City guide · Chattanooga, Tennessee
Where to Eat Barbecue in Chattanooga
Killer potatoes, scrap plates and old gas-station smokehouses, from the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Charcoal and hickory · East MLK, Hamilton County
Chatt Smoke House
James Massengill's charcoal and hickory pit on MLK.
- Today
Why go
Owner James Massengill runs Chatt Smoke House on East MLK and has stayed at the same location for years.1 Meat is slow cooked daily over charcoal and hickory, and the rub, sauce, chili and slaw are his own recipes.1 Owner James Massengill cooks with charcoal and hickory, and the rub, sauce, chili and slaw are his own recipes.1
What to order
Good to know
Charcoal and hickory
Cooked daily.1
What people are saying
In the press
- Feb 14, 2023Chattanooga Times Free Press · Review: Grill masters at Chatt Smoke House on M.L. King Boulevard know their meats, sauces
What we don’t know yet
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- Prices
- Photos
- Wood and pits
- Cash or card
- The pitmaster
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Nearest trail: Franklin and Williamson County Trail, about 100 miles away.
Related guides
Researched by Erik Peterson, sources linked below.
Sources (2) · every fact on this page links to one
- Home · Chatt Smoke House · Checked Oct 27, 2026
- Review: Grill masters at Chatt Smoke House on M.L. King Boulevard know their meats, sauces · Chattanooga Times Free Press · published Feb 14, 2023 · checked Oct 27, 2026