Cherry wood
Logs rest in the shed six months so smoke stays sweet, not acrid. Wes lights both pits at midnight.
Smokehouse · South Slope, Asheville
Cherry smoke sliced to order.
Cedar Smokehouse runs two offset pits on Buxton Avenue, burning cherry wood seasoned for six months. Brisket goes on at midnight and comes off around eleven; the sandwich line opens at lunch and closes when the holding pan is empty. Sides come from the pickle bar, and the pecan pie is baked every morning.
From the mountains
- Swannanoa Cherry Wood
- Haywood Farm Pork
- Blue Ridge Cucumbers
- French Broad Bakery
Pit and pantry
Low-and-slow smoke with sides that earn their own fan mail — pickles cut richness, rolls come from down the street.
Brisket trim
Fat renders for twelve hours; slices show a pencil-thin smoke ring. Trays sell out on Sundays by early afternoon.
Pickle bar
House ferments cut richness — okra, green beans, and bread-and-butter chips. June jars a new batch every week.
Sandwich line
Chopped brisket on potato rolls from 11:00 until the holding pan empties — usually before 20:00 on weekdays.
Low and slow
- Offset pits
- 2
- Hour brisket cook
- 14
- Months seasoning the wood
- 6
- Pickles on the bar
- 9
Smoke and sides
Pit house to pie case.
Pit crew
Wes lights the pits at midnight; June has run the pickle bar since the first jar.
- Wes HarlanPitmaster
- June OkaforPickles & sides
- Carter BellFront counter
Said at the picnic tables
“Brisket stayed juicy even at 13:00 — they clearly respect the holding temp. The pickle bar is the real side dish.”
“Pickle bar is the real side dish; brisket is almost an excuse. We grab a family pack before River Arts traffic.”
Pit questions
Vegetarian?
Smoked mushrooms and mac replace meat on the platter with 24-hour notice; pickle bar is always plant-based.
Sauce heat?
House BBQ is mild; Carolina vinegar on the side. Extra heat from pickled jalapeños at the bar.
Large groups?
Family packs feed eight; call ahead for whole brisket or to hold a picnic table on sunny Sundays.
When do you sell out?
Wed–Sun from 11:00 until gone — usually around 20:00, earlier on Sundays when brisket trays disappear by 14:00.
Get there before the brisket's gone
Brisket trays disappear by 14:00 on Sundays — arrive early or call ahead for a family pack.
Buxton Avenue
45 Buxton Ave, Asheville, NC (fictional)
- Wed–Sun 11:00 until sold out
- Usually 20:00; Sundays earlier
- Mon–Tue closed
+1 828 555 0184