The Smoke Pit BBQ – Campbellsville KY

Just got back from a weekend trip to Campbellsville KY for a family reunion. While there I met with Mark of ResortsAndRestaurantsForSale.com at a great BBQ joint called the Smoke Pit. I had eaten at the Smoke Pit last year when it was at a different location, but they have since moved to a bigger place on a more well travelled highway between Campbellsville KY and Green River Lake State Park on KY Hwy 55.

If anything, the Smoke Pit BBQ has gotten better since my last visit. As soon as you pull into the parking lot you can smell the smokers doing their job. The restaurant itself isn’t anything fancy but then again the barbecue is the real star. Pat Blevins, the owner has done a great job with the Smoke Pit and I really enjoyed talking with him. Even more I enjoyed eating his food……….. Pat gave us an order of his bbq wings and let me tell you, they were great. The wings were not deep fried but cooked with a sweet smoke bbq sauce that was perfect. I then had a half rack of ribs, potato salad and baked beans. It just doesn’t get any better than that. The ribs were tender and had a wonderful smoke taste and I have to admit the potato salad was as good as my moms. (Sorry mom…). After we were done eating and were relaxing and talking, the owner brought us some home made pie. I had chocolate and Mark had butterscotch. What a way to top off a meal.

All in all eating at the Smoke Pit BBQ was a grade A experience and I highly recommend it as a stop when you are traveling through south central Kentucky. Campbellsville is a little off the beaten track, about 35 miles from Elizabethtown KY and Interstate 65 but it is worth the side trip for some good eats.

Here are a few photos from the Smoke Pit.

Pat Blevins – Owner

BBQ Wings (really really good)

Half Rack of Ribs, Potato Salad, Baked Beans and Roll
Love this stuff………

All Done !!!