Real BBQ. Family Roots. Built in New Jersey.

Giordano’s BBQ was started by Gerardo Giordano in New Jersey. Food has always been tied to family for me.

I grew up in an Italian-American family where food was part of how people came together — family meals, gatherings and generations of people cooking for the people around them. As Giordano’s BBQ developed, I wanted to carry that same idea into something of my own.

The foundation is real American BBQ: wood, smoke, time, low temperatures and patience. But every once in a while, my family roots find their way into the food too. That is why something like smoked sausage, peppers and onions feels just as natural at Giordano’s BBQ as pulled pork coming off the smoker.

It is not about trying to turn BBQ into Italian food. It is about cooking the food I know, putting my own influence into it, and making something people want to share with family and friends.

Giordano’s BBQ was established in 2022 with a simple idea: Cook real BBQ the way it is supposed to be cooked. Low and slow. No shortcuts. No oversized menu trying to be everything to everybody.

Just good food, real smoke and a growing local business built one cook at a time. What started with BBQ for family, friends and local gatherings has continued to grow into weekend preorders, catering, private events and a mobile smoker-trailer business.

Our smoker trailer is being built, but Giordano’s BBQ is not waiting for the trailer to start serving. We are currently offering weekend BBQ preorders for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Current offerings include:

• Slow-Smoked Pulled Pork — 1/2 Tray
• Smoked Sausage, Peppers & Onions — 1/2 Tray
• Smoked Mac & Cheese — 1/2 Tray
• Smoked Beans — 1/2 Tray
• Smoked Turkey Breast
• Custom Smoking Service

Already have the meat but not the time — or the smoker — for a long cook? Giordano’s BBQ also accepts custom smoking inquiries. Depending on the cut and the cook, customers can supply their own meat and ask us to handle the smoking.

Brisket, pork shoulder, ribs, turkey and other cuts may be considered. Every cook is different, so availability and pricing are confirmed individually.

Custom smoking requests are subject to approval, availability and applicable food-safety requirements.

The next chapter of Giordano’s BBQ is mobile. Our smoker trailer is being built to take Giordano’s BBQ to different locations throughout New Jersey — along with car shows, community events, private parties, corporate lunches, catering and other gatherings.

Because the business is mobile, there will not be one permanent place you always have to find us. The website will show where the trailer is, what is being served and what is still available when truck service begins.

Until then, weekend preorders, custom smoking and catering keep the smoke rolling.

Giordano’s BBQ is based in Somerset, New Jersey and serves customers throughout Central New Jersey through weekend preorders, local delivery, catering, events and future mobile smoker-trailer locations.