Transit Smokehouse & BBQ

Thank you to everyone who has supported us since then, and if you haven’t yet what better time than today to support local, see all of the work we did to restore this historic building, and try what Edmontonians voted to be the best BBQ in #yeg all in one visit!?

2/2-and it still is today! Now it’s home to the BBQ you voted BEST IN THE CITY for 2025! 🔥🍖 Come taste what everyone’s been talking about! Who’s in? #YEG #NorthEdmonton #YEGHistory #YEGFood #BestBBQ2025

1/2-Edmontonians! Step into living history at the Transit Smokehouse & BBQ, where vintage photos and mementos line every wall of this iconic building. Even in 1909 the booming Village of North Edmonton with the Transit Hotel at its hub was a gathering place for the community #yeg

TOMORROW (Saturday) is your last day to catch our famous smoked brisket poutine until poutine month is all over! Available for dine in or takeout orders only! Hope to see you there #yeg! 12720 Fort Road

3/3-Hope to see you soon! 780-475-5714 #YEG #YEGFood #YEGEats #yeggers #YEGeats

2/3-it in yet, Edmonton — come enjoy our amazing BBQ, voted BEST IN THE CITY last year with a side of local history lining the walls in our historic building. 🍽️ Please reach out if you or someone you know is looking for a caterer. Small or big events, we do them all! 🍗🎪

1/3-A huge THANK YOU to everyone who’s shared our posts, tagged friends, and stopped by these past few months — your support means everything! #yeg The restaurant world is still tough out there. If you liked and shared our call for community support in November and haven’t made

The zoo closed in the late 1950s, paving the way for today's Valley Zoo. Want more hidden #yeg history + amazing BBQ? Swing by the Transit—come explore! 🚍🔥

Just down the road from the Transit Smokehouse & BBQ, hidden in Borden Park's past, stood Edmonton's original zoo! Built in the late 1920s, it even featured its own thrilling wooden rollercoaster—the Green Rattler. 🐘🎢 #yeghistory #yegger #yeggers

Photo during construction of Alberta’s Legislature Building, completed in 1913 at a cost of $2 million. Just south is the 5th (and final) location of the Fort Edmonton trading post of the Hudson Bay Company that evolved into the modern day #yeg we know today @FortEdPark. #ableg

Want to support and preserve a true piece of Edmonton history? Head to the historic Transit Hotel and dig into the Transit Smokehouse & BBQ – voted the BEST in the city by Edmontonians in 2025! 🍖🔥 Delicious eats + #YEG heritage = perfect combo. #YEGfood #YEGEats #yegger

Beverly’s former Town Hall prior becoming part of the City of Edmonton in 1961. #yeg #yeghistory #historicyeg #yegger #yeggers #mybeverly #bevclare

Taste of Edmonton is about more than food. Ran by a not-for-profit organization, it supports local restaurants, artists, volunteers, and community partners who help make this city what it is. #tasteofedm #supportlocalyeg #yegcommunity #edmontonproud

Did you know the original Edmonton Zoo was located in Borden Park in North #yeg? It was built in the late ‘20s and even had its own wooden rollercoaster called The Green Rattler. The Zoo ultimately closed in the ‘50s and was replaced with the Edmonton Valley Zoo we know today!

1/x-Hey Edmonton! We have some great local history for you. Right here in the heart of the old community of Packingtown in the Village of North #yeg sat the Edmonton Public Stockyards which were the second largest in North America! Only Chicago’s Union Stock Yards were larger!

Animated a neat 1970s concept drawing we discovered in the basement of the Transit during renos! The walls of our 1908 heritage building are now lined with all the incredible mementos and photos we unearthed—including artifacts we believe date back to the original construction.

Come see the history for yourself and try what was voted Edmonton’s best BBQ today. 🔥🍖 #YEG #EdmontonBBQ #yeghistory #yegger #yeggers

Taste of Edmonton will be here before you know it! July 16–26, 2026 Sun to Thurs: 11AM - 10PM Fridays & Saturdays: 11AM - 11PM Sunday, July 26: 11AM - 9PM 📍Churchill Square, Edmonton Follow along for updates! #tasteofedm #yegsummer #downtownedmonton #exploreyeg

@TasteOfEdm Looking forward to it!