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Had to visit my buddy Andrew and the rest of the crew at Cattleack to congratulate them on Friday.... (Pastrami brisket, Pork Steak, Spicy Texan, regular brisket along with some mac and cheese an

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It's cute that they can pretend that there are 6 places in the state that are better than Franklin.

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7 minutes ago, hornian said:

Interstellar being #2 is going to considerably increase my wait times. Happy for them but sad for me. 

Yeah that sucks for me.  I live very very close to Interstellar and it's been a mainstay for me ever since they switched from Noble Pig. Also, RIP that small parking lot and every other place in that strip center trying to have any business.

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Well, not much in that list that I would argue. At least for the places I have been to. The only glaring mistake in my opinion is keeping Baker Boys on it. I didn’t think that place was good. Instead, could have put Wade’s BBQ in Lufkin in their place.

Very happy to see 1701, Burnt Bean and Butter’s make the list. Well deserved.

I just scanned the list and not much of the article, is there going to be another stamp/giveaway thing this time around?

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7 minutes ago, Patricio Swayze said:

Well, not much in that list that I would argue. At least for the places I have been to. The only glaring mistake in my opinion is keeping Baker Boys on it. I didn’t think that place was good. Instead, could have put Wade’s BBQ in Lufkin in their place.

Very happy to see 1701, Burnt Bean and Butter’s make the list. Well deserved.

I just scanned the list and not much of the article, is there going to be another stamp/giveaway thing this time around?

I thought I saw something about them doing it with someone that wasn't Yeti but don't see anything yet?

They have a next 50 coming out soon too

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Top 10:

10. Panther City

9. Snows

8. Evie Mae's

7. Franklin

6. Cattleack

5. Leroy and Lewis

4. Burnt Bean

3. Truth (Houston)

2. Interstellar

1. Goldees

couldn't happier for the Goldees dudes

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Last year a few young pitmasters joined forces to take an abandoned building on the southeast side of Fort Worth and create their ideal of a modern barbecue joint. Though they lacked the decades of experience typical of many top-flight cooks, this band of barbecue wunderkinder had worked at some of the best joints in Texas (Franklin, La Barbecue, Micklethwait, Valentina’s). But just after opening, in February 2020, the dining room was forced to shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic. Goldee’s barely hung on as a take-out operation until this April, when it fully reopened. (When we recently joked to Jonny White that they should be selling more than fifteen briskets a day—compared with the hundred or so at Franklin—he replied, “It’s better than the four a day we were selling last May.”) So, what shot this modest joint into our top spot? Simply put, food that’s close to perfection. During repeated visits, we searched for weaknesses and inconsistencies, only to find, again and again, the state’s best spareribs and spectacular sausage and brisket. While many places have come to rely on the common crutches of excess—too much salt on the brisket, too much sugar on the ribs—Goldee’s demonstrates a confident restraint that belies the pitmasters’ youth. They trust the meat and the smoke more than an arsenal of seasonings. That attention doesn’t waver when it comes to sides, especially the peppery cheese grits and the mustard-heavy pork hash. And then there are culinary surprises such as Nupohn Inthanousay’s Laotian sausage: take a chunk, mash it into a bit of sticky rice, and dunk the combo into the spicy-sour jeow som sauce. Your eyes will open wide as you gaze at the new horizons of Texas barbecue.

 

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Well, not much in that list that I would argue. At least for the places I have been to. The only glaring mistake in my opinion is keeping Baker Boys on it. I didn’t think that place was good. Instead, could have put Wade’s BBQ in Lufkin in their place.

Very happy to see 1701, Burnt Bean and Butter’s make the list. Well deserved.

I just scanned the list and not much of the article, is there going to be another stamp/giveaway thing this time around?

God, I hope not.

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I like the list - really gives credit for those places going above and beyond the Texas trinity.  So happy to see Cooper's off and no issues with any of the other that were dropped.  I have a soft spot for Kreutz as it was one of the first real Texas barbecue joints I went to when I was a kid, but they have fallen way off.

Burnt Bean is the only one of the top ten I haven't been to and I'm kicking myself for not going last Sunday which I had planned to do.

Twenty-five new places for me to check out - time for a few road trips!

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Jordan Jackson abandons Bodacious-Moberly, lands back in the top 10 at Franklin.  Long, but interesting read about his struggles.  Kinda feel bad for Bryan Bingham.

 

https://www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/celebrated-pitmaster-jordan-jackson-recovery-bodacious-bar-b-q/

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Anyone have 11-50 in list form?

From my all inclusive barbecue spreadsheet:

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TM Top 50 (2021)  
     
2M Smokehouse San Antonio  
Baker Boys BBQ Gonzales  
Brett's Backyard Bar-B-Que Rockdale  
Burnt Bean Co. Seguin 4
Brotherton's Black Iron Barbecue Pflugerville  
Distant Relatives Austin  
Eaker Barbecue Fredricksburg  
Franklin Barbecue Austin 7
Hays Co. Bar-B-Que San Marcos  
InterStellar Barbecue Austin 2
La Barbecue Austin  
LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue Austin 5
Louis Mueller Barbecue Taylor  
Micklethwait Craft Meats Austin  
Miller's Smokehouse Belton  
Pinkerton's Barbecue San Antonio  
Snow's BBQ Lexington 9
Valentina's Tex Mex BBQ Austin  
Cattleack Barbeque Dallas 6
Dayne's Craft Barbecue Fort Worth  
Goldee's BBQ Fort Worth 1
Guess Family Barbecue Waco  
Helberg Barbecue Woodway  
Hurtado Barbecue Arilington  
Hutchins BBQ McKinney  
Mimsy's Craft Barbecue Crockett  
Panther City BBQ Fort Worth 10
Slow Bone Barbecue Dallas  
Smoke-A-Holics BBQ Fort Worth  
Smokey Joe's BBQ Dallas  
Stanley's Famous Pit BBQ Tyler  
Terry Black's Barbecue Dallas  
Zavala's Barbecue Grand Praire  
1701 Barbecue Beaumont  
Blood Bros. BBQ Bellaire  
Brett's Barbecue Shop Katy  
Corkscrew BBQ Spring  
Feges BBQ Houston  
LaVaca Port Lavaca  
LJ's BBQ Brenham  
Killen's Barbecue Pearland  
Tejas Chocolate + Barbecue Tomball  
Truth Barbeque Brenham 3
Convenience West Marfa  
Evie Mae's Pit Barbeque Wolfforth 8
Desert Oak Barbecue El Paso  
Rejino Barbeque Olton  
Butter's BBQ Mathis  
Teddy's Barbecue Weslaco  
Vera's Backyard Bar-B-Que Brownsville  

 

 

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I was tipped off with the top 10 on Friday.  Glad I was able to go to Goldee's months ago and I'm happy for them (My personal #1 is Cattleack).  They are about to get super busy. 

FYI.....I heard Goldee's was planning on reducing to one day a week if they made the top 10.

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Now what we need is a list of these joints that are open on Monday. Not saying folks don’t deserve a day off, but sometimes I need BBQ on Monday. Like when I am trying eat away the sadness of another Longhorn second half collapse. The o my one I can think of is Terry Black’s. But I am in Houston and I think everything is closed on Mondays.

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Now what we need is a list of these joints that are open on Monday. Not saying folks don’t deserve a day off, but sometimes I need BBQ on Monday. Like when I am trying eat away the sadness of another Longhorn second half collapse. The o my one I can think of is Terry Black’s. But I am in Houston and I think everything is closed on Mondays.

Isn't Feges open on Monday?

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The Heights neighborhood, in Houston, is packed with outstanding barbecue joints, but Truth (which opened its first outlet in Brenham in 2015) is transcendent. 

Memo to Texas Monthly, Truth BBQ is NOT located in The Heights.

Nice to see them at #2 though.

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can someone list this out 

ABILENE

The Shed Market

Pitmaster: Byron Stephenson
Method: Post oak; offset smoker

ARGYLE

407 BBQ

Pitmaster: Bryan McLarty
Method: Hickory; rotisserie pit

ARLINGTON

225° BBQ

Pitmaster: Rene Ramirez
Method: Pecan and post oak; reverse-flow offset smoker

AUSTIN

J. Leonardi’s Barbeque

Pitmaster: Jerome Faulkner
Method: Mesquite and oak; offset smoker

Moreno Barbecue

Pitmaster: Bo Moreno
Method: Post oak; offset smoker

Stiles Switch BBQ

Pitmasters: Jose Angel, Ewan Hardeman, Braun Hughes, Lance Kirkpatrick, Gibran Loera, Julian Martinez, Ricky Rodriguez
Method: Post oak; indirect-heat pit

Whitfield’s

Pitmaster: Kasey Studdard
Method: Mesquite and oak; offset smoker

BAYOU VISTA

Smokin’ Z’s BBQ

Pitmaster: Zaid Al-Jazrawi
Method: Mesquite and post oak; offset smoker

BEAUMONT

Charlie’s Bar-B-Que

Pitmaster: Charles Brewer
Method: Hickory and red oak; offset smoker

BRYAN

Fargo’s Pit BBQ

Pitmaster: Alan Caldwell
Method: Hickory and pecan; indirect-heat pit

CEDAR HILL

Harris Bar-B-Que

Pitmaster: Kelvin Harris
Method: Hickory and oak; reverse-flow offset smoker

CLEBURNE

Bare Barbecue

Pitmasters: Steven Bailey, Justin Earley
Method: Oak; offset smoker

COLLEGE STATION

1775 Texas Pit BBQ

Pitmaster: Brad Doan
Method: Post oak; offset smoker

CRESSON

BBQ on the Brazos

Pitmaster: John Sanford Sr.
Method: Pecan and oak; wood-burning gas-assisted rotisserie

DALLAS

Oak’d BBQ

Pitmaster: Mike Lane
Method: Post oak; wood-fired rotisserie

Pecan Lodge

Pitmaster: Justin Fourton
Method: Hickory and oak; indirect-heat pit

EAGLE PASS

Choche’s BBQ

Pitmaster: Jorge Flores II
Method: Pecan; gas-fired rotisserie

FORT WORTH

Derek Allan’s Texas Barbecue

Pitmaster: Derek Allan
Method: Oak; offset smoker

Heim Barbecue

Pitmasters: Tex Alanis, Travis Heim, Jesus Martinez
Method: Oak; indirect-heat pit

FULSHEAR

Dozier’s BBQ & Meat Market

Pitmaster: Jim Buchanan
Method: Pecan; offset smoker

GARLAND

Meshack’s Bar-Be-Que

Pitmaster: Travis Mayes
Method: Pecan; offset smoker

GRAFORD

Treviño’s Craft Smokehouse

Pitmaster: Dustin Treviño
Method: Post oak; offset smoker

GREENVILLE

Ernie’s Pit Barbeque

Pitmaster: Josh Thomas
Method: Post oak; offset smoker

HALLETTSVILLE

Kolacny Bar-B-Q

Pitmaster: Ervin Kolacny
Method: Oak; direct-heat pit

Bodacious Bar-B-Q

Pitmaster: Gabriel Ritter
Method: Hickory, pecan, and post oak; offset smoker

HEARNE

Blue Moon BBQ

Pitmaster: Matthew Moon
Method: Post oak; indirect-heat pit

HEBBRONVILLE

Avila’s BBQ

Pitmaster: Joe Quintanilla
Method: Oak; direct- and indirect-heat pits

HOUSTON

Gatlin’s BBQ

Pitmasters: Greg Gatlin, Michelle Wallace
Method: Hickory and post oak; indirect-heat pit

Pizzitola’s Bar- B-Cue

Pitmaster: Eudel Hernandez
Method: Mesquite and post oak; brick pit and offset smoker

Roegels Barbecue Co.

Pitmasters: Russell Roegels, Fletcher Sheridan, Alfredo Tapia
Method: Post oak; indirect-heat pit

JEFFERSON

Joseph’s Riverport Bar-B-Cue

Pitmaster: Steven Joseph
Method: White oak; indirect-heat pit

JUNCTION

Lum’s

Pitmasters: Austin Lumbley, Nicholas Lumbley
Method: Mesquite; offset smoker

LOCKHART

Kreuz Market

Pitmaster: Roy Perez
Method: Post oak; offset smoker

LUBBOCK

Tom & Bingo’s Hickory Pit Bar-B-Q

Pitmaster: Ian Timmons
Method: Post oak; brick pit

LUFKIN

Wade’s Barbecue

Pitmaster: Wade Barbe
Method: Post oak; indirect-heat pit and offset smoker

LULING

City Market

Pitmaster: Joe Capello
Method: Post oak; gas-fired smoker and indirect-heat pit

MARATHON

Brick Vault Brewery and Barbecue

Pitmaster: Phillip Moellering
Method: Oak; offset smoker

MATAGORDA

Coastal Que BBQ

Pitmaster: Russell Hicks
Method: Post oak; offset smoker

PECOS

Pody’s BBQ

Pitmaster: Israel Campos
Method: Mesquite; offset smoker

PHARR

Smokin’ Moon BBQ & Beer Garden

Pitmaster: Joseph Salinas
Method: Post oak; indirect-heat pit

PLANO

Lockhart Smokehouse

Pitmaster: Israel Rodriguez
Method: Post oak; indirect-heat pit

RICHMOND

Harlem Road Texas BBQ

Pitmaster: Ara Malekian
Method: Oak; cabinet smoker

ROYSE CITY 

Smoke Sessions Barbecue

Pitmaster: Chad Sessions
Method: Post oak; offset smoker

SAN ANTONIO

Smoke Shack

Pitmaster: Jose Cano
Method: Oak; offset smoker

South BBQ & Kitchen

Pitmaster: Andrew Samia
Method: Post oak; offset smoker

SISTERDALE

Black Board Bar-B-Q

Pitmaster: Jake Gandolfo
Method: Oak; wood-fired rotisserie

SLATON

Pitforks & Smokerings BBQ

Pitmaster: Isaac Arellano
Method: Oak; offset smoker

SMITHVILLE

Zimmerhanzel’s BBQ

Pitmaster: Bert Bunte
Method: Post oak; indirect-heat pit

SULPHUR SPRINGS

Slaughter’s BBQ Oasis

Pitmaster: David Slaughter
Method: Pecan and oak; offset smoker

WIMBERLEY

Creekside Cookers BBQ and Bar

Pitmaster: Kelly Evers
Method: Pecan; offset smoker

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ABILENE

The Shed Market

Pitmaster: Byron Stephenson
Method: Post oak; offset smoker

ARGYLE

407 BBQ

Pitmaster: Bryan McLarty
Method: Hickory; rotisserie pit

ARLINGTON

225° BBQ

Pitmaster: Rene Ramirez
Method: Pecan and post oak; reverse-flow offset smoker

AUSTIN

J. Leonardi’s Barbeque

Pitmaster: Jerome Faulkner
Method: Mesquite and oak; offset smoker

Moreno Barbecue

Pitmaster: Bo Moreno
Method: Post oak; offset smoker

Stiles Switch BBQ

Pitmasters: Jose Angel, Ewan Hardeman, Braun Hughes, Lance Kirkpatrick, Gibran Loera, Julian Martinez, Ricky Rodriguez
Method: Post oak; indirect-heat pit

Whitfield’s

Pitmaster: Kasey Studdard
Method: Mesquite and oak; offset smoker

BAYOU VISTA

Smokin’ Z’s BBQ

Pitmaster: Zaid Al-Jazrawi
Method: Mesquite and post oak; offset smoker

BEAUMONT

Charlie’s Bar-B-Que

Pitmaster: Charles Brewer
Method: Hickory and red oak; offset smoker

BRYAN

Fargo’s Pit BBQ

Pitmaster: Alan Caldwell
Method: Hickory and pecan; indirect-heat pit

CEDAR HILL

Harris Bar-B-Que

Pitmaster: Kelvin Harris
Method: Hickory and oak; reverse-flow offset smoker

CLEBURNE

Bare Barbecue

Pitmasters: Steven Bailey, Justin Earley
Method: Oak; offset smoker

COLLEGE STATION

1775 Texas Pit BBQ

Pitmaster: Brad Doan
Method: Post oak; offset smoker

CRESSON

BBQ on the Brazos

Pitmaster: John Sanford Sr.
Method: Pecan and oak; wood-burning gas-assisted rotisserie

DALLAS

Oak’d BBQ

Pitmaster: Mike Lane
Method: Post oak; wood-fired rotisserie

Pecan Lodge

Pitmaster: Justin Fourton
Method: Hickory and oak; indirect-heat pit

EAGLE PASS

Choche’s BBQ

Pitmaster: Jorge Flores II
Method: Pecan; gas-fired rotisserie

FORT WORTH

Derek Allan’s Texas Barbecue

Pitmaster: Derek Allan
Method: Oak; offset smoker

Heim Barbecue

Pitmasters: Tex Alanis, Travis Heim, Jesus Martinez
Method: Oak; indirect-heat pit

FULSHEAR

Dozier’s BBQ & Meat Market

Pitmaster: Jim Buchanan
Method: Pecan; offset smoker

GARLAND

Meshack’s Bar-Be-Que

Pitmaster: Travis Mayes
Method: Pecan; offset smoker

GRAFORD

Treviño’s Craft Smokehouse

Pitmaster: Dustin Treviño
Method: Post oak; offset smoker

GREENVILLE

Ernie’s Pit Barbeque

Pitmaster: Josh Thomas
Method: Post oak; offset smoker

HALLETTSVILLE

Kolacny Bar-B-Q

Pitmaster: Ervin Kolacny
Method: Oak; direct-heat pit

Bodacious Bar-B-Q

Pitmaster: Gabriel Ritter
Method: Hickory, pecan, and post oak; offset smoker

HEARNE

Blue Moon BBQ

Pitmaster: Matthew Moon
Method: Post oak; indirect-heat pit

HEBBRONVILLE

Avila’s BBQ

Pitmaster: Joe Quintanilla
Method: Oak; direct- and indirect-heat pits

HOUSTON

Gatlin’s BBQ

Pitmasters: Greg Gatlin, Michelle Wallace
Method: Hickory and post oak; indirect-heat pit

Pizzitola’s Bar- B-Cue

Pitmaster: Eudel Hernandez
Method: Mesquite and post oak; brick pit and offset smoker

Roegels Barbecue Co.

Pitmasters: Russell Roegels, Fletcher Sheridan, Alfredo Tapia
Method: Post oak; indirect-heat pit

JEFFERSON

Joseph’s Riverport Bar-B-Cue

Pitmaster: Steven Joseph
Method: White oak; indirect-heat pit

JUNCTION

Lum’s

Pitmasters: Austin Lumbley, Nicholas Lumbley
Method: Mesquite; offset smoker

LOCKHART

Kreuz Market

Pitmaster: Roy Perez
Method: Post oak; offset smoker

LUBBOCK

Tom & Bingo’s Hickory Pit Bar-B-Q

Pitmaster: Ian Timmons
Method: Post oak; brick pit

LUFKIN

Wade’s Barbecue

Pitmaster: Wade Barbe
Method: Post oak; indirect-heat pit and offset smoker

LULING

City Market

Pitmaster: Joe Capello
Method: Post oak; gas-fired smoker and indirect-heat pit

MARATHON

Brick Vault Brewery and Barbecue

Pitmaster: Phillip Moellering
Method: Oak; offset smoker

MATAGORDA

Coastal Que BBQ

Pitmaster: Russell Hicks
Method: Post oak; offset smoker

PECOS

Pody’s BBQ

Pitmaster: Israel Campos
Method: Mesquite; offset smoker

PHARR

Smokin’ Moon BBQ & Beer Garden

Pitmaster: Joseph Salinas
Method: Post oak; indirect-heat pit

PLANO

Lockhart Smokehouse

Pitmaster: Israel Rodriguez
Method: Post oak; indirect-heat pit

RICHMOND

Harlem Road Texas BBQ

Pitmaster: Ara Malekian
Method: Oak; cabinet smoker

ROYSE CITY 

Smoke Sessions Barbecue

Pitmaster: Chad Sessions
Method: Post oak; offset smoker

SAN ANTONIO

Smoke Shack

Pitmaster: Jose Cano
Method: Oak; offset smoker

South BBQ & Kitchen

Pitmaster: Andrew Samia
Method: Post oak; offset smoker

SISTERDALE

Black Board Bar-B-Q

Pitmaster: Jake Gandolfo
Method: Oak; wood-fired rotisserie

SLATON

Pitforks & Smokerings BBQ

Pitmaster: Isaac Arellano
Method: Oak; offset smoker

SMITHVILLE

Zimmerhanzel’s BBQ

Pitmaster: Bert Bunte
Method: Post oak; indirect-heat pit

SULPHUR SPRINGS

Slaughter’s BBQ Oasis

Pitmaster: David Slaughter
Method: Pecan and oak; offset smoker

WIMBERLEY

Creekside Cookers BBQ and Bar

Pitmaster: Kelly Evers
Method: Pecan; offset smoker

This is a nightmare in "dark mode." LOL

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I'm not feeling Slow Bone as a top 50 joint.  Maybe I need to try it again. 

Same. It's been awhile since I've been there. Jeffrey Hobbs is one of our celeb judges for our annual Rib/Appetizer Cook-Off so I'm excited to see them still on the list. I'll have to make it back over there. (Was it Kalen Thornton who was working there with them at one time?)

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I was tipped off with the top 10 on Friday.  Glad I was able to go to Goldee's months ago and I'm happy for them (My personal #1 is Cattleack).  They are about to get super busy. 

FYI.....I heard Goldee's was planning on reducing to one day a week if they made the top 10.

Well that sucks.  Dick Price Road will be overloaded traffic wise Friday-Sunday. 

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This is a nightmare in "dark mode." LOL

spoilering and fixing (i think) for dark mode
 

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 ABILENE
The Shed Market

Pitmaster: Byron Stephenson
Method: Post oak; offset smoker
ARGYLE
407 BBQ

Pitmaster: Bryan McLarty
Method: Hickory; rotisserie pit
ARLINGTON
225° BBQ

Pitmaster: Rene Ramirez
Method: Pecan and post oak; reverse-flow offset smoker
AUSTIN
J. Leonardi’s Barbeque

Pitmaster: Jerome Faulkner
Method: Mesquite and oak; offset smoker
Moreno Barbecue

Pitmaster: Bo Moreno
Method: Post oak; offset smoker
Stiles Switch BBQ

Pitmasters: Jose Angel, Ewan Hardeman, Braun Hughes, Lance Kirkpatrick, Gibran Loera, Julian Martinez, Ricky Rodriguez
Method: Post oak; indirect-heat pit
Whitfield’s

Pitmaster: Kasey Studdard
Method: Mesquite and oak; offset smoker
BAYOU VISTA
Smokin’ Z’s BBQ

Pitmaster: Zaid Al-Jazrawi
Method: Mesquite and post oak; offset smoker
BEAUMONT
Charlie’s Bar-B-Que

Pitmaster: Charles Brewer
Method: Hickory and red oak; offset smoker
BRYAN
Fargo’s Pit BBQ

Pitmaster: Alan Caldwell
Method: Hickory and pecan; indirect-heat pit
CEDAR HILL
Harris Bar-B-Que

Pitmaster: Kelvin Harris
Method: Hickory and oak; reverse-flow offset smoker
CLEBURNE
Bare Barbecue

Pitmasters: Steven Bailey, Justin Earley
Method: Oak; offset smoker
COLLEGE STATION
1775 Texas Pit BBQ

Pitmaster: Brad Doan
Method: Post oak; offset smoker
CRESSON
BBQ on the Brazos

Pitmaster: John Sanford Sr.
Method: Pecan and oak; wood-burning gas-assisted rotisserie
DALLAS
Oak’d BBQ

Pitmaster: Mike Lane
Method: Post oak; wood-fired rotisserie
Pecan Lodge

Pitmaster: Justin Fourton
Method: Hickory and oak; indirect-heat pit
EAGLE PASS
Choche’s BBQ

Pitmaster: Jorge Flores II
Method: Pecan; gas-fired rotisserie
FORT WORTH
Derek Allan’s Texas Barbecue

Pitmaster: Derek Allan
Method: Oak; offset smoker
Heim Barbecue

Pitmasters: Tex Alanis, Travis Heim, Jesus Martinez
Method: Oak; indirect-heat pit
FULSHEAR
Dozier’s BBQ & Meat Market

Pitmaster: Jim Buchanan
Method: Pecan; offset smoker
GARLAND
Meshack’s Bar-Be-Que

Pitmaster: Travis Mayes
Method: Pecan; offset smoker
GRAFORD
Treviño’s Craft Smokehouse

Pitmaster: Dustin Treviño
Method: Post oak; offset smoker
GREENVILLE
Ernie’s Pit Barbeque

Pitmaster: Josh Thomas
Method: Post oak; offset smoker
HALLETTSVILLE
Kolacny Bar-B-Q

Pitmaster: Ervin Kolacny
Method: Oak; direct-heat pit
Bodacious Bar-B-Q

Pitmaster: Gabriel Ritter
Method: Hickory, pecan, and post oak; offset smoker
HEARNE
Blue Moon BBQ

Pitmaster: Matthew Moon
Method: Post oak; indirect-heat pit
HEBBRONVILLE
Avila’s BBQ

Pitmaster: Joe Quintanilla
Method: Oak; direct- and indirect-heat pits
HOUSTON
Gatlin’s BBQ

Pitmasters: Greg Gatlin, Michelle Wallace
Method: Hickory and post oak; indirect-heat pit
Pizzitola’s Bar- B-Cue

Pitmaster: Eudel Hernandez
Method: Mesquite and post oak; brick pit and offset smoker
Roegels Barbecue Co.

Pitmasters: Russell Roegels, Fletcher Sheridan, Alfredo Tapia
Method: Post oak; indirect-heat pit
JEFFERSON
Joseph’s Riverport Bar-B-Cue

Pitmaster: Steven Joseph
Method: White oak; indirect-heat pit
JUNCTION
Lum’s

Pitmasters: Austin Lumbley, Nicholas Lumbley
Method: Mesquite; offset smoker
LOCKHART
Kreuz Market

Pitmaster: Roy Perez
Method: Post oak; offset smoker
LUBBOCK
Tom & Bingo’s Hickory Pit Bar-B-Q

Pitmaster: Ian Timmons
Method: Post oak; brick pit
LUFKIN
Wade’s Barbecue

Pitmaster: Wade Barbe
Method: Post oak; indirect-heat pit and offset smoker
LULING
City Market

Pitmaster: Joe Capello
Method: Post oak; gas-fired smoker and indirect-heat pit
MARATHON
Brick Vault Brewery and Barbecue

Pitmaster: Phillip Moellering
Method: Oak; offset smoker
MATAGORDA
Coastal Que BBQ

Pitmaster: Russell Hicks
Method: Post oak; offset smoker
PECOS
Pody’s BBQ

Pitmaster: Israel Campos
Method: Mesquite; offset smoker
PHARR
Smokin’ Moon BBQ & Beer Garden

Pitmaster: Joseph Salinas
Method: Post oak; indirect-heat pit
PLANO
Lockhart Smokehouse

Pitmaster: Israel Rodriguez
Method: Post oak; indirect-heat pit
RICHMOND
Harlem Road Texas BBQ

Pitmaster: Ara Malekian
Method: Oak; cabinet smoker
ROYSE CITY
Smoke Sessions Barbecue

Pitmaster: Chad Sessions
Method: Post oak; offset smoker
SAN ANTONIO
Smoke Shack

Pitmaster: Jose Cano
Method: Oak; offset smoker
South BBQ & Kitchen

Pitmaster: Andrew Samia
Method: Post oak; offset smoker
SISTERDALE
Black Board Bar-B-Q

Pitmaster: Jake Gandolfo
Method: Oak; wood-fired rotisserie
SLATON
Pitforks & Smokerings BBQ

Pitmaster: Isaac Arellano
Method: Oak; offset smoker
SMITHVILLE
Zimmerhanzel’s BBQ

Pitmaster: Bert Bunte
Method: Post oak; indirect-heat pit
SULPHUR SPRINGS
Slaughter’s BBQ Oasis

Pitmaster: David Slaughter
Method: Pecan and oak; offset smoker
WIMBERLEY
Creekside Cookers BBQ and Bar

Pitmaster: Kelly Evers
Method: Pecan; offset smoker

 

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2 minutes ago, dcbc said:

That's the one in Hallsville apparently.

heard great things about what they were doing out there (multiple ppl said best ribs in ETX)

hilarious that Bodacious Longview didn't make the expanded list. maybe don't be super shitty to people and you can have better luck next time.

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1 minute ago, SizzleChest said:

It's not brutally honest, it's brutally bizarre and inconsistent.

From what I've been reading here over the last several years, a lot of places that had fallen off or had no business being on the last list but for the name or sacred cow status are now not on the list or have fallen down a few notches.  That said, I was surprised to see Franklin's drop from 2 to 7.  But a lot of the places in the top 10 are places whose praises I've seen sung on here for a while.  And the fact that there wasn't even honorable mention for Cooper's seems spot on with what I tasted the last time I was there and what pretty much everyone else on here has been saying for a while.  Same goes for several joints on the old list that didn't make this one.  It didn't strike me as bizarre or inconsistent.

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2 hours ago, NoName said:

heard great things about what they were doing out there (multiple ppl said best ribs in ETX)

hilarious that Bodacious Longview didn't make the expanded list. maybe don't be super shitty to people and you can have better luck next time.

I was surprised Jon Shaw wasn't listed as the Pitmaster at Stanley's.  I'm pretty sure he's still stoking the fires over there.

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2 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said:

The only things worth getting at Kreuz are sausage and pork chop and, while good, not worth the stop anymore.  

I just realized that Kreuz, along with Pecan Lodge and Heim were merely Honorable Mention and not part of the Top 50. I didn't think they were on the first run-through and didn't realize what the HM list was until a few mins ago. Carry on. PL has slipped noticeably and my only experience with Heim is the one by Love Field. It's good but nowhere near Top 50. I think Travis and his wife are more interested in making money at this point (NTTIAWWT).

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