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It started
with smoke.
For seven-plus years, owner and pitmaster James Massengill has been smoking barbecue in the same spot on E. M.L.K. Blvd, and he's earned a roomful of regulars who'll tell you straight: Chatt Smokehouse has the best barbecue in Chattanooga.
James Massengill · Owner & Pitmaster
Original, every recipe
Nothing here came
from a bottle.
Every rub, the sauce, the chili, the coleslaw: they're all James's own original recipes, made from scratch. The meat goes low and slow over charcoal and hickory until it's tender enough to pull clean off the bone. No shortcuts, no pre-packaged anything. Just the flavor people keep driving back for.
- ✦Charcoal & hickory smokeLow and slow, the only way we do it.
- ✦Original recipesRubs, sauce, chili and slaw, all from scratch.
- ✦On E. M.L.K. for 7+ yearsSame spot, same regulars, same standard.
- ✦Made for a crowdPlates, sandwiches, by the pound and catering.
We are up from Georgia on business… I would highly recommend the Chatt Smoke House as an authentic Chattanooga experience.
Gerry Hunter, Google review · 4.6★ across 679 reviews
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416 E. M.L.K. Blvd · Chattanooga, TN 37403
Tue–Thu 11am–8pm · Fri–Sat 11am–10pm · Closed Sun & Mon