Our Story
From homemade BBQ sauce and kitchen bakes to our own BBQ kitchen
We Be Smok'n started with two passions that came together perfectly. Gil has always had a love for barbecue — perfecting brisket, pulled pork, ribs and smoked chicken while creating the bold sauces that started it all. Kim turned her home kitchen into a small baking business, creating cookies and cakes for friends, family and neighbors.
What began with small-batch sauces and home-baked sweets grew into market pop-ups, where the community kept showing up hungry for more. In 2025, we took the next big step and opened our BBQ kitchen on Tacoma's Thea Foss Waterway.
At We Be Smok'n, BBQ is about more than the food. It's about good food, good people and a place to gather. From slow-smoked brisket and ribs to Dirty Mac, house-made sides and something sweet, we're proud to serve up the smoke — and the sweet.
Gil — Pitmaster, sauce-maker, and master of low-and-slow smoke.
Kimberly — Dessert creator, cookie baker, and always adding the sweet finish.
Together — Building We Be Smok’n with passion, community, and plenty of napkins.