One of the frequent questions we hear at the joint is : “Are you guys doing the Rib Cook Off ?” and the short answer is always “Sorry, no…” This is always followed by “Why not ?” Which is always answered by “Because.” This, in turn, is always followed by 1 of 2 reactions 96.239% […]

So I, yes, ” I ” want to to get some stuff off my chest… Now, normally, I refer to Sparks and Smoke BBQ Takeout as ” we ” because while I can and HAVE run the place all by myself, my cast of characters here make US who WE are… but, not this time. […]

One of the questions we hear at the shop a lot is: “Do you smoke your own meat ?” The answer is “yes”. In fact, we pretty much do everything, start to finish, right here in our little joint. We make all our sauces here, smoke the meats and beans, make our own Corn Bread/Cake […]

Since it’s 1:52am as I start this, and since I’ve polished off the first (!!!) pot of coffee, my sense of well being has been restored to optimal parameters, (for you gamers out there, it’s like I just picked up 14 med kits). That being the case, I wanted to share a story:   My […]

So “T” wrote me an e-mail and asked:   “Why are you only open on the weekends? Or is your website not up to date?”   Here’s a very slight edit of my response:   Hello, T,   The reason I only open Friday Saturday Sunday and Monday from 11 am to 6pm is purely […]