Carolina Smoke

Our mission is to provide our customers with the best possible quality smoked fresh daily meats, gigantic portions, and sometimes outrageous menu offerings, to become not only a local go-to restaurant but a destination.

We have created a restaurant with the ONLY all wood-smoked meats in the area and developed a cult-like following for many of our menu items and specials. We purchased a run-down BBQ trailer, rehabbed it, and then rented a closed restaurant for storage and prep and for a place to park the trailer when not in use. Our original plan was just to be open on weekends and to travel to special events with no more than 3 employees. The demand for our food was so great we quickly added additional days of operation and are now a full-time 6-day-a-week restaurant with over 20 employees.

More than $830,000 in Revenue in 2020 with NO INDOOR SEATING OR ALCOHOL
Adding a location with indoor seating can triple our business and revenue

• New Equipment Purchase: $130,000
• 6 Month Lease Payment: $36,000
• Upfitting Building: $69,000
• Mainvest Compensation: $15,000

Emily Dale/Jason Dale
Owner/Operator/Husband/Wife
Jason grew up in the restaurant business, as his mom owned/operated a small family style restaurant adjacent to his Father's convenience store. At age 21, he opened a Sports Bar and Grill. Over the next decade he owned/operated multiple restaurants in the resort town of Myrtle Beach SC. He stepped away from food service for about 15 years while practicing real estate as both a licensed Realtor and a house flipper. Through all this, his passion always remained food service, especially smoking meats. As a teenager, he began experimenting with smokers, and frequently provided his services for parties and get-togethers. Throughout the years, he has smoked meats for fundraisers and events he sponsored on his real estate business. In 2018, he ran across the opportunity to purchase a run-down 30 ft BBQ trailer which is now Carolina Smoke.

If you invest $100, the business agrees to share a portion of their revenue until you have been repaid $170. They will owe you this amount by 1/1/2027, regardless of revenue.