My Fave Barbecue Spots in the Denver metro area (in alphabetical order):
- AJ’s Pit Bar-B-Q
- Burnt End BBQ
- GQue Championship BBQ
- Pit Fiend
- Post Oak Barbecue
- Roaming Buffalo BBQ
- Rolling Smoke Bar-B-Que
- Smok
- Wayne’s Smoke Shack
Places around Colorado (in alphabetical order):
- Georgia Boys BBQ (Longmont)
- Jim ‘n’ Nick’s (Denver area locations)
- KT’s BBQ (Boulder, Denver)
- 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.
- Ghost BBQ (Boulder-based caterer) — best BBQ jackfruit that I’ve had in Colorado.
- Mississippi Boy Catfish & Ribs (Denver)
- Plates by the Pound BBQ (Aurora–Saturdays only)
- Stuboy’s BBQ & Catering (Lone Tree)