Thatcher BBQ Company
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Thatcher BBQ Company smokes meat in Slade and doesn't apologise for keeping it simple.
Open Thursday through Sunday on Natural Bridge Road, it's Eastern Kentucky barbecue stripped of pretense. Shawn and Crystal run the place the way it ought to be run: smoke it, serve it, repeat. No theatrics required.
Call ahead or check their socials before you make the drive.
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