Capelo's Barbecue

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Enjoy Southern barbecue smoked low and slow over oak wood in mammoth rotisserie smokers at their beer garden with live music.

Capelo's Barbecue is the work of pitmaster John Capelo, who grew up in Harlingen, Texas, and began smoking meat for Bay Area crowds from a food truck in 2012 before opening the Redwood City storefront in 2020. Trips to the Texas Hill Country shaped his approach, and he worked through different woods, meats, and sauces to settle on a signature flavor. The kitchen cooks on a fleet of rotisserie smokers, including a custom J&R Oyler 1300 that holds eighteen racks and a Cadillac Cookers smoker with rotating shelves. Catering and a food truck operate alongside the restaurant.