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Nominated for: BEST Barbecue
Smokey John's BBQ has been serving the finest BBQ and home cooking to the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex for 30 years. Smokey John's Bar-B-Que and Home Cooking first opened its doors for business in 1976 on the corner of Lemmon and Mockingbird under the name of "Big John's". Soon, this busy intersection was filled with the alluring aroma of burning hickory. The hickory smoke became the signature of the neighborhood. Owner John Reaves earned the name "Smokey John" and the name change soon followed. Smokey John's has always been a family-owned and operated business including John's wife Gloria and his cousin "Rent" not to mention several other family members through the years. Today the business is managed by Rent and Smokey's sons Juan and Brent. John and Gloria can still be found at the restaurant on occasion but Smokey spends most of his time exploring new business opportunities and Gloria is the CFO.
