Kaminski’s Sports Lounge and BBQ

What Kaminski’s Sports Lounge and BBQ does

Kaminski's Sports Lounge and BBQ is a privately held, fourth-generation family-owned full-service restaurant operating since 1964 from a single location at 12735 Poway Road in Poway, California. The business is built around a signature slow-smoking process — meats are hickory-smoked for 13 hours using a proprietary house rub and signature sauce, drawing on North Carolina barbecue roots with Texas and St. Louis influences. Family leadership includes Marsha Kaminski (Head Honcho and Pit Master), June Kaminski (Recipe Curator), and the late Stan Kaminski.

The revenue model combines dine-in service (with sports lounge atmosphere, weekend breakfast, happy hour, and recurring entertainment events such as trivia, karaoke, UFC fight nights, and Olympics viewing), direct online ordering for pickup and delivery (powered by BentoBox with a $0.99 service fee), third-party delivery partnerships with DoorDash, GrubHub, UberEats, and Postmates, multi-tier catering ($210-$250 packages for 8-12 guests), a wholly-owned mobile catering subsidiary (Super Q Food Truck with $1,500 daytime minimums for events of 25-250+ guests), and gift cards in $10-$500 denominations. A direct email loyalty club provides retention marketing.

Distribution is entirely domestic, concentrated in San Diego County, California. The company has 11-50 employees, no disclosed external funding, no parent company, and no second restaurant location. There is no disclosed AI or technology platform beyond standard restaurant e-commerce tooling, and the core technology differentiator is the manual smoking craft rather than software or automation.

Name

Kaminski’s Sports Lounge and BBQ

Legal name

Kaminski's BBQ and Sports Lounge Inc.

Website

https://kaminskisbbq.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fourth-generation family-owned full-service BBQ restaurant and sports lounge in Poway, California, founded in 1964, serving local San Diego consumers with hickory-smoked BBQ plus catering and a mobile food truck subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining BBQ Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

BBQ & Smokehouse Fast Casual (THAFABAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Neighborhood & Sports Bars (THAFAEAA)

Keywords

• Slow-smoked BBQ restaurant
• Sports lounge dining
• BBQ catering services
• Food truck catering
• Family-style barbecue

Headquarters

HQ city

Poway, California

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dine-In Restaurant Service: Full-service restaurant with dine-in, menu items including BBQ platters, combos, sandwiches, burgers, seafood, salads, breakfast on weekends, cocktails, beer, and wine.
2. Online Ordering (Pickup & Delivery): Direct online ordering through company website for pickup and delivery with $0.99 service fee per order.
3. Third-Party Delivery Platforms: Delivery through DoorDash, GrubHub, UberEats, and Postmates platforms.
4. Catering Services: Full catering operation including pickup, delivery with setup, and full-service catering. Catering packages range from $210-$250. Food truck catering with Premier, Rapid, Super, and Custom plans.
5. Gift Cards: Physical and digital gift cards sold in $10, $25, $50, $100, $200, and $500 denominations.
6. Merchandise: K's Merchandise sold through online ordering system.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kaminski's Sports Lounge and BBQ operates a full-service dine-in restaurant in Poway, California, specializing in BBQ slow-smoked for 13 hours over hickory wood using a proprietary house rub and signature sauce with North Carolina, Texas, and St. Louis influences. The business also runs online ordering for pickup and delivery, multi-tier catering services for corporate and private events, and the Super Q Food Truck for mobile catering, supplemented by merchandise and gift cards.

Product overview

Kaminski's Sports Lounge and BBQ is a 4th generation family-owned restaurant established in 1964, offering a unified restaurant experience centered around slow-smoked BBQ prepared over 13 hours with hickory wood. The core offerings include dine-in service at their Poway, CA location with sports viewing, an online ordering system for pick-up and delivery, and catering services. A notable sub-brand is the Super Q Food Truck for mobile catering. Additional services include private event hosting (trivia, karaoke, UFC fights), a loyalty/email club program, and gift cards. The restaurant integrates with third-party delivery platforms (DoorDash, GrubHub, UberEats, Postmates) for extended delivery reach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Super Q Food Truck: Mobile BBQ catering service bringing hickory smoked BBQ to events, incorporating North Carolina, Texas, and St. Louis style flavors

Products and services

• Dine-In Restaurant Service Full-service restaurant offering slow-smoked BBQ, sports lounge viewing, weekend breakfast, happy hour specials, and full bar service at the Poway, CA location. Open Mon-Thurs 11am-close, Fri 11am-midnight, Sat-Sun 9am-close.
• Online Ordering System Direct online ordering platform for pick-up and delivery from the Kaminski's website, with order-ahead scheduling and a $0.99 service fee per order.
• Catering Services Multi-tier BBQ catering for events of 25-250+ guests including BBQ buffet packages (Smoke House $210 serves 8-10, Tailgate $250 serves 10-12), sandwich buffets, and à la carte options with pick-up, delivery/set, and full-service levels.
• Corporate Catering Specialized catering for corporate events including meetings, parties, and appreciation days, with pick-up or drop-off service options and an online inquiry form.
• Super Q Food Truck Mobile BBQ catering truck bringing hickory-smoked BBQ with North Carolina, Texas, and St. Louis style flavors to events. Offers Premier, Rapid, Super, and Custom catering plans with daytime minimum of $1,500 + tax and gratuity for 2 hours.
• Private Events Hosting In-house event programming including Trivia Night, Karaoke Night, UFC Fight Night, Boxing, Power Slap, and Sporting Events including Olympics viewing.
• Gift Cards Digital and physical gift cards sold in denominations of $10, $25, $50, $100, $200, and $500.
• Family Meals Pre-packaged family meal bundles available through online ordering, including BBQ Chicken Family Meal (serves 4) and BBQ Combo Family Meal (serves 4).
• K's Merchandise Branded Kaminski's merchandise sold through the online ordering system.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Black's BBQ: Long-running family-owned Texas BBQ institution dating to 1932. Comparable to Kaminski's as a multi-generation family-owned smokehouse with decades-old recipes and dine-in plus catering.
• Mission BBQ: Multi-unit BBQ concept featuring slow-smoked meats, a patriotic theme, and community-driven marketing. Comparable in product offering (smoked meats, sides) and in operating dine-in plus catering at multi-state scale.
• Phil's BBQ: San Diego-based BBQ chain known for slow-smoked Texas-style brisket and ribs. Direct local competitor to Kaminski's in Southern California, with a multi-unit footprint and similar smoke-house positioning.
• Slap's BBQ: Texas-based BBQ concept serving slow-smoked brisket, ribs, and sides with a similar craft positioning. Comparable as a craft smokehouse competitor, though concentrated in a different regional market.
• Baby Blues BBQ: Independently owned BBQ concept offering slow-smoked meats and sides in a casual dine-in setting. Comparable as a craft, independent BBQ operator with similar menu positioning to Kaminski's.
• Smokehouse Restaurant: Long-standing independent BBQ and smokehouse operation with dine-in and catering. Comparable as a heritage single-unit smokehouse serving a regional market, similar to Kaminski's Poway footprint.
• Wood Ranch BBQ & Grill: Southern California BBQ and grill chain offering smoked meats, burgers, and a full bar in a sports-friendly casual dining environment. Comparable to Kaminski's in menu breadth, sports lounge atmosphere, and dine-in plus catering model.
• Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que: Multi-unit Southern California BBQ chain with a sports-bar atmosphere, full bar, and catering program. Closely comparable to Kaminski's in offering a slow-smoke menu, sports viewing, and B2B catering channels.

Broad incumbents

• Dickey's Barbecue Pit: Large BBQ franchise with dine-in, catering, and delivery nationwide. Comparable as a category incumbent offering slow-smoked meats and catering, but operating at significantly broader scale and as a franchise system rather than an independent.
• Famous Dave's: National BBQ chain operating full-service restaurants and catering across multiple states. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same BBQ category with catering, dine-in, and to-go, though at much larger scale than Kaminski's single unit.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/KaminskisBarbque
• Instagraminstagram.com/kaminskis_bbq
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kaminski%E2%80%99s-sports-lounge-and-bbq

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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