Tucked away on Park Avenue in Lebanon, New Moon BBQ doesn’t look like much from the outside. But inside this kitschy, country-style smokehouse, something magical happens to pork shoulder that keeps locals and travelers coming back for more.
From the moment you step through the door and catch that first whiff of hickory smoke, you know you’ve stumbled onto one of Tennessee’s best-kept barbecue secrets.
The Pulled Pork That Started It All
Walk into New Moon BBQ on any given afternoon and you’ll see plates piled high with glistening pulled pork that practically falls apart at the touch of a fork. This isn’t your average dry, stringy barbecue that needs drowning in sauce to be edible.
The pork here arrives at your table moist, tender, and packed with that deep smoky flavor that only comes from proper low-and-slow cooking…