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November 14-20, 2021 What's up! 43 featured dining guide story Advertorial Feature Let Penguin Ed's make your holidays special by karen rice | northwest arkansas Democrat-Gazette F or more than 25 years, Penguin Ed's has been smoking barbecue and serving up great meals in Northwest Arkansas. From the early days, more than 25 years ago, when their location was a trailer at the corner of Crossover and Mission Boulevard, to now—two brick-and-mortar locations in Fayetteville. Many, many smoked- to-perfection meals have made this more-than-just-barbecue restaurant a local favorite. As always, they're selling their delicious, pre-cooked smoked turkeys for Thanksgiving and Christmas. These smoked-to-perfection birds are 17 pounds each and include a quart of gravy. They also offer 8 pound smoked hams. Stuffing and extra gravy are available at an additional cost, as well as all of the well-loved sides from their menu. Get your orders in now, last orders for Thanksgiving will be taken on Saturday, November 20. Let Penguin Ed's cater your holiday party Planning a holiday gathering? Let Penguin Ed's make any gathering, big or small, delicious. Whether you want treat someone to a special meal, have company coming over for dinner, need box lunches for your team or are just too tired to cook…place a catering order! Penguin Ed's will show up with your food and serve it, or have it ready to pick up at one of their locations. Just let them know what you want to eat, how much you want to eat, and when and where you would like to eat it. They'll take care of the rest! Of course, they specialize in BBQ , but they can cater all kinds of delicious food, including fried catfish, baked potatoes, salads, vegetarian choices, finger foods, hors d'oeuvres, burgers, hot dogs, cobblers – they've done it all! Check out the full catering menu on their website. Penguin Ed's perfectly-smoked, tender, juicy barbecue and signature sauces have been winning awards and loyal customers since the beginning. Any of their scrumptious BBQ dinner plates make a great lunch or dinner choice. They include Texas toast, sides, smoked meat and their famous BBQ sauce. Enjoy their famous homemade burgers, made with fresh beef patties seasoned and formed in-house daily. Or—back by popular demand—their black bean and veggie burgers. And they also make great hot wings, fresh salads — and of course, mouthwatering cookies. Specials Make sure to check out the website for scrumptious new daily specials at both locations. Plus, Penguin Ed's Prime Rib Saturday nights are back from 5 p.m. on, at the Mission location, king and queen cut. And start your Sunday at the Mission location by indulging in their Quiche Special. Choose from two mouthwatering homemade quiches: bacon, onion and cheddar or Florentine, available Sundays only, while supplies last. And to top it all off, indulge in their mouth-watering banana and chocolate cream pies, also available at the Mission location, in addition to their cookies! For those who don't know, owner Ed Knight's daughter, Audrey, began making cookies with her grandmother's family recipe to sell in the restaurant way back when, and it wasn't long before the barbecue crowd fell in love. Penguin Ed's had another hit on their hands.