Every state has terrible bbq

Aug 14, 2022
9:06:39am

kccougar All-American

Bbq is difficult to do well consistently, and it is easy to find bad bbq anywhere you go.

Some states just have a lot more bbq so the odds of a few good options improve.

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Best city for BBQ? San Antonio TX of course

Tare

8/14/22 8:25am

Rankings focus too much on price and accessibility. Who cares if there is

Polemic

8/14/22 8:28am

Austin

Turnpike Lane

8/14/22 8:30am

KC is better if you are more into the sauce than the meat

A Drew Aitch

8/14/22 8:56am

I love the smoked tomato and molasses taste. KC is an old cattle town. It

Polemic

8/14/22 9:01am

KC is great for the beef/pork combo.

kccougar

8/14/22 9:07am

That list is silly — San Jose? LOL

Gustav

8/14/22 8:32am

I thought the same thing. Any list with San Jose and Tampa top 10 is worthless

coug16

8/14/22 8:46am

We had BBQ in Austin at one of the "best" in the city...

WJCougar

8/14/22 8:38am

People get far too hung up on location, city and state when discussing BBQ. You

Zach Morris

8/14/22 9:37am

Where did you go?

A Drew Aitch

8/14/22 9:57am

Iron Works. It was great!

WJCougar

8/14/22 10:42am

It is good. I like Coopers, La Barbeque, Style Switch, and Blacks better but

A Drew Aitch

8/14/22 11:32am

The top two determining factors are Yelp ratings and # of any BBQ restaurants pe

kotacoug

8/14/22 8:40am

Utah has terrible bbq

conflictedcoug

8/14/22 8:54am

Simply untrue. I've had BBQ in Texas, NC, KC, Memphis. Utah has some good spots.

JodyGenessy

8/14/22 9:01am

Help a brother out, where?

conflictedcoug

8/14/22 9:11am

Haha! I haven't been to Goodwood forever, but liked it when I was younger ...

JodyGenessy

8/14/22 10:18am

I haven’t tried 5 Star, but I will

conflictedcoug

8/14/22 10:36am

Having lived in TX for 9 years, I can say Bam Bam's in Provo is legit.

Forzaitalia

8/14/22 10:50am

It's hit and miss for me. One week it's great....next time Meh.

WJCougar

8/14/22 10:58am

That been my experience

conflictedcoug

8/14/22 11:37am

Every state has terrible bbq

kccougar

8/14/22 9:06am

You can find bad anywhere, but advantage of a strong BBQ culture is that it

Gustav

8/14/22 10:29am

I went to dinner at a Mexican spot with some friends on Friday night. Two of the

Zach Morris

8/14/22 9:47am

RE: Utah has terrible bbq

Dryfire

8/14/22 10:40am

Whenever BBQ joints try to expand they end up sucking. It’s not something you

kotacoug

8/14/22 11:22am

Austin is better for Barbecue

A Drew Aitch

8/14/22 8:56am

Sure, makes sense. Every corner has a miller's in san antonio

gmj81

8/14/22 9:41am

San Jose ranked 3rd and Memphis ranked 11th?

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