Asian Smokehouse / BBQ · East Dallas / Lakewood · Michelin Bib Gourmand 2024 & 2025
Uchi founder Tyson Cole (James Beard Award winner) and Franklin Barbecue's Aaron Franklin (James Beard Award winner) collide at this Asian smokehouse -- the second Loro location after the Austin origi...
One of the top-rated BBQ joints in all of Texas, hiding inside a Farmers Branch industrial park. Todd and Misty David's operation (with pitmaster Andrew Castelan) smokes over oak and hickory, and the ...
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Pecan Lodge
Texas BBQ · Deep Ellum · Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ | Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Deep Ellum BBQ institution from Justin and Diane Fourton, who grew their farmers-market stand into one of the most celebrated smokehouses in Texas. Three wood-fired pits (Lurlene, Virgil, and Rick) ru...
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The Slow Bone
Texas BBQ · Design District · Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ 2025
Jack Perkins (Maple & Motor) founded this Design District BBQ joint in 2013 -- now owned by a group tied to Eatzi's, but still among Dallas's most decorated smokehouses. One of only two Dallas spo...
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Terry Black's Barbecue
Central Texas BBQ · Deep Ellum · Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ (2021)
Dallas outpost (opened 2019) of the legendary Lockhart-by-way-of-Austin BBQ family. Central Texas-style brisket, massive beef ribs, and proper sides in a huge Deep Ellum space with indoor event rooms,...
Family-run BBQ institution from brothers Tim and Trey Hutchins (grandfather opened the original location in Princeton in 1978 before moving to McKinney, then adding Frisco). Famous for impossibly tend...
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Moodaepo Korean BBQ
Korean BBQ · Carrollton
Carrollton Korean BBQ spot embracing K-pop energy with upbeat music and a youthful vibe. Specialties include the 21-day aged pork belly, premium cuts, and unique options like chicken feet and marinate...
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Sonny Bryan's
Texas BBQ · Design District
Dallas BBQ institution opened February 13, 1958 on Inwood Road by Sonny Bryan, grandson of Elias Bryan (who opened the family's first Dallas BBQ in 1910). The tiny original shack with school-desk seat...
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Lockhart Smokehouse
BBQ · Bishop Arts
Bishop Arts BBQ joint from Jill and Jeff Bergus -- Jill is the granddaughter of Edgar 'Smitty' Schmidt of the legendary Kreuz Market in Lockhart, Texas. No forks, sauce on the side, meat on butcher pa...
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Vaqueros Texas Bar-B-Q
Barbecue · Plano · James Beard nominee 2024; Texas Monthly Top 50 Tacos
Allen BBQ joint from pitmaster Arnulfo 'Trey' Sanchez III, opened at Watters Creek in January 2024 after upgrading from a Grapevine food trailer. Hickory-smoked brisket and pork ribs, BBQ birria tacos...