Max McGarity, founder of Smoked On High BBQ in the Brewery District, got his start in the restaurant business at a young age. In high school, Max worked at a full-service BBQ restaurant where he slowly worked his way from dishwasher to pit master. At the tender age of 20, while still asking his mother to do his laundry, Max launched his BBQ company, Buckeye Back Ribs. He travelled all across the state of Ohio, slinging smoke out of his branded Buckeye Back Ribs food truck.
In 2011, as a result of extensive catering demands, Max sought to meet those needs and rebranded Buckeye Back Ribs into Smoked On High BBQ. Originally a catering concept, Smoked on High BBQ opened the door for Max’s true dream, to open a brick and mortar restaurant of his own. His dreams were realized in 2017 when he converted a Victorian house in the Brewery District into what we now know as Smoked On High BBQ.
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