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Barbecue Platters at Texas Monthly’s NEXT Top 50 BBQ Joints

Kevin Kelly

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Since the sheer amount of great BBQ joints in Texas has grown almost exponentially since the Texas Monthly Top 50 list came out in 2017 it was pretty apparent that they would have to expand things to encompass a lot more bbq spots. Hence The Next 50 or ‘Honorable Mentions’ list was included. Between us, almost any of these could have been on the top 50 so I’m glad this was part of the equation.

So be sure to give these spots some love too. Please note that I omitted a couple of places that I just could not find platter photos for or who didn’t have any good photography online of their food.

Hopefully, these photos below will add a bit more context to what these joints are actually putting out AND if you missed the post I did covering the top 50 you can see that HERE.

The Shed Market – Abilene – 6382 Buffalo Gap Rd #D, Abilene, TX 79606

407 BBQ – Argyle- 831 FM 407 W, Argyle, TX 76226

225° BBQ – Arlington – 506 E Main St, Arlington, TX 76010

J. Leonardi’s Barbeque – Austin – 1124 E 11th St, Austin, TX 78702

Moreno Barbecue – Austin – 5608 Menchaca Rd, Austin, TX 78745

Stiles Switch BBQ – Austin – 6610 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78752

Whitfield’s – Austin – 8901 Brodie Ln, Austin, TX 78748

Smokin’ Z’s BBQ – Bayou Vista – 6 Herring Dr, Hitchcock, TX 77563

Harris Bar-B-Que – Cedar Hill – 261 Hwy 67, Cedar Hill, TX 75104

Bare Barbecue – Cleburne – For Sale – 904 W Chambers St, Cleburne, TX 76033

1775 Texas Pit BBQ – College Station – 8203 Raymond Stotzer Pkwy suite c, College Station, TX 77845

BBQ on the Brazos – Cresson – 9001 E US Hwy 377, Cresson, TX 76035

Oak’d BBQ – Dallas – 5500 Greenville Ave Ste 1300, Dallas, TX 75206

Pecan Lodge – Dallas – 2702 Main St, Dallas, TX 75226

Choches BBQ – Eagle Pass – 226 N Pierce StEagle Pass, TX 78852

Derek Allan’s Texas Barbecue – Fort Worth – 1116 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104

Heim Barbecue – Fort Worth – 1109 W. Magnolia Ave Fort Worth, TX 76104

Dozier’s BBQ & Meat Market – Fulshear – 8222 Farm to Market 359, Fulshear, TX 77441

Trenvinos Craft Smokehouse – Graford – 732 N Main St, Jacksboro, TX 76458

Ernie’s Pit Barbeque – Greenville – 8707 Wesley St, Greenville, TX 75402

Bodacious Bar-B-Q – Hallsville – 1164 W Main St, Hallsville, TX 75650

Blue Moon BBQ – Hearne – 18746 E Osr, Hearne, TX 77859

Gatlin’s BBQ – Houston – 3510 Ella Blvd Bldg C Ste A, Houston, TX 77018

Pizzitola’s Bar-B-Cue – Houston – 1703 Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77007

Roegels Barbecue – Houston – 2223 S Voss Rd, Houston, TX 77057

Joseph’s Riverport Bar-B-Cue – Jefferson – 201 N Polk St, Jefferson, TX 75657

Lum’s – Junction – 2031 Main St, Junction, TX 76849

Kreuz Market – Lockhart – 619 N Colorado St, Lockhart, TX 78644

Tom & Bingo’s Pit Bar-B-Q – Lubbock – 3006 34th St, Lubbock, TX 79410

Wade’s Barbecue – Lufkin – 1513 S Chestnut St, Lufkin, TX 75904

Brick Vault Brewery and Barbecue – Marathon – 102 Northwest 1st Street #90w, Marathon, TX 79842

Coastal Que BBQ – Matagorda – 333 Fisher St, Matagorda, TX 77457

Pody’s BBQ – Pecos – 1330 S Cedar St, Pecos, TX 79772

Smokin’ Moon BBQ & Beer Garden – Pharr – 1617 W Polk Ave, Pharr, TX 78577

Lockhart Smokehouse – Plano – 1026 E 15th St, Plano, TX 75074

Harlem Road Texas BBQ – Richmond – 9823 Harlem Rd, Richmond, TX 77407

Smoke Sessions Barbecue – Royse City – 307 State Hwy 66, Royse City, TX 75189

Smoke Shack – San Antonio – 3714 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209

South BBQ & Kitchen – San Antonio – 2011 Mission Rd, San Antonio, TX 78214

Black Board Bar-B-Q – Sisterdale – 1123 Sisterdale Rd, Boerne, TX 78006

Pitforks & Smokerings BBQ – Slaton – 1808 US-84, Slaton, TX 79364

Zimmerhaun’s BBQ – Smithville – CLOSED

Slaughter’s BBQ Oasis – Sulphur Springs

Creekside Cookers BBQ & Bar – Wimberly – CLOSED