Just a couple local guys trying to give Edmonton’s historic Transit Hotel a new life and serve some great BBQ while we’re at it! Voted best BBQ in #yeg 2025!
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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!?
117 years ago today, on September 11, 1908 the Transit Hotel opened its doors for the first time in the heart of what was then the Village of North Edmonton.
We were proud to give one of the oldest buildings in #yeg a new life 4 years ago after it had been closed since 2017.
1/x-Sad to see the Transit being marketed as exclusively a redevelopment (tear down) opportunity in a city that has a horrible record of tearing down its history. I think it could be a mistake.
I still believe if you find the right buyer with a desire to preserve this historic
Be sure to try the Brisket Slider, Ribs, and Chicken Skins from Midnite Rooster (aka Transit Smokehouse & BBQ) at Taste of Edmonton @TasteOfEdm today #yeg!
Day 6 of Taste of Edmonton @TasteOfEdm! Hope to see you at Booth 6 (Midnite Rooster) today #yeg!
Today is day 3 of @TasteOfEdm!
Get your brisket slider and deep fried chicken skins today #yeg!
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Today is day 3 of @TasteOfEdm!
Get your brisket slider and deep fried chicken skins today #yeg!
#tasteofyeg #tasteofedmonton #tasteofedm
Did you know the Transit’s new brand, Midnite Rooster is once again at @TasteOfEdm!?
Come by today to enjoy our award winning brisket, ribs, and CHICKEN SKINS that we know you’ve been missing while you wait for our new location on Whyte Ave to open in the coming weeks!
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This is a photo during the construction of the Transit Hotel in 1908.
Fun Fact: Did you know the Transit is one of the oldest buildings in Edmonton and is located in the center of what used to be the village of North Edmonton and the community of Packingtown?
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This was sad to see today.
Though we are happy to offer our delicious menu that you selected as the best BBQ in the city in our new location soon on Whyte Ave, we appreciate all of the support we’ve received from those sad that our signature location - 1/x
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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
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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?
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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
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
1/x-Edmonton, we need to speak from the heart. This has been the hardest year since we opened our doors in 2021, even tougher than the pandemic. Rising costs have hit us hard and without strong community support in the months ahead, we may not make it to our 5th anniversary #yeg.
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. 🐘🎢
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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! 🚍🔥
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
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Beverly’s former Town Hall prior becoming part of the City of Edmonton in 1961.
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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!
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.
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Come see the history for yourself and try what was voted Edmonton’s best BBQ today. 🔥🍖
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