My Fave Barbecue Spots in the Denver metro area (in alphabetical order):
- Burnt End BBQ
- GQue Championship BBQ
- Pit Fiend Barbecue
- Post Oak Barbecue
- Riot BBQ
- Roaming Buffalo BBQ
- Rolling Smoke Bar-B-Que
- Smok
- Wayne’s Smoke Shack
Catering
Food Trucks
- Barbosa’s Barbeque (Denver area)
Places around Colorado (in alphabetical order):
- Georgia Boys BBQ (Longmont)
- KT’s BBQ (Boulder)
- Lulu’s BBQ (Louisville)
- Moe’s Original Bar-B-Que (Edwards, Denver)
- Rudy’s Country Store Bar-B-Q (Colorado Springs, Greeley)
- Serious Texas Bar-B-Q (Durango, Loveland)
- Smoke Modern Barbecue (Basalt, Glenwood Springs)
Mentions
These are places that I’ve only been to once or twice, but what I had was really good. I plan to visit a few more times. If the quality is consistent, I’ll bump them up the list.
Nationally
Mid-Atlantic
On the lookout.
Midwest
Ashley’s Bar-B-Que, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Gates Bar-B-Q, multiple locations in the Kansas City, Missouri, area
LC’s Bar-B-Q, Kansas City, Missouri
Q’s Tips & Wings, Chicago, Illinois (my twin sister April seconds this choice!)
South
The Bar-B-Q Shop, Memphis, Tennessee
Cozy Corner Restaurant, Memphis, Tennessee
Dreamland Bar-B-Que, multiple locations in Alabama
Grady’s BBQ, Dudley, North Carolina
Payne’s Bar-B-Q, Memphis, Tennessee
Rodney Scott’s BBQ, location in Atlanta, GA, Birmingham, AL, and Charleston, SC
Texas
Burns Original BBQ, Houston, Texas
Fargo’s Pit BBQ, Bryan, Texas
Patillo’s Bar-B-Que Restaurant, Beaumont, Texas
Ray’s BBQ Shack, Houston, Texas
West
Bludso’s Bar & Que, Los Angeles, California
Lil’ Red Takeout and Catering, Seattle, Washington