Southport Smokehouse

My husband and I have eaten here many times. We always try to bring our out-of-town guests to this great establishment for their delicious food. This is the very first year we ordered a smoked turkey for Thanksgiving. For all the turkeys we've had on turkey day, this had to be the BEST turkey ever!! It was moist and absolutely delicious. Our company just kept raving over this turkey. We want to thank Southport Smokehouse for making our Thanksgiving a true blessing. It was so wonderful not to have to worry about cooking a turkey. This turkey was huge (over 20 lbs) all for a very reasonable price. We will highly recommend your smoked turkey in the future to others. Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for an awesome job! 😊

I’m from Florida, doing a cross country road trip… I’ve been in North Carolina for two weeks and I’ve eaten at 6 different BBQ restaurants. I can honestly say that Southport Smoke House has provided my first excellent BBQ meal. The brisket was moist and buttery tender, simply amazing. The ribs were fall off the bone tender, only needing a knife to get through the bark - which is my only acceptable reason for using a knife with BBQ (I’m weird, I eat ribs with a knife & fork) . The sides were just above average (though the mac’n’cheese was nice and cheesy) - but side aren’t meant to be the star. If you’re looking for great BBQ - this… is… THE place to go. Thank you so much!!!

We stumbled upon Southport Smokehouse on a Monday night and it was packed. The line moves quick in their “order-at-the-counter” flow and make sure to get there early, otherwise their featured meats like Brisket and Ribs will be sold out. We had a large party so we sampled just about every meat and side option on the menu. The highlights were the Ribs, Brisket, Sausage and Pulled Pork Sandwich. The Brisket is fatty enough to stay moist with a decent smoke ring. Same can be said of the Ribs. The Fried Okra, Potato Salad and Beans were the top sides. Quick mention not to sleep on the Smoked Wings. The drums and flats are meaty requiring 2-3 people in our party to finish them off. Parking is easy on the lot. Service is good. As aforementioned, you get in line, order at the register and the food is either given to you instantly or brought to your table quickly. We ate outdoors on their back patio. A great meal and experience all around. Highly recommend if you’re looking for something other than seafood down by the water.

This was some of the best bbq ever! The meat was tender and has a very nice flavor from the hickory wood it was smoked with. The hush puppies were so good we had to purchase more! The baked beans along with the coleslaw and fried okra are so delicious! This was our first visit here and I highly recommend this fine establishment. This will be a regular stop for us every year.

Our 3 hours drive to visit this restaurant was totally worth it!!! OMG, the food is so delicious, I cannot pick just one favorite. Everything we ate were so tasty! Buffalo chips were so tasty, I can foresee a problem in the near future... What am I to do when cravings for this comes??? The bristket and ribs were tasty and tender. The fried okra? Perfect batter for the crunch. One of the best meals I've had in a while!

First time visiting. The food was delicious! This is not a dress up and go out for dinner kind of place. It is a great food quick kind of place. The wait staff were all friendly and helpful. The restaurant was clean. I loved trying the different sauces. You can’t see it in the picture, but the side of hush puppies was under the 3 complimentary puppies. Food was portioned well.

We live locally in Brunswick county, and recently began dining at the Southport Smoke House for BBQ. It has a great reputation with the locals. We like the food there and they do a great job with the BBQ. The brisket is especially good. The food prices are not low. However it’s definitely worth the cost. One plus we like, they don’t put sugar in all of their food items. Some barbecue restaurants in the area seem to add sugar to everything. They offer a wide variety of different meats and side items, and several choices of BBQ sauces. Definitely one of the better restaurants in the area.