Hickorys Smokehouse, American barbecue restaurant in Chester, United Kingdom.
Hickorys Smokehouse is an American barbecue and steakhouse restaurant on the banks of the River Dee in Chester, England. The menu centers on slow-smoked meats such as ribs, pulled pork, and buffalo wings, all prepared in a wood-fired smoker on site.
Hickorys Smokehouse opened in Chester as one of the first American-style barbecue venues in the region, introducing wood-smoking techniques that were rarely seen in the northwest of England at the time. The brand later grew into a small group of restaurants across northern England.
Hickorys Smokehouse plays live sports on screens throughout the dining room, giving the space a social energy that feels closer to a gathering spot than a formal restaurant. Guests tend to linger over platters of ribs and pulled pork, sharing food the way it is done at a backyard cookout in the American South.
The restaurant sits close to Chester city center and is easy to reach on foot from the main train station and the old Roman walls. Booking ahead is a good idea, especially on weekend evenings when tables fill up quickly.
Some cuts of meat at Hickorys are smoked for up to 16 hours over real hickory wood before they reach the table. The process starts in the early hours of the morning so that the food is ready when the restaurant opens at lunch.
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