EST. 2020 · BORN IN KENDALL, FLA ● SMOKED LOW & SLOW
Apocalypse Barbecue
Est. 2020 · Born in Kendall, Fla

BORN AT THE
END OF THE WORLD.

Apocalypse BBQ was founded in 2020 by Jeff Budnechky in Kendall, Miami — born on a 22-inch Weber Smokey Mountain during the pandemic. We're known for Demkota prime brisket, Cheshire cafecito ribs, brisket bacon, smoked wings, and cornbread — and for claiming a category we call Miami BBQ.

01 · The Origin

We Lit a Fire

It started in 2020 — the year the world was forced apart. While every table in the city sat empty, Jeff Budnechky lit a fire in his Kendall backyard on a 22-inch Weber Smokey Mountain. He cooked. He fed people. One brisket at a time, a neighborhood found its way back to a shared tray.

Barbecue has always been a tool for pulling each other back together. Around smoke. Around oak. Around a tray big enough to share. That was true before the world went quiet — and it's what we keep doing long after. The backyard rig became a restaurant, but the rule never changed: quality above everything, and unreasonable hospitality for every guest who walks in.

Jeff Budnechky, founder of Apocalypse BBQ, working the flat-top in an Apocalypse cap and apron as steam rises at dusk
Founder
Jeff Budnechky

Lit the first fire in 2020. Still runs the pit.

The original 22-inch Weber Smokey Mountain smoker where Apocalypse BBQ began in 2020, smoking in a Kendall backyard
2020 · THE FIRST PIT
02 · The Category

WE CALL IT
MIAMI BBQ.

Southern smoke technique meets South American and Caribbean soul — cafecito rub, oro negro sauce, maduros, yuca, mojo. We didn't find the category on a map. We built it on a pit in Kendall.

What is Miami BBQ? ↗
Demkota Prime BrisketMost Popular
Cheshire Cafecito RibsMiami Original
Brisket Bacon
Smokafried Wings
House Cornbread
03 · As Seen In
CBS Miami Miami New Times Miami Herald Time Out Yelp

Come see what 24 hours of smoke tastes like

First come, first served. Smoked low and slow.

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