Glad to see Rosemeyer getting included in the list. They have been my safe haven the last six months or so when Corkscrew got blown up with that Michelin star. I guess they might be crazy, too, from now on.
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schmendeler said:
Glad to see Rosemeyer getting included in the list. They have been my safe haven the last six months or so when Corkscrew got blown up with that Michelin star. I guess they might be crazy, too, from now on.
They do a good job. Good guys too.
Mum Foods has become my favorite spot in Austin. The smoked pastrami, turkey sandwich, pimento cheese, and breakfast items are so damn good. Their brisket and glazed ribs are good as well. Plus, off the beaten path so almost no tourists, and they have a good coffee bar attached.
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CDub06 said:
Is it crazy to attempt a visit to Daynes at 12:30 today!? I could swing it…
Piece of cake. 8 people in line in front of me. only waited about 10 minutes. Their Jalapeño Havarti & Beefy sausages and bologna is sold out. The extra hype hasn't landed yet.
I remember I was at interstellar the last time the last came out and there wasn't a line. I imagine upcoming weekends will be a different story.
what about Corkscrew??htxag09 said:Interesting, Truth is by far my favorite spot. Now, I haven't been to most of the non-Houston places on the list. But I'd choose Truth over Pit Room and/or Pinkertons any day (I do like all of them, though).TXAG 05 said:
Still think Truth is overrated. It's really good, but every time I go there I think I should have gone to Pinkertons or Pit Room instead.
Interesting list for sure. Looks like bbq with TexMex influence is the hot trend. Can't wait to dive in to the list and plan some trips to try these places.
I havent been to either in a year or so but I would never put Truth in the same planet as Corkscrew in years past
I'll add Hutchins BBQ to that list. Always great BBQ with great sides despite the volume of people they serve every daytsuag10 said:
Yet again, there are several in the Honorable Mentions list that I think are far better than several in the Top 50.
I'll just pick on one in particular: Louie Mueller in my opinion is a TX BBQ institution, but it's been pretty average the past couple of times I've stopped. I'm sure they get a little extra credit because of their historical status. Idk
gigemJTH12 said:what about Corkscrew??htxag09 said:Interesting, Truth is by far my favorite spot. Now, I haven't been to most of the non-Houston places on the list. But I'd choose Truth over Pit Room and/or Pinkertons any day (I do like all of them, though).TXAG 05 said:
Still think Truth is overrated. It's really good, but every time I go there I think I should have gone to Pinkertons or Pit Room instead.
Interesting list for sure. Looks like bbq with TexMex influence is the hot trend. Can't wait to dive in to the list and plan some trips to try these places.
I havent been to either in a year or so but I would never put Truth in the same planet as Corkscrew in years past
I would say that Truth is the best in Houston proper, but Corkscrew is my favorite overall.
I wasn't blown away by Pinkerton's or pit room. To be fair I've only been to either of them once. They were good, but not hype worthy for me.
Nice spread
That's a mighty fine looking tray
Beauty
I thought Pit Room was great when I went to the OG about 4 years ago.schmendeler said:gigemJTH12 said:what about Corkscrew??htxag09 said:Interesting, Truth is by far my favorite spot. Now, I haven't been to most of the non-Houston places on the list. But I'd choose Truth over Pit Room and/or Pinkertons any day (I do like all of them, though).TXAG 05 said:
Still think Truth is overrated. It's really good, but every time I go there I think I should have gone to Pinkertons or Pit Room instead.
Interesting list for sure. Looks like bbq with TexMex influence is the hot trend. Can't wait to dive in to the list and plan some trips to try these places.
I havent been to either in a year or so but I would never put Truth in the same planet as Corkscrew in years past
I would say that Truth is the best in Houston proper, but Corkscrew is my favorite overall.
I wasn't blown away by Pinkerton's or pit room. To be fair I've only been to either of them once. They were good, but not hype worthy for me.
went to the new location the other day and was underwhelmed
What'd you think BBQ Adventurer?
I may try to swing in on the start of my roadtrip to CO this Sunday.
I may try to swing in on the start of my roadtrip to CO this Sunday.
It's what you expect from a top ten place. Meats were basically flawless. The moist brisket and pork belly were phenomenal. They were out of their two main sausages, and im told the jalapeño havarti is the best thing on the menu. Both sides I got were excellent.
If I HAD to be picky, I thought the lean brisket was sliced too thick and the weekly special blueberry sausage didn't blow me away. But honestly, no real complaints. Deserving of its honors.
If I HAD to be picky, I thought the lean brisket was sliced too thick and the weekly special blueberry sausage didn't blow me away. But honestly, no real complaints. Deserving of its honors.
Fun to hear. They're one of the few new top 10 I haven't tried. Hope Sunday can work out.
CDub06 said:CDub06 said:
Is it crazy to attempt a visit to Daynes at 12:30 today!? I could swing it…
Piece of cake. 8 people in line in front of me. only waited about 10 minutes. Their Jalapeño Havarti & Beefy sausages and bologna is sold out. The extra hype hasn't landed yet.
I remember I was at interstellar the last time the last came out and there wasn't a line. I imagine upcoming weekends will be a different story.
The lines at Intersteller have been ridiculous since they got their Michelin star.
Yep, drive by every day.HTownAg98 said:CDub06 said:CDub06 said:
Is it crazy to attempt a visit to Daynes at 12:30 today!? I could swing it…
Piece of cake. 8 people in line in front of me. only waited about 10 minutes. Their Jalapeño Havarti & Beefy sausages and bologna is sold out. The extra hype hasn't landed yet.
I remember I was at interstellar the last time the last came out and there wasn't a line. I imagine upcoming weekends will be a different story.
The lines at Intersteller have been ridiculous since they got their Michelin star.
2-3 years ago you could roll up at 10:30 and be first in line. Those days are long gone.
Has Vaughn ever done a list of joints outside of Texas doing TX BBQ? As I move about the country on avg every 2-3 years there's some really good spots outside of Tx, often times run by Texas ex-pats. I've found some really solid spots in LA, central coast CA, Orange County, and now a really great spot here in Colorado Springs run by a couple from Cypress. I'd love to see them get recognition amongst the top places in TX. Maybe a BBQ roadtrip across the country kind of deal would be pretty cool.
He visits and writes about places outside Texas but i don't think he's done a list
Jock 07 said:
Has Vaughn ever done a list of joints outside of Texas doing TX BBQ? As I move about the country on avg every 2-3 years there's some really good spots outside of Tx, often times run by Texas ex-pats. I've found some really solid spots in LA, central coast CA, Orange County, and now a really great spot here in Colorado Springs run by a couple from Cypress. I'd love to see them get recognition amongst the top places in TX. Maybe a BBQ roadtrip across the country kind of deal would be pretty cool.
He doesn't have a list. But he has a map. Green dots are where he's been. Red dots are places on his list he wants to try.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1sDnt6VaUrDs4aB2Mzo8p6xEoTfM
Wow, he's really been around.
Henry Taylor said:Jock 07 said:
Has Vaughn ever done a list of joints outside of Texas doing TX BBQ? As I move about the country on avg every 2-3 years there's some really good spots outside of Tx, often times run by Texas ex-pats. I've found some really solid spots in LA, central coast CA, Orange County, and now a really great spot here in Colorado Springs run by a couple from Cypress. I'd love to see them get recognition amongst the top places in TX. Maybe a BBQ roadtrip across the country kind of deal would be pretty cool.
He doesn't have a list. But he has a map. Green dots are where he's been. Red dots are places on his list he wants to try.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1sDnt6VaUrDs4aB2Mzo8p6xEoTfM
Actually he has done a list! Came out last year. https://www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/the-united-states-of-texas-barbecue/
Nice! I forgot about that one. Thanks for sharing!
Koldus131 said:Henry Taylor said:Jock 07 said:
Has Vaughn ever done a list of joints outside of Texas doing TX BBQ? As I move about the country on avg every 2-3 years there's some really good spots outside of Tx, often times run by Texas ex-pats. I've found some really solid spots in LA, central coast CA, Orange County, and now a really great spot here in Colorado Springs run by a couple from Cypress. I'd love to see them get recognition amongst the top places in TX. Maybe a BBQ roadtrip across the country kind of deal would be pretty cool.
He doesn't have a list. But he has a map. Green dots are where he's been. Red dots are places on his list he wants to try.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1sDnt6VaUrDs4aB2Mzo8p6xEoTfM
Actually he has done a list! Came out last year. https://www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/the-united-states-of-texas-barbecue/
Very cool. Moos in LA was amazing. Never made it to their brick and mortar but they used to come by Monkish in Torrance somewhat regularly and between the BBQ & beer and the fact that I lived 2 miles away it didn't get much better than that.
Heritage was great and would make me feel at home w/ REK, Gary P, Cory Morrow, etc playing while waiting in line.
Got to know Nick Priedite pretty well when I moved up to the central coast for a couple years after LA. Great BBQ and his burgers were excellent as well. I moved away before he started doing tri tips as well but I'm sure they're also great. He originally set up in the back of Bells which is a Michelin star French spot in tiny ass Los Alamos.
There's a couple CO spots that have gained notoriety since this was published that I think would have a strong showing. Looks like theres gonna be a new spot where AJs used to be opening up next month.
Little Miss in Phoenix was on the best out of state list when it came out. It's really good if you find yourself out here. I took some friends who didn't get the BBQ thing until they went with me. Now they get it.
The 2025 Top 50 article has the 2013, 2017, and 2021 lists linked in the first few paragraphs of the article and I encourage yall to go look back at how much the list has changed over time. I went even further back and dug up the 2008 list (See link here) and was perusing through that one. The below quote had me laughing at how much bbq has pivoted in a totally different direction after this was written.
Quote:
Sadly, few places bother to make their own sides anymore, as purveyors such as Sysco offer mass-produced tubs at irresistibly low prices.
But the biggest change over the past five years is that the gas-burning commercial smoker is gaining ground.
agfan2013 said:
The 2025 Top 50 article has the 2013, 2017, and 2021 lists linked in the first few paragraphs of the article and I encourage yall to go look back at how much the list has changed over time. I went even further back and dug up the 2008 list (See link here) and was perusing through that one. The below quote had me laughing at how much bbq has pivoted in a totally different direction after this was written.Quote:
Sadly, few places bother to make their own sides anymore, as purveyors such as Sysco offer mass-produced tubs at irresistibly low prices.
But the biggest change over the past five years is that the gas-burning commercial smoker is gaining ground.
Thank God for Aaron Franklin
Every year I go to Hot Luck, the guy stands in the middle of the event on Thursday and talks to people essentially the entire 3-4 hours. Just a cool thing to see how hands on he is with the event and attendees.
Roegels is one of my favorites in the area, at least the Voss location.gigemJTH12 said:I thought Pit Room was great when I went to the OG about 4 years ago.schmendeler said:gigemJTH12 said:what about Corkscrew??htxag09 said:Interesting, Truth is by far my favorite spot. Now, I haven't been to most of the non-Houston places on the list. But I'd choose Truth over Pit Room and/or Pinkertons any day (I do like all of them, though).TXAG 05 said:
Still think Truth is overrated. It's really good, but every time I go there I think I should have gone to Pinkertons or Pit Room instead.
Interesting list for sure. Looks like bbq with TexMex influence is the hot trend. Can't wait to dive in to the list and plan some trips to try these places.
I havent been to either in a year or so but I would never put Truth in the same planet as Corkscrew in years past
I would say that Truth is the best in Houston proper, but Corkscrew is my favorite overall.
I wasn't blown away by Pinkerton's or pit room. To be fair I've only been to either of them once. They were good, but not hype worthy for me.
went to the new location the other day and was underwhelmed
Been going to Feges on Long Point more lately as well but not for standard 'cue. Their $13 Friday burger special is a great deal.
This may have been discussed before, and I'm not going through the thread to find it, and it may also be an old man yells at clouds moment. But can we talk about bbq line etiquette? A couple of things that irk me and are just rude.
1. Line placeholders. Don't pay someone to hold a spot in line for you, or send one person to hold a place in line for five of your friends. Especially in the summer, people are standing in line when it's hot and muggy and generally miserable. Walking up 10 minutes before a place opens to your saved spot in line is ******y. Stand in line with everyone else, and who knows? Someone may give you a beer for being a generally pleasant person.
2. If a place hands you a menu while you're waiting in line, know what you want to order by the time you get to the counter. I promise, the menu on the wall is exactly the same as what someone handed to you. Staring at the menu trying to decide what you want is something you should have done before. Know what you want when someone asks you for your order.
3. Stop trying to be the next big Instagram influencer. This includes trying to talk to everyone on staff telling them your life story and how you have x number of followers and you should get special treatment, and posing for pictures while holding up the line. If you want to do this stuff while waiting in line, that's fine. But when it's time to order, get your food, pay, and don't make everyone else wait while you're trying to get the perfect shot for the 'gram while being a ******-canoe.
Rant over.
1. Line placeholders. Don't pay someone to hold a spot in line for you, or send one person to hold a place in line for five of your friends. Especially in the summer, people are standing in line when it's hot and muggy and generally miserable. Walking up 10 minutes before a place opens to your saved spot in line is ******y. Stand in line with everyone else, and who knows? Someone may give you a beer for being a generally pleasant person.
2. If a place hands you a menu while you're waiting in line, know what you want to order by the time you get to the counter. I promise, the menu on the wall is exactly the same as what someone handed to you. Staring at the menu trying to decide what you want is something you should have done before. Know what you want when someone asks you for your order.
3. Stop trying to be the next big Instagram influencer. This includes trying to talk to everyone on staff telling them your life story and how you have x number of followers and you should get special treatment, and posing for pictures while holding up the line. If you want to do this stuff while waiting in line, that's fine. But when it's time to order, get your food, pay, and don't make everyone else wait while you're trying to get the perfect shot for the 'gram while being a ******-canoe.
Rant over.
A few years ago Cattle Ack was the best brisket I had tasted (sides were above average). It seems to be falling off the list but I have not been in some time.tsuag10 said:
Found that someone posted this on a thread on the TTech boards…
TOP 10:
1. Burnt Bean Co., Seguin
2. LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue, Austin
3. Goldee's Barbecue, Fort Worth
4. Redbird BBQ, Port Neches
5. GW's BBQ, San Juan
6. InterStellar BBQ, Austin
7. Dayne's Craft Barbecue, Aledo
8. La Vaca BBQ, Port Lavaca
9. Truth Barbeque, Houston
10. Evie Mae's Pit Barbeque, Wolforth
BEST OF THE REST: (11-50, unranked)
Abilene:
Jay's BBQ Shack
Austin:
Briscuits
Franklin Barbecue
KG BBQ
La Barbecue
Mum Foods Smokehouse and Delicatessen
Stiles Switch BBQ
Beaumont:
1701 Barbecue
Belton:
Miller's Smokehouse
Brenham:
LJ's BBQ
Crockett:
Mimsy's Craft Barbecue
Dallas:
Slow Bone BBQ
Smokey Joe's BBQ
Decatur:
North Texas Smoke BBQ
Farmer's Branch:
Cattleack Barbeque
Fate:
Smoak Town BBQ
Fort Worth:
Sabar BBQ
Panther City BBQ
Harker Heights:
Rossler's Blue Cord Barbecue
Houston:
Brisket & Rice
Pinkerton's Barbecue
Lexington:
Snow's BBQ
Lockhart:
Barbs B Q
Longview:
Sunbird Barbecue
Mabank:
B4 Barbeque
Midland:
The Half Acre
Montgomery:
Bar-A-BBQ
Jennings & Co. BBQ
Nacogdoches:
Brendyn's BBQ
Olton:
Rejino Barbeque
Pilot Point:
Yearby's Barbecue & Waterice
San Antonio:
2M Smokehouse
Reese Bros Barbecue
Sinton:
Butter's BBQ
Spring:
CorkScrew BBQ
Rosemeyer Bar-B-Q
Sulpur Springs:
Slaughter's BBQ
Taylor:
Louie Mueller Barbecue
Weslaco:
Teddy's Barbecue
Woodway:
Helberg Barbecue
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Arlington:
Hurtado Barbecue
Smoke 'N Ash BBQ
Austin:
Distant Relatives
Micklethwait Barbecue
Rollin Smoke BBQ
Terry Black's Barbecue
Baytown:
Space City B-B-Q
Bellaire:
Blood Bros. BBQ
Belton:
Schoepf's BBQ
Brownsville:
Vera's Backyard Bar-B-Que
Buda:
Louie's Craft BBQ
Canyon Lake:
Nik's Not Normal
College Station:
1775 Texas Pit BBQ
Dayton:
Weaver's BBQ
Del Valle:
Henry's Barbecue
Eagle Pass:
Choche's BBQ & Bar
El Paso:
Desert Oak Barbecue
Hallelujah! BBQ
Fort Worth:
Brix Barbecue
Smoke-A-Holics BBQ
Fredericksburg:
Eaker Barbecue
Gilmer:
East TX Rust BBQ
Gonzales:
Baker Boys BBQ
Grand Prairie:
Zavala's Barbecue
Houston:
Feges BBQ
Gatlin's BBQ
J-Bar-M Barbecue
Roegels Barbecue Co
Hutto:
BBQ Fiends
Jacksonville:
JW's Barbecue
Katy:
Brett's BBQ Shop
Lockhart:
Kreuz Market
Lubbock:
Jimnez y Friends
Marathon:
Brick Vault Brewery & Barbecue
McKinney:
Hutchins BBQ
Mission:
El Sancho Tex Mex BBQ
North Richland Hills:
Patriotic Pig Smokehouse
Odessa:
Brantley Creek Barbecue
Pearland:
Killen's Barbecue
Pflugerville:
Brotherton's Black Iron Barbecue
Richmond:
Harlem Road Texas BBQ
Royse City:
Smoke Sessions Barbecue
Sisterdale:
Black Board Bar B Q
Slaton:
Pitforks & Smokerings BBQ
Temple:
Pustka Family Barbeque
Tolar:
Hill City Chop House
Tomball:
Tejas Chocolate + Barbecue
Tyler:
Stanley's Famous Pit Barbecue
Wimberley:
Kelly's Hill Country BBQ
Winnie:
Mout's Barbeque
What is the word on Cattle Ack today?
And I will contend that Panther City is the best under 30 minute wait BBQ that I know of.
Is this the first year Franklins is not top 10?
1.) Agreed, except if I'm there with my family you want me to order for all 6 of us and my wife watch the kids run around somewhere else.
2.) Hard agree. Even if they don't hand them out, the internet exists and you should be mostly ready.
3.) Agree.
2.) Hard agree. Even if they don't hand them out, the internet exists and you should be mostly ready.
3.) Agree.
They sold about a half a year ago. The original owners left and it sold to the main pit master at the time. He's done amazing, but it's been a learning curve taking over a business. Still great quality though. But maybe had a couple steps back then one forward kind of process since the change.
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