Buy any 2, save 20% on everythingLocal pickup & delivery around Decatur, TX

Decatur, Texas Population: 1 sauce maker

Small town.
Serious heat.

Hot sauce, BBQ sauce, and seasonings, made by hand in small batches in North Texas. Start mild and fruity, or go straight to "are your affairs in order?"

  • 9 hot sauces
  • 5 BBQ sauces
  • 6 seasonings

Stocked fresh from the shack

The Pantry

Add any two items and 20% comes off your whole order, automatically.

  • Hot Sauce5 fl oz

    Jalapeño

    Mild
    $10.00
  • Hot Sauce5 fl oz

    Strawberry · Blackberry · Grenadine

    Mild
    $10.00
  • Hot Sauce5 fl oz

    Cayenne · Insomnia Coffee

    Warm
    $10.00
  • Hot Sauce5 fl oz

    Jalapeño · Serrano · Green Apple

    Warm
    $10.00
  • Hot Sauce5 fl oz

    Chipotle · Peach

    Warm
    $10.00
  • Hot Sauce5 fl oz

    Habanero · Mango · Pear

    Medium
    $10.00
  • Hot Sauce5 fl oz

    Fatalii · Dragonfruit · Kiwi

    Warm
    $10.00
  • Hot Sauce5 fl oz

    Chocolate Habanero · Chocolate Ghost · Chocolate

    Hot
    $10.00
  • Our hottest
    Hot Sauce5 fl oz

    Dragon's Breath · Smoked Carolina Reaper · Trinidad Moruga Scorpion · Pepper Extract

    Tombstone
    $10.00
  • Sold out
    BBQ Sauce20 fl oz

    Sweet · Tangy

    No Heat
    $15.00
  • BBQ Sauce20 fl oz

    Buttermilk Ranch · Smoky BBQ

    No Heat
    $15.00
  • BBQ Sauce20 fl oz

    Mustard · Smoky · Tangy

    No Heat
    $15.00
  • BBQ Sauce20 fl oz

    Pequin Pepper · Medium Heat

    Medium
    $15.00
  • BBQ Sauce20 fl oz

    Carolina Reaper · Hot

    Hot
    $15.00
  • Seasoning4 oz

    Sea Salt · Garlic · Paprika · Citrus Peel · Mint

    No Heat
    $5.00
  • Only 2 left
    Seasoning12 oz

    Bulk Size · House Blend

    No Heat
    $12.00
  • Seasoning4 oz

    House Blend · Carolina Reaper

    Hot
    $5.00
  • Seasoning4 oz

    All-Purpose

    No Heat
    $5.00
  • Seasoning4 oz

    All-Purpose · Savory

    No Heat
    $5.00
  • Seasoning4 oz

    Lemon · Black Pepper

    No Heat
    $5.00
  • Seasoning4 oz

    Garlic

    No Heat
    $5.00

Pick your poison

The Heat Scale

Every bottle, from "nice on fries" to "sign a waiver." Tap any level to shop it.

    Pencil sketch of a small shack with a sign that reads Small Town, Population: 1
    The original Shack, drawn by hand.
    "Starting small, and slowly working my way up."

    From our family to yours

    It started at an office potluck.

    I was working in a big office where we'd have little potlucks, and I kept bringing food people liked. Soon coworkers were asking me to cook for them, and a few asked for a spicy version. So I made things spicy.

    First it was smoked burgers, which I made too spicy. My family loves BBQ sauce, so I started making my own. Friends wanted a spicy version of that too. Then came hot sauce. I took a couple versions to work to test, everyone loved them, and I started looking at turning it into a business.

    During Covid I had to step away. Looking back, I was trying to grow faster than the business really was. I took a couple of years off, but I missed the events and talking with customers. So I'm back, starting small this time and building it the right way.

    The long-term dream is a small food truck. Until then, I hope you enjoy every bottle.

    — Small Town Shack

    Don't take our word for it

    Folks Are Talking

    The Tombstone

    "Great flavor profile, good bit of heat. I would rank it in the top 5 of 'extreme' hot sauces I've tried… Be careful how hard you hit the bottle the first few times, you might end up with more than some people can handle. I will definitely be buying more down the road."
    Matt F. Idaho

    Hot Sauce

    "Great tasting, packed with a ton of flavor."
    Matthew D. Texas

    The Tombstone

    "Tombstone was a great hot sauce."
    Michael L. Texas

    Easy as pie

    How Ordering Works

    1. Fill your cart. Grab 2 or more and 20% comes off everything.
    2. Check out securely. Pay by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or Cash App on Square's secure checkout.
    3. Get saucy. We'll text or email you to set up pickup in Decatur or local delivery.

    No shipping for now. Local only. Questions? smalltownshack@gmail.com

    Good Questions

    Do you ship?

    Not right now. Orders are local pickup or local delivery around Decatur, TX. Out of the area? Email us and we'll let you know when shipping opens up.

    How does the 20% off work?

    Put any 2 or more items in your cart and 20% comes off the entire order. Mix and match hot sauce, BBQ sauce, and seasonings however you like.

    Just how hot is The Tombstone?

    It's our hottest: Dragon's Breath, smoked Carolina Reaper, and Trinidad Moruga Scorpion peppers, plus pepper powders and extract. It's thick, so go easy on the first few shakes. A toothpick helps.

    I don't like spicy. Anything for me?

    Plenty. OG Sweet, Ranch House, and Texas Gold BBQ sauces have zero heat, and so do all of our seasonings except "I Don't Know But It's HOT!" Mild Sauce and Spring Sunrise are gentle starter hot sauces.