Malieakalabbq

Malieakalabbq Malieakala is our custom-built mobile barbecue and smoker that can serve 100 or more, specializing in slow cooked ribs, chicken, and more!

For over twenty years Paul experimented with slow cooking his foods in search of a technique that would produce tender, fall-off-the-bone meats that would do justice to his favorite childhood meal - the pork rib and chicken combination from the now-defunct Sacramento institution, The Western Rib House . In the beginning, failures were the best lessons! It all started with chicken and a Weber kettl

e grill, but soon it was ribs in the work parking lot on the fourth of July and block parties. From there, Paul further refined his technique and the Weber became the sidekick to a larger smoker. In 2004, Paul's uncle offered to build a custom smoker and that started his mind turning. For over a decade, a lot of thought was put into exactly what this smoker should be able to do. Before long, the size that would be required was growing and growing to the point where it was rivaled in size only by Amy’s patience and understanding. The result is an apparatus capable of doing something no other known barbecue smoker is capable of doing - smoking, direct grilling, and rotisserie, all with unprecedented and innovative control to ensure the perfect exposure of the food to smoke. The story of Malieakala is not complete without an explanation of our name. Shortly after their honeymoon on Maui, Paul and Amy began looking for a family dog through local rescues, leading them to a sweet lab named Miley. Sadly, Miley was not treated with the love she deserved by her former family and consequently had developed a reserved, quiet personality (it took twenty minutes for her to come up to Paul at first). Wanting to give her a new start, Amy suggested her name be changed to the Hawaiian word for calm, Malie, as both a nod to their new family member’s temperament as well as in honor of the fantastic time they had in Hawaii. Over the next six months, Malie’s natural labrador personality slowly emerged, eventually earning her an addition to her name of “akala” (Hawaiian for the vivid color of pink, which can be seen with the sun rising or setting while atop Maui’s volcano, Haleakala). While a perfect name for their furry addition, Malieakala also is the ideal moniker for the smoker, as it describes both the slow, steady nature of cooking (malie) and the intense color of the fire (akala). Our hope is that you enjoy Malieakala as much as we do!

09/25/2021

Listen to that crackle… it’s the sound of love! 15 tri tips, 6 pork butts.

How much tri tip is too much tri tip?
12/19/2020

How much tri tip is too much tri tip?

Are those St. Louis ribs on that tray or are you just happy to see me? Both!
12/06/2020

Are those St. Louis ribs on that tray or are you just happy to see me? Both!

12/26/2018

We’re getting ready to feed 100+ of Sacramento’s unhoused. Pulled pork today, turkey tomorrow!

We love coleslaw, roasted potato salad, and pork butts and we can not lie!
05/21/2018

We love coleslaw, roasted potato salad, and pork butts and we can not lie!

Love smoked turkey? So do we!
01/13/2018

Love smoked turkey? So do we!

We’re at The Table today, chipping in to help with Winter Sanctuary, a joint effort between a variety of faith organizat...
12/26/2017

We’re at The Table today, chipping in to help with Winter Sanctuary, a joint effort between a variety of faith organizations and Loaves and Fishes to provide food and shelter to the unhoused throughout the winter months. Pulled pork, potato salad, and cole slaw are on the menu tonight!

09/01/2017

Hungry but hot? Want something rich and smokey for your Labor Day and don't want to heat up the kitchen? Let us do the work! It's a free cook weekend, so make your reservation for this Saturday by contracting us, then drop off your meat.

It's a four-way Saturday. How many can you identify?
08/13/2017

It's a four-way Saturday. How many can you identify?

Summertime is smoker time! What's on your dream menu? Ribs, chicken, brisket, tri-tip...or something more exotic...if it...
07/15/2017

Summertime is smoker time! What's on your dream menu? Ribs, chicken, brisket, tri-tip...or something more exotic...if it can be smoked, we can do it!

Hooked up and ready for an early morning departure to Idaho. Yes, we travel!
07/11/2017

Hooked up and ready for an early morning departure to Idaho. Yes, we travel!

Did you enjoy your 4th of July party? This little guy sure did!
07/07/2017

Did you enjoy your 4th of July party? This little guy sure did!

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Sacramento, CA
95819

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