Brushy Mountain Smokehouse & Creamery

Brushy Mountain Smokehouse and Creamery is the region's leading family restaurant serving hickory-smoked pulled pork barbecue, ribs, chicken and featuring handcrafted ice cream made fresh daily, and full service catering for any occasion.

Our award-winning, pulled pork barbecue was featured on the Food Channel's "BBQ With Bobby Flay" television program in 2005, and also on Bob Garner's segment of "North Carolina Weekend" program on NC Public Television in 2010. Mr. Garner also praised the Smokehouse's St. Louis Ribs, smoked chicken, side dishes and Fried Apple Pies. The Smokehouse offers a broad menu complete with a self-serve salad bar, daily soups, burgers, chicken salad, home-style vegetables including green beans, fried okra, baked sweet potatoes and corn nuggets, cooked-to-order chicken bites, and many daily specials like beef stew, chicken and dumplings, country-style steak and beef tips.

Our family friendly environment features children's meals that include ice cream, and children 4 years old and younger always eat free. The Smokehouse serves daily sandwich and plate specials that include a beverage.

Our Creamery makes super premium handcrafted ice creams daily using only the finest ingredients in over 75 different flavors. We bake delicious waffle cones and bowls and serve our ice cream in a variety of traditional sundaes, spaghetti ice, banana splits, milkshakes and gracing our fruit cobblers, cakes and fried apple pies. Samples are always free, and the Creamery can use any flavor to make custom cakes and pies decorated for any occasion.

With our professional staff who has over 60 combined years of catering experience, we offer full service catering for 75 to 1500 people with custom menus that suit the occasion, from backyard barbecues to formal dining. Over the years, we have catered hundreds of weddings, anniversaries, fundraisers, corporate events, company picnics, class reunions, and annual dinners. We have a private dining room, the Heritage Room, which is available for private events on site for less than 60. The entire restaurant is also available on Tuesdays for private parties up to 130. Before you hire a caterer for your next event, let the Smokehouse give you a price quote that is sure to make you smile. We always prepare enough food for your event and ensure your guests' satisfaction in our services.

Our restaurant focuses attention on the history and culture of the Brushy Mountain region of Wilkes County, North Carolina with historical photographs and displays featuring the local history of farming, apple growing, moonshining, bootlegging and the birth of NASCAR, complete with a moonshine still from the 1800's. We are located in downtown North Wilkesboro, the site for the Brushy Mountain Apple Festival, near the historic Daniel Boone trail marker from the 1930's.

When travelling to the Blue Ridge mountains of northwestern North Carolina, visit the region's most popular family dining destination, Brushy Mountain Smokehouse and Creamery, for a taste of authentic regional fare and great ice cream made fresh daily. Dine in, take out a ready picnic or family meal, or let us cater your special event with a custom menu, from breakfast to barbecue to Prime Rib and anything in between.

Brushy Mountain Smokehouse and Creamery brings good people and good food together.