I arrived early for a meeting with Prudential Rubloff’s Eric Rojas and struck up a conversation with one of the workers at Smokin’ Woody’s Bar-B-Que, 4160 N Lincoln, next door to the condo Eric was going to show me.

I also met Tony, the owner of Smokin’ Woody’s. Tony explained why he feels he has the best barbecue in Chicago and showed me around.

This is a very lively, interesting stretch of Lincoln Avenue that’s well worth a visit if you haven’t been there.