List of barbecue restaurants

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.

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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

• Chicken Treat, Perth, Western Australia
• Chooks Fresh & Tasty, Busselton, Western Australia

Canada

• Lancaster Smokehouse, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
• Scores, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; multiple locations

England

• The Blues Kitchen, London, England

India

• 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

• Al Tazaj, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

South Africa

• Nando's, Johannesburg, South Africa; multiple locations

United States

See also: Barbecue in the United States

Alabama

• Dreamland Bar-B-Que, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; multiple locations
• Golden Rule Bar-B-Q, Irondale, Alabama

Arkansas

• Jones Bar-B-Q Diner, Marianna, Arkansas

California

• 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

• Gator's Dockside, Jacksonville, Florida
• Sonny's BBQ, Gainesville, Florida; multiple locations
• Tony Roma's, North Miami, Florida; multiple locations

Georgia (state)

• Sconyers Bar-B-Que, Augusta, Georgia
• Shane's Rib Shack, Atlanta, Georgia; multiple locations

Hawaii

• L&L Hawaiian Barbecue, Honolulu, Hawaii; multiple locations

Illinois

• 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

• 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

• Mission BBQ, Glen Burnie, Maryland; multiple locations

Massachusetts

• B.T.'s Smokehouse, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
• Blue Ribbon Barbecue, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Michigan

• Slows Bar BQ, Detroit, Michigan; multiple locations

Missouri

• Arthur Bryant's, Kansas City, Missouri
• Gates Bar-B-Q, Kansas City, Missouri
• Pappy's Smokehouse, St. Louis, Missouri

New York (state)

• Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, Syracuse, New York

North Carolina

• Red Hot & Blue, Wake Forest, North Carolina; multiple locations
• Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q, Smithfield, North Carolina; multiple locations

Ohio

• City Barbeque, Columbus, Ohio
• Montgomery Inn, Montgomery, Ohio

Oklahoma

• Billy Sims Barbecue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oregon

• 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

• Dukes Bar-B-Que, Orangeburg County, South Carolina

Tennessee

• Central BBQ, Memphis, Tennessee
• Corky’s BBQ, Memphis, Tennessee
• Tops BBQ, Memphis, Tennessee

Texas

• Barbs B Q, Lockhart, Texas ^[1]
• 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
• Dickey's Barbecue Pit, Dallas, Texas
• Fogo de Chão, Dallas, Texas
• Franklin Barbecue, Austin, Texas
• InterStellar BBQ, Austin, Texas
• La Barbecue, Austin, Texas
• LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue, Austin, Texas
• Louie Mueller Barbecue, Taylor, 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
• Snow's BBQ, Lexington, Texas
• Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse, Dallas, Texas; multiple locations
• Southside Market & Barbeque, Elgin, Texas; multiple locations
• Texas de Brazil, Addison, Texas; multiple locations
• Truth BBQ, Houston, Texas
• Vera's Backyard Bar-B-Que, Brownsville, Texas

Virginia

• Bonnie Blue Southern Market & Bakery, Winchester, Virginia

Washington (state)

• Dixie's BBQ (1994–2019), Bellevue, Washington
• Lil Red Takeout and Catering, Seattle, Washington
• Wood Shop BBQ, Seattle, Washington; multiple locations

Washington, D.C.

• Rocklands Barbeque and Grilling Company, Washington, D.C.; multiple locations

Wisconsin

• Famous Dave's, Hayward, Wisconsin; multiple locations

See also

• Lists of restaurants

References

1. 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.