Smoke House Of Florence

Had the pulled pork salad. Was great. Only wish the meat did not come pre sauced (not overly), but you could still taste the smoke. Service = excellent.

Stopped here spontaneously on a drive from Dallas to Destin when we realized we were leaving the greater Jackson area with few quick meal options in sight. There were a couple of very appealing seafood/​catfish options nearby but we needed a good meal and a short stop, so we took a chance on this place. The lack of reviews and the generic «barbeque» sign out front made us wonder but the appeal of local bbq was enough to make us stop. The restaurant is very casual, not far from what you would expect of a small town restaurant, with a dozen or so tables decorated with business cards from local merchants.
The waiter was friendly but had not eaten there much and recommended the ribs and pulled pork that many customers order. I went for a pulled pork salad – had never seen that on a menu before – and my daughters ordered the pulled chicken salad and pulled pork stuffed potato. I was totally impressed with the pulled pork salad. Both salads filled the plate with crispy lettuce, shredded cheese and chopped tomatoes and mine was mounded with hot, tender pork. The table had a caddy of four sauces – hot, sweet, soppin’ and house. I didn’t try the hot bbq sauce but loved all three of the others. Both the house and sweet sauces were thin compared to bbq sauce served up at home in Texas but they were very flavorful. The soppin’ sauce was clearer with seasoning. I couldn’t make up my mind on one so I used all three on different parts of the salad. The salad also came with thick and tasty ranch dressing in condiment cups. I tried the pulled chicken salad but it seemed a little bland compared to the pork salad, though my daughter enjoyed it. The only complaint we had with the food was the small size of the stuffed potato. My other daughter ended up ordering a side of mac and cheese because the potato was so small compared to others we have had elsewhere.
If you are ok with casual, low key atmosphere and some good pulled pork, give this place a try.

Not that great. I have definitely had better.

I got a chance to stop by earlier today for lunch. They are located on the east end of a strip mall in Florence and opened recently.
They offer take out, catering, and dine-​in. The dine-​in area consists mostly of booths and some tables and chairs. I looked over the menu and had the bbq rib lunch special for $ 8. It came with 3 ribs, two sides, and two slices of garlic butter toast. The sides I picked were mac n cheese and green beans. Overall, the food was fantastic. The ribs were medium-​sized and the sauce was nice and smokey with rich flavor. The mac n cheese was very flavorful and not bland at all – a welcome surprise unlike many of the other mac n cheese dishes I’ve had here in MS.
As for value, I would have liked 1 – 2 more ribs – I think I devoured the entire lunch in about 5 minutes.
Service was very attentive. I’ll be back!