Daniel Vaughn did some REALLY heavy lifting (and a TON of traveling) to create this article and I figured I would have some additional fun by showing off platters from all of the BBQ joints he mentions in the arcticle. You can see his piece HERE and see my chat with him on my YouTube channel HERE.
Below is his top 10 and beyond are the best in specific states.
THE TOP 10
Palmira Barbecue – Charleston, South Carolina – #1



Prime Barbecue – Knightdale, North Carolina – #2



Owens & Hull – Smyrna, Georgia – #3



Moo’s Craft Barbecue – Los Angeles, California – #4



Heritage Barbecue – San Juan Capistrano – #5



Southern Junction – Buffalo, New York – #6



Pica Rica BBQ – St. George, Utah – #7



Jon G’s Barbecue – Peachland, North Carolina #8



Edge Craft Barbecue – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma #9



Golden Hour Barbecue – Alliance, Nebraska #10



Broken Down By State
Little Miss BBQ – Phoenix, Arizona



Ridgewood Brothers BBQ – Russelville, Arkansas



Wright’s Barbecue – 4 Arkansas Locations



Breakwater Barbecue – El Granada, California



Fikscue Craft Barbecue – Alameda, California



Mega Texas Barbecue – Fresno, California



Priedite Barbecue – Los Alamos, California



Ray’s Texas BBQ – Huntington Park, California



Hindsight BBQ – Waterbury, Connecticut



Hoodoo Brown BBQ – Ridgefield, Connecticut



Smokemade Meats + Eats – Orlando, Florida



Tropical Smokehouse – West Palm Beach, Florida



Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q – Atlanta, Georgia



Slow Fire BBQ – Savannah, Georgia



Green Street Smoked Meats – Chicago, Illinois



Bad Wolf BBQ – Ruston, Louisiana



Blanchard’s BBQ – Lafayette, Louisiana



Gonzo’s Smokehouse & BBQ – Luling, Louisiana



2Fifty Texas BBQ – Riverdale, Maryland



Bark Barbecue Co. – Stevensville, Maryland



Ricewood – Ann Arbor, Maryland



Animales Barbeque Co – Minneapolis, Minnesota



Chef J BBQ – Kansas City, Missouri



Fourth City Barbecue – St. Louis, Missouri



Harp Barbecue – Raytown, Missouri



Soulbelly BBQ – Las Vegas, NV



Mad Jack’s Mountaintop Barbecue – Cloudcroft, New Mexico



Bark Barbecue – Brooklyn, New York



Hometown Bar-B-Q – Brooklyn, New York



Dampf Good BBQ – Cary, North Carolina



Old Colony Smokehouse – Edenton, North Carolina



Oakhart Barbecue – Tusla, Oklahoma



Phat Tabb’s BBQ – Idabel, Oklahoma



Bark City BBQ – Portland, Oregon



Grasslands Barbecue – Hood River, Oregon



Matt’s BBQ – Portland, Oregon



City Limits Barbeque – West Columbia, South Carolina



Fork Grove Barbecue – Anderson, South Carolina



Lewis Barbecue – Charleston, South Carolina



Blake’s at Southern Milling – Martin, Tennessee



Shotgun Willie’s BBQ – Madison, Tennessee



Redwood Smoke Shack – Norfolk, Virginia



ZZQ } TEXAS CRAFT BARBEQUE – Richmond, Virginia



Jack’s BBQ – Seattle, Washington



See my chat with Daniel Vaughn here: