Smokin Joe's BBQ LLC

12/05/2025

We will be at Goat Island Brewing from 5:00 to 8:00 main location, be sure to stop in and get you a nice hot cup of chili. Hope to see you there!

11/26/2025

We are set up at the goat Island brewery Goat Island Brewing be sure to stop by and get you some dinner

11/22/2025

Too hot to hunt today, come on out to 91 short track. Get you some good food and watch the go-karts Race! Quarter of a mile on the right past Pitt's Chevron on 91

11/22/2025

🔥 THE REAL COST OF GREAT BRISKET (Most Folks Have No Idea) 🔥
If you’ve ever wondered why true, slow-smoked BBQ has a price tag… let me show you what happens to a single brisket over 24 hours.

This is the honest, behind-the-pit reality:

1️⃣ 18.4 lbs — straight out of the package. Big. Heavy. Full of potential.
2️⃣ 14.8 lbs — trimmed and seasoned. Hours of prep, and we haven’t even fired up the pit yet.
3️⃣ 8.35 lbs — after a 14-hour slow smoke. Perfect bark. Juicy. Tender.
➡️ And almost HALF the size. 😳

That’s a 45% yield (average is maybe 50% if you’re lucky).
So when brisket costs around $5/lb wholesale, that big 18+ pounder is already about $100 before it even touches fire.

But here’s the part most folks never see:

🔥 After trimming.
🔥 After smoking.
🔥 After babysitting it through the night.
🔥 After wood, seasoning, wrapping, rest time, AND labor…

You’re left with roughly 8 pounds of usable brisket, putting real cost closer to $12.50–$13 per pound before anything else.

So no… BBQ isn’t expensive because we want it to be.
It’s expensive because quality takes sacrifice — time, weight, labor, love, and patience.

And if you’ve ever cooked a brisket, you know one thing for sure:
There’s a whole lot of shrinkage in the heat.
(Fellas… you understand. 😉)

But here’s what matters most:

❤️ When you support local BBQ, you’re not just buying meat —
You’re supporting families, small businesses, long nights, early mornings, and the craft we pour our heart into.

Thank you for choosing local.
Thank you for choosing BBQ AndAPrayer.
🔥 Class dismissed. But the pit stays open. 🔥

www.bbqandaprayer.com

11/21/2025

Friday 🍻
Happy Hour 1-4pm 🍺🍷
LIVE music at 7pm
Justin and Tab music 🎵🎶
🍗 Smokin Joe's BBQ LLC on site with food for the night

11/18/2025

11/17/2025

Hello Hollypond!
Tomorrow 11/18/25- 11am-2pm we will be sitting up at &S Foods and in appreciation of all our Hollypond customers we are having $10 Tuesday. Some of the items on our menu have been marked down to $10 just for you. Be sure to come out and see us

11/17/2025

11/16/2025

Hello Hanceville!
Tomorrow 11/17
We will be at the Tractor supply in Hanceville 11am-2pm
$10. Monday
Loaded Nachos
Loaded Fries
Reg.pulled pork sandwich and fries
Cheeseburger and fries

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow

11/07/2025

We will be set up at Goat Island Brewing in Hanceville 11/7/25 tonight 5:00 to 8:30. Be sure to stop by and get you some dinner and enjoy some great music!

10/30/2025

Tomorrow 10/31/2005
We are coming to our favorite place in Holly pond. S & S Foods Be sure to stop by and try new to the menu smoked chicken. You can have a sandwich or loaded nachos, loaded fries. Can you say yum Yum come getcha some!
And sausage dogs are back.

08/25/2025

We will be there with our famous Loaded Sweet Tater,stop in and get yours while they last we sell out really fast with these!

The 29th Annual Sweet Tater Festival returns to Smith Lake Park in Cullman, Alabama on Sunday Aug 31, 2025 from 9am- 6pm and Monday September 1, 2025 from 9am to 3pm.
Both days we'll have live entertainment, food vendors, arts and crafts vendors, and sweet taters! Labor Day Monday we'll have our Sweet Tater Festival Car Show from 9am to 2pm.

It's fun for the whole family! Make your plans now to attend! Admission is $5 per person or $20 a vehicle and your armband allows for entry to both days of the festival.