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TEXAS MONTHLY BBQ TOP 50
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05/22/17 12:26 PM
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Every 4 yrs. TEXAS MONTHLY puts out the TOP 50 BBQ list in Texas. KIRBY'S in Mexia has made it again. They really have a good assortment of BBQ and very good desserts. The list just came out today.
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Re: TEXAS MONTHLY BBQ TOP 50
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05/22/17 12:49 PM
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I'm about 15 miles south of Kirby's, and we are fans of their BBQ. That said, I still miss Swick's BBQ that was in Groesbeck.
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Re: TEXAS MONTHLY BBQ TOP 50
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05/22/17 01:04 PM
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I agree about Swicks. I eat there from the early 70's until the end.
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Re: TEXAS MONTHLY BBQ TOP 50
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05/22/17 01:51 PM
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Austin has 5 of the top 10 spots http://www.texasmonthly.com/list/the-50-best-bbq-joints-in-the-world/1. Franklin Barbecue - Austin 2. Pecan Lodge - Dallas 3. Snow's BBQ - Lexington 4. Louie Mueller Barbecue - Taylor 5. The Original Willie's Bar-B-Q ? 6. Tyler's Barbeque - Amarillo 7. John Mueller Meat Co. - Austin 8. La Barbecue - Austin 9. Lamberts Downtown Barbecue - Austin 10. Stiles Switch BBQ & Brew - Austin 11. Miller's Smokehouse - Belton 12. Fargo's Pit BBQ - Bryan 13. Brooks' Place - Cypress 14. Lockhart Smokehouse - Dallas 15. Austin's BBQ and Catering - Eagle Lake 16. McMillan’s Bar-B-Q - Fannin 17. Cousin's Bar-B-Q - Fort Worth 18. Longoria's BBQ - Fort Worth 19. Cranky Frank's Barbeque Company - Fredericksburg 20. Leon's World's Finest In & Out Bar-B-Que - Galveston 21. Meshack's Bar-B-Que - Garland 22. City Meat Market - Giddings 23. Bartley's Bar-B-Q - Grapevine 24. Bob's Bar-B-Que - Henderson 25. Gatlin's BBQ & Gatlin’s BBQ & Catering - Houston 26. Virgie's Bar-B-Que - Houston 27. Billy's Old Fashion BBQ - Jasper 28. Joseph's Riverport Barbecue - Jefferson 29. Buzzie's Bar-B-Q - Kerrville 30. Hitch-N-Post BBQ - Livingston 31. Cooper's Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que - Llano 32. Black's Barbecue - Lockhart 33. Kreuz Market - Lockhart 34. City Market - Luling 35. Whup's Boomerang Bar-B-Que - Marlin 36. Hutchins BBQ - McKinney 37. Kirby's Barbeque - Mexia 38. Hashknife on the Chisholm - Peadenville 39. Cowpoke's - Pearsall 40. Pody's BBQ - Pecos 41. Hatfields BBQ & Blackjacks Beer Garden - Rockport 42. The Granary 'Cue and Brew - San Antonio 43. Two Bros. BBQ Market - San Antonio 44. Hays Co. Bar-B-Que and Catering - San Marcos 45. Zimmerhanzel's BBQ - Smithville 46. Opie's Barbecue - Spicewood 47. Corkscrew BBQ - Spring 48. Stanley's Famous Pit Barbecue - Tyler 49. Mumphord's Place BBQ - Victoria 50. Big Boy's Bar-B-Que - Sweetwater
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Re: TEXAS MONTHLY BBQ TOP 50
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05/22/17 02:09 PM
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Cleary these guys don't know what they are talking about....407 BBQ isn't on the list.....fake news..... Austin has 5 of the top 10 spots "Local boys" seemed to be up this list don't it......
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Re: TEXAS MONTHLY BBQ TOP 50
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05/22/17 02:13 PM
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I think they only list 1 thru 4 or 5 and the rest is list alphabet order by name of city.
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Re: TEXAS MONTHLY BBQ TOP 50
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05/22/17 02:30 PM
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I think they only list 1 thru 4 or 5 and the rest is list alphabet order by name of city. The top 5 are in alphabetical order as well. And they had to pick an extra that doesn't belong to finish the list.
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Re: TEXAS MONTHLY BBQ TOP 50
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05/22/17 03:00 PM
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I think they only list 1 thru 4 or 5 and the rest is list alphabet order by name of city. Good observation
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Re: TEXAS MONTHLY BBQ TOP 50
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05/22/17 03:23 PM
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I think the above list is from 2013....here is the 2017 top ten.....Pecan Lodge slipped out of the top ten.
Here are Texas Monthly's top 10 of the 50 Best BBQ Joints: Snow's BBQ, Lexington Franklin Barbecue, Austin Cattleack Barbeque, Dallas Bodacious Bar-B-Q, Longview Louie Mueller Barbecue, Taylor Tejas Chocolate Craftory, Tomball CorkScrew BBQ, Spring Micklethwait Craft Meats, Austin Evie Mae's Pit Barbeque, Wolfforth Truth Barbeque, Brenham
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Re: TEXAS MONTHLY BBQ TOP 50
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05/22/17 04:39 PM
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I haven't tried any of those but I will try Hitchin Post next time I'm there. I will say, folks down there ask me to bring them 407 stuff. They like it better.
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Re: TEXAS MONTHLY BBQ TOP 50
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05/22/17 04:49 PM
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Snow's in Lexington is nowhere near the best in Texas. Their brisket is greasy and waaaay too salty. It's barely edible IMO. City Meat Mkt. in Giddings is pitiful as well. I live halfway between Lexington and Giddings and you won't catch any of the locals eating there.
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Re: TEXAS MONTHLY BBQ TOP 50
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05/22/17 05:20 PM
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Sorry about that. I read the wrong list. They did not make it this time.
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Re: TEXAS MONTHLY BBQ TOP 50
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05/22/17 08:08 PM
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Should be on the list:
Hard 8 in Stephenville
Goode Co. on Kirby Dr. in Houston.
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Re: TEXAS MONTHLY BBQ TOP 50
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05/22/17 10:28 PM
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Austin has 5 of the top 10 spots http://www.texasmonthly.com/list/the-50-best-bbq-joints-in-the-world/1. Franklin Barbecue - Austin 2. Pecan Lodge - Dallas 3. Snow's BBQ - Lexington 4. Louie Mueller Barbecue - Taylor 5. The Original Willie's Bar-B-Q ? 6. Tyler's Barbeque - Amarillo 7. John Mueller Meat Co. - Austin 8. La Barbecue - Austin 9. Lamberts Downtown Barbecue - Austin 10. Stiles Switch BBQ & Brew - Austin 11. Miller's Smokehouse - Belton 12. Fargo's Pit BBQ - Bryan 13. Brooks' Place - Cypress 14. Lockhart Smokehouse - Dallas 15. Austin's BBQ and Catering - Eagle Lake 16. McMillan’s Bar-B-Q - Fannin 17. Cousin's Bar-B-Q - Fort Worth 18. Longoria's BBQ - Fort Worth 19. Cranky Frank's Barbeque Company - Fredericksburg 20. Leon's World's Finest In & Out Bar-B-Que - Galveston 21. Meshack's Bar-B-Que - Garland 22. City Meat Market - Giddings 23. Bartley's Bar-B-Q - Grapevine 24. Bob's Bar-B-Que - Henderson 25. Gatlin's BBQ & Gatlin’s BBQ & Catering - Houston 26. Virgie's Bar-B-Que - Houston 27. Billy's Old Fashion BBQ - Jasper 28. Joseph's Riverport Barbecue - Jefferson 29. Buzzie's Bar-B-Q - Kerrville 30. Hitch-N-Post BBQ - Livingston 31. Cooper's Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que - Llano 32. Black's Barbecue - Lockhart 33. Kreuz Market - Lockhart 34. City Market - Luling 35. Whup's Boomerang Bar-B-Que - Marlin 36. Hutchins BBQ - McKinney 37. Kirby's Barbeque - Mexia 38. Hashknife on the Chisholm - Peadenville 39. Cowpoke's - Pearsall 40. Pody's BBQ - Pecos 41. Hatfields BBQ & Blackjacks Beer Garden - Rockport 42. The Granary 'Cue and Brew - San Antonio 43. Two Bros. BBQ Market - San Antonio 44. Hays Co. Bar-B-Que and Catering - San Marcos 45. Zimmerhanzel's BBQ - Smithville 46. Opie's Barbecue - Spicewood 47. Corkscrew BBQ - Spring 48. Stanley's Famous Pit Barbecue - Tyler 49. Mumphord's Place BBQ - Victoria 50. Big Boy's Bar-B-Que - Sweetwater This is the list from 2013. Here is the updated list. #1-10 have their rank beside them http://www.texasmonthly.com/food/the-list-the-top-50-barbecue-joints-in-texas/
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Re: TEXAS MONTHLY BBQ TOP 50
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05/22/17 10:30 PM
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I think the above list is from 2013....here is the 2017 top ten.....Pecan Lodge slipped out of the top ten.
Here are Texas Monthly's top 10 of the 50 Best BBQ Joints: Snow's BBQ, Lexington Franklin Barbecue, Austin Cattleack Barbeque, Dallas Bodacious Bar-B-Q, Longview Louie Mueller Barbecue, Taylor Tejas Chocolate Craftory, Tomball CorkScrew BBQ, Spring Micklethwait Craft Meats, Austin Evie Mae's Pit Barbeque, Wolfforth Truth Barbeque, Brenham Eaten at 6 of the 10. Looks like I need to make trips to Spring, Tomball, Brenham, and Longview this summer.
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Re: TEXAS MONTHLY BBQ TOP 50
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05/23/17 11:39 AM
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I think the above list is from 2013....here is the 2017 top ten.....Pecan Lodge slipped out of the top ten.
Here are Texas Monthly's top 10 of the 50 Best BBQ Joints: Snow's BBQ, Lexington Franklin Barbecue, Austin Cattleack Barbeque, Dallas Bodacious Bar-B-Q, Longview Louie Mueller Barbecue, Taylor Tejas Chocolate Craftory, Tomball CorkScrew BBQ, Spring Micklethwait Craft Meats, Austin Evie Mae's Pit Barbeque, Wolfforth Truth Barbeque, Brenham
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Re: TEXAS MONTHLY BBQ TOP 50
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05/23/17 02:49 PM
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I've yet to eat Tejas, Corkscrew and Truth. I just don't like going to Houston, but this is about to change I guess. I really don't know how Micklethwait made it in the Top 10, I guess I went on a really bad day. Out of the joints in the Top 10 I have tried this would have been my order.
Evie Mae's Franklin Snow's Cattleack Louie Mueller Bodacious Micklethwait (which wouldn't normally even make my top 25)
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Re: TEXAS MONTHLY BBQ TOP 50
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05/23/17 04:20 PM
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I just read through the list and there is some marginal BBQ making the top 50. Texas Monthly needs to slip out to 407BBQ in Argyle. I'd rank if above Pecan Lodge these days,and every bit as good as Heims. I'd like to ive Snow's a try some day. And will make a point of trying out CattleAck in the near future. I think it's sort of strange a place like Cattleack BBQ get's the #1 ranking in Dallas and #3 in the state, and they are only open 2 days a week, and only for lunch on those days. I'd like to try it but that's a VERY limited window of opportunity. Anybody been there?
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Re: TEXAS MONTHLY BBQ TOP 50
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05/23/17 05:23 PM
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I eat at Cattleack all the time, as I am just down the street.
The brisket is great, as are his sausages. Occasionally, Todd does a smoke pastrami that is killer. Nice burnt ends and really good sides.
The first Saturday of the month he does a whole pig as well as the regular menu. Also, no liquor license, so there is always a cooler of free beer.
The go to sandwich is the Toddfather....brisket, sausage and pulled pork stacked high on a bun.
By 11 there is usually a long line....I'll run by at 1:30...may be out of some things, but there is always something good left!
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Re: TEXAS MONTHLY BBQ TOP 50
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05/23/17 07:11 PM
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I just read through the list and there is some marginal BBQ making the top 50. Texas Monthly needs to slip out to 407BBQ in Argyle. I'd rank if above Pecan Lodge these days,and every bit as good as Heims. I'd like to ive Snow's a try some day. And will make a point of trying out CattleAck in the near future. I think it's sort of strange a place like Cattleack BBQ get's the #1 ranking in Dallas and #3 in the state, and they are only open 2 days a week, and only for lunch on those days. I'd like to try it but that's a VERY limited window of opportunity. Anybody been there? Sadly I'm not old enough to be considered. Minimum age for consideration is 1 yr in business.
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Re: TEXAS MONTHLY BBQ TOP 50
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05/23/17 07:24 PM
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Re: TEXAS MONTHLY BBQ TOP 50
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05/23/17 08:48 PM
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i'd really like to know who the judges are....
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Re: TEXAS MONTHLY BBQ TOP 50
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05/23/17 09:02 PM
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i'd really like to know who the judges are.... Along with that and what else is taken into consideration.
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Re: TEXAS MONTHLY BBQ TOP 50
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05/23/17 09:30 PM
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Judges include Daniel Vaughn the bbq editor of Texas Monthly, some of their staff and BBQ bloggers. Back in October the state was broken up into regions and each person went out to narrow down the list. If a joint was in consideration 3 more visits were made to ensure consistency which is probably one of the most important criteria in making the list. I know at least 400 joints were tried to make the list of 50. My friend Jimmy was asked to help out this year and he posted a little bit of his search on his blog. My hat is off to him, because as much as I love BBQ I couldn't eat as much as he did covering the Houston area. http://thesmokingho.blogspot.com/2017/05/2017-texas-monthly-top-50.html
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Re: TEXAS MONTHLY BBQ TOP 50
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05/23/17 10:43 PM
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gunsup, thanks for sharing! I would love to give it a try as much as I love BBQ, especially brisket. I could do 49 places in a month's time I think.
Louie Mueller in Taylor is where a large majority of the Austin area pitmasters, possibly others, learned their craft and is usually on the top 50 list at varying spots ... almost like a place holder to compare others too in my book.
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