Leaside native Adam Skelly has opened a lunch restaurant and smoke meat retail business in a refurbished industrial shop at 176 Wicksteed Ave. It’s called Adamson Barbecue. Adamson is a combination of his own name and that of his business partner and friend Alison Hunt. Skelly, a 28-year-old alumnus of Leaside High School, has been cooking and selling meats and sandwiches since 2013 out of his Stock Stack BBQ Food Truck. Now he’s fixed up a space owned by his dad which used to house a welding business to serve food Monday to Friday. He’s open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. OSO (or sold out) as the sign on his front door says. Adam says he has always had a fascination with the barbecue meat business and proudly shows a Texas flag on the wall of Adamson’s, a symbol of Texas Barbecue, his specialty. The flag was flown over the Texas state house and is signed for authenticity. Following the smoked meat aroma at 176 Wicksteed will lead one to Adam’s prize, a 1967 commercial smoker. The big machine is seldom idle and it was flavouring up a load of brisket and pork when the Bulldog visited. The big smoker is fed by logs of choice oak and sugar maple wood. Take a look at Adamson offerings at the website. The place is on the north side of Wicksteed just west of the railway crossing and across the street from My Self Storage. (647) 559-2080.
