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JC Smoked Meats

JC Smoked Meats 美式燻肉

A Washington native's smoky American BBQ passion finally opens its doors this June with authentic Texas and Louisiana recipes that'll make you forget you're in Taiwan.

JC Smoked Meats
By Douglas Habecker | Translated by Irene Lin April 1, 2026 7 min read

Washington State native Jesse Cochran (JC) launched his American smoked BBQ business in a roundabout way when he started designing BBQ smokers for export to the US and decided he should also test them out. That led to a thriving frozen meats online business 5-6 years ago and, from June 2025, this simple eatery with a handful of counter seats. Reasonably priced meat offerings include the best-selling Smoked Brisket (NT$300) and Jalapeno Cheddar Brisket Burger (NT$210), made in a simpler Texas style with a salt-and-pepper rub and smoked for 22 hours at 102 degrees Celsius. His equally-tasty Louisiana/North Carolina style pork products—including Smoked Ribs (NT$230), Smoked Pulled Pork (NT$170) and Pulled Pork Burger (NT$160)—are prepped with many seasoning and sauces. There is also both pork and beef Bratwurst (NT$130-140), Italian Sausage, and a combo Meat Lovers Platter (NT$790, 2-3 servings), plus NT$70 homemade Coleslaw, Macaroni and Cheese, and Bacon Cheddar Potato Salad. For dessert, don't miss JC's amazing, sinfully rich Cinnamon Rolls (NT$80).

來自美國華盛頓州的 Jesse Cochran(暱稱 JC),以一種相當曲折的方式,創立了美式煙燻 BBQ 事業,起初他設計煙燻爐外銷至美國,並決定親自測試這些設備。沒想到這個過程促成了他在 5 至 6 年前成功經營冷凍肉品線上銷售事業,並於 2025年6月,開設了這間有少量吧台座位的簡約餐館。

店內肉品選擇最受歡迎的有:招牌煙燻牛胸肉(300元)以及墨西哥辣椒切達牛胸肉漢堡(210元)。這些牛肉以軟簡單的德州風格製作,只以鹽與黑胡椒調味,並在攝氏102度下煙燻長達22小時。

同樣美味的選有易斯安那/北卡羅來納風味的豬肉料理,包括煙燻肋排(230元)、煙燻手撕豬肉(170元)以及手撕豬肉漢堡(160元),搭配多多種香料與醬料酸製。此外,店內也提供豬肉與牛肉製的德式香腸(130—140元)、義式香腸,以及適合2-3人分享的肉食愛好者拼盤(790元)。配菜則有每份70元的自製涼拌高麗菜、起司通心粉與培根切達馬鈴薯沙拉。

甜點部分,千萬別錯過 JC 招牌的肉桂捲(80元),香甜濃郁,令人難以抗拒。