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Poogan's Smokehouse

Poogan's Smokehouse

Downtown/French Quarter
Charleston Eats: 7.9
Google:
4.3
(2,557 reviews)

Industrial-chic hot spot serving locally sourced, traditional Southern BBQ & stylish cocktails.

Quick Facts

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Hours

Open now
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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Price

$$
moderate
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Location

Downtown/French Quarter
Charleston district
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Cuisine

American
Lowcountry dining

About

Industrial-chic hot spot serving locally sourced, traditional Southern BBQ & stylish cocktails.

— Google Editorial Summary

Poogan's Smokehouse is a casual downtown spot known for ribs, pork, chicken, burgers and sandwiches — think straightforward BBQ rather than fancy dining. Reviews say the ribs are tender though not super flavorful, and it's an easy choice if you're wandering around Charleston and hungry.

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Reviews

Charleston Eats:7.9
Google:
4.3
(2,557 reviews)

Recent Reviews

Lanie Sheridan
3 months ago

The ribs were tender but not extremely flavorful. The sauce isn't cooked on the meat, its in containers on the table. Corn bread was great. Pork belly...

T White
5 months ago

We were walking around downtown Charleston looking for a place to eat, not knowing much about where we were. We looked up and selected to walk to Poog...

Reviews last updated: 9/14/2025

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188 E Bay St
(843) 577-5665
188 E Bay St
Charleston, SC 29401