- Thank you.

- Thank you!

Sausages from Thistle Draw Farms.

You know, there's a whole new generation of barbecue chefs cropping up all around our state.

So when we found out about this next location that has smoked meats and veggies, and smoothies, we had to send Bob Garner to check it out.

- [Bob] Smiths Smokehouse and Smoothies in Wake Forest positions itself around Texas Style Barbecue like beef brisket.

But the happy truth is that if any meat, foul, or side dish can be smoked, they probably offer it or will soon.

Since the menu is always evolving.

The smoothies are intended as a dessert.

One that customers often eat at the beginning of the meal or as an accompaniment, as well as at the end.

Brilliant.

- Our barbecue is Texas based.

But we want to do things differently.

You know, our household favorites, things we introduce into our household.

Things that we love to enjoy that we want to share with the community.

So, it's just different specials each and every week that we have on different varieties of meats.

And that's just, you know, keep people on their toes and keep them thinking on what's next.

- [Bob] Both Rashad and Saadia are from the east coast of Florida near the Space Center.

But what began as a barbecue hobby, became molded into a possible career when they were stationed in Texas in the military.

That state's quite different smokehouse culture began to quicken their imaginations.

Ending up in North Carolina, where the barbecue scene was already being radically altered, stamped yet another impression layer on both of them.

- Right, it's a new generation of barbecue that's happening right now in the state of North Carolina.

And it's not taking away from the tradition of what North Carolina is based on.

The vinegar based, eastern-western type of thing.

I think that the evolution of barbecue has changed and went to another level.

- What an amazing plate here at Smith's Smokehouse and Smoothies.

We have wings, which they call wangs.

We have beef brisket with the trimmings that they make into a brisket burger.

We have smoked mac and cheese.

We have collard greens.

We have baked beans which are not coming from a can, but are made from scratch.

And we've got some real southern green beans with lots of pork.

Burnt ends made out of pork belly which are usually referred to as a piece of the brisket.

But this is mouth candy, as they refer to it.

We've got some St. Louis style ribs.

And we've got blueberry cornbread.

This really is traditional Texas style barbecue.

Smoked brisket.

Mm!

What's not to love about that?

Rashad is so proud of his mac and cheese, I just had to try that.

As we mentioned, it's smoked and it has a couple of different kinds of cheeses in there.

Anybody who has ever watched me knows I love collard greens.

They have Georgia collards and they have yellow cabbage collards which is something you see a lot of in North Carolina.

And those are fabulous.

St. Louis style ribs.

This may be messy but, ha, ha!

Oh my god.

Sweet peach tea, which they make up and pour into bottles, so you have to shake it up a little bit.

Gotta wet my whistle with that.

Burnt ends can be either beef or one of two different styles of pork.

Either shoulder or pork belly.

This is the pork belly.

Mm.

I'm in heaven.

I was intrigued by the whole concept of a smokehouse and smoothies.

Turns out, these are really for dessert.

This one's a strawberry shortcake smoothie.

Banana pudding goes with any kind of barbecue and this is a banana pudding smoothie.

What a way to end a terrific tasting.

Smith's Smokehouse and Smoothies is a relatively new restaurant, but as we say in TV, this place is gonna have legs.

- [Deborah] Smith's Smokehouse and Smoothies is at 1318 South Mainstreet Suite 108 in Wake Forest.

And they're open Wednesday through Friday from 11:00 to 7:00 and Saturdays from 11:00 to 4:00.

Or until they sell out.

To check out their menu or events, head to their website, SmokehouseSmoothies.com.

Or give them a call at 919-263-8704.