12 Bones Smokehouse SOUTH

2350 Hendersonville Rd, Arden, NC 28704

United States

12 Bones is the best BBQ I’ve ever had. I loved it so much that I promptly bought their cookbook when I got home. It’s been a few years since I’ve been able to go (living on the opposite coast will have that effect!) but I needed to include it here because I would feel awful if one of you happens to be in their neighborhood and misses out due to not having heard about it here. The photo displayed of the Hogzilla Sandwich isn’t mine, but ordering and devouring it is what prompted my love of 12 Bones and ensuing devotion. When I went, it was to the River location in Asheville; that one is temporarily closed due to Hurricane Helene (2024), but the food is surely amazing regardless of where its eaten. Just go there, get them some business, and get yourself a life-changing experience by way of smoked pork!

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