© OpenStreetMap- 90 mi from Knoxville
- 6.5 mi from Jonesborough
- 0.6 mi from Southern Craft Johnson City
Hickory-smoked barbecue · West Walnut Street, Washington County
The Firehouse Restaurant
Hickory-smoked barbecue on West Walnut Street since 1980.
- Today
Why go
The Firehouse opened in 1980 as Bucwood Bar-B-Que, started by Tom Seaton and Jimmy Carter.2 It has been hickory smoking since 1980 on West Walnut Street.2 It began in the back storeroom of the Buc Plaza market near ETSU, then bought the 1930 West Walnut Street fire hall, Johnson City's old Station No. 2, at auction and opened there in January 1981.3
What to order
Good to know
Catering
Weddings, holidays and events.1
What we don’t know yet
We only publish what we can source. Here’s what’s missing.
- Prices
- Photos
- Wood and pits
- Cash or card
- The pitmaster
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Researched by Erik Peterson, sources linked below.
Sources (3) · every fact on this page links to one
- Contact and hours · The Firehouse · Checked Oct 27, 2026
- Who We Are · The Firehouse · Checked Oct 27, 2026
- Where We've Been · The Firehouse · Checked Oct 27, 2026