About GrillBillies Barbecue

Our Story

The co-founder of GrillBillies Barbecue, Joe Pino, has been an avid barbecuer for over 30 years cooking on everything from inexpensive or homemade cookers to premium quality commercial-grade pits. After competing for a few years in Kentucky the GrillBillies Barbecue Team got its start in New Jersey in 2007.

After enjoying the taste of success and relocating to Raleigh, NC, Joe decided to open GrillBillies Barbecue Supply as a one-stop shop for all things barbecue. This naturally included a full line of smokers, grills, roasters, cookers as well as seasonings, sauces, smoking wood, tools, and supplies.

GrillBillies Barbecue originally opened in the historic Neuse Train Depot, a 100+ year old train station located in North Raleigh. The Depot served the once rural area called Neuse which was located along the Seaboard Air Service railroad which was about 1/2 mile from the Neuse River. The Depot was moved 600 feet from its original location on the South side of Durant Road to its current location on the north side 30 years ago. It was then used as a warehouse until the summer of 2013, when Joe Pino restored the building back to its original condition with a few additions.

Eventually, due to upcoming proposed changes to Durant Road and the need for more space, GrillBillies Barbecue moved out of the depot and expanded to two retail storefronts, becoming known for hosting regular classes and cooking competitions and offering an abundant supply of everything you need to succeed in cooking award-winning food outdoors.

Recently, we've consolidated back to one store where we focus all of our energy. Now, with our large store, smoker rentals, classes, competitions, experienced staff, and expansion into the online markets, GrillBillies Barbecue has become an anchor for pitmasters across North Carolina and the East coast.

What Makes Us Different

At GrillBillies, customers experience a personalized approach from the staff, who will take the time to understand each customer’s needs and match the best cooker or supplies to those needs. Whether you are looking for a gas, charcoal, or wood burning smoker or whether you are a newbie or professional pitmaster, our staff can help you find what you are looking for and make recommendations to enhance your cooking experience. We love sharing our BBQ knowledge with you!

Our retail store is located in Wendell, NC. If you are looking for something we don't stock, just ask and we can probably get it for you.

Don’t hesitate to contact us about our equipment or with any BBQ questions.  We love to talk barbecue.

Lard have mercy.