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Bailey Schenck
Bailey Schenck
Catering Specialist

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Located in San Deigo, California, Smokin J's BBQ is a wedding catering company.

Smokin J's BBQ offers slow-smoked bbq and fresh baked sides that will tantalize your tastebuds and leave smiles on your guests' faces. Founded in 2016, Smokin J's BBQ is a family-owned establishment that has quickly become the go-to bbq spot in San Diego, serving brisket, pulled pork, ribs, chicken, hot links, and housemade sides and cornbread. Prior to the big day, our team will work closely with you to put together a custom menu to fit your tastes, and on your wedding day we bring our slow-smoked aesthetic to the party. We bring out one of our six-foot barrel smokers to finish smoking on-site, serving everything hot and fresh straight out of the smoker. Our pitmasters can put together a beautiful full-service buffet line, complete with a carving station for the brisket, or they can build mouth watering platters that can be served familiy-style at the table.

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Starting at $3,000
Couples usually spend $4,000

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FAQ

What is the average catering price per person for plated service?

$42

What is the average catering price per person for buffet service?

$35

What is the average catering price per person for stations?

$35

What is the average catering price per person for hors d'oeuvres?

$15

Which of the following are included in the cost of your full service wedding catering?

Delivery
Set Up
Clean Up

What event services do you provide?

Delivery
Set Up
Clean Up

What catering services do you provide?

Breakfast / Brunch
Buffet
Custom Menu
Hors d'oeuvres
Plated
Server(s)

What types of cuisine do you cater?

American
BBQ

What dietary needs can you accommodate?

Gluten Free
Lactose Free
Nut Free
Vegetarian

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Reviews of Smokin J's BBQ

Ella
Ella Sent on 10/12/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Best BBQ in town!

Already a regular client of theirs, we figured they would knock it out of the park with our special day. Smokin' Js catered our 80 person wedding with a self serve buffet this past weekend and we were beyond happy with the food, service and overall vendor experience. All of our guests raved about how good the food was, and we had lots of leftovers for the next day (you cannot go wrong with the Brisket, Pulled Pork and Cornbread). If you're looking for good service and amazing BBQ, this is it!
Amanda
Amanda Sent on 09/30/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Downtown Engagement Party

We hosted our Engagement Party at the Downtown San Diego Smokin J's BBQ location and it was absolutely perfect! Josh and the team are so friendly, caring, and amazing to work with, they made it so easy and fun. We had about 40+ people so we fit easily in this venue to one side indoors. Everyone loved the food and the atmosphere. The venue has high ceilings and a really open space vibe, which is great for parties.

The bar has a great selection of beers and something for just about everyone, including great craft sodas!

Josh went above and beyond to make our event perfect and memorable, and we got so much fantastic feedback from our guests about how great the BBQ was and how much of a great time they had.

I would definitely recommend hosting any type of wedding or pre-wedding events at this location or working with them for catering. I wish we had photos, but everyone was having too much of a good time!
S
Susan Sent on 10/18/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Rehearsal dinner caterer

Used smokin AJ’s for our rehearsal we come from Indiana and just picked one that we hoped would be good- they were great highly recommend’
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