Where - 11 Stores around Victoria.

Price - Varies, see review for details

Website - http://www.smokinjoespizza.com.au

Reviewers - Lee & Nikki

Is it just me or has the Smokin’ Joe’s franchise sprung up overnight?. I spotted one in Essendon and another in Keilor before doing a bit of research online and discovering they have 11 stores dotted around Victoria alone. Where did they come from?!

Not to be confused with Smoken’ Joe’s, the now closed Essendon institution that we reviewed back in 2012, So many Smokin’ Joe’s storefronts popping up seemingly out of nowhere definitely piqued my interest. We haven’t done a Crossing the Road since June so this week we put the parma bus in park, chucked on some trackie dacks, chilled on the couch and let the parmas come to us.

For the newcomers, our Crossing the Road reviews are a chance to try the parmas in Victoria that you can only get via take-away. There are a lot of delivery parmas in Melbourne, however a good delivery parma is an elusive beast, and Crossing the Road is a chance to find a diamond in the rough.

The Zomato page for Smokin’ Joe’s Keilor is a divisive place. The reviews on the front page are either 5 stars or 1 star, with no shades of grey in-between (along with a very angry patron who has made it his mission to leave abusive, racist replies to almost every review).