Signature
The 14-Hour Brisket
$16Smoked post oak. Brioche, pickles, slaw, a stripe of Carolina Gold.
Wood-smoked. Brewery-parked.
Real BBQ where the beer is.
Family ranch since 1993. Four locations across Colorado Springs, parked at the breweries and venues we’d hang out at anyway. Smoked slow over real wood by Chef Eve and her crew. No shortcuts. No fuss. Just sit down.
What's coming up
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What you're getting
Three things we don’t compromise on.
Every location runs Chef Eve's recipes. Every truck pulls up to a brewery we actually like. Every brisket sits in the smoker for fourteen hours, minimum.
01 / Smoke
Real wood, no shortcuts.
Post oak and pecan, hand-loaded into Texas-style offsets. No gas assist. No liquid smoke. Brisket sits for fourteen hours. Ribs for six. The smoke does the work.
02 / Beer
The brewery is the destination.
We park where the beer is good. Mash Mechanix, Old Colorado City, and Urban Animal at Star Ranch. The brewery pours, we feed. Your Mug Club membership works on both sides of the counter.
03 / Eve
One chef, every location.
Chef Eve grew up on the ranch, learned to smoke from her dad, and writes every recipe herself. Sauces are hers. The pickle brine is hers. If it's on the menu, she signed off.
The menu
Eat this first.
Brand IP
Burnt-End Mac Bowl
$15Cavatappi, three cheeses, brisket burnt ends, scallion. Crisped on the flat-top.
Slow
St. Louis Ribs · ½ rack
$19Six hours over pecan, finished with Alabama White or whatever you fancy.
Plate
Pulled Pork · two-side plate
$18Pork shoulder, slow-pulled. Slaw, beans, cornbread, or whatever's on the line.
The model
Every brewery becomes a stage stop.
We started as one trailer outside Mash Mechanix on Pikes Peak Avenue. Then The Cantina opened as the flagship sit-down. Then Old Colorado City. Then we became the permanent food cart at Urban Animal Beer Co’s Star Ranch taproom. Four locations later, the model hasn’t changed: we park where the beer is good, we smoke real wood, and we let the brewery pour.
If you run a brewery and you’re tired of the food situation, our Brewery Partner Program is how this conversation usually starts. We bring the smoker. You keep pouring.
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Brisket on the chopping block. New brewery stops. Mug Club nights. The smoke does the work — we just point a camera at it.
CateringFeed 20 or 2,000.
Feed 20 or 2,000.
We bring the smoker.
Three packages, custom builds, drop-off or on-site. Wedding parties, corporate lunches, graduations, anything that involves a real number of people getting fed real food.
- ·BBQ Basics · $14 / person — meat, two sides, bread, sauce
- ·Pitmaster Spread · $22 / person — two meats, three sides, dessert
- ·The Full Smokehouse · $32 / person — three meats, four sides, on-site pitmaster
Loyalty
The Mug Club.
$99/yr
Numbered ceramic mug with your name on it. $1 off every brewery-partner draft at every Stage Stop location. Free side with every entrée. Free birthday meal. Quarterly member-only sauce drop. Pit master tastings on the first Tuesday of every month.
Common questions
The questions we get most.
Where is the best BBQ in Colorado Springs?
Stage Stop BBQ has four locations across Colorado Springs: The Cantina flagship at 6620 Old Stage Rd, plus brewery-partner stops at Mash Mechanix downtown, Old Colorado City westside, and Urban Animal at Star Ranch on the southside. Every location runs Chef Eve Natasha's recipes, real wood smoke, and a 14-hour brisket.
What kind of BBQ does Stage Stop serve?
Texas-influenced offset-smoked BBQ with Carolina and Alabama sauce styles on the side. Post oak for brisket, pecan for ribs, apple for poultry. No gas assist, no liquid smoke. Sauce is served on the side by default.
Who is Chef Eve?
Eve Natasha is the owner, founder, and head chef. She grew up on Old Stage Ranch, learned to smoke from her dad, and writes every recipe at every Stage Stop location. She is a 2024 James Beard Best Chef Mountain finalist.
Is Stage Stop BBQ open today?
The Cantina is open Wed–Sun 11a–8p. Mash Mechanix and Old Colorado City are open Thu–Sun. Urban Animal at Star Ranch is open daily. See each location page for live hours.
Do you have gluten-free BBQ options?
Yes. Most meats are naturally gluten-free — no flour in our rubs or sauces. All sides are clearly marked GF on the menu. Tell the cashier and we'll glove-change.
Where can I order Stage Stop online?
Toast online ordering is wired per location. Pick your closest stop at stagestopbbq.com/menu#order. Local delivery via Uber Eats and DoorDash from each location.
What people are saying4.8 across Google.
4.8 across Google.
1,200+ reviews.
Sampled across all four locations. Pulled live via Google.
“The brisket actually tastes like wood smoke. I drove up from Pueblo and it was worth every minute. Mug Club within a month.”
— Marcus L.
Google · Mash Mechanix
“Catered our wedding for 140. On time, on price, every plate clean. The mac bowl became a thing my dad still talks about.”
— Riley + Sam
Google · Catering
“Our food situation was rough before. Stage Stop pulled up six months ago and our weekend covers are up 30%. Real partners.”
— Owner, Mash Mechanix Brewing
Partner testimonial