Big Shanty Smokehouse

Listed for students and visitors near Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia.

Historic downtown Kennesaw smokehouse founded in 2008 by pitmaster Chic Dillard, carrying on the championship lineage of the Willingham's BBQ family. Hickory-smoked ribs and Springer Mountain chicken earned Best of the Best Barbecue honors from Barbecue News Magazine and eighteen straight perfect health inspections.