This week on Extra Serving, a podcast from Nation’s Restaurant News, we’re sharing a recent conversation between NRN senior editor Joanna Fantozzi, and Smokey Mo’s president Craig Haley.

Smokey Mo’s is an emerging fast-casual barbecue chain with 19 locations and counting in the state of Texas, and according to Craig, the brand is on a quest to be “the best neighborhood barbecue in Texas.”

According to Technomic, Smokey Mo’s grew sales by more than 10% in 2023 as the chain clocked nearly 6% unit growth, with more already coming in 2024.