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Holy.. I am late on posting this, but Texas Monthly has released its list of Top 50 BBQ Joints in the great Lone Star State. Pretty incredible. This only happens every five years-ish. The last time they came out with a list, it was in 2008. There are 16 out of 50 joints that have made BOTH 2008 and 2013’s list. This probably means the BBQ landscape of Texas is changing fast and rapidamente. (You’ll see that Dallas’ two joints weren’t even on the list in 2008. Back then, Baker’s Ribs was top gun.) And see how this list favors the east? Bradford Pearson, in whatever free time he had, decided to map all the places out for us to see.
So now, dear folks, you know why TM decided to hire Daniel Vaughn. They needed a voracious man to eat and review and deliver. And, yes, I think he delivered. Here’s the list, unranked. The ranked list comes out on May 22.
ALAMO
The Original Willie’s Bar-B-Que
AMARILLO
Tyler’s Barbecue
AUSTIN
Franklin Barbecue
John Mueller Meat Co.
La Barbecue
Lamberts Downtown Barbecue*
Stiles Switch BBQ & Brew
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BELTON
Miller’s Smokehouse
BRYAN
Fargo’s Pit BBQ
CYPRESS
Brooks’ Place
DALLAS
Lockhart Smokehouse
Pecan Lodge
EAGLE LAKE
Austin’s BBQ and Catering*
FANNIN
McMillan’s Bar-B-Q*
FORT WORTH
Cousin’s Bar-B-Q*
Longoria’s BBQ
FREDERICKSBURG
Cranky Frank’s Barbecue Company
GALVESTON
Leon’s World’s Finest In & Out Bar-B-Que
GARLAND
Meshack’s Bar-B-Que
GIDDINGS
City Meat Market*
GRAPEVINE
Bartley’s Bar-B-Q
HENDERSON
Bob’s Bar-B-Que
HOUSTON
Gatlin’s BBQ & Catering
Virgie’s Bar-B-Que*
JASPER
Billy’s Old Fashion BBQ
JEFFERSON
Joseph’s Riverport Barbecue
KERRVILLE
Buzzie’s Bar-B-Q*
LEXINGTON
Snow’s BBQ*
LIVINGSTON
Hitch-N-Post BBQ
LLANO
Cooper’s Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que*
LOCKHART
Black’s Barbecue
Kreuz Market*
LULING
City Market*
MARLIN
Whup’s Boomerang Bar-B-Que*
MCKINNEY
Hutchins BBQ
MEXIA
Kirby’s Barbecue
PEADENVILLE
Hashknife on the Chisolm*
PEARSALL
Cowpoke’s*
PECOS
Pody’s BBQ
ROCKPORT
Hatfield’s BBQ & Blackjacks Beer Garden
SAN ANTONIO
The Granary ‘Cue and Brew
Two Bros. BBQ Market
SAN MARCOS
Hays Co. Bar-B-Que and Catering
SMITHVILLE
Zimmerhanzel’s BBQ
SPICEWOOD
Opie’s Barbecue*
SPRING
Corkscrew BBQ
SWEETWATER
Big Boy’s Bar-B-Que
TAYLOR
Louie Mueller Barbecue*
TYLER
Stanley’s Famous Pit Barbecue*
VICTORIA
Mumphord’s Place BBQ
