Hickory smoked · daily pits
The Smoke Pit
A multi-location NC smokehouse; this listing is the Gastonia room for slow-smoked meats cooked daily.
Visit
- Hours
- DailyConfirm before visiting
Confirm Gastonia hours; other Smoke Pit towns keep their own schedules
Double-check hours before you drive.
- Style
- Contemporary
- Heat
- HickoryPrimary cook fuel when we last checked
- Address
- 421 Cox Rd, Gastonia, NC 28054
- Phone
- (980) 289-1941
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Before you go
- Confirm Gastonia hours. Concord, Salisbury, and Monroe keep separate schedules.
- Cox Road is straightforward for takeout or a sit-down plate.
- Ask what came off the pit that morning before locking a large order.
About this stop
The Smoke Pit cooks daily over local hickory across several NC rooms. This listing is the Gastonia location.
It is a contemporary smokehouse stop for the Gaston County side of a Charlotte-to-foothills run.
Last checked Sep 20, 2026.
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