Wood-smoked · Outer Banks, NC

Low & Slow.
No Shortcuts.

The best barbecue you've never had — yet. Pork, beef, and whatever's earning its place on the pit. Hand-tended over real wood until it's worth your while.

See What's Smoking Where to Find Us

Food truck & farmers markets · Coming this season

The Goods

Everything off the pit

Small menu, big care. We smoke what we can do right — nothing more. It changes with the wood, the weather, and whatever we're chasing perfect.

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The Pork

Pulled pork that pulls itself apart. St. Louis spare ribs with a bark you'll think about later. This is where we cut our teeth.

Pulled · Ribs

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The Beef

Brisket babysat through the long night — smoke ring, tender middle, peppery crust. Burnt ends when we've got 'em, and they go fast.

Brisket · Burnt Ends

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Whatever's On

If it'll take smoke and make you happy, it's fair game. Sausage, specials, and weekend experiments. Follow along to catch the drops.

Rotating Specials

No chicken. Yet. We don't put our name on something till it's the best on the island. The bird's in training.

The Money Shots

Straight off the pit

Proof lives here. Drop the good ones in — the smoke ring, the pull, the bark — and let the food do the talking.

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The Other Half

The Sourdough Situation

Behind every great pitmaster is someone making bread that quietly steals the show. Long-fermented, blistered-crust, real-deal house sourdough — baked by the better half and absolutely worth the trip on its own.

Get it under the brisket. Get it on the side. Just get it before it's gone.

Find Us

Chasing summer up & down the Banks

We're a small operation that goes where the people are — from Corolla down to Hatteras. Food truck stops, farmers markets, and pop-ups all season long.

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The Truck

Rolling to beaches, breweries, and events around the Outer Banks.

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Farmers Markets

Weekend stands with fresh smoke and fresher bread.

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Drop Locations

Spots change weekly. Follow along so you never miss us.

Want to know where we'll be?

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Social links & schedule landing soon.

The Story

Built small. Done right.

Gooby's started the way the good ones do — a backyard pit, a pile of wood, and friends who wouldn't stop saying it was the best they'd ever had. We're not a restaurant. Not yet. We're a couple of folks who'd rather earn it one perfect plate at a time.

No corners. No shortcuts. Just fire, time, and a stubborn refusal to serve anything we wouldn't fight you for.

— Gooby

Low & Slow.No Shortcuts.