They missed Texas? On a barbecue list? But Portland made the cut? I don't know who came up with this list but I keep seeing neck tattoos and neon pink hair.
@@christopherhelms7290 They actually have 4 Texas cities, on their Worst Cities for BBQ map. I won't trust any information from the site that came up with this data.
I like that even in a list of all the things extremely wrong with this map, Matt realized that Miami and Newark are still not even worth mentioning in the conversation.
As a former resident of New Jersey, Newark just isn't worth mentioning for anything period...the only time you'll hear me mention the city is when I'm going to the airport other than that...NewWhatNow?? 😁
@@Jerseyguy8527 South Jersey here, whenever i hear Newark, i just say fuck Newark. There's no God given reason to go to Newark. If I'm taking a flight, it's in Philly or New York. When I heard TripAdvisor made the list for BBQ and NEWARK was there, i just knew someone paid a lot of money to be on that list. The only decent places to get food BBQ in South Jersey is the Amish in Hopewell and across the street from an apple farm in-between Bridgeton and Glassboro.
@@joseguadalupemartineztorre9702 to be honest I was halfway between Newark and Philadelphia and I preferred Philly... I'm a fan of airlines such as JetBlue, Southwest, Frontier and they were in Terminal A which was a real clusterfck, old cramped and depressing.. it was only when Southwest was there and they were struggling to get a foot hold and things were cheap like $49-59 to Orlando and $99 (with an occasional $79) to Austin. Even got a flight to San Antonio (connection) for $65 once.. but if Philly was the same or a reasonably close I was there.
The problem with ranking cities is that you're never going to find the best BBQ place in a big city, its always in the middle of nowhere in the same parking lot as a gas station
That's the truth for every type of food. Expensive, big name places (especially in cities) guarantee a 3.5 star experience. Go to a hole in the wall though and you're either getting a 5 star best experience of your life or you're dying of food poisoning. No in between
As a New Orleans native, you're not wrong. You got me laughing at that "take anything out of the water and find 15 ways to cook it." Not mad at all, dude. You good.
New Orleans native here as well. And not mad at all. You know what we do here in New Orleans when we want good barbecue? Road trip to The Shed in Mississippi.
But us New Orleans folks are much more than just cajuns. We’ve been a melting pot for forever. Sure cajun cuisine is known for seafood and its roux, but that’s not even a tenth of our culinary identity.
I lived in Jefferson Parish for 3 years. Fresh seafood, fried seafood, seafood po-boys, ain't nothing better on Earth. BBQ? Sure, a family cookout is nice, but I can't for the life of me remember any spectacular BBQ joints
Can agree, they opened a Skyline Chili where I live, and that chili is sub par at best, and on top of spag is just gross. Didn't like anything I had there. out of 5 chili dog places in town, it's 5, and not even close to the others.
Cincinnati and Texas chili are two very different things. About as different as NY and Chicago pizza. Cincinnati uses cinnamon and Texas uses chiles. Texas chili on mac and cheese maybe baller, but cinnamon chili on sketti is squalid.
I want to visit sooo bad and I LOVE cajun and creole food but yeah... I don't think of BBQ when I imagine a trip there. I plan to indulge in things no other town can provide. 😁
I'm from Texas, I love BBQ, I love Cajun and Creole ... When I think of Lousiana, and New Orleans I DONT THINK OF BBQ. I think of Etouffee, Gumbo, Craw Fish Boils...
Important note, TripAdvisor had nothing to do with making this list themselves. Their site was used by a magazine called Chef’s Pencil. TripAdvisor actually confronted them about the use of their name in the shit map and called the map themselves “worrying”
TripAdvisor: Incoming map. All the real barbecue states: Did they just fire across our bow? WTF! Cuz we got sumthin for ya azz. Commere ya little pipsqueak...we're gonna ring yo neck... TripAdvisor: It wasn't us! It was Australia!
I had to look it up after reading your reply. Yeah the criteria Chef's Pencil used was highly flawed. They only looked at the top 75 cities in America. Then the BBQ joints had to only have a mere 5 reviews to be included in the cities rating. After averaging all the rating that met their mere 5 ratings, they decided that the cities with the highest average must be the best. Trip Advisor was so discusted with the list, they made a proper one with actual businesses listed and linked it in a tweet thread in response to this injustice.
Man I know I'm a bit late to this video but I can think of ten cities in the hills around Austin, TX that I'd rank higher than any city on this map. Sites like Trip Advisor are the reason we get things like "America's favorite Mexican food is Taco Bell!"
@@michaellewis3226 I know that this is an unpopular opinion, but I've gotta disagree with you about Southside. Their meat was alright, if a little plain, but their original "barbeque sauce" just tasted of tomato soup to me, with no seasonings nor spice. Just straight tomato soup, and a texture similar, although a watery texture can be good. If I had a grilled cheese with me, that've been fine, but I was there to put that stuff on sausages. Their spicy barbeque sauce was good, though. However, their brownies are also disappointing in flavor. All in all, I personally was highly disappointed.
@@UltraMaga45 no they don’t. They think cooking on a grill is BBQing. I’ve had a lot of Yankees moving into my area and I have tried my best to teach them the difference.
Oklahoman here. I laughed sooooo hard. I currently live in South Korea, and whenever I tell someone I'm from Oklahoma, I just take in their confused faces before relenting and saying "its...it's right above texas..." and then I get the "Oh, Texas!!! I know Texas!!" 🤣 so yes. We are very famous for not being Texas!!!
@@shyguyjeffok OKC and surrounding area has 2 of the last 4 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational BBQ winners. Butcher BBQ (2018) and Clarke Crew (2019). Oklahoma City deserves a spot on that map. A lot of the others....not so much.
I lived in Italy when I was in the Navy. The locals would ask me where I was from, Connecticut! No one had a clue where that was, so I would tell them near New York. They all just thought I was from NYC then, but I still don't think they knew where that was!
Living in Texas, I worked for a company who’s headquarters was in Seattle. I went to the home office for the first time and everyone there was excited to take me to the “world class BBQ restaurant” that is famous for local awards… every day for lunch. They were pretty insulated when I got the three meat plate and after tasting the brisket, the pulled pork, and smoked turkey, I threw it all in the trash and went up to ask if they had something basic, like a burger. They did not. I ate the mediocre banana pudding after scraping five gallons of whipped cream. I had to stop for a McDonalds burger and fries on the way back to the office. The next day they tried to impress me with a steak at Sizzlers. I thought they went out of business in the ‘80. Don’t eat in Seattle.
Son, if you're a Texan, I probably won't question your bbq, but you know nothing of the food in Seattle. There is no "Seattle" food because most of Seattle is made up of people who settled here from all over the Pacific Ocean; in a 5 block area you can get Szechwan, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Korean, Thai and other ethnic foods and all of them will be made by people from those countries/areas, who are making affordable food they are damn proud of. We have amazing seafood, so there are all sorts of cuisines that take advantage of that. I am fairly certain there are places in Texas where I would be served garbage bbq, or garbage seafood, some areas are just more suited to different types of food than others.
@@Chpow01 strike a nerve, did I? Didn’t mean to insult your crappy food, son. A) I’m not a Texan, I live in Texas. I hail from the east, the actual south. Where we bbq pigs over sweet wood, not cows over trash wood because it is the only thing growing on the plains. However, for what they do make here, it is done quite well. B) I am not your son, sport. I’ve been around long enough to have had two careers already and because I can, I’m going back to college to start working with non-profits as a twilight tour. In this time I have spent more than 30 years traveling the nation and the globe. I’ve worked in over 60 different countries, many I’ve traveled to different regions. I’m quite familiar with regional and international flavors. I’m well aware of the variety of food in Seattle, and some is done well. BBQ is not one of them, in fact, I have not found the best restaurant of any genre in Seattle. Seafood may be the best thing going up there, but I’m not calling it better than Cajun seafood. C) When the locals, born and bred in the place try to impress you by taking you to a great steakhouse and you end up at Sizzler… someone needs to step up their food game. In short, when you’ve lived much of your life in places (the south) where actual good bbq can be grabbed and gas stations or corner stores (no, not talking about Buc-ee’s, sorry actual Texans) in every little town you drive through, it’s hard to smile nicely at folks like you who scream about “the best bbq/food anywhere is here!”, with a straight face. Best we can do is tell you, “Bless your heart.”, and hope you know what we actually mean. Things like that just start sounding the nice lady at the hotel in Salt Lake City trying to bet my associate and me that they had a restaurant that had the best and most authentic Mexican food we have ever had. We needed to try it and she would take us at our word if we said it wasn’t. We even worked her that we work in Mexico regularly. How much more authentic does she think we will find it? None of the four of us who went to the able Iguana that evening were willing to finish our meals. It was awful. When people like you get offended because your bubbles get burst that your food is not as good as you believe, well, bless your heart, kiddo.
@@cM-np3nocouldn’t even begin to remember. It was a little place in Kent on S 196th a little east of a large lumber yard (large lumber distribution center).
As a NOLA girl, (Creole, not Cajun) my eyes went straight to New Orleans and I shook my head. I never even had ribs until I moved away. You're right about the roux, Matt!!
I am from Massachusetts. Several years ago, I moved to Texas. One of the first things I did was visit Louie Mueller Barbecue in Taylor. I could tell immediately that this place was, quite literally, steeped in history. The decades of smoke had turned many of the hundreds of business cards along the wall a deep, rich shade of brown. Many of the business cards belonged to men long since passed away. Others were placed by young men, now old and gray. Some were still fresh. My brother and I got some brisket. I took my first bite of the brisket, and savored it. I sat there for several minutes. I then leaned over to my brother and said "I understand why people here are more religious." I think if you had walked in and told me that I was going be executed, I could have died at peace... once I'd finished my brisket.
Well put. Also from Texas and traveled a bit. Try Cooper's in Llano if you're still out this way, it will make you reconsider life as a whole. Pork chops the size of what Applebee's cake a steak.
Louie Mueller is good, and it’s a cool spot, but I think Davis’ across the railroad tracks is better food, though its atmosphere is not the same as Mueller.
The insane thing is that one of the best seafood meals of my life was in OKC. My theory is places near the coast get lazy and that place in OKC was like "damn it, we are not near the ocean but we are going to cook the crap out of this fish and make it awesome"
Best bbq joints are all over the south little bbq place with a pig on the sign outside, line out the door at lunch and the menu inside hadn't changed since early 90s. #provemewrong
Extra points if the pig is a disturbing cartoon, surrounded by work trucks at lunch time (extra points for law enforcement vehicles mixed in with the trucks), only bread is dry (unbuttered and unheated) white loaf bread and extra points if the only hot "side" they offer is brunswick stew
Change that pig to a cow if you're in Texas. Most of the country thinks pork when they talk BBQ. Texas thinks beef! Which after living here for 11 years. There is a reason for that. They know what they are doing and oh....they do it so damn well. Don't get me wrong though. I still love me some pulled pork, or baby back ribs. All that pales in comparison to the flavor of a perfectly cooked brisket.
As a Kansan when I saw Wichita was a top city for BBQ I knew someone lied to the people making this map. People in KC don’t grill they mf’in BBQ but yet Wichita is what made this stupid list? Disgraceful 😤
As someone who moves around between Kansas and Missouri, I just assumed the Wichita one was Kansas City until I actually read it. Why the hell is St. Louis there but not KC? St. Louis is a hellhole.
It actually made the list for worst barbecue that they made. If I remember correctly it was Plano, Fort Worth, and Houston that made the list for worst barbecue
@@johnfahoum7494 I'd believe the worst barbeque is found in Texas. Why? Because there are gas stations with BBQ joints inside. It's everywhere, and they can't all be good.
@@TXHeat1776 Just because there are some gas stations there doesn't mean it's home to the worst. Basically every state south of the Ohio and Missouri Rivers have BBQ in gas stations. If you go to San Antonio. Fort Worth, or Houston for real and went to a real restaurant then you would know. Also they probably compiled that based on reviews for places designated as BBQ, not for every place like gas stations.
Best BBQ I ever had was in a converted gas station in Memphis in a part of town you wouldn’t want to be caught in after dark. Wonderful people, fantastic food. Nowadays if I want great BBQ, I fire up my smoker and do it myself.
Yeah, this list was a disaster. This is why "popularity" does not equal actual quality.... I am sure McDonalds is the greatest restaurant in the US according to tripadvisor.
Many people outside the South don't understand the difference between grilling and bbq. Two completely different things. I'm baffled by this map as well.
Now that you mention it, "grilling" is very popular in most of the cities on this map. I think you solved the mystery. Whoever made this map has never been close to the south.
I made the mistake a few years ago of trying to explain the difference between bbq and grilling/cook out to some people in Scotland. They fought me on it. I stand by the fact that they are sooooo different. This map is atrocious.
BBQ low n slow...grilling well that's for burgers and or hotdogs (mostly done on a weber grill) I prefer BBQ...I might be from CA but my mom was southern.
I'm Canadian, and I know if I go to Texas, i can get BBQ that will Blow my socks off; Even up here in the white Tundra, i've heard of Franklin bbq. I've also heard tale of the Carolina style bbq. Seattle is a Fish State. Newark is Pizza. Ohio is corn. Wisconsin is Cheese. These are the facts i know.
@@faiththomas1749 I would Love to have Authentic Gumbo. We have a restaurant here that flies in crawfish, and I've been to a few crawfish boils. I think that my experience probably pails in comparison to what you have though!
And Central, Germantown Commissary (nachos only, TBH), Neely’s, BBQ Shop (underrated gem on Madison), Tops, Corky’s, Payne’s, even the upscale places like One & Only. And don’t sleep on the King’s - Lawler’s cherry smoking is awesome.
Well they had ney York an Miami on the list an even new Orleans. Which is not famous for bbq but good old jambalaya an gumbo. An great seafood an Creo an Cajun food. So don't think peoole that made list no jack about bbq. Or they throwing everything from around the world an calling it bbq. Like Brazilian an cubsn and vietnamese bbw
The best BBQ joints I've been to all had most of these things in common: 1. They're all southern. 2. They ain't in big cities (most are in the middle of nowhere.) 3. They get their meat for local/nearby farms 4. No one has ever heard of them, but have been around for over 50+ years. (only locals know of it.) 5. They've used the same pit for over 50+ years (so it's well seasoned.) 6. If you ask for a lite or small portion they'll say "well bless your little heart". 7. Their menu hasn't changed much in over 50+ years. 8. You can also get your fuel, live bait & Tackle, and/or hunting gear when your finished eating. 9. You can buy Sweet Tea by the gallon (or fresh squeezed lemonade for the kids.) 10. You'll get laughed (or thrown) out of the joint if you ask if they have a Vegan alternative anything (some will do it just for asking for salad.)
I once went through a time/space portal outside of Weed, California. There was an old trailer with a bunch of elderly black guys sitting around a 'que pit, conversing with deep South accents. The place also sold bait. Sweet tea and excellent sweet potato pie, and some of the best barbecue I've had. Middle of total nowhere. I think it may have been like Brigadoon or something, a portal into somewhere in the deep South, that might not be there if you look for it again. It was heavenly.
Yes! One of my favorite BBQ places around me is a tiny smokehouse in a tiny town in north Texas. They are so small they look like they've been closed down for years, but the food is phenomenal and served in massive portions. Every time I go, I wonder if it's open that day, because their schedule is all over the place and their "open" sign is written in pencil on paper and taped on the door. Amazing peach cobbler, too.
"one of yall out there just started a roux" lmao absolutely perfect and 100% correct, closest thing we have to BBQ is BBQ'd shrimp which is a fib and a half of a name
I'm from New Orleans. I agree 100%. What idiot thought we have good BBQ? I don't know ANY local who thinks our best cuisine is remotely BBQ. Like you, we rock the critters & anything we find in the swamp. I just started a Roux seeing this video.
As a native Texan, I have to say that Kansas City, Memphis, and Nashville all have amazing BBQ. Memphis does amazing pulled pork and Kansas does amazing burnt ends.
as a native California, i'm offended that they basically didn't light up the entire south and slap a few different dots on Texas lol.......yet somehow Miami, Seattle, Virginia Beach and NEWARK made the list!!! ha ha ha ha
I'm a Virginia Beach native and there aren't even that many non-chain bbq places here. Most of the best restaurants here serve seafood, there are a few places that have good pulled pork but not much else.
I'll also add that we are fully aware that we are barely the south, if anything we associate more with the rest of the mid-atlantic (DC/Maryland/Delaware). The only thing southern about Virginia Beach is the weather.
Until this year, I thought I had eaten BBQ. Then, for the first time, I drove through Tennessee. I realized that the food I had called BBQ all my life wasn't even in the same category.
As a Washingtonian, yes to all 😂 The only reason I could assume we might be on the list could be Korean BBQ places but that’s not the same. The only time we have good southern bbq is when someone moves here from the south and starts a restaurant.
I love bulgigi (that’s Korean BBQ) but it’s not the same as southern style. Now, Kailua pig really is pit BBQ Carolina style, without any of the sauces. So apparently Honolulu got shafted too lol
The fact that no reference to Texas was made in this BBQ map should infuriate Texans. The brisket from Aaron Franklin’s restaurant ALONE is a must try BBQ institution.
North Carolinian here Can we talk about how Charlotte is definitely not known for BBQ? Lexington is traditionally the BBQ place, did they just think people can’t figure out where that is? They have a huge festival, there is even a style of BBQ named after them. Don’t even get me started about the tomato/vinegar sauce divide.
@@bec7080 Lexington is no where near enough to be included in Charlotte. Charlotte is in Mecklenburg county, Lexington in Davidson, two counties away. No, it is not considered in the Charlotte metro area. Thank the Lord!
Lexington is not Charlotte metro to anyone but Charlotteans who think the whole state is just hoping to be annexed into Charlotte soon. There are other areas known for BBQ but Charlotte is not one of them.
Im glad yall cleared that up for her. Lol. I didnt want to cause an upset using simple logistics Yeah, its a 55 mile, 2 county gap between the two. The Lexington festival is massive. Lived here all my life and only been a couple of times though. From the best of my memory, there are 2 bbq serving sites which all of the participating resturaunts house under, and mix their bbq together. The most popular bbq resturaunt in town "lexington bbq" does not participate because they refuse to mix their bbq with anyone else, and they still pull in more money that day than any vendor
I'm not an expert on BBQ, but I grew up with Texas dry, Carolina vinegar and spice, and Kansas City sweet. Then I discovered Hawaiian and Korean. That might be insulting to some, but I like their stuff. Also, the whole idea of barbecuing and the word itself comes from the Caribbean.
That exactly what I said. We do BBQ but none of us are Pit Masters or anything. Now, grab the boil pot and 25lbs of some sea critter...then we shine like a Q-Beam in the eye of an alligator.
Got invited to a BBQ in loui I was sweating bullets like the he'll are these boys going to be makn I get there they have a boil going and the only thing on the grill is a gator tail and frog legs if that's loui BBQ then I think it would go over great but the thought of them doing up hamburgers and ribs had me squirming.
From Norfolk here, there's some great bbq places in the state. Dunno why VA gets on the deep south shitlist, probably because we're not part of the illustrious bottom 25 avg iq states list.
Well..... if we wanted to get super technical, I'd say we're top 10 for Korean BBQ and taco trucks, but nobody really counts those. However, we have a solid lock on dim sum.
@@hollyfisher8811 To be fair I'm pretty sure we eat more sushi then the japanese do, so ya shouldn't be a competition. Also pretty sure california exports a lot of fish to japan as well, granted only animal off the top my head is sea urchin.
I lived in the Seattle area for several years. There were no good BBQ places. We went to one and they refused to serve us because we had our kids with us. (This was not a bar or anything.) My partner got mad. I just asked him to leave quietly. He agreed. When we got to the car, he asked what was wrong. I asked him if he noticed anything that was missing? He didn't.. I asked him how the place smelled. He told me "clean". I laughed and said yes. "What kind of BBQ place smells clean and not like smoke and BBQ?"
@@biker5662 : No idea. My kids weren't super young. No babies or anything and they knew how to behave. I just checked and their website doesn't say anything about no children. (And it is the same place and owners. The website says it has been there since 1997.) And they didn't even offer to let us order food to go.
@@KH-tx6lg I haven't tried that one. But, yeah, anybody coming to Seattle for food would be better served to order seafood or something with an Asian influence. When I think barbecue and Seattle, I tend to think of Mongolian or Chinese barbecue, not Southern. We've even got Brazilian barbecue available if that's your thing. Considering that most folks around here don't know, or care about, the difference between grilling and barbecue, it shouldn't be surprising that our barbecue isn't anywhere near the level of sophistication and quality of what you see in the South. The South literally invented that type of barbecue.
Barbeque comes from the native south American word barabacoa which means to cook meat over open coals... So someone saying they're BBQing on a propane grill should be slapped.
As a Midwest city boy, I don’t think the problem is in the cities they listed. It’s the fact they’re looking for barbecue in the city; not some place where the directions tell you when to get out, lock the hubs and let a little air out your tires.
Too true! I live in Seattle and we have sad excuses calling themselves BBQ. You don’t go to Memphis expecting salmon, and you don’t get Q in any state west of Texas!
Having Seattle on that list is a joke. The best place from years ago was the General's He was legit because he came from the south and was faithful to the process. Only Memphis, KC, TX, and NC should be seriously mentioned on this list. I'm sure there are some others that are legit but they are definitely not any farther north or west than those.
You can get decent bbq west of Texas but don’t compare as an apples to apples comparison. The fact that mesquite, hickory and many fruit woods for smoking and grilling are rarely ever used on the west coast already put restaurants and backyard gurus at a huge disadvantage
I had an amazing vegetarian pizza in Copenhagen about 25 years ago. Size of a dinner plate, heaped with veggies -- everything from asparagus to zucchini, literally. Still one of my favorite memories of my time in Europe.
As A Texas, I'm surprised the BBQ food truck five minutes from my house is not listed on the map. The meat is so good it barely needs any sauce. Although the sauce is excellent too.
Amen. Good food, but especially bbq doesn't need any sauce. The point of sauce is to accentuate or highlight particular flavors, textures, or qualities which might otherwise remain hidden and to hide others which might be less desirable (like that the meat is dry). If your food actually requires sauce, something is definitely wrong. In any case, that Texas, KC, Memphis, and Carolina (North or South) don't figure anywhere on this list is an abomination.
@@1jidion My Dad was so impressed he bought his cookbook and now makes the best brisket in Texas. But when he hasn't spent sixteen hours with one on the smoker, I gladly go to Franklin's or to Black's. Good stuff.
I don't understand why they're putting up towns that are known for other things. Fuck!ng Miami how they have a great cuban cuisine integration. Not bbq I don't wanna talk about NJ or WA
As a Kansas native, I gotta say your perspective shocked me. The Kansas City stockyards? Kansas City is very well known for our barbecue. KC masterpiece barbecue sauce is a thing after all. In the deep south y'all use too much vinegar in your sauce. Anyway, love your stuff bro! Glad to see ya get out on your own. Good luck and God bless, 🙏
@@jessebookless3013 this is very true. kC Masterpiece sauce is a national brand, least I'm pretty sure. But that is by no means the only, nor are they a proper representation of Kansas City BBQ, I just mentioned them because most people in most places know of it. They are the most famous of the BBQ companies in town. There is also Arthur Bryant's another famous one. KC is very well known for our BBQ.
@@firefighter1c57St. Louis style anything isn’t good. St. Louis has to “make a style” for everything because they are sandwiched by fantastic BBQ in KC and fantastic Italian food in Chicago
I think the problem with the map is that it's not SPECIFICALLY for US Barbecue. Newark has a big Portuguese demographic, and BRAZILIAN Barbecue is a hell of a thing. Is it a US-style barbecue? No. But is it good? It's on the map, isn't it?
Virginia Beach surprised me as well. Like NOLA, y'all have things that y'all excel at. Blue crabs instantly come to mind. Be proud of that. But BBQ ain't it.
@@leejaudon9422Yeah, Virginia is definitely a southern state. If anyone has any doubt in their mind, they should head east of Blacksburg. But, as someone from SWVA, I normally wouldn't recommend anyone visit east of Blacksburg unless they 1) Doubt we are southern, 2) Go to Abingdon to learn about Barter Theater, or 3) Test your car sickness resilience by driving to Breaks Interstate Park...holy heck 😮.
😂😂😂😂😂being a Memphiain and Not being on that list is quite a shocker wow we are BBQ territory and we know it that tells me not to listen to trip advisor lol ,in Memphis Tennessee we do BBQ and we do it Right ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Old video, but just saw it. Some thoughts: - One cannot hope to make a list like this without first visiting Southside Market & Barbeque in Elgin, TX, Black's Barbecue or Smitty's Market in Lockhart, TX, Franklin's or Stiles Switch in Austin, TX, or Louie Mueller Barbecue in Taylor, TX. Good Lord, I'd even put Rudy's BBQ up against anything in most of those cities. - In all fairness, Virginia used to be in the South - How can Missouri make the list with St. Louis and not Kansas City? - How is Memphis, TN not listed? Such sadness for these people.
That little mom and pop bbq place down the street, thats been in business for 20+ years, that puts truckloads of sugar in their tea, and the only way you know about them is if you're from there will be better than every one of these places!
As a foreigner (I’m Australian), I immediately thought of Memphis for good BBQ. Am I right? Here we love barbecuing but historically it’s not been anything like the American style (it’s usually much plainer). We are changing though and I’m here for it 🤤
I live in New Orleans and when that map came out, news reporters started asking people if they knew that New Orleans was the number 1 BBQ city and they found so few people to say they believed it that they dropped the story
New Orleans is one of the best place in the country for food but BBQ is not one of those foods. Now BBQ shrimp from Pascale Manales is one unbelievably good dish, but frankly the only thing BBQ about it is the name.
We are the nations best steak city though that is for sure. The number of incredible steak houses in New Orleans is incredible. If you don’t like Seafood we still got something special for you
As a Tennessee native I’m highly offended by this map that at least Memphis wasn’t included, and maybe Nashville. This map needs to be redone by someone with 3 active brain cells.
I think the problem is places that are really known for barbecue people tend to be tribal about where they get their barbecue. "My place is the best and the other places in town are trash." that skews the ratings.
@@ratholin As a Memphis native I can say we love our favorite local spots, but we would argue Memphis in general is in the top 3 BBQ towns if not number 1. We would defend Texas being ignored on this map as well. They are the best at beef BBQ vs TN pork.
No let Trip Advisor keep up the facade. We will know the unbelivers when they mention Oklahoma. I live in Texas. BBQ is everywhere There is better stuff out their smoking in pits in peoples backyards than will ever come across a counter. Yall call it what you want dont call me late for supper.
As a veteran who was stationed in Fort Campbell for two years, I'm highly offended that there are no Tennessee cities mentioned, or Kentucky. Choosing Ohio at all, and then Columbus from Ohio seems doubly suspect.
I'm a born and raised Okie. I could agree that OKC is the #2 place for BBQ in Oklahoma but not in the US. The fact that they choose Wichita over Kansa City is also a head scratcher.
In true Southern style, I take issue with your calling yourself an Okie. Okies left because they were poor and went to California. Further, I’d put our best BBQ up against anybody’s, although we’ve had a few casualties that put us back from fighting shape. Leo’s before the divorce is among the best food ever produced anywhere of any genre. Klemm’s was a worthy successor. The rest of the map is a mystery
As some one from Seattle, WA... You nailed it spot on. We do have excellent seafood and ethnic foods, like Asian, Indian, and Middle Eastern but BBQ... yeah no. Now in Eastern Washington, which is like our mini version of the South, we do have great BBQ. Porters in Pasco, WA is amazing and might deserve to be on the list. But that is only because the owners are transplants from South Carolina who wanted to bring the food and taste of the Deep South to Eastern Washington. I am talking about 14 hour smoke BBQ, made daily, and when they are out, they are out, so you know its real and not some microwaved crap.
A list without Memphis, Kansas City, Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky, or either Carolina, but includes SEATTLE, NEW JERSEY, MIAMI is completely laughable -- The biggest load of crap since the zoos started shipping out elephant dung.
@@dPakMan81 I'm from GA and lived in FL for a time. Y'all gave me GARLIC BREAD with BBQ!, I was shocked! I did come across one small joint in Gainesville that restored my faith in BBQ humanity but the garlic bread was unforgivable.
While I agree Virginia (especially VA beach) doesn't belong on this list, it is in the south, and I will fight for that. More Virginians died in the civil war than any other state, fighting for the south. Well, tied with NC. don't you dare call us yankees.
Richmond bbq is better. But i can give 3 outstanding bbq places in and around va beach for you to try. Daves bbq on va beach blvd is a start. The bbq shack on old George washington is pretty amazing. Further out you got Jebs on 17 on the way to the JRB. Now he has a korean wife so there is stuff on their menu you will never find on another bbq menu lol. They also have a butcher shop there. But the best around is Kings in petersburg. And on down the road in raleigh you have the pit. But if you want an honest map there should be a lot of spots in va/nc with a couple spots in memphis, st louis, and i guess we'll include texas or else they will cry.
Originally from Wichita & live in the Kansas City metro. How does one make a BBQ map and include neither Memphis, TN --the home of the dry rub--nor Kansas City, MO--the home of the best sauce!?! Also, I understand objecting to Kansas even getting a hit on this map, but I think it's okay that we're here since the KC metro loop made us the headquarters for NASCAR. We're more any honorary southern state, though. Food, friendliness and hospitality get better in what I think of as the real south. Thanks for the honor, quirky mapmaker, but Kansas doesn't deserve it.
Why doesn’t Texas fall into the ocean? B/c Oklahoma sucks. Actually, I like OK. The Arbuckle wilderness, Turner Falls, did some trilobite hunting there. And to all the Okies, there’s no place like home. Respect.
How tf is Texas not on there. Btw you're totally right. We don't specialize in BBQ here in NOLA, unless you consider the random backyard with someone who's been perfecting their BBQ since 1998.
As someone who spent many years in the Pacific NorthWest and has since lived in Texas and now Georgia, I feel like this list is a cry for help. Folks at TripAdvisor are in need of help and don't quite know how to ask for it.
I worked on a traveling concrete coatings crew for 2 years. We worked all over the United States and everywhere we went we always tried to find the best BBQ places to eat. With that said, in my opinion Texas hands down has the best BBQ and it’s not even close.
I agree. That said, I’ve run across a few in NC, GA, Bama, Tenn. but when it comes to Brisket or Beef Ribs. Sorry. TX wind that one. I’ll admit, most other regions do Pork or Chicken better than we do.
Oklahoma: Smash burgers with fried onions. I'm a Georgia boy and I do have to admit their smashburgers are pretty darn good. That said, you really do need to try BurnCo in Tulsa. Not gonna lie, it's not anything new but it is fantastic 'Cue. If they've invented something, it's their grilled potato salad, which is AH-MAZE-ING!
@@secondgenerationcleaning9246 I got there at 10 am one Friday morning and there were already 4 dudes outside waiting. Place opens at 10:30 for those who don't know.
The problem with using TripAdvisor ratings for things like BBQ is that most of the restaurants rated are likely chain locations in metropolitan areas that basically offer samplings of all the relevant styles of BBQ (i.e. Carolina pulled pork, Texas brisket, St. Louis ribs, burnt ends in an overly thick, sticky sweet, fake smoky KC sauce and something with a Memphis dry rub). The best BBQ joints, the mom n pops in little no-name towns, don't get the ratings because honestly, most of the locals who eat there don't even know - and don't care - WTF TripAdvisor is.
Speaking as a third-generation Floridian grew up with an accent, I was aghast at the idea that Miami has good barbecue, let alone the ninth best barbecue in the country. Miami has a lot of astounding food. Pretty much anything Cuban is worth eating. If you see something in Spanish on a menu in Miami, buy it, eat it, and it will be wonderful. Doesn't even matter what it is. It could just be a salt shaker full of salt and some rice grains to keep it dry, but it will still be the best thing you ever ate in your life simply because it's cuban. Atheists eat Cuban food and end up believing in God by the end of dinner because it's just that good. But Barbecue? No. No. Ain't no way in hell. I assume the TripAdvisor person just ate some roast pork and got confused and thought that it was barbecue because they're a vegetarian or whatever. There's some ok BBQ places around the state, a few are actually pretty good, but it's not our strong suit. Everyone knows Florida is primarily a seafood place. And burgers. We got some pretty damn good burgers.
I'm from there and we don't have any authentication bbq. Any good bbq Ive had here is from restaurants and cooks from the south. Southern bbq is hand down superior.
I'm from the Seattle area. Not only is Seattle not a top 10 BBQ city in the country, it may not be a top 10 on the west coast, and the west coast might be the worst part of the country for BBQ. I make a pretty good back-yard brisket. I had to learn to do it myself cause there's NO good BBQ around here.
Folks that made this map were putting gas in plastic bags and buckets a couple days ago.
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Oh. My. GOSH!!! 😅👏🤩🎉~:)
That would definitely make sense as to why Texas and Tennessee are not on it.
Hahahahaha
A list of the best barbeque in the US without TN and TX is a lie at best.
No Arkansas, no soul in Chicago. I ain't giving this map no mind at All
What is this??? Lol miami has BbQ? Nah
Agreed. Especially TX.
yeah memphis is pretty much the king
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We do have the best bbq 😋 🤷♂️
Where's Texas? Where's Tennessee? Why NOLA? What's going on? This map is giving me an identity crisis
Haaa haa Amen!
Heck even Georgia and Alabama 😓
They missed Texas? On a barbecue list? But Portland made the cut? I don't know who came up with this list but I keep seeing neck tattoos and neon pink hair.
If you are gonna have Missoura on there, at least make it Kansas City where they have somewhat of a reputation for BBQ...
@@christopherhelms7290 They actually have 4 Texas cities, on their Worst Cities for BBQ map.
I won't trust any information from the site that came up with this data.
I like that even in a list of all the things extremely wrong with this map, Matt realized that Miami and Newark are still not even worth mentioning in the conversation.
As a former resident of New Jersey, Newark just isn't worth mentioning for anything period...the only time you'll hear me mention the city is when I'm going to the airport other than that...NewWhatNow?? 😁
@@Jerseyguy8527 South Jersey here, whenever i hear Newark, i just say fuck Newark. There's no God given reason to go to Newark. If I'm taking a flight, it's in Philly or New York. When I heard TripAdvisor made the list for BBQ and NEWARK was there, i just knew someone paid a lot of money to be on that list. The only decent places to get food BBQ in South Jersey is the Amish in Hopewell and across the street from an apple farm in-between Bridgeton and Glassboro.
@@joseguadalupemartineztorre9702 to be honest I was halfway between Newark and Philadelphia and I preferred Philly... I'm a fan of airlines such as JetBlue, Southwest, Frontier and they were in Terminal A which was a real clusterfck, old cramped and depressing.. it was only when Southwest was there and they were struggling to get a foot hold and things were cheap like $49-59 to Orlando and $99 (with an occasional $79) to Austin. Even got a flight to San Antonio (connection) for $65 once.. but if Philly was the same or a reasonably close I was there.
Yeah fairly sure that Newark is mainly known for your amazon package going missing.
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The problem with ranking cities is that you're never going to find the best BBQ place in a big city, its always in the middle of nowhere in the same parking lot as a gas station
Truth. Best bbq I ever had was from a food trailer in a rundown gas station lot in a sketchy part of town in Greenville, Ms
THIS is the comment I came for!!!
I asked a person who was from Memphis a good BBQ place, and without thinking he told me, 'Any place on Beale St.'.
Very true. Best BBQ I ate is now shut down because the owner got busted for meth. Miss that BBQ somethin' fierce.
That's the truth for every type of food. Expensive, big name places (especially in cities) guarantee a 3.5 star experience. Go to a hole in the wall though and you're either getting a 5 star best experience of your life or you're dying of food poisoning. No in between
If Memphis ,Texas ,Bama ,Mississippi, Arkansas, Georgia aint mentioned this list is blasphemy
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You forgot KC Missouri.
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Damn straight!
South Carolina needs to be on the list too
As a New Orleans native, you're not wrong. You got me laughing at that "take anything out of the water and find 15 ways to cook it." Not mad at all, dude. You good.
New Orleans native here as well. And not mad at all. You know what we do here in New Orleans when we want good barbecue? Road trip to The Shed in Mississippi.
Yeah, you try doing that in Newark, you're gonna be eating someone who didn't pay his gambling debts to Fat Tony.
But us New Orleans folks are much more than just cajuns. We’ve been a melting pot for forever. Sure cajun cuisine is known for seafood and its roux, but that’s not even a tenth of our culinary identity.
I lived in Jefferson Parish for 3 years. Fresh seafood, fried seafood, seafood po-boys, ain't nothing better on Earth. BBQ? Sure, a family cookout is nice, but I can't for the life of me remember any spectacular BBQ joints
@@marianne3024 speak for yourself bra, I can smoke, bbq, grill, sear, rotisserie and everything in between.
"They put chili ontop of their spaghettis. That's an abomination. They're not going to heaven." Best use of language I've heard in awhile. Love it.
Cincinnati… Need I say more? Also, Eff ohio state go Blue!
okay but have you tried chili on your Mac & Cheese? cause that's pretty baller
Can agree, they opened a Skyline Chili where I live, and that chili is sub par at best, and on top of spag is just gross. Didn't like anything I had there. out of 5 chili dog places in town, it's 5, and not even close to the others.
Cincinnati and Texas chili are two very different things. About as different as NY and Chicago pizza. Cincinnati uses cinnamon and Texas uses chiles. Texas chili on mac and cheese maybe baller, but cinnamon chili on sketti is squalid.
As someone who lives in Columbus Ohio, and isn't from here. I can confirm this abomination exists and the locals are nuts for it.
As a native New Orleanian, no one in their right mind thinks of BBQ when you think of NO food.
I want to visit sooo bad and I LOVE cajun and creole food but yeah... I don't think of BBQ when I imagine a trip there. I plan to indulge in things no other town can provide. 😁
po'boys,crawdads,shrimp and grits and those hard to spell doughnut things !
I'm from Texas, I love BBQ, I love Cajun and Creole ... When I think of Lousiana, and New Orleans I DONT THINK OF BBQ. I think of Etouffee, Gumbo, Craw Fish Boils...
Nope, I think of Muffulettas and am not a dang bit sorry about that.
Born in New Orleans and I can attest the best BBQ is charbroiled oysters and bacon wrapped shrimp 😂
Important note, TripAdvisor had nothing to do with making this list themselves. Their site was used by a magazine called Chef’s Pencil. TripAdvisor actually confronted them about the use of their name in the shit map and called the map themselves “worrying”
I don’t eat BBQ and even I agree!
Yeah it’s some Australian company. Makes sense now
@@flukenukeem That’s an act of international aggression
TripAdvisor: Incoming map.
All the real barbecue states: Did they just fire across our bow? WTF! Cuz we got sumthin for ya azz. Commere ya little pipsqueak...we're gonna ring yo neck...
TripAdvisor: It wasn't us! It was Australia!
I had to look it up after reading your reply. Yeah the criteria Chef's Pencil used was highly flawed. They only looked at the top 75 cities in America. Then the BBQ joints had to only have a mere 5 reviews to be included in the cities rating. After averaging all the rating that met their mere 5 ratings, they decided that the cities with the highest average must be the best. Trip Advisor was so discusted with the list, they made a proper one with actual businesses listed and linked it in a tweet thread in response to this injustice.
Them: What radicalized you?
Me: Looking over at Trip Advisor BBQ map.
And slowly I began to hate them.
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Man I know I'm a bit late to this video but I can think of ten cities in the hills around Austin, TX that I'd rank higher than any city on this map.
Sites like Trip Advisor are the reason we get things like "America's favorite Mexican food is Taco Bell!"
South Side Meat Market in Elgin is worth going to, even the Salt Lick BBQ is worth it.
@@michaellewis3226 there's one in Bastrop that supposed to be #1.
@@michaellewis3226 I know that this is an unpopular opinion, but I've gotta disagree with you about Southside. Their meat was alright, if a little plain, but their original "barbeque sauce" just tasted of tomato soup to me, with no seasonings nor spice. Just straight tomato soup, and a texture similar, although a watery texture can be good. If I had a grilled cheese with me, that've been fine, but I was there to put that stuff on sausages. Their spicy barbeque sauce was good, though. However, their brownies are also disappointing in flavor. All in all, I personally was highly disappointed.
I prefer Carolina BBQ to Texas so I’m gonna go with Charlotte.
No Kansas City, no Memphis, no North Carolina, no Texas. The map has NO credibility.
Well KC BBQ is awful so
Um, you might want to recheck North Carolina
@@Lets_Go_UW you are definitely in the minority thinking that lol
What about Charlotte NC?
@@Lets_Go_UW Have you ever had Gates?
The fact that Texas didn't make the list at all is just... bewildering. Obviously some serious mistakes were made.
Amen!
This map says more about TripAdvisor than it does about barbecue.
The list was made by yankees no supprise they skipped the best bbq places they dont even know what bbq is
@@UltraMaga45 no they don’t. They think cooking on a grill is BBQing. I’ve had a lot of Yankees moving into my area and I have tried my best to teach them the difference.
@@chuckfinley6747 good luck man I had my smoker out last weekend and the yankee next door asked what the hell I was doing.
Oklahoman here. I laughed sooooo hard. I currently live in South Korea, and whenever I tell someone I'm from Oklahoma, I just take in their confused faces before relenting and saying "its...it's right above texas..." and then I get the "Oh, Texas!!! I know Texas!!" 🤣 so yes. We are very famous for not being Texas!!!
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That said, Oklahoma DOES have some pretty good bbq. Maybe not in Oklahoma City, but Tulsa for sure. BurnCo BBQ is amazing.
@@shyguyjeffok OKC and surrounding area has 2 of the last 4 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational BBQ winners. Butcher BBQ (2018) and Clarke Crew (2019). Oklahoma City deserves a spot on that map. A lot of the others....not so much.
I lived in Italy when I was in the Navy. The locals would ask me where I was from, Connecticut! No one had a clue where that was, so I would tell them near New York. They all just thought I was from NYC then, but I still don't think they knew where that was!
You have Jim Ross and a movie about a tornado or some nonsense, gotta have atleast 3 things to be known by the foreigners.
Living in Texas, I worked for a company who’s headquarters was in Seattle. I went to the home office for the first time and everyone there was excited to take me to the “world class BBQ restaurant” that is famous for local awards… every day for lunch. They were pretty insulated when I got the three meat plate and after tasting the brisket, the pulled pork, and smoked turkey, I threw it all in the trash and went up to ask if they had something basic, like a burger. They did not. I ate the mediocre banana pudding after scraping five gallons of whipped cream. I had to stop for a McDonalds burger and fries on the way back to the office.
The next day they tried to impress me with a steak at Sizzlers. I thought they went out of business in the ‘80.
Don’t eat in Seattle.
That's what happens when you smoke weed all the time. It screws up your taste buds.
Son, if you're a Texan, I probably won't question your bbq, but you know nothing of the food in Seattle. There is no "Seattle" food because most of Seattle is made up of people who settled here from all over the Pacific Ocean; in a 5 block area you can get Szechwan, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Korean, Thai and other ethnic foods and all of them will be made by people from those countries/areas, who are making affordable food they are damn proud of. We have amazing seafood, so there are all sorts of cuisines that take advantage of that.
I am fairly certain there are places in Texas where I would be served garbage bbq, or garbage seafood, some areas are just more suited to different types of food than others.
@@Chpow01 strike a nerve, did I? Didn’t mean to insult your crappy food, son.
A) I’m not a Texan, I live in Texas. I hail from the east, the actual south. Where we bbq pigs over sweet wood, not cows over trash wood because it is the only thing growing on the plains. However, for what they do make here, it is done quite well.
B) I am not your son, sport. I’ve been around long enough to have had two careers already and because I can, I’m going back to college to start working with non-profits as a twilight tour. In this time I have spent more than 30 years traveling the nation and the globe. I’ve worked in over 60 different countries, many I’ve traveled to different regions. I’m quite familiar with regional and international flavors. I’m well aware of the variety of food in Seattle, and some is done well. BBQ is not one of them, in fact, I have not found the best restaurant of any genre in Seattle. Seafood may be the best thing going up there, but I’m not calling it better than Cajun seafood.
C) When the locals, born and bred in the place try to impress you by taking you to a great steakhouse and you end up at Sizzler… someone needs to step up their food game.
In short, when you’ve lived much of your life in places (the south) where actual good bbq can be grabbed and gas stations or corner stores (no, not talking about Buc-ee’s, sorry actual Texans) in every little town you drive through, it’s hard to smile nicely at folks like you who scream about “the best bbq/food anywhere is here!”, with a straight face. Best we can do is tell you, “Bless your heart.”, and hope you know what we actually mean. Things like that just start sounding the nice lady at the hotel in Salt Lake City trying to bet my associate and me that they had a restaurant that had the best and most authentic Mexican food we have ever had. We needed to try it and she would take us at our word if we said it wasn’t. We even worked her that we work in Mexico regularly. How much more authentic does she think we will find it? None of the four of us who went to the able Iguana that evening were willing to finish our meals. It was awful. When people like you get offended because your bubbles get burst that your food is not as good as you believe, well, bless your heart, kiddo.
what was the name of the restaurant? there's a couple in seattle that do have some decent bbq.
@@cM-np3nocouldn’t even begin to remember. It was a little place in Kent on S 196th a little east of a large lumber yard (large lumber distribution center).
If you say BBQ and Texas isn't on your list, well, bless you're heart for trying.
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In all fairness Texas bbq is basically the same as Oklahoma.
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To Selisu - Ahhh.. Southern sarcasm! Refined to a point!
As a NOLA girl, (Creole, not Cajun) my eyes went straight to New Orleans and I shook my head. I never even had ribs until I moved away. You're right about the roux, Matt!!
I am from Massachusetts. Several years ago, I moved to Texas. One of the first things I did was visit Louie Mueller Barbecue in Taylor. I could tell immediately that this place was, quite literally, steeped in history. The decades of smoke had turned many of the hundreds of business cards along the wall a deep, rich shade of brown. Many of the business cards belonged to men long since passed away. Others were placed by young men, now old and gray. Some were still fresh.
My brother and I got some brisket. I took my first bite of the brisket, and savored it. I sat there for several minutes. I then leaned over to my brother and said "I understand why people here are more religious." I think if you had walked in and told me that I was going be executed, I could have died at peace... once I'd finished my brisket.
Have you tried sweet tea and fried green tomatoes? Because those really good.
Well put. Also from Texas and traveled a bit.
Try Cooper's in Llano if you're still out this way, it will make you reconsider life as a whole. Pork chops the size of what Applebee's cake a steak.
Texas BBQ is unmatched, the only place in MA that I'd ever even bother getting BBQ from is BT's Smokehouse
Damn bro you got me hyped up for some brisket 😂😂😂
Louie Mueller is good, and it’s a cool spot, but I think Davis’ across the railroad tracks is better food, though its atmosphere is not the same as Mueller.
The insane thing is that one of the best seafood meals of my life was in OKC. My theory is places near the coast get lazy and that place in OKC was like "damn it, we are not near the ocean but we are going to cook the crap out of this fish and make it awesome"
Best bbq joints are all over the south little bbq place with a pig on the sign outside, line out the door at lunch and the menu inside hadn't changed since early 90s. #provemewrong
You’re not lying.
Extra points if the pig is a disturbing cartoon, surrounded by work trucks at lunch time (extra points for law enforcement vehicles mixed in with the trucks), only bread is dry (unbuttered and unheated) white loaf bread and extra points if the only hot "side" they offer is brunswick stew
Amen, brother.
Floors are creaky and a screen door at front.
Change that pig to a cow if you're in Texas. Most of the country thinks pork when they talk BBQ. Texas thinks beef! Which after living here for 11 years. There is a reason for that. They know what they are doing and oh....they do it so damn well. Don't get me wrong though. I still love me some pulled pork, or baby back ribs. All that pales in comparison to the flavor of a perfectly cooked brisket.
If Memphis and Kansas City are not on the list then the list is automatically a joke
As a Kansan when I saw Wichita was a top city for BBQ I knew someone lied to the people making this map. People in KC don’t grill they mf’in BBQ but yet Wichita is what made this stupid list? Disgraceful 😤
Memphis and Kansas City have great bbq
As someone who moves around between Kansas and Missouri, I just assumed the Wichita one was Kansas City until I actually read it. Why the hell is St. Louis there but not KC? St. Louis is a hellhole.
asa native Kansan.. i agree
@mikedabuc Fake news. KC made it's own thing.
The fact Texas isn’t even on the list is offensive 😂
It actually made the list for worst barbecue that they made. If I remember correctly it was Plano, Fort Worth, and Houston that made the list for worst barbecue
@@johnfahoum7494 I'd believe the worst barbeque is found in Texas.
Why? Because there are gas stations with BBQ joints inside. It's everywhere, and they can't all be good.
@@TXHeat1776 you make them sound like they're the favorites around. Hit up an actual BBQ joint.
I'm not from the US and the only BBQ I've ever heard of is NC and Texas
@@TXHeat1776 Just because there are some gas stations there doesn't mean it's home to the worst. Basically every state south of the Ohio and Missouri Rivers have BBQ in gas stations. If you go to San Antonio. Fort Worth, or Houston for real and went to a real restaurant then you would know. Also they probably compiled that based on reviews for places designated as BBQ, not for every place like gas stations.
Best BBQ I ever had was in a converted gas station in Memphis in a part of town you wouldn’t want to be caught in after dark. Wonderful people, fantastic food. Nowadays if I want great BBQ, I fire up my smoker and do it myself.
Yeah, this list was a disaster. This is why "popularity" does not equal actual quality.... I am sure McDonalds is the greatest restaurant in the US according to tripadvisor.
So true and so sad
McDonald's does have bbq once a year...🤣🤣
@@MrSpottedduck26 McRib November!!! for the win ;) nice one!
Put this on a "don'ts" list for Newark😅
The fact that there’s not a SINGLE Texas town or city and only ONE for NC tells you all you need to know about what a mess this map is.
I think the whole state of Texas should be included as there are hundreds and really great BBQ places scattered throughout the state.
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And the wrong part of NC at that.
Texas new York best BBQ ever
The fact Miami is even in this list
Im a Northerner born and raised.When I moved down South is when I realized how BBQ is supposed to taste Southerners know how to BBQ
Im a northerner too i did not know what bbq was till i moved to Tenn here in Tennessee there are MANY very good bbqs like Corkys in Memphis Tennessee
@@toddb272 haven't been to Tennessee. But want to one day . Ill have to keep them in mind!
"I didn't even know there was restaurants in Kansas." HAHAHAHA
Well, somebody has to eat the corn 🌽 😂
Many people outside the South don't understand the difference between grilling and bbq. Two completely different things. I'm baffled by this map as well.
Amen and amen!
Now that you mention it, "grilling" is very popular in most of the cities on this map. I think you solved the mystery. Whoever made this map has never been close to the south.
I made the mistake a few years ago of trying to explain the difference between bbq and grilling/cook out to some people in Scotland. They fought me on it. I stand by the fact that they are sooooo different. This map is atrocious.
BBQ low n slow...grilling well that's for burgers and or hotdogs (mostly done on a weber grill) I prefer BBQ...I might be from CA but my mom was southern.
In the south true people that barbecue use pits
I'm Canadian, and I know if I go to Texas, i can get BBQ that will Blow my socks off; Even up here in the white Tundra, i've heard of Franklin bbq. I've also heard tale of the Carolina style bbq. Seattle is a Fish State. Newark is Pizza. Ohio is corn. Wisconsin is Cheese. These are the facts i know.
you gave us poutine, we give u gumbo
@@faiththomas1749 I would Love to have Authentic Gumbo. We have a restaurant here that flies in crawfish, and I've been to a few crawfish boils. I think that my experience probably pails in comparison to what you have though!
Texas bbq will often blow your bumhole up to
Being from Ohio I can say that BBQ is not one of our strong suits... Cincinnati Chili and Briarhill Pizza... yes... but BBQ... NOT so much at all
carolina style ?you mean meat basted in mustard ? that's not Bar B que LOL
Memphis literally has an international BBQ contest every year, not to mention Rendezvous ...
rendezvous is so good, i use their dry rub and barbecue sauce all the time. not sure ive ever been to a place that can compare
And Central, Germantown Commissary (nachos only, TBH), Neely’s, BBQ Shop (underrated gem on Madison), Tops, Corky’s, Payne’s, even the upscale places like One & Only. And don’t sleep on the King’s - Lawler’s cherry smoking is awesome.
Rendezvous is over rated. Honest you can just go hit up any small shack bbq joint in MS an it’s fire af.
Rendezvous is the best bbq restaurant I’ve ever had
And I mean like famous restaurant, there’s def some better ones in Memphis and like atlanta
You know the list is wrong when Texas isn't even on the list.
As a Texan I’m at a loss for words why we’re not on that map. There’s the typo!
Well they had ney York an Miami on the list an even new Orleans. Which is not famous for bbq but good old jambalaya an gumbo. An great seafood an Creo an Cajun food. So don't think peoole that made list no jack about bbq. Or they throwing everything from around the world an calling it bbq. Like Brazilian an cubsn and vietnamese bbw
Ikr?
I’ve eatn bbq all over the US and Texas by far has been the best. Texas, Carolinas, Tennessee, Kansas City. Those are the places known for BBQ.
@@cosmicbonzo7559 yup.
The ranking on this list should be Austin, Houston, Dallas/Ft Worth top three and than everyone else
I saw this map yesterday, it's a crime against humanity.
Well that truly is the Card game, but this map is close!
The best BBQ joints I've been to all had most of these things in common:
1. They're all southern.
2. They ain't in big cities (most are in the middle of nowhere.)
3. They get their meat for local/nearby farms
4. No one has ever heard of them, but have been around for over 50+ years. (only locals know of it.)
5. They've used the same pit for over 50+ years (so it's well seasoned.)
6. If you ask for a lite or small portion they'll say "well bless your little heart".
7. Their menu hasn't changed much in over 50+ years.
8. You can also get your fuel, live bait & Tackle, and/or hunting gear when your finished eating.
9. You can buy Sweet Tea by the gallon (or fresh squeezed lemonade for the kids.)
10. You'll get laughed (or thrown) out of the joint if you ask if they have a Vegan alternative anything (some will do it just for asking for salad.)
I once went through a time/space portal outside of Weed, California. There was an old trailer with a bunch of elderly black guys sitting around a 'que pit, conversing with deep South accents. The place also sold bait. Sweet tea and excellent sweet potato pie, and some of the best barbecue I've had. Middle of total nowhere. I think it may have been like Brigadoon or something, a portal into somewhere in the deep South, that might not be there if you look for it again. It was heavenly.
Yes! One of my favorite BBQ places around me is a tiny smokehouse in a tiny town in north Texas. They are so small they look like they've been closed down for years, but the food is phenomenal and served in massive portions. Every time I go, I wonder if it's open that day, because their schedule is all over the place and their "open" sign is written in pencil on paper and taped on the door. Amazing peach cobbler, too.
Oh yeah!!! SC in the house!!
True except for #2 in Texas. Our big cities like Houston and Austin have great BBQ.
The best BBQ joints require a highly lifted four wheel drive to get to it at least twice a year.
As someone that lives 15 minutes from Charlotte... They didn't even put it in the right spot on the map so like
"one of yall out there just started a roux" lmao absolutely perfect and 100% correct, closest thing we have to BBQ is BBQ'd shrimp which is a fib and a half of a name
But so yummy
So so yummy with a some french bread to soak up all that love.
Nah, the closest is drunken chicken.
Matt you need to put your own map out on the best BBQ...also I now trust nothing trip advisor says.
You win.
Nah. He’s talking like Kansas City, MO doesn’t exist.
I'm from New Orleans. I agree 100%. What idiot thought we have good BBQ? I don't know ANY local who thinks our best cuisine is remotely BBQ. Like you, we rock the critters & anything we find in the swamp. I just started a Roux seeing this video.
Proving him right.
BBQ Shrimp 😁
@@markncely7578 am a chef and the fact that Louisiana’s bbq dish has nothing to do with bbq will alway be funny to me
@@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus lol absolutely
Man it’s not the best food we got but Nola is a hardcore underrated bbq city lots of fantastic restaurants and a huge bbq street food culture
East Carolina BBQ IS KING
I have never heard a rant that so perfectly met the needs of my heart. Every syllable is a diamond. Thank you sir!
As a native Texan, I have to say that Kansas City, Memphis, and Nashville all have amazing BBQ. Memphis does amazing pulled pork and Kansas does amazing burnt ends.
What about GEORGIA?!?!
as a native California, i'm offended that they basically didn't light up the entire south and slap a few different dots on Texas lol.......yet somehow Miami, Seattle, Virginia Beach and NEWARK made the list!!! ha ha ha ha
These mfs are probably from Wisconsin...they only care about cheese and their crippling alcoholism.
I'm a Virginia Beach native and there aren't even that many non-chain bbq places here. Most of the best restaurants here serve seafood, there are a few places that have good pulled pork but not much else.
I'll also add that we are fully aware that we are barely the south, if anything we associate more with the rest of the mid-atlantic (DC/Maryland/Delaware). The only thing southern about Virginia Beach is the weather.
Until this year, I thought I had eaten BBQ. Then, for the first time, I drove through Tennessee. I realized that the food I had called BBQ all my life wasn't even in the same category.
I'm glad you've seen the light.
Respect.
It is like thinking Taco Bell is Mexican food.
You didn't drive far enough. Gotta get into NC for the really good stuff, and specifically the eastern part of the state, past Raleigh.
Welcome all I suggest is if you go to NC stay out of the bbq wars just side eastern and no one gets hurt
As a Washingtonian, yes to all 😂 The only reason I could assume we might be on the list could be Korean BBQ places but that’s not the same. The only time we have good southern bbq is when someone moves here from the south and starts a restaurant.
I love bulgigi (that’s Korean BBQ) but it’s not the same as southern style. Now, Kailua pig really is pit BBQ Carolina style, without any of the sauces. So apparently Honolulu got shafted too lol
As a North Carolinian, I’m disturbed that they didn’t even consider the fact that we have 2 different types of bbq 😠
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Yeah I'm in TN near the NC border. Y'all can keep that nasty, vinegary eastern style garbage. Lexington style doh 👌
@@Mortified42 eh different strokes I guess 🤷
@@Mortified42 vinegar based sauce >>>
I live in Lexington and I’m insulted by this map.
I need this and cheer wine in glass bottles
The fact that no reference to Texas was made in this BBQ map should infuriate Texans.
The brisket from Aaron Franklin’s restaurant ALONE is a must try BBQ institution.
My favorite is Coopers BBQ, but Franklin's is damn respectable. But yeah, Texas BBQ is meat mecca. What the hell were they thinking?
I'm honestly happy. Damn yankees and commiefornians keep coming and eating all of our brisket. Let them go live in Okie-city
Snows, Franklins, pretty much anywhere in Lockhart...these people don't know squat about BBQ
yeah where is Lockhart Texas? I'm not a BBQ person at all but I know that place is famous for some of the best.
@@idontevenknow9758 southeast of Austin
North Carolinian here Can we talk about how Charlotte is definitely not known for BBQ? Lexington is traditionally the BBQ place, did they just think people can’t figure out where that is? They have a huge festival, there is even a style of BBQ named after them. Don’t even get me started about the tomato/vinegar sauce divide.
Lexington is essentially charlotte metro and there's also other areas to get BBQ here
Try Red Bridges BBQ in Shelby NC.
@@bec7080 Lexington is no where near enough to be included in Charlotte. Charlotte is in Mecklenburg county, Lexington in Davidson, two counties away. No, it is not considered in the Charlotte metro area. Thank the Lord!
Lexington is not Charlotte metro to anyone but Charlotteans who think the whole state is just hoping to be annexed into Charlotte soon. There are other areas known for BBQ but Charlotte is not one of them.
Im glad yall cleared that up for her. Lol. I didnt want to cause an upset using simple logistics
Yeah, its a 55 mile, 2 county gap between the two.
The Lexington festival is massive. Lived here all my life and only been a couple of times though. From the best of my memory, there are 2 bbq serving sites which all of the participating resturaunts house under, and mix their bbq together. The most popular bbq resturaunt in town "lexington bbq" does not participate because they refuse to mix their bbq with anyone else, and they still pull in more money that day than any vendor
I'm not an expert on BBQ, but I grew up with Texas dry, Carolina vinegar and spice, and Kansas City sweet.
Then I discovered Hawaiian and Korean. That might be insulting to some, but I like their stuff. Also, the whole idea of barbecuing and the word itself comes from the Caribbean.
As a person from Louisiana I can completely agree with him nobody in my family knows how to bbq BUT let it be some seafood and we gotcha 😎🤙🏾
I’m hungry now. Lol.
That exactly what I said. We do BBQ but none of us are Pit Masters or anything. Now, grab the boil pot and 25lbs of some sea critter...then we shine like a Q-Beam in the eye of an alligator.
@@voidgere wooo baby, you got me wantin some crawfish right about now.
Got invited to a BBQ in loui I was sweating bullets like the he'll are these boys going to be makn I get there they have a boil going and the only thing on the grill is a gator tail and frog legs if that's loui BBQ then I think it would go over great but the thought of them doing up hamburgers and ribs had me squirming.
And I love me some beignets.😎
I grew up in the Virginia Beach area. We went just past the North Carolina border to get bbq sandwiches.
You ain't never had Pollard's? They have great BBQ. It is in the rough part of town though.
From Norfolk here, there's some great bbq places in the state. Dunno why VA gets on the deep south shitlist, probably because we're not part of the illustrious bottom 25 avg iq states list.
From CA here, and you are right. That map was drawn by a delusional blind drunk man at midnight in a hurricane.
We here in Crazy Cali had better be near the Top of List for great Sushi
😋🐟🐠🐡🙋♀️~:)
Is that another description for politician? Because I like it!
Well..... if we wanted to get super technical, I'd say we're top 10 for Korean BBQ and taco trucks, but nobody really counts those. However, we have a solid lock on dim sum.
@@Karen-pk3uv tri-tip is a california thing
@@hollyfisher8811 To be fair I'm pretty sure we eat more sushi then the japanese do, so ya shouldn't be a competition. Also pretty sure california exports a lot of fish to japan as well, granted only animal off the top my head is sea urchin.
Without Memphis and every town in Texas not on that map makes me want to cry!!!
I lived in the Seattle area for several years. There were no good BBQ places. We went to one and they refused to serve us because we had our kids with us. (This was not a bar or anything.) My partner got mad. I just asked him to leave quietly. He agreed. When we got to the car, he asked what was wrong. I asked him if he noticed anything that was missing? He didn't.. I asked him how the place smelled. He told me "clean". I laughed and said yes. "What kind of BBQ place smells clean and not like smoke and BBQ?"
Ever figure out why they objected to your children being there? That's very odd.
@@biker5662 : No idea. My kids weren't super young. No babies or anything and they knew how to behave. I just checked and their website doesn't say anything about no children. (And it is the same place and owners. The website says it has been there since 1997.) And they didn't even offer to let us order food to go.
@@mpblack2127 Wierd. 🙁
Have you tried Jack's in Seattle? It's good. I don't think Southern good but not bad for the Great North wet 😅
@@KH-tx6lg I haven't tried that one. But, yeah, anybody coming to Seattle for food would be better served to order seafood or something with an Asian influence. When I think barbecue and Seattle, I tend to think of Mongolian or Chinese barbecue, not Southern. We've even got Brazilian barbecue available if that's your thing.
Considering that most folks around here don't know, or care about, the difference between grilling and barbecue, it shouldn't be surprising that our barbecue isn't anywhere near the level of sophistication and quality of what you see in the South. The South literally invented that type of barbecue.
Matt, it gets worse. I've heard folks refer to something on a grill as being BBQ. Let's have a moment of silence for them.
Most of them are ignorant Europeans. You just have to explain to them the difference between a cookout and BBQ and they'll be set straight.
My uncle from Austalia does that, I said “That’s a cook out not BBQ,said by a Texan” Hasn’t talked to me ever since
Up North, Barbeque is stuff on a grill like hot dogs or hamburgers
Barbeque comes from the native south American word barabacoa which means to cook meat over open coals... So someone saying they're BBQing on a propane grill should be slapped.
Hearts need to be blessed
Matt: *Insults the Cajun Homeland*
Me: EY COU-
Matt: Says we cook other things better
Me: He ain't 'ong doe
Mai yeah
I’m still tryna translate y’all’s own language holy panzers
Stick to your Gumbo & Roux!
@@cipherthedemonlord8057 The algorithm placed a little button under your comment that says, "Translate to English."
😄😂🤣😄😂
Yea sha🥰🥰
This map was created specifically for Matt's eyes only. 😂No one believes nor do they associate BBQ with the cities listed. 🙄 Thanks, Matt. ❤
As a Midwest city boy, I don’t think the problem is in the cities they listed. It’s the fact they’re looking for barbecue in the city; not some place where the directions tell you when to get out, lock the hubs and let a little air out your tires.
Too true! I live in Seattle and we have sad excuses calling themselves BBQ. You don’t go to Memphis expecting salmon, and you don’t get Q in any state west of Texas!
Having Seattle on that list is a joke. The best place from years ago was the General's He was legit because he came from the south and was faithful to the process. Only Memphis, KC, TX, and NC should be seriously mentioned on this list. I'm sure there are some others that are legit but they are definitely not any farther north or west than those.
Starbucks is Seattle's claim to fame.
You can get decent bbq west of Texas but don’t compare as an apples to apples comparison. The fact that mesquite, hickory and many fruit woods for smoking and grilling are rarely ever used on the west coast already put restaurants and backyard gurus at a huge disadvantage
Or north of the Mason Dixon
New Mexico, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona.....
Also only yanks call it "Q"
This is like having a map of Europe with best places to eat pizza, and then have none of them in Italy.
I actually had some wonderful pizza in Garmisch but think Italians ran the place.
To be fair Pizza was created by Italian Americans in the US. But still, all the ingredients are Italian.
I had an amazing vegetarian pizza in Copenhagen about 25 years ago. Size of a dinner plate, heaped with veggies -- everything from asparagus to zucchini, literally. Still one of my favorite memories of my time in Europe.
I am From New Orleans. I drive to Houston for BBQ.
Kansas City not being on this list instantly makes this map uncredible.
best BBQ i ever had was from an old gas station that was turned into a BBQ restaurant in a small town in Tennessee.
That's almost invariably the best place to get barbecue.
Places like that are always the best!
A small converted gas station on the outskirts of Purcell, OK.
Tennessee and Mississippi have the best BBQ in the land and not one city in either state got picked?
Was it called Full Service BBQ?
As A Texas, I'm surprised the BBQ food truck five minutes from my house is not listed on the map. The meat is so good it barely needs any sauce. Although the sauce is excellent too.
Brother, I can name 5 BBQ places within 25 miles that are better than anything on this map. Only good thing about being near Austin.
Good bbq doesn't need a lot of sauce. Just good slaw.
@@pensandshakers i mean, youre near one of the best bbq restaurants in texas, franklins bbq, aaron franklin is a badass, i hope youve been there
Amen. Good food, but especially bbq doesn't need any sauce. The point of sauce is to accentuate or highlight particular flavors, textures, or qualities which might otherwise remain hidden and to hide others which might be less desirable (like that the meat is dry). If your food actually requires sauce, something is definitely wrong.
In any case, that Texas, KC, Memphis, and Carolina (North or South) don't figure anywhere on this list is an abomination.
@@1jidion My Dad was so impressed he bought his cookbook and now makes the best brisket in Texas. But when he hasn't spent sixteen hours with one on the smoker, I gladly go to Franklin's or to Black's. Good stuff.
The fact that he didn’t even touch Miami, Florida speaks for itself
I was gonna say that about Newark, New Jersey *shudders*
I don't understand why they're putting up towns that are known for other things. Fuck!ng Miami how they have a great cuban cuisine integration. Not bbq I don't wanna talk about NJ or WA
He didn't mention Egypt either :(
Florida BBQ? What even is that? alligator in a meth based sauce?
@@earlyre North Florida is similar to Alabama and Georgia
As a Kansas native, I gotta say your perspective shocked me. The Kansas City stockyards? Kansas City is very well known for our barbecue. KC masterpiece barbecue sauce is a thing after all. In the deep south y'all use too much vinegar in your sauce. Anyway, love your stuff bro! Glad to see ya get out on your own. Good luck and God bless, 🙏
I had to google KC masterpiece sauce. Buying sauce ain't BBQ.
@@jessebookless3013 this is very true. kC Masterpiece sauce is a national brand, least I'm pretty sure. But that is by no means the only, nor are they a proper representation of Kansas City BBQ, I just mentioned them because most people in most places know of it. They are the most famous of the BBQ companies in town. There is also Arthur Bryant's another famous one. KC is very well known for our BBQ.
KC does one thing well, burnt ends. But, by god, they do them better than anywhere else, I'll give them that. St. Louis ribs though are terrible.
@@firefighter1c57St. Louis style anything isn’t good. St. Louis has to “make a style” for everything because they are sandwiched by fantastic BBQ in KC and fantastic Italian food in Chicago
I love how he doesn’t even acknowledge New Jersey on the map🤣
I used to live in Plainsboro. NJ has good food. BBQ isn't it. 😂
Yep
I think the problem with the map is that it's not SPECIFICALLY for US Barbecue. Newark has a big Portuguese demographic, and BRAZILIAN Barbecue is a hell of a thing.
Is it a US-style barbecue? No. But is it good? It's on the map, isn't it?
Must be a Asian BBQ.
@@mramisuzuki6962 , more likely Brazilian. Huge amount of Portuguese people in Newark. I was one of them.
As a native Virginian I sincerely apologize to actual BBQ destinations for being on this map
hello fellow Faulkner... lol. thank you.
Lol , we have a better claim than Miami ... Miami ? Really ? That almost as bad as Seattle !! Ohio has a better claim to bbq than Miami
Virginia is weird because some parts are very much the south. Some parts not sk much. NoVa and the like.
Virginia Beach surprised me as well. Like NOLA, y'all have things that y'all excel at. Blue crabs instantly come to mind. Be proud of that. But BBQ ain't it.
@@leejaudon9422Yeah, Virginia is definitely a southern state. If anyone has any doubt in their mind, they should head east of Blacksburg. But, as someone from SWVA, I normally wouldn't recommend anyone visit east of Blacksburg unless they 1) Doubt we are southern, 2) Go to Abingdon to learn about Barter Theater, or 3) Test your car sickness resilience by driving to Breaks Interstate Park...holy heck 😮.
The fact that Texas wasn't even on this list is a downright heresy. We ought to roast the devil out of the person who made this list.
😂😂😂😂😂being a Memphiain and Not being on that list is quite a shocker wow we are BBQ territory and we know it that tells me not to listen to trip advisor lol ,in Memphis Tennessee we do BBQ and we do it Right ❤❤❤❤❤❤
The moment you said “take anything in the water and you’ll come up with 15 different meals with it” I DIED laughing! It’s so damn true
Old video, but just saw it. Some thoughts:
- One cannot hope to make a list like this without first visiting Southside Market & Barbeque in Elgin, TX, Black's Barbecue or Smitty's Market in Lockhart, TX, Franklin's or Stiles Switch in Austin, TX, or Louie Mueller Barbecue in Taylor, TX. Good Lord, I'd even put Rudy's BBQ up against anything in most of those cities.
- In all fairness, Virginia used to be in the South
- How can Missouri make the list with St. Louis and not Kansas City?
- How is Memphis, TN not listed?
Such sadness for these people.
God I miss Rubys….
I grew up in Luling right next to Lockhart. This man is spitting facts.
No offense to texas, but if I order bbq and you give me brisket instead of a whole hog, I’ll be disappointed.
@@zchris87v80 Texans can cook the shit outta hog brotha!!!
@@gathin1 My father's 70th birthday party was at the bowling alley in Luling. It was the last time I saw him alive. Fun party. RIP pops.
That little mom and pop bbq place down the street, thats been in business for 20+ years, that puts truckloads of sugar in their tea, and the only way you know about them is if you're from there will be better than every one of these places!
As a foreigner (I’m Australian), I immediately thought of Memphis for good BBQ. Am I right? Here we love barbecuing but historically it’s not been anything like the American style (it’s usually much plainer). We are changing though and I’m here for it 🤤
I live in New Orleans and when that map came out, news reporters started asking people if they knew that New Orleans was the number 1 BBQ city and they found so few people to say they believed it that they dropped the story
New Orleans is one of the best place in the country for food but BBQ is not one of those foods. Now BBQ shrimp from Pascale Manales is one unbelievably good dish, but frankly the only thing BBQ about it is the name.
One of, if not America's best food city over all, but No one there is trying to make BBQ the cities thing.
We are the nations best steak city though that is for sure. The number of incredible steak houses in New Orleans is incredible. If you don’t like Seafood we still got something special for you
As a Tennessee native I’m highly offended by this map that at least Memphis wasn’t included, and maybe Nashville. This map needs to be redone by someone with 3 active brain cells.
I think the problem is places that are really known for barbecue people tend to be tribal about where they get their barbecue. "My place is the best and the other places in town are trash." that skews the ratings.
@@ratholin As a Memphis native I can say we love our favorite local spots, but we would argue Memphis in general is in the top 3 BBQ towns if not number 1. We would defend Texas being ignored on this map as well. They are the best at beef BBQ vs TN pork.
As someone from Ohio, tennessee has some bomb ass food.
No let Trip Advisor keep up the facade.
We will know the unbelivers when they mention Oklahoma.
I live in Texas.
BBQ is everywhere
There is better stuff out their smoking in pits in peoples backyards than will ever come across a counter.
Yall call it what you want dont call me late for supper.
As a veteran who was stationed in Fort Campbell for two years, I'm highly offended that there are no Tennessee cities mentioned, or Kentucky. Choosing Ohio at all, and then Columbus from Ohio seems doubly suspect.
I'm a born and raised Okie. I could agree that OKC is the #2 place for BBQ in Oklahoma but not in the US. The fact that they choose Wichita over Kansa City is also a head scratcher.
In true Southern style, I take issue with your calling yourself an Okie. Okies left because they were poor and went to California. Further, I’d put our best BBQ up against anybody’s, although we’ve had a few casualties that put us back from fighting shape. Leo’s before the divorce is among the best food ever produced anywhere of any genre. Klemm’s was a worthy successor. The rest of the map is a mystery
As some one from Seattle, WA... You nailed it spot on. We do have excellent seafood and ethnic foods, like Asian, Indian, and Middle Eastern but BBQ... yeah no. Now in Eastern Washington, which is like our mini version of the South, we do have great BBQ. Porters in Pasco, WA is amazing and might deserve to be on the list. But that is only because the owners are transplants from South Carolina who wanted to bring the food and taste of the Deep South to Eastern Washington. I am talking about 14 hour smoke BBQ, made daily, and when they are out, they are out, so you know its real and not some microwaved crap.
A list without Memphis, Kansas City, Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky, or either Carolina, but includes SEATTLE, NEW JERSEY, MIAMI is completely laughable -- The biggest load of crap since the zoos started shipping out elephant dung.
Don’t mess with Miami. We cook whole pigs using charcoal that has the crispiest skin.
@@dPakMan81 Mann you got that shit from us up here in the Carolinas stop playing
@@dPakMan81 I'm from GA and lived in FL for a time. Y'all gave me GARLIC BREAD with BBQ!, I was shocked! I did come across one small joint in Gainesville that restored my faith in BBQ humanity but the garlic bread was unforgivable.
the people who came up with this map has blue hair
@@dPakMan81 as much as i like charcoal, i like smoke from wood better
Virginia Beach has no business being on this map. I live there and love BBQ. This is not a city that comes to my head when thinking about BBQ.
Exactly. I'm in Norfolk and the only time you'll get good bbq in the Hampton Roads area is if you make it yourself.
I’m in Richmond and it’s confusing. Southwestern VA is going have good bbq. Also, the South has to begin somewhere. Sheesh.
While I agree Virginia (especially VA beach) doesn't belong on this list, it is in the south, and I will fight for that. More Virginians died in the civil war than any other state, fighting for the south. Well, tied with NC. don't you dare call us yankees.
Richmond bbq is better. But i can give 3 outstanding bbq places in and around va beach for you to try. Daves bbq on va beach blvd is a start. The bbq shack on old George washington is pretty amazing. Further out you got Jebs on 17 on the way to the JRB. Now he has a korean wife so there is stuff on their menu you will never find on another bbq menu lol. They also have a butcher shop there. But the best around is Kings in petersburg. And on down the road in raleigh you have the pit. But if you want an honest map there should be a lot of spots in va/nc with a couple spots in memphis, st louis, and i guess we'll include texas or else they will cry.
@@tswain92 you don't know the area then. Spend a little more time here than your navy tour...
How it feels being a Wisconsinite and seeing California dairy products on the shelf
lol.
How it feels being a New Yorker and seeing someone intentionally choosing to eat a Chicago, Cincinnati, or Detroit style pizza.
I'm from Cleveland and have never even heard of Cincinnati style pizza. Is that a thing???
@@JohnDoe-lo1uf unfortunately
How it feels being a Pittsburgher and seeing Hunts, or Generic Ketchup at a restaurant.
Originally from Wichita & live in the Kansas City metro. How does one make a BBQ map and include neither Memphis, TN --the home of the dry rub--nor Kansas City, MO--the home of the best sauce!?! Also, I understand objecting to Kansas even getting a hit on this map, but I think it's okay that we're here since the KC metro loop made us the headquarters for NASCAR. We're more any honorary southern state, though. Food, friendliness and hospitality get better in what I think of as the real south. Thanks for the honor, quirky mapmaker, but Kansas doesn't deserve it.
"What's Oklahoma famous for? Not being Texas?" 🤣🤣🤣 God the rivalry is strong
@Cloud King I’ve had Oklahoma bbq. No way
Oklahoma is Texas's hat.
Why doesn’t Texas fall into the ocean? B/c Oklahoma sucks.
Actually, I like OK. The Arbuckle wilderness, Turner Falls, did some trilobite hunting there. And to all the Okies, there’s no place like home. Respect.
This man is speaking straight facts. 100% correct on all points I’d say. Also, a BBQ map that doesn’t include any city from TN, AL, or MS is abysmal.
South Carolina onto something with that mustard sauce though.
Louisiana here and I agree 100%. Barbecue ain't our cup of tea! 😉
Y’all do everything else so well ❤️ I’m glad to go down to South Alabama where there’s still a lot of the old French/Cajun influence as well.
Bro you got me so damn hard with “is gna send yall straight to BBQ hell!” Lmfao 😂😂😂😂😂🙏🏻❤️ we are all truly one….. with those eyes too!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂
How tf is Texas not on there. Btw you're totally right. We don't specialize in BBQ here in NOLA, unless you consider the random backyard with someone who's been perfecting their BBQ since 1998.
As someone from Jersey, I’m wondering how we made this list too. Why can’t we just stick to having the best Diners lmao
Same I was like “Should I really be spending more time in Newark for the bbq?”
I can tell you how, Brazilian BBQ and Korean BBQ
@@babassoonist557 A-fucking-men.
@@babassoonist557 I could see that, fact is Jersey needed help ;) haha
@@larrymcjones LOL
Tar Heel native tagging in, and thanks for the hat tip for NC pulled pork. Too often overlooked, it has earned a spot on this list.
It's amazing
I've lived here all of my 51 years. It's not 'pulled pork, It's just barbecue.
"who allowed Kansas in here?" Hey man, words have impact😢
As someone who spent many years in the Pacific NorthWest and has since lived in Texas and now Georgia, I feel like this list is a cry for help. Folks at TripAdvisor are in need of help and don't quite know how to ask for it.
Looks like it is more so Chef's Pencil that is to blame for this.
I worked on a traveling concrete coatings crew for 2 years. We worked all over the United States and everywhere we went we always tried to find the best BBQ places to eat. With that said, in my opinion Texas hands down has the best BBQ and it’s not even close.
That’s the best endorsement I can think of.
It isn't that's word of mouth talkin to yah
I've had better bbq in Bama, my home state of Florida, Tennessee, and Arkansas
You need to pay Wilbers BBQ a visit. It's in Goldsboro, NC. You will thank me later.
I agree. That said, I’ve run across a few in NC, GA, Bama, Tenn. but when it comes to Brisket or Beef Ribs. Sorry. TX wind that one. I’ll admit, most other regions do Pork or Chicken better than we do.
Oklahoma: Smash burgers with fried onions. I'm a Georgia boy and I do have to admit their smashburgers are pretty darn good. That said, you really do need to try BurnCo in Tulsa. Not gonna lie, it's not anything new but it is fantastic 'Cue. If they've invented something, it's their grilled potato salad, which is AH-MAZE-ING!
Exactly
Whenever I drive by Burn Co. there’s always a line out way past the door lol
@@secondgenerationcleaning9246 I got there at 10 am one Friday morning and there were already 4 dudes outside waiting. Place opens at 10:30 for those who don't know.
That museum joke was too accurate.
I’f this was an honest and helpful list, it’d be 10 dinkoid little cities/towns you never heard of and would need a map to find.
The problem with using TripAdvisor ratings for things like BBQ is that most of the restaurants rated are likely chain locations in metropolitan areas that basically offer samplings of all the relevant styles of BBQ (i.e. Carolina pulled pork, Texas brisket, St. Louis ribs, burnt ends in an overly thick, sticky sweet, fake smoky KC sauce and something with a Memphis dry rub). The best BBQ joints, the mom n pops in little no-name towns, don't get the ratings because honestly, most of the locals who eat there don't even know - and don't care - WTF TripAdvisor is.
Speaking as a third-generation Floridian grew up with an accent, I was aghast at the idea that Miami has good barbecue, let alone the ninth best barbecue in the country. Miami has a lot of astounding food. Pretty much anything Cuban is worth eating. If you see something in Spanish on a menu in Miami, buy it, eat it, and it will be wonderful. Doesn't even matter what it is. It could just be a salt shaker full of salt and some rice grains to keep it dry, but it will still be the best thing you ever ate in your life simply because it's cuban. Atheists eat Cuban food and end up believing in God by the end of dinner because it's just that good.
But Barbecue?
No. No. Ain't no way in hell. I assume the TripAdvisor person just ate some roast pork and got confused and thought that it was barbecue because they're a vegetarian or whatever.
There's some ok BBQ places around the state, a few are actually pretty good, but it's not our strong suit. Everyone knows Florida is primarily a seafood place. And burgers. We got some pretty damn good burgers.
That line about eating some roast pork and got confused cause they are a vegetarian is gold.
AHart thanks, man!
🤣 This is great!
Go to Shorty’s BBQ on US-1 in South Miami, you’ll change your tune. Trust me
My favorite BBQ ever is in Ocala, FL.
I speak on behalf of my fellow cajuns we might make good BBQ but we ain’t the best we specialize in gumbo
All the other cities in the US: My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is now ruined.
I spy a ReviewBrah fan!
Columbus Ohio??? I've lived there & never had good BBQ. Moved from there to Dallas & fell in love with TX BBQ. Hands down THE BEST!
I'm from there and we don't have any authentication bbq. Any good bbq Ive had here is from restaurants and cooks from the south. Southern bbq is hand down superior.
I imagine at least half of the restaurants reviewed offer a Memphis dry rub...... Memphis doesn't make the list. 😒
As a Memphian I was HIGHLY upset 😡
Yup. If Memphis isn't on the list, the list is rubbish. 🤣
Yeah Tennessee as a whole best damn bbq and sauce anywhere texas a close second
Memphian and I agree!!!
Food and humidity bring the south together! Well.... At least in Memphis is seems.
I'm from the Seattle area. Not only is Seattle not a top 10 BBQ city in the country, it may not be a top 10 on the west coast, and the west coast might be the worst part of the country for BBQ. I make a pretty good back-yard brisket. I had to learn to do it myself cause there's NO good BBQ around here.