Smoqehouse opened in 2016 in the now defunct Faribo West Mall in Faribault, MN. This was a short drive from our cabin and they had delicious pulled pork sandwiches. This became a regular part of our cabin weekends — a dinner visit to Smoqehouse. A year after opening this first location they expanded to Northfield and shortly after that opened a location in Anna Maria Island. Sadly for us the Faribault location eventually shut down, and the Northfield location sadly had a kitchen fire and was destroyed along with the historic hotel it was in.

We were without the delicious pulled pork from Smoqehouse. For years. In the meantime I’ve vastly improved my pulled pork technique and have gotten it pretty darn close — but we still miss our visits to Smoqehouse.

Since we were heading to Anna Maria Island, there was no way we were going to miss an opportunity to visit! And we were super happy to be greeted by Andrew Kubes who we used to see in Northfield in those early 2016 visits. He shared that we now are members of a fairly small group of folks that have were diners at the Faribault and Anna Maria Island locations.


Great barbecue in here!


We got a family photo with Andrew Kubes!


These lights are the exact same look that the Faribault location had in the big community table.


Same chalk menu board!


These cow, pig, and chicken images were also in the Faribault location.


Write-up in the Bradenton Herald on Smoqehouse.


Smoqehouse on wheels! Nice looking pickup.

And how about the barbecue? Love the classic barbecue style dinner trays.

Tammy got the classic pulled pork sandwich — good as ever!

Tyler tucked in on the brisket burger. His only regret was not making it a double!

Mazie had the chicken and thought it was great.

I got the Cubano and it was amongst the best. This was not a regular menu item in Faribault.