Kickin' Southern Smokehouse · Halifax
Halifax's original smokin' BBQ joint.
The Pit Boss Sampler, 79.95. Feeds the crew.
Real low and slow. Hardwood, low heat and up to a day in the smoker. Ribs, brisket, pulled pork, chicken and sausage, smoked fresh every morning at 1014 Barrington Street. Dine in, take out, or get it delivered.
Voted “Best Ribs in Halifax” by The Coast, voted by readers, every year since 2010. Named among the “Best BBQ in Canada” on The Marilyn Denis Show. Featured on Food Network Canada’s “You Gotta Eat Here”.
- The Coast Voted by readers, every year since 2010
- The Marilyn Denis Show Named among the best in the country
- Food Network Canada Featured on the show
Hardwood, low heat and a whole lotta patience.
Boneheads has been smoking on Barrington Street since January 2010. Jess and Jamie took over the pit in November 2025 and went after one thing above all: real smoke flavour. We reworked our methods to get more of it into every rib, every brisket and every pound of pulled pork.
Everything on the menu is made right here. The sauces, the rubs, the cornbread, the desserts. We even source, slice and pickle our own pickles.
The team is the Pit Crew, a big family with a huge love for BBQ and for making people feel good with food. You will find Jamie in the kitchen and Jess out front or out on a catering, pretty much every day.
- Brisket goes in the smoker the night before and comes out 14 hours later.
- The sausage is a German Debreziner, glazed in Kickin' Red.
- The gravy is made with brisket drippings, BBQ sauce and beer.
- The cornbread is baked here and the honey butter is whipped here.
- The slaw is purple, the ribs are St. Louis cut, the wings come whole.
Dine in, take out, delivery
The board
- Full slab ribsfrom 28.99
- Half slab ribsfrom 17.99
- Pit Boss Sampler79.95
- Brisket sandwich platterfrom 16.95
- Pulled pork sandwich platterfrom 14.95
- Two-meat platefrom 18.79
- Three-meat platefrom 24.49
- Smoked wings14.99
- Boneheads poutine9.95
- Mac n' cheese5.25
Our meats are smoked fresh every day. When we sell out, they are gone till the next day. Prices do not include tax.
Saucy or naked.
Three house sauces on every table. Rubbed. Smoked. Sauced. Or leave it naked and taste the smoke.
- Smokehouse Sweet
- Our signature, and the sauce every rib gets finished in. Rich, smoky and sticky sweet, with enough backbone to stand up to the bark.
- Southern Gold
- Mustard based and bright. Tangy up front, a little sweet behind it, and the brisket's best friend. Dunk a corn dog in it and you will get it.
- Kickin' Red
- Tomato and vinegar with a kick that builds. Bold, tangy and just hot enough. It glazes the chicken, the sausage and the wings.
Take it home
- Bottled BBQ Sauce10.95
Per bottle.
- Sauce Trio29.95
One bottle of each.
- East Coast Pitmaster Perfection9.95
A house-crafted rub built for pork and chicken. Bold seasoning and serious BBQ attitude.
- Brisket Boss Blend9.95
Built for bark, made for beef. Our house-crafted brisket rub.
- Pitmaster Combo18.95
Both rubs.
- The Ultimate Pitmaster Combo47.95
All three sauces and both rubs. The full Boneheads arsenal.
Add them to your order, or ask at the counter.
Have a group to feed? We cater for any occasion.
Meats by the pound, sides by the litre, cornbread by the dozen, whole pies and pans of banana pudding. 24 hours or more advance notice recommended for catering and group orders.
On-site catering·Delivery and set-up·Pick-up or delivery
By the pound
- Pulled Pork21.95 / lb
- Beef Brisket30.50 / lb
- Smoked Sausage21.50 / lb
- Pulled Chicken23.50 / lb
- Full Slab Ribs27.50 each
- Chicken Wings30.50 / dozen
One pound typically feeds 2 to 4 people.
On Barrington, at the south end.
1014 Barrington Street
Halifax, NS B3H 2P9
Directions- Monday to Thursday
- 11:30 am to 9 pm
- Friday
- 11 am to 9 pm
- Saturday and Sunday
- 12 pm to 9 pm