Covington's Ox Lot 9 team to open barbecue restaurant
 

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Smoke BBQ*(1005 N. Collins Blvd., Covington, 504-907-3985), a new restaurant from the team behind Northshore restaurant Ox Lot 9, will open Aug. 1.*

Ox Lot 9 chef Jeffrey Hansell, who cooked at Luke and Commander's Palace, and his wife, Amy, who is the general manager at the fine dining bistro inside the Southern Hotel, say their new restaurant will open this weekend, pending inspections.

The new restaurant is in the building that formally housed Thai Kitchen, near the intersection of Collins Boulevard and Lee Road.?