Bear's Smokehouse Barbecue

135 Coxe Ave, Asheville
(828) 505-7088

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Brisket with Beans Coleslaw and Mac and Cheese

Burnt Ends Pulled Chicken

Bacon Wrapped Meatballs

Burnt Ends and Brisket

Mashed Sweet Potato

Impossible Meatloaf

Half Rack of Ribs

Pulled Pork lb

Smoked Turkey

Chicken Wings

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Sauces

KC Sweet Bottle

TX Pepper Bottle

GRZ Ghost Bottle

Rubs

Beef Rub

Great on more than just Brisket!! Chicken, burgers, vegetables. We could put this on almost anything.

Pork Rub

Not only for Pork Butt and Ribs! We use this rub on Salmon, sweet potatoes, and plenty more!

Appetizers

Bear Balls

Mac & Cheese ✅Pulled Pork ✅Cornbread ✅All 3 mixed, battered, fried, & topped with cheese sauce & bacon = BEAR BALLS! ✅

Half Dozen Smoked Wings

(6) Dry rubbed and smoked.Dip em' in BBQ Sauce -OR-Get them sauced -n- tossed in one of our specialty sauces

(3) Sticky Ribs

Our fall off the bone ribs, but STICKY!Sauced -->Fried-->Sauced-->Topped with Scallions & Sesame Seeds

Fried Cheese Curds

Fried Bites of Spicy & Cheesy Goodness! Served w/ Ranch or Brisket Gravy

Half Dozen Moink Balls

(6) Bacon wrapped meatballs● Sprinkled with Bear's BBQ Beef Rub● Smoked to perfectionDip em' in BBQ Sauce -OR-Get them sauced -n- tossed in one of our specialty saucesContains gluten.

Dozen Smoked Wings

(12) Dry rubbed and smoked.Dip em' in BBQ Sauce -OR-Get them sauced -n- tossed in one of our specialty sauces

Cheesy Bacon Fries

✅ Hand Cut Fries✅ Cheese Sauce✅ Bacon Crumbles✅ Sour Cream

Nachos w/ Cheese & Salsa

Tortilla Chips -n- Dips (Salsa & Cheese Sauce)

Dozen Moink Balls

(12) Bacon wrapped meatballs● Sprinkled with Bear's BBQ Beef Rub● Smoked to perfectionDip em' in BBQ Sauce -OR-Get them sauced -n- tossed in one of our specialty saucesContains gluten.

Cheesy Bacon Tots

✅ Crisp Tater Tots✅ Cheese Sauce✅ Bacon Crumbles✅ Sour Cream

Sandwiches

Fried Chicken Sandwich

Smoked Chicken Thigh --> Breaded & Fried --> Topped with Spicy Slaw, Pickles, & Honey Mustard

Reg Chopped Sandwich

Combination of chopped brisket and pulled pork.

Reg Brisket Sandwich

Reg Pulled Chicken Sandwich

Impossible Meatloaf Sandwich

Plant Based - FULL FLAVOR! (Vegan)

Reg Texas Sausage Sandwich

Reg Kielbasa Sandwich

Contains pork and beef.

Reg Turkey Breast Sandwich

Reg Smoked Tempeh Sandwich

Reg Portobello Mushroom Sandwich

Bear Sized

BEAR Brisket Sandwich

Not for the faint of heart!

BEAR Chopped Sandwich

Can you handle it!?

BEAR Pulled Pork Sandwich

Fit for a BEAR!

BEAR Kielbasa Sandwich

Extra Meat, Extra Love!

BEAR Pulled Chicken Sandwich

Double the MEAT, Double the fun!

BEAR Texas Sausage Sandwich

Hope you are BEAR-Y hungry!

BEAR Smoked Tempeh Sandwich

BEAR Portobello Mushroom Sandwich

Favorites

BEAR Attack

Cornbread --> Topped with Mac --> Topped with your choice of meat!***.50 of each Bear Attack Sold will be donated to the National Parks Conservation Association ***

Mac Attack

Mac and Cheese piled high with your choice of meat!

BEAR Bowl

● Cornbread● Smoked BBQ Beans● Topped with your choice of Bear's BBQ Meat

Macho Nachos

Nachos topped with beans, salsa, cheese, jalapenos, sour cream and meat.

Super Shroom

Smoked Portobello Mushroom● Mac & Cheese● Sour Cream● Red Onion● Shredded Cheese ● Your choice of Bear's BBQ Meat

Combos

2 Meat Combo

Not one, but TWO choices of Bear's BBQ Meats+2 Sides

1 Meat Combo

Heaping portion of your choice of Bear's BBQ Meat+2 Sides

3 Meat Combo

Yes - You read that right! THREE choices of Bear's BBQ Meats+2 Sides

Cub Meal - Pulled Pork

For the little cubs!Pulled Pork Slider +Choice of Mac & Cheese, Fries, Tots or Apple Sauce (Location Specific)+Choice of Milk or Juice+A Cookie!

Cub Meal - Chicken

For the little cubs!Chicken Slider +Choice of Mac & Cheese, Fries, Tots or Apple Sauce (Location Specific)+Choice of Milk or Juice+A Cookie!

Family Deal

Feed all the hungry bears! (FEEDS 4)Choose TWO Meats! (Up-charge for Premium Meats for EACH Meat Choice)Choose 3 Pints of Sides! Make EVERYONE Happy!

Ribs & Chicken

1/2 chicken w/ 2 Sides

One half of juicy, brined, dry rubbed, smoked chicken. Served with choice of any two single serving sides.

Full rack w/ 2 Sides

FULL Rack of Baby Back Ribs! Slow Smoked & SO Tender+2 Sides

1/2 rack w/ 2 Sides

Half Rack of Baby Back Ribs! Slow Smoked & SO Tender+2 Sides

Full rack no sides

Full rack of dry rubbed and glazed ribs.

Whole Chicken w/ 2 sides

Whole Chicken No Sides

Includes (2) half chickens.

1/4 Pound

Texas Sausage 1/4 lb

Kielbasa 1/4 lb

Pulled Chicken 1/4 lb

Chopped - pork & brisket 1/4 lb

Smoked Tempeh 1/4 lb

1/2 Pound

Pulled Chicken 1/2 lb

Texas Sausage 1/2 lb

Chopped - pork & brisket 1/2 lb

Kielbasa 1/2 lb

Smoked Tempeh 1/2 lb

3/4 Pound

Pulled Chicken 3/4 lb

Texas Sausage 3/4 lb

Chopped - pork & brisket 3/4 lb

Kielbasa 3/4 lb

Smoked Tempeh 3/4 lb

1 Pound

Chopped - Pork & Brisket lb

Pulled Chicken lb

Kielbasa lb

Texas Sausage lb

Smoked Tempeh lb

Smoked Portobellos

Smoked Portobello EACH

Impossible Meatloaf

Impossible Meatloaf/Per Piece

**VEGAN**

Sides

Mac and Cheese

Ooey gooey creaminess! Homemade MAC!

Cornbread

Served with Bear's homemade honey butter.

Mashed Sweet Potato

Fresh sweet potatoes mashed and double baked with cinnamon and nutmeg spices.***SEASONAL

Broccoli Salad

Cold Broccoli Salad! Raw broccoli florets loaded with shredded cheese, red onion, bacon, and raisins then mixed with a light mayonnaise vinegar dressing

Collard Greens

Perfectly seasoned collards cooked with bits of turkey and banana peppers.

Coleslaw

Traditional coleslaw prepared with a mayonnaise and vinegar based dressing.**ASHEVILLE, NC - Vegan**

Roasted Corn Medley

Roasted Corn - yep!Bell Peppers - uh huh!Onions - woo!Tossed in Bear's Signature Spice and Honey - you betcha!

Cup of Pickles

Order Attention Required

Pint

Pint Mac and Cheese

Pint Smoked BBQ Beans

PT Collard Greens

Pint Coleslaw

Pint Broccoli Salad

PT Roasted Corn Medley

Pint Mashed Sweet Potato

**SEASONAL

Desserts

Chocolate Chip Sea Salt & Nutella Morsel Cookie

Featuring Morsel Cookie Co. !From Website: This is not your Grandma's chocolate chip cookie. Our classic chocolate chip cookie base is filled with Nutella and generously sprinkled with flaked sea salt.

Cookies & Cream Morsel Cookie

Featuring Morsel Cookie Co. !From Website: Brown sugar base, Oreo chunks, cookies and cream buttercream filling, Oreo topping.

Choose how many wings you'd like

12 Wings

6 Wings

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Recent Reviews

Bear’s Smokehouse has the best BBQ in Asheville solely with how amazing their Burnt Ends are. The only problem is, they got rid of them post hurricane so we haven’t been back since 😭 please bring back the burnt ends!!

February 2025

Only giving four stars on food because they’ve completely taken things off their menu like broccoli salad and baked potatoes that were good alternatives to fatty macaroni and mayonnaise drenched Cole slaw. Being back more sides!!!! Pretty please! Maybe Brussels! Until then we’ll order from other restaurants. The brisket is still one of my favorites in town though and the pulled chicken.

February 2025

Great place to eat Q downtown Asheville when open. Currently Hq for World Central Kitchen for the disaster relief, which is super fantastic of both the World Central Kitchen and Bear’s allowing WCK to use their facility when Ashevillian’s are/were in need!

October 2024

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