Delauder's BBQ

Feeding you like family

A husband-and-wife BBQ joint in the Smokies, smoking fresh every morning since 2015. Now on Dolly Parton Parkway, Sevierville.

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Pulled pork platter with potato salad, baked beans and a roll on a red-and-white checkered tablecloth
The pulled pork platter, with potato salad, baked beans and a roll.

From a gas station to Dolly Parton Parkway

A husband-and-wife team opened Delauder's BBQ in 2015, in a repurposed gas station on East Parkway, about four miles from downtown Gatlinburg. No frills and hard to find: counter ordering, country music, red-and-white checkered tablecloths.

The tiny dive made the national lists anyway. Yelp's Top 100 Places to Eat in 2017, Travel + Leisure's Top 25 BBQ in America in 2018, and rankings as high as #10 BBQ and #7 brisket in the country.

Landlord issues closed the Gatlinburg landmark at the end of September 2025, and that fall the family reopened at 1305 Dolly Parton Parkway in Sevierville. Bigger kitchen, fresh start, still only about four tables inside. The potato salad still comes from Denny's grandmother's recipe.

“We put love into everything we make.”

Denny DeLauder
Half rack of hickory-smoked baby back ribs with dry rub on a paper-lined tray, on a red-and-white checkered tablecloth

We close when it sells out

Everything on the menu is smoked fresh each morning, and Denny refuses to serve barbecue that wasn't cooked that day. When the last of it goes, the doors close early and the smoker starts again tomorrow.

Invented at this counter

The Holy Bologna and the Sneaky Pig, pulled pork under an award-winning sweet habanero sauce, were made up here. Nobody else has them.

Grilled bologna sandwich stacked with pulled pork, nacho cheese, pickles, onions and lettuce in a paper-lined basket
The Holy Bologna. Grilled bologna with pulled pork, nacho cheese and sweet jalapeño mustard.
Loaded baked potato piled with pulled pork, nacho cheese, lettuce, tomato, green onions and sour cream on a checkered tablecloth
Loaded Baked Potato. Pulled pork, nacho cheese, green onions and sour cream.
Basket of crispy fried green beans with a dipping sauce cup on a rustic table
Fried Green Beans. A repeat customer favorite.

What folks say

4.8

stars across 1,889 Google reviews

  • Travel + Leisure Top 25 BBQ in America, 2018
  • Yelp Top 100 Places to Eat, 2017

“Food and owners and employees fantastic. We had the pulled pork sandwich, potato salad and baked beans!”

Google review via Wanderlog, Nov 2, 2025

“Delicious ribs! Fast service too. Not alot of seating inside but you can also eat outside.”

Google review via Wanderlog, May 31, 2026

“This has to be the Best BBQ I've ever had! 100% recommended. Clean Restaurant with Super nice folks.”

Google review via Wanderlog, Nov 22, 2025

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Come find us

1305 Dolly Parton Pkwy, Sevierville, TN 37862

About four tables inside and a couple more out in the parking lot. Military and local discounts offered, and outdoor Burger Nights are planned.

Hours
Monday - Wednesday Closed
Thursday 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturday 11:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Sunday 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Closes early when the day's barbecue sells out.

Call to order 865-286-5346
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