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Our story

A doctor, a pitmaster and a plan

Brent Brashier, DOC'S Chief BBQ Officer, behind the bar in front of the bourbon wall

How it started

DOC'S began with a meeting between Dr. Himanshu Doshi and Brent Brashier in the fall of 2014. Doc loved ribs and craft beer. Brent wanted to bring back the barbecue joints he grew up with in Alabama and the brisket he came to love in his second home, Austin, Texas.

They started work in spring 2015 and opened DOC'S Smokehouse and Craft Bar in Dyer, Indiana on April 4, 2016. In its first year it earned the South Shore CVA's Restaurant of the Year and the NWI Times Best of the Region.

DOC'S Commerce Smokehouse opened in downtown Milwaukee in March 2017 and was named to Southern Living's Great American Barbecue Bucket List that July.

Each DOC'S has its own personality, but the important things stay the same: BBQ, beer, bourbon, blues and genuine Southern hospitality.

Doc, Aimee and Brent with a pint and a tray of barbecue
DOC'S sauce drizzled over a brisket sandwich at the table

How we cook

Smoke, rub and time

  • Hickory smoke, a house dry rub and time. That's it.
  • We never sauce meat in the kitchen. DOC'S Original, Spicy TX Heat, Tangy Memphis, Carolina Vinegar and Alabama White are on the table.
  • When we sell out of a meat, we are out for the day.
  • Large orders, please call 48 hours ahead.

The road so far

  1. Fall 2014

    Doc and Brent meet.

  2. Spring 2015

    Work begins on the first smokehouse.

  3. April 4, 2016

    DOC'S Smokehouse and Craft Bar opens in Dyer, Indiana.

  4. 2016

    South Shore CVA Restaurant of the Year.

  5. March 2017

    DOC'S Commerce Smokehouse opens in downtown Milwaukee.

  6. July 2017

    Named to Southern Living's Great American Barbecue Bucket List.

Awards and press

Ribbons on the wall

  • Southern Living

    Great American BBQ Bucket List

  • South Shore CVA

    Restaurant of the Year

  • NWI Times

    Best of the Region BBQ

  • Sticky Fingers Wing Cookoff

    4-time champion

  • Big Gig Cookoff

    Grand champion

  • Broad Street Blues & Barbeque

    11-time champion

As seen in

  • Southern Living
  • Chicago Tribune
  • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  • Thrillist
  • Urban Milwaukee
  • The Times of Northwest Indiana
“Wisconsin may be known for its traditional fish boils, but don’t underestimate its power behind the pit.”
Southern LivingThe Great American Barbecue Bucket List, 2017

In the press

Also featured in: Travel + Leisure · Food & Wine · Milwaukee Business Journal · Shepherd Express · NWI.life

Press inquiries: info@docsbbq.net

Community

Taking care of the Region

Every year we serve Thanksgiving dinner to first responders from across the Region. And our Gift Card Matching Program helps local fundraisers raise more.

How we give back