Big Bear’s BBQ started with one bear-sized appetite and a backyard smoker that never stopped working.
It all began in a small town where weekends meant family, football, and fire-kissed ribs. Our founder, nicknamed “Big Bear” for his towering frame and even bigger heart, spent years perfecting his recipes—slow-smoking brisket at dawn, tweaking secret sauces by dusk, and hosting neighborhood cookouts that became legendary.