Good vibes. Good drinks. Good music.

Smoked wings, pulled-pork sliders, and Texas brisket piled high — paired with live jazz, blues and R&B Thursday through Sunday. A full-service BBQ and live-music house on South Valley Road.

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“Carnivore’s Paradise.” — NJ MONTHLY

Thu·Open Mic Night·After dark★Fri·Live Trio · Jazz & Blues·After 8★Sat·Full Band · Soul & R&B·Late set★Sun·Blue Room Brunch · Gregory Burrus Productions·Midday★Thu·Open Mic Night·After dark★Fri·Live Trio · Jazz & Blues·After 8★Sat·Full Band · Soul & R&B·Late set★Sun·Blue Room Brunch · Gregory Burrus Productions·Midday★

“Carnivore’s Paradise.”
— NJ MONTHLY

5PM

The Smoke

Doors open Tuesday through Sunday. The pit’s been running since the night before.

The Pit

Low and slow
Hardwood and patience
Salt, pepper, smoke
Hours, not minutes
The way it should be

South Valley opened in 2021 on South Valley Road — Black-owned, woman-owned, veteran-owned, and built around a full pit, a full bar, and a full live-music calendar under one roof.

The dishes reviewers keep naming: smoked wings, the pulled-pork sliders, the Texas brisket piled high. The catfish. The mac & cheese. A short rib that earned its “Fred Flintstone” nickname. Come hungry. Come thirsty. Bring a friend.

From the Pit

Smoked Hot Wings—

Texas Beef Brisket—

Pulled Pork Sliders—

Beef Short Rib—

Half Rack St. Louis Ribs—

SMOKED HOTthe ones reviewers keep naming

TEXAS BEEFpiled high

PULLED PORKa plate of three

BEEF SHORTFred Flintstone-sized · come hungry

HALF RACKthe house way

From the Kitchen

Beer-Battered Catfish—

Soul Plate—

Mac & Cheese—

Cornbread Skillet—

Charred Brussels—

BEER-BATTERED CATFISHgolden brown

SOUL PLATEchoose your sides

MAC &comfort, the way it should be

CORNBREAD SKILLETwarm from the kitchen

CHARRED BRUSSELSthe side reviewers come back for

The Bar

Blue Room Mimosa—

Smoked Old Fashioned—

Hennessy Sweet Tea—

Bourbon flight—

Local drafts—

BLUE ROOMthe Sunday move

SMOKED OLDhouse build

HENNESSY SWEETask the bar

BOURBON FLIGHTask your bartender

LOCAL DRAFTSrotating · ask

8PM

The Room

The Blue Room. 125 seats. Private rentals, Sunday brunches, and the bookings that hold the year together.

Sunday Blue Room Brunch is curated by Gregory Burrus Productions— soulful live jazz, blues, and R&B, paired with the Blue Room Mimosa and the full pit menu.

The Blue Room Mimosa is the Sunday-brunch move — bartenders pour it before you finish the question.

125 seats.
Live jazz, blues, R&B.
Your party, our room.

Milestone birthdays, engagement parties, label releases, wakes that need a soft place to land. The kitchen builds a menu around your night, the bar runs a tab or a fixed list, and the music — if you want music — is yours to choose.

Built for milestone-sized nights. Ask about private bookings.

Inquire — Private Events Sunday Brunch Reservations

Doors

Late morning

Downbeat

Midday

Last Pour

Afternoon

11PM

The Night

Live music Thursday through Saturday. The bar runs until 2 AM Friday and Saturday. Stay for the late set.