served with an accompanying toast that is super thin cut and toasted to perfection!

Then for the main course I ordered the salmon board and the cheese board. I can honestly say that I have never had smoked salmon that was this good! Wow it really blew me away! There were 3 or 4 different types and they were all really great. The cheese board was excellent as well. The cheese was freshly cut and served along side some blueberry compote and some thinly sliced green apple.

Seriously this place is a MUST DO for anyone local or just visiting! If I ever make it back to Amsterdam, I will visit again.