— Best Barbecue
Momma’s Mustard, Pickles & BBQ

The Basics
Opened: 2012
Neighborhood: St. Matthews and Hurstbourne locations
Self-description: “Kansas City-style barbecue. Homemade mustard and pickles using Momma’s recipe.”
Website: mommasbbq.com
Best of Louisville Stats
Total nominations: 4
Total wins: 1
First nomination: 2016, Best Barbecue
The Voting Academy Says
“Go-to order: beef ribs, wings and a mix of sliders.”



We asked Momma’s to share something that says something essential about them…

“The menu message mentions, in part, the Momma’s origin story, how ‘the winnings from a small ownership percentage of Breeders’ Cup champion Mucho Maco Man’ led to a food truck and mobile smoker. The menu also explains the 1 percent surcharge on all orders, matched by Momma’s, to be donated to six local charities: Special Olympics Kentucky, Dare to Care Food Bank, the Home of the Innocents, the Healing Place, Olmsted Parks Conservancy and the Sierra Club Greater Louisville Group. As of Jan. 1, 2025, the total raised and distributed is $808,308.”
Scroll Credits
Momma’s Mustard, Pickles & BBQ
Our Employees
All of them over the past 12 years
Pitmaster Jamie Given
Who also created our famous dry-rub recipe
Josh Tuley
Kitchen manager
Hunter Embry
Front-of-house manager. (Josh and Hunter have been amazing partners for quite some time now.)
ALL Mommas
None of us would be here without you.