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Burned by not broken, BBQ eatery to reopen

Full story: Lebanon Daily News

Although nine months "isn't a long time in the grand scheme of things," as Oliver Gruber says, "it's been a lifetime for me." Gruber, along with his wife, Amy, ran the Smokestack Lightning BBQ restaurant in Lickdale until a fire destroyed the business in February.

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bbq guru

Myerstown, PA

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Oct 31, 2009
 
You don't need to expand your menu. Focus more on BETTER BBQ. I've eaten at your place on a few times and thought the bbq could have been better. Work on that. Leave the other stuff up to the pizza geeks up the street. All you need is BBQ and you'll be fine. Do it right, before somebody else does!
wood smoke

Lebanon, PA

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Oct 31, 2009
 
I agree with the guru above. The bbq could be better. Sometimes, your smoke gave a very acrid taste to the meat. I've seen yellow smoke coming from your smoker already. That'll be all but creosoty on the meat. You need a nice greyish-white smoke. The wood was either not hot enough or was damped down too hard or even too "green". Please make good bbq & I'll be there all the time.
Ummmm

Harrisburg, PA

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Oct 31, 2009
 
Gone By Not Broken,....

can someone please explain this title to me....should it not be Gone But Not Broken????
Oh My

Lebanon, PA

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Oct 31, 2009
 
Ummmm wrote:
Gone By Not Broken,....
can someone please explain this title to me....should it not be Gone But Not Broken????
Silly...obviously someone named "Not Broken" burned the building. LDN would never make a mistake.
Sadly missed

Lebanon, PA

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Oct 31, 2009
 
To BBQ Guru and Wood Smoke
Smokestack Lightning is sadly missed in our town. I ate there with my family almost once a month. There is nothing in the area whose food is near as good as their's, not Memphis Blues or Smokey Bones. I can't wait until November 16th when they open again and plan out attending the first night they are open. It's been too long.....
SL BBQ fan

Harrisburg, PA

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#6
Oct 31, 2009
 
Great news.
Your food at the old location was EXCELLENT.

However, your SIGNAGE was small and nearly unreadable.
It was DIFFICULT to refer people to visit your restaurant, and extra effort needed to explain the red lettered sign that is hard to read.

IMPROVE SIGNAGE, and your SALES will improve.
LDN editor

Lebanon, PA

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Nov 1, 2009
 
Oh My wrote:
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Silly...obviously someone named "Not Broken" burned the building. LDN would never make a mistake.
Making a mistake's not hard; fixing it is the challenge. I've been trying for a day and a half and darned if I can figure out how to get that typo out of there.
Scooter

Middletown, PA

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Nov 1, 2009
 
I'm just glad to see something useful moving in to the old gym. It was getting to be an eyesore.
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