All Wood Fired Pit Smoked BBQ

Podnah’s is Portland’s original craft barbecue restaurant

Named in honor of my grandfather J.R. “Podnah” Muirhead who was a butcher and BBQ’er in my hometown of Waxahachie TX. Podnah, think Texas slang for Partner, was a true character in every sense. Podnah was the grandfather that would teach you songs you probably shouldn’t know, let you shoot his guns, play with his farm animals like they were family dogs, and all types of mischief that every kid loves to get into.

Growing up in Texas and watching my grandparents cook Sunday meals from scratch gave me a lifetime love of food and cooking. This eventually led to culinary school in New York, working at some very nice restaurants, learning as much as I could about the restaurant game, and full circle back to Texas BBQ.

Opened in 2006 Podnah’s has strived to make the best BBQ possible in the Pacific Northwest. We fire up an all wood burning smoker every morning at 5am to have dinner ready that evening. Like my grandparents we make everything from scratch daily and don’t cut corners to make things easy.

Thank You for checking us out

Rodney and the Podnah’s crew