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Haywood Smokehouse tray of slow-smoked ribs and sausage with mac & cheese, baked beans, and Texas Toast, ready to order online for pickup.

October 24, 2026

How to Order BBQ Online for Pickup at Haywood Smokehouse

Too tired to cook, or want to impress your friends? Order online 24/7, pick your location and pickup time, and walk in when your food is ready.

Haywood Smokehouse tray of slow-smoked sliced brisket, chopped pork, and St. Louis style ribs with baked beans, fries, and Texas Toast.

October 21, 2026

How Much BBQ Per Person: Catering and Bulk To-Go Guide

Order too little and somebody goes home hungry. Order too much and you paid for food nobody ate. Here's how much BBQ to order for your crowd.

Haywood Smokehouse house-made barbecue sauces in full-size bottles: Hot Red, Sweet Red, Sweet Carolina, and East Carolina.

October 19, 2026

Barbecue Sauce Guide: Our Eight House-Made Sauces, From Vinegar to Mustard

Every meat we cook comes off the pit unsauced. Here's the story behind our eight house-made sauces, from East Carolina vinegar to the mustard sauces to S.O.B.

Haywood Smokehouse slow-smoked turkey breast, sliced on a platter with ribs, green beans, coleslaw, and Texas toast.

October 14, 2026

Slow-Smoked Turkey Breast: How We Brine, Rub, and Slow-Smoke It

Turkey isn't just for Thanksgiving. Haywood Smokehouse brines, rubs, and slow-smokes turkey breast over real hickory every day at all three locations.

Haywood Smokehouse St. Louis style ribs, dry rubbed with our pork rub and slow-smoked over real hickory.

October 10, 2026

St. Louis Style Ribs: What the Cut Means and How We Slow-Smoke Them

St. Louis isn't a sauce. It's a cut, trimmed by hand from a spare rib, and Haywood Smokehouse slow-smokes it over real hickory at all three locations every day we're...

Haywood Smokehouse Carolina chopped pork with the bark mixed in, slow-smoked over real hickory.

October 6, 2026

Carolina Chopped Pork, Slow-Smoked the Old-Fashioned Way

Ours is chopped with a knife, a coarse chop with the bark mixed in, slow-smoked over real hickory, and served with no sauce on it.

Haywood Smokehouse Texas brisket and dry-rubbed ribs, slow-smoked over real hickory in western North Carolina, with burnt end baked beans. Yelp named Haywood Smokehouse the No. 1 brisket spot in the U.S. and Canada in 2023.

October 4, 2026

The Greatest Hits of American Barbecue: Why We Serve Texas Brisket in North Carolina

In 2023, Yelp named Haywood Smokehouse the No. 1 brisket spot in the U.S. and Canada. Here's why a North Carolina smokehouse serves Texas brisket.

Our Waynesville location on a fall afternoon.

September 28, 2026

Waynesville, Dillsboro, or Franklin: Which Haywood Smokehouse Should You Visit?

Every location smokes its own barbecue, on its own pits, the same way we always have. What makes each one different, and which one to head to.

September 27, 2026

Award Winning Texas Brisket in the Smoky Mountains

Joe Beasley could have opened a Carolina pork house. He built the place around Texas brisket instead, and Yelp ranked it No. 1 in the U.S. and Canada.

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