Simi Valley, California

BBQ FOR
THE CURIOUS.

Small-batch weekend drops. Big-deal catering. Coastal red oak, weird ideas, zero shortcuts.

See the walk-up menu →Feed a crowd →
A spread of ZEF BBQ smoked meats and sides

Not your uncle’s barbecue. Unless your uncle can cook.

PIT
BOY
PROUD

The latest drop

Saturday
Night Walk Ups

Jerk lamb plates, brisket grilled cheese, tri tip sandos and your choice of smoked and grilled meats with scratch-made sides.

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PickupSaturday · September 12, 2026
AvailabilityWalk-ups only
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Previous experimentsKitchen archive / 2025—26

THE HITS. THE DEEP CUTS.

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Sunday · August 30

Enegren End of Month BBQ

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Friday · August 28

ZEF Pokémon Night

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Saturday · August 22

Return of the Skewer Skism

Catering / 10 to 1,000+

FEED THE
WHOLE DAMN ROOM.

From office lunch to wedding blowout, choose a starting point and we’ll build the rest around your people.

01

The Backyard

Pulled pork · pit-roasted chicken · two cold sides · pickles · sauce

The unfussy crowd-pleaser.
02

The Smoke Show

Spare ribs · chicken · pulled beef · one hot side · one cold side · rolls

More smoke. More options.
03

Full Send

Ribs or burnt ends · chicken or pork · brisket or tri-tip · four sides · the works

For when subtlety is cancelled.
Beyond BBQ

Let Logan get weird.

Custom tasting menus, seafood stations, brisket carving, tomahawks, hamachi, duck tostadas and whatever the occasion deserves.

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Packages are priced per person. Service fee, gratuity, staff and on-site cooking quoted separately.

Live from Instagram

FOLLOW
THE SMOKE.

New drops. Test cooks. Behind-the-pit chaos. The feed updates from ZEF’s public Instagram, so the newest post stays closest to the fire.

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Chef Logan Sandoval of ZEF BBQCHEF / FOUNDER

This is Logan

CLASSICALLY TRAINED.
SELF-TAUGHT PIT-BOY.

Chef Logan Sandoval came up through Providence, Hyatt kitchens and Michelin-star stages from California to Chicago. During Cubs games, he started selling pit-smoked meats with Hispanic, Middle Eastern and Pacific Island flare from his Ravenswood backyard.

When the pandemic brought him home to Simi Valley, ZEF BBQ became his manifesto: the culture, the cooking and—most importantly—the people.

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As seen on Netflix Barbecue Showdown, Raid the Fridge, Beat Bobby Flay, BBQ Brawl, Supermarket Stakeout, Tastemade and Make This Tonight

HUNGRY YET?

DON’T THINK.
JUST ORDER.

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