This is a list of notable barbecue restaurants. Barbecue is a method and apparatus for char grilling food in the hot smoke of a wood fire, usually charcoal fueled. In the United States, to grill is to cook in this manner quickly, while barbecue is typically a much slower method utilizing less heat than grilling, attended to over an extended period of several hours. The term as a noun can refer to the meat, the cooking apparatus itself (the "barbecue grill" or simply "barbecue") or to the party that includes such food or such preparation methods. The term as an adjective can refer to foods cooked by this method. The term is also used as a verb for the act of cooking food in this manner. Barbecue has numerous regional variations in many parts of the world.
Al Tazaj restaurant in Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
Open barbecue pit at The Salt Lick in Driftwood, Texas
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, Syracuse, New York
Interior of a Famous Dave's, Mountainside, New Jersey
Signage for Louie Mueller Barbecue, Taylor, Texas
Sconyers Bar-B-Que catering vehicle at the Boshears Skyfest, 2010
Australia
[edit]- Chicken Treat, Perth, Western Australia
- Chooks Fresh & Tasty, Busselton, Western Australia
Canada
[edit]- Lancaster Smokehouse, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
- Scores, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; multiple locations
England
[edit]- The Blues Kitchen, London, England
India
[edit]- Barbeque Nation, currently has around 226 restaurants, including four in the UAE, and one apiece in Malaysia, Kenya and Oman. It is a live grill buffet barbeque restaurant.
Saudi Arabia
[edit]- Al Tazaj, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
South Africa
[edit]- Nando's, Johannesburg, South Africa; multiple locations
United States
[edit]Alabama
[edit]- Dreamland Bar-B-Que, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; multiple locations
- Golden Rule Bar-B-Q, Irondale, Alabama
Arkansas
[edit]- Jones Bar-B-Q Diner, Marianna, Arkansas
California
[edit]- Gyu-Kaku, Torrance, California; multiple locations
- Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que, Signal Hill, California; multiple locations
- Phil's BBQ, San Diego, California; multiple locations
- Smokey Bones, Beverly Hills, California; multiple locations
Florida
[edit]- Gator's Dockside, Jacksonville, Florida
- Sonny's BBQ, Gainesville, Florida; multiple locations
- Tony Roma's, North Miami, Florida; multiple locations
Georgia (state)
[edit]- Sconyers Bar-B-Que, Augusta, Georgia
- Shane's Rib Shack, Atlanta, Georgia; multiple locations
Hawaii
[edit]- L&L Hawaiian Barbecue, Honolulu, Hawaii; multiple locations
Illinois
[edit]- Barbara Ann's Bar-B-Que, Chicago, Illinois
- Lem's Bar-B-Q, Chicago, Illinois
- Leon's Bar-B-Q, Chicago, Illinois
- Russell's Barbecue, Chicago, Illinois
- Uncle John's BBQ, Chicago, Illinois; multiple locations
Kansas
[edit]- Fiorella's Jack Stack Barbecue, Overland Park, Kansas
- Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que, Kansas City, Kansas; multiple locations
- Jones Bar-B-Q, Kansas City, Kansas
Maryland
[edit]- Mission BBQ, Glen Burnie, Maryland; multiple locations
Massachusetts
[edit]- B.T.'s Smokehouse, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
- Blue Ribbon Barbecue, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Michigan
[edit]- Slows Bar BQ, Detroit, Michigan; multiple locations
Missouri
[edit]- Arthur Bryant's, Kansas City, Missouri
- Gates Bar-B-Q, Kansas City, Missouri
- Pappy's Smokehouse, St. Louis, Missouri
New York (state)
[edit]- Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, Syracuse, New York
North Carolina
[edit]- Red Hot & Blue, Wake Forest, North Carolina; multiple locations
- Skylight Inn BBQ, Ayden, North Carolina
- Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q, Smithfield, North Carolina; multiple locations
Ohio
[edit]- City Barbeque, Columbus, Ohio
- Montgomery Inn, Montgomery, Ohio
Oklahoma
[edit]- Billy Sims Barbecue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oregon
[edit]- Bark City BBQ, Portland, Oregon
- Holy Trinity Barbecue (2019–2021), Portland, Oregon
- Matt's BBQ, Portland, Oregon; multiple locations
- Matt's BBQ Tacos, Portland, Oregon; multiple locations
- The People's Pig, Portland, Oregon
- Podnah's Pit Barbecue, Portland, Oregon
- Reo's Ribs, Portland, Oregon
- Reverend's BBQ, Portland, Oregon
- Rib Crib, Tulsa, Oklahoma; multiple locations
South Carolina
[edit]- City Limits Barbeque, Columbia, South Carolina
- Dukes Bar-B-Que, Orangeburg County, South Carolina
- Scott's Variety Store and Bar-B-Q, Hemingway, South Carolina
Tennessee
[edit]- The Abbey, Townsend
- Bennett's, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg
- Boss Hogg's BBQ, Pigeon Forge
- Buddy's BBQ, Knoxville, Tennessee, multiple locations
- Bustin' Butts BBQ, Sevierville, Tennessee
- Calhoun's , Knoxville, Tennessee, multiple locations
- Dead End BBQ, Knoxville, Tennessee
- Hardwood BBQ, Knoxville, Tennessee
- Hungry Bear BBQ, Gatlinburg
- Myron Mixon BBQ Co., Gatlinburg
- Preachers Smokehouse, Sevierville
- Tennessee Jed's, Gatlinburg
- Tony Gore's Smoky Mountain BBQ & Grill, Sevierville, Tennessee
Texas
[edit]- Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden, Austin, Texas
- Barbs B Q, Lockhart, Texas[1]
- Black's Barbecue, Lockhart, Texas; multiple locations
- Bill Miller Bar-B-Q Enterprises, San Antonio, Texas
- Burnt Bean Co., Seguin, Texas
- Cattleack Barbeque, Farmers Branch, Texas
- Cooper's Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que, Llano, Texas
- CorkScrew BBQ, Spring, Texas
- Dayne's Craft Barbecue, Aledo, Texas
- Dickey's Barbecue Pit, Dallas, Texas
- Fogo de Chão, Dallas, Texas
- Franklin Barbecue, Austin, Texas
- Goldee's Barbecue, Fort Worth, Texas
- InterStellar BBQ, Austin, Texas
- La Barbecue, Austin, Texas
- LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue, Austin, Texas
- Louie Mueller Barbecue, Taylor, Texas
- Panther City BBQ, Fort Worth, Texas
- Pappas Restaurants, Houston, Texas; multiple locations
- Pinkerton's BBQ, Houston, Texas; multiple locations
- Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q, San Antonio, Texas; multiple locations
- The Salt Lick, Driftwood, Texas; multiple locations
- Smokey Mo's BBQ, Cedar Park, Texas; multiple locations
- Smoke'N Ash BBQ, Arlington, Texas
- Snow's BBQ, Lexington, Texas
- Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse, Dallas, Texas; multiple locations
- Southside Market & Barbeque, Elgin, Texas; multiple locations
- Terry Black's Barbecue, Fort Worth, Texas; multiple locations
- Texas de Brazil, Addison, Texas; multiple locations
- Truth BBQ, Houston, Texas
- Vera's Backyard Bar-B-Que, Brownsville, Texas
Virginia
[edit]- Bonnie Blue Southern Market & Bakery, Winchester, Virginia
Washington (state)
[edit]- Dixie's BBQ (1994–2019), Bellevue, Washington
- Lil Red Takeout and Catering, Seattle, Washington
- Wood Shop BBQ, Seattle, Washington; multiple locations
Washington, D.C.
[edit]- Rocklands Barbeque and Grilling Company, Washington, D.C.; multiple locations
Wisconsin
[edit]- Famous Dave's, Hayward, Wisconsin; multiple locations
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Vaughn, Daniel (2023-07-21). "Barbs-B-Q Provides the Twenty-First-Century Energy Lockhart Needs". Texas Monthly. Archived from the original on 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
