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05/19/2025

Authorities are asking for help locating a missing 22-year-old man last seen in the Big Bear area. He’s reportedly a UCSB student.

05/18/2025

The annual quarantine of sport-harvested mussels begins May and extends through October 31st. The mussel quarantine happens each year due to dangerous levels of biotoxins that may be present in mussels gathered by the public anywhere on the California coast, including bays, inlets and harbors. (The quarantine applies to only sport-harvested mussels; commercially grown mussels from certified companies are not included in the quarantine). To learn more, visit https://bit.ly/mussel-quarantine-FAQ

01/01/2025

Treats for all after the dip

01/01/2025

Here the gooooo

01/01/2025

Getting ready for polar bear 🐻‍❄️ dip 2025 Happy new year

12/20/2024

Closed Monday December 22-Thursday December 26th
Merry Christmas 🎄

10/29/2023

Getting ready for my favorite holiday!

10/29/2023

12/03/2022

All employees sick we will open again Thursday

10/17/2021

You will be greatly missed

To our smokehouse fans-
We have an important announcement to share with you. Please read in its entirety.

We have made the incredibly difficult decision to close Ruddell’s Smokehouse (store and food truck) effective Wednesday, January 5, 2022.

The historic building at 101 “D” St. will be coming down, and after weighing every possible alternative, we have come to this conclusion.

We want to thank everyone for 20 years of incredible support. Thank you to my dad Jim Ruddell for making this all possible and to my mom Kathleen Ruddell and our loyal crew for keeping the magic alive and the integrity of our product true to Jim’s recipe.

This decision was not made lightly, and we recognize that this is not only a huge change for us but for our community as well. We kindly ask that you do not direct questions to our staff. Please email questions to Kathleen at [email protected].

Please do come and visit us over next few months and enjoy our unique food! Our hours will continue to be Thursday-Sunday 11am-6pm. Please stay tuned for hours as we get closer to our closing date.

Please do share your favorite smokehouse memories with us in the comments or DMs. Once again, thank you for supporting our family and business for two decades. Much love to you all.

With gratitude,

Rose Ruddell

09/11/2021

I will never forget

09/10/2021

Hospitalizations, ICU admissions and cases remain high