Smokin' Gringo's BBQ

“Southern smoke meets Tex-Mex cantina in Jedburg”

Smokin' Gringo's grew from a food truck and catering rig into a permanent Jedburg Road spot in late 2022, and pitmaster Mike Bastin built it around a simple crossover idea: run real smoked barbecue through a Tex-Mex cantina. The family competes on the BBQ circuit, so the smoke has a competition backbone, but the plates arrive in taco and nacho form as often as on a tray. It is a fun, brisket-forward operation that treats Texas technique and Tex-Mex format as one continuous idea. The brisket tacos are the signature — smoked beef with a proper bark, folded into a cantina build that gives the meat somewhere new to go. Smoked brisket stands on its own for purists, and the pulled pork nachos pile smoke onto a shareable platter. The cantina vibe keeps it casual and social rather than reverent. This is a pit having some fun with its craft, and the competition pedigree keeps the smoke honest under the tortillas and cheese.