UPDATED

08/23/2021

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Welcome to

Sparks and Smoke BBQ

We ARE the

“Home of the Food Coma”.

Come on in, have a Sammich and see what we mean.

Located at:

970 S. McCarran Suite 102
Sparks NV 89431

(right next door to Subway and across the parking lot from 

Woody’s Bar and Grill)

Open Monday thru Friday from 10:00am until 4:00pm unless we run out earlier

We are proud of what we produce and if keeping to our own high standards means we have to spend more time here making sure it comes out right, we would certainly rather do that than serve product WE feel is inferior.

Sorry, kids, but, we ARE NOT going to settle on so-so food.

And while I got ya:

Some questions have come up from people wanting to know “Who we are and what we’re doing.”

We are a BASIC BBQ joint. We have a short menu for a reason. Instead of 4,322 items to choose from, we serve THE BASICS:

Pulled Pork, Certified Angus Beef Brisket, St. Louis Style Pork Ribs and the “sides”

Anyway, since no one is coming in to our little joint to play marbles or lawn darts, it’s all about the food.

The decor ? Yeah, it’s nothing to write home about and we’re not really worried about it.

Yeah, the floor looks like 423 miles of bad road, the place is a bit cramped, supply boxes are all over the place, but it’s clean and it smells like… BBQ !!! And, really, the “decor” is just a distraction while you wait, which, unless something goes terribly wrong, won’t be very long at all. We invite you to peruse the miscellaneous tin signs that litter the wall… “Political Correctness, what’s that?”

Piped in MUZAC… Uh, really?

Everything here is done by hand by a BBQ Pro, who trims each and every butt and brisket by hand.

THE SAUCES

Our scrawled sauce ( I would say “Signature” but 1: that’s too fancy and 2: that’s too fancy ) is made right here. They’re from our own secret recipe and come in 3 varieties:

White Collar – Nice, complex flavor, but no real “bite”, good for kids and others who don’t like it too spicy. And, like all of our sauces, it doesn’t have a heavy “vinegary” taste.

Blue Collar – Our “regular” sauce that has just the right amount of “KICK”…on the backside. It tastes just as good as the White Collar, but as soon as you go in for your second bite the first one starts hitting the back of your throat with a mild heat and a nice pepper bite.

Doo Rag – The Mad Dawg Renegade Sauce. This is our spiciest “regular” sauce. It’s not gonna make your hair fall out or set your tongue on fire but you will feel the heat from the extra amount of fresh peppers, pepper oils and other ingredients that make this one “the sauce your Mama’s friend, Madge, (yeah, the one with the yippy, little Pomeranian) warned you about”…

 

What’s with the names?

Well, the thing is…the Owner/Pit Master was a mechanic for 38 years and spent 13 of those in Phoenix Arizona. He named the sauces after what he felt were the “conditions” he had to deal with:

White Collar: Sitting in an air conditioned office… no heat to speak of.

Blue Collar: In a bit of heat, but the shop has swamp coolers.

Doo Rag: The sweat is getting in your eyes because it’s 8 AM and 110 degrees outside.

 

What’s with you not being open when I come by?

Be aware: We will only be open until we run out of food, then we’ll put up a sign and turn off the lights and start on the next load of meat for the next day of business.

WHY ???

Pork Butts HAVE to smoke for a MINIMUM of 12 hours, brisket a MINIMUM of 14 hours… Hell, our beans smoke for at least 6 hours!!!! There is no, “can’t you just make more ?” so please don’t ask. Our smoker will be at capacity every day we cook. We’ll make as much as we can and then when it’s gone, it’s gone until we make more.

Folks, it’s BBQ, it’ll be done when it’s done…there ain’t no rushing it. You’ll understand it when you try it. If you don’t understand, then there’s nothing more I can do to explain it.

And that there is the reason our motto is:

GET YER FOOD AND GET OUT !!!

It’s not that we don’t want you here, it’s that you have places to go and things to do… We want you to get yer food and go do whatever it is you wanna do…QUICKLY !!! With COVID still being a “thing” dining room is currently CLOSED. With weather permitting we will have tables and chairs outside.

Honestly, we’re about THE FOOD.

Period.

Please check back again for more news as we update the sight at least semi-annually.

Also, check out our Facebook page ( Sparks and Smoke BBQ Facebook Page ) for our occasional “Secret Menu” items (limited time, special offers, etc) and contests.

If you want or need to, you can contact us at troy@sparksandsmokebbq.com.

Thanks for visiting.