Southern Q smokes real wood-fired barbecue out of a pit behind Tar Banks Brewing — Eastern North Carolina tradition, cooked low and slow. Book us for your next event, or come find the pit in Louisburg.
Open Wednesday–Friday, 4 – 8 PM or Sold Out
assets/photos/wood-fired-bbq-smoker-louisburg-nc.jpgRecommended 1600×900px, landscapeSouthern Q is an Eastern North Carolina wood-fired barbecue restaurant and caterer in Louisburg, NC. Prime brisket smoked long for a bark-to-bite ratio that speaks for itself, and hand-pulled pork shoulder that's been the house classic since day one — every cut cooked low and slow over real wood, no shortcuts.
Smoked long and sliced for a bark-to-bite ratio that speaks for itself.
Hand-pulled pork shoulder, smoked until it falls apart. The house classic.
Slow cooked and juicy, finished with sauce or dry, your call.
Fresh jalapeño cheddar sausage, grilled to order.
Cooked fresh in small batches — items can sell out before close, especially Fridays. Follow us on Facebook for daily availability.
Southern Q is built on Eastern North Carolina barbecue — cooked low and slow over wood, finished with a vinegar sauce sharp enough to wake you up. It opened in 2017 with no catering bookings on the calendar, and it's grown one smoker, one event, and one loyal customer at a time ever since.
assets/photos/southern-q-pitmaster-louisburg-nc.jpgRecommended 1000×1250px, portraitSouthern Q's pitmaster started competing professionally, cooking alongside Myron Mixon's world championship team at Memphis in May and Jack's Old South.
If it didn't sit in smoke for hours, it's not on our menu.
Mat Griner — Southern QSouthern Q's pitmaster earned a Whole Hog World Championship title cooking on Myron Mixon's team at Memphis in May — the biggest stage in competition barbecue. That same technique is what goes into every plate we serve today.
assets/photos/whole-hog-world-champion-memphis-in-may.jpgRecommended 1000×1250px, portraitWhen the trailer hit the road, Southern Q picked up a spot on Discovery's Moonshiners — real barbecue, real story, no scripts.
assets/photos/mat-southern-q-competition-bbq-team.jpgRecommended 1250×1250px, squareTwo house blends made to go on everything. Same seasoning that goes on every brisket and chicken quarter we cook.
Our everyday all-purpose rub — salt, pepper, and a slow-burning heat built to work on pork, chicken, beef, or a bag of fries. The one we reach for first.
A bolder, smokier blend for when you want the bark to do the talking. Built for brisket and pork butt, but don't sleep on it over roasted veg.
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smoked-brisket-close-up.jpgEvery pit gets tended by hand — here's a look at what goes into it.
Southern Q is based in Louisburg, NC, in Franklin County — but we're not just a local caterer. We bring wood-fired Eastern North Carolina barbecue catering to weddings, birthdays, and company events across the Triangle and beyond: Wake County (Raleigh, Wake Forest, Youngsville, Wendell, Zebulon, Rolesville), Franklin County (Louisburg, Franklinton, Bunn), and neighboring Nash, Vance, Granville, and Warren counties. Wherever your event is, if you've got a headcount and an occasion, we'll bring the smoker's worth of work to you — no distance is too far.
We cook fresh in small batches, so what's available can change day to day. We post daily availability, sold-out alerts, and specials on Facebook — it's the fastest way to know what's smoking before you head over.
Swing by the pit in Louisburg, or hit us up to talk catering for your next event.
Weddings, birthdays, company parties — tell us the headcount and the occasion, and we'll build the plan.