About

S-A is a new BBQ restaurant in Albuquerque, NM. We offer a focused menu specializing in a few good meats: brisket, pulled pork, chicken, and hot links.

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Our backstory is in the name: Two ese’s in Albuquerque decided to take a new approach to traditional barbecue. The rest is history.

The S is Leo Savedra, the A is Gabriel Amador. Leo has been smoking meats for longer than Jesse Pinkman’s been alive. Before S-A, he owned a smoking truck here in ABQ called All Smoked Out. Leo was a butcher for a combined 18 years at Nelson's Meats and Smith's.

Gabe owns Amore Pizzeria, New Mexico’s only certified authentic Neapolitan pizzeria. Like S-A, Amore applies a uniquely New Mexican style to a food with a long tradition — think Hatch green chile and imported Italian cooked ham on one pizza. Amore and S-A both break the rules just enough to introduce new flavors and a new experience.

Leo and Gabe share a philosophy when it comes to good barbecue: Respect the tradition you come from, but make it your own. In the case of S-A, that means a new approach to BBQ.

 
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What We Mean by New Mexico BBQ

Barbecue has a lot of rules. Depending on the regional style, you’re supposed to smoke it or eat it with or without sauce, or the sauce might “require” certain ingredients like vinegar or tomatoes.

You know what they say about what rules are made to be.

We define NM-style BBQ as a hybrid of different styles, blended together in the way that feels truest to our state. We smoke our meats Texas-style, and some of our sauces have more traditional Kansas City or Carolina elements, but with a regional twist.

Think cayenne, paprika, AND red chile. (Trust us, we’re not skimping on the chile.)

The result is BBQ that’s smoky, spicy, and brimming with flavor.

 

As for our specific meats, at S-A you’ll find:

  • Brisket

  • Pulled pork

  • Chicken

  • Hot links made from scratch

  • Vegan jackfruit (available certain days of the week). Enjoy S-A BBQ flavors without the meat.

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We prepare the above as barbecue sandwiches with a sauce of your choice:

  • BBQ

  • Spicy BBQ

  • Zia Gold

  • Spicy Zia Gold

Hungry yet? Drop by — we’re here at the smoker every day.