Shack in the Back BBQ

Restaurant · Kenwood

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Family-run and fiercely local near Jefferson Memorial Forest, Shack smokes over real hardwood and leans into Kentucky classics like burgoo. Featured on the Cooking Channel’s Man Fire Food and celebrated by local media, it’s a warmly hospitable, true-blue Metro favorite.

https://www.shackinthebackfairdaleky.com/
Best BBQ in Louisville (2025)
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10706 W Manslick Rd, Fairdale, KY 40118 Get directions

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