This is a list of notable barbecue restaurants. Barbecue is a method and apparatus for char grilling food in the hot smoke of a wood fire, usually charcoal fueled. In the United States, to grill is to cook in this manner quickly, while barbecue is typically a much slower method utilizing less heat than grilling, attended to over an extended period of several hours. The term as a noun can refer to the meat, the cooking apparatus itself (the "barbecue grill" or simply "barbecue") or to the party that includes such food or such preparation methods. The term as an adjective can refer to foods cooked by this method. The term is also used as a verb for the act of cooking food in this manner. Barbecue has numerous regional variations in many parts of the world.

Australia Chicken Treat, Perth, Western Australia Chooks Fresh & Tasty, Busselton, Western Australia

Canada

Lancaster Smokehouse, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Scores, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; multiple locations

England The Blues Kitchen, London, England

India Barbeque Nation, currently has around 226 restaurants, including four in the UAE, and one apiece in Malaysia, Kenya and Oman. It is a live grill buffet barbeque restaurant.

Saudi Arabia Al Tazaj, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

South Africa

Nando's, Johannesburg, South Africa; multiple locations

United States

Alabama

Dreamland Bar-B-Que, Tuscaloosa; multiple locations Golden Rule Bar-B-Q, Irondale

Arkansas

Jones Bar-B-Q Diner, Marianna

California

Gyu-Kaku, Torrance; multiple locations Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que, Signal Hill; multiple locations Phil's BBQ, San Diego; multiple locations Smokey Bones, Beverly Hills; multiple locations

Florida

Gator's Dockside, Jacksonville Sonny's BBQ, Gainesville; multiple locations Tony Roma's, North Miami; multiple locations

Georgia (state)

Sconyers Bar-B-Que, Augusta Shane's Rib Shack, Atlanta; multiple locations

Hawaii

L&L Hawaiian Barbecue, Honolulu; multiple locations

Illinois

Barbara Ann's Bar-B-Que, Chicago Lem's Bar-B-Q, Chicago Leon's Bar-B-Q, Chicago Russell's Barbecue, Chicago Uncle John's BBQ, Chicago; multiple locations

Kansas

Fiorella's Jack Stack Barbecue, Overland Park; multiple locations Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que, Kansas City; multiple locations Jones Bar-B-Q, Kansas City

Maryland

Mission BBQ, Glen Burnie; multiple locations

Massachusetts

B.T.'s Smokehouse, Sturbridge Blue Ribbon Barbecue, Middlesex County

Michigan

Slows Bar BQ, Detroit; multiple locations

Missouri

Arthur Bryant's, Kansas City Gates Bar-B-Q, Kansas City; multiple locations Pappy's Smokehouse, St. Louis Q39, Kansas City; multiple locations

New York (state)

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, Syracuse

North Carolina

Melton's Barbecue, Rocky Mount Red Hot & Blue, Wake Forest; multiple locations Skylight Inn BBQ, Ayden Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q, Smithfield; multiple locations

Ohio

City Barbeque, Columbus Montgomery Inn, Montgomery

Oklahoma

Billy Sims Barbecue, Oklahoma City Rib Crib, Tulsa; multiple locations

Oregon

Bark City BBQ, Portland Botto's BBQ Holy Trinity Barbecue (2019–2021), Portland Lil' Barbecue Matt's BBQ, Portland; multiple locations Matt's BBQ Tacos, Portland; multiple locations The People's Pig, Portland Podnah's Pit Barbecue, Portland Reo's Ribs, Portland Reverend's BBQ, Portland

South Carolina

City Limits Barbeque, Columbia Dukes Bar-B-Que, Orangeburg County Scott's Variety Store and Bar-B-Q, Hemingway

Tennessee

The Abbey, Townsend Bennett's, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg Boss Hogg's BBQ, Pigeon Forge Buddy's BBQ, Knoxville, multiple locations Bustin' Butts BBQ, Sevierville Calhoun's , Knoxville, multiple locations Cook Out, multiple locations Dead End BBQ, Knoxville Delauder's BBQ, Gatlinburg Hardwood BBQ, Knoxville Hungry Bear BBQ, Gatlinburg Myron Mixon BBQ Co., Gatlinburg Preachers Smokehouse, Sevierville Smash Mouth BBQ, Knoxville Tennessee Jed's, Gatlinburg Tony Gore's Smoky Mountain BBQ & Grill, Sevierville

Texas

Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden, Austin Barbs B Q, Lockhart Black's Barbecue, Lockhart; multiple locations Bill Miller Bar-B-Q Enterprises, San Antonio Burnt Bean Co., Seguin Cattleack Barbeque, Farmers Branch Cooper's Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que, Llano CorkScrew BBQ, Spring Dayne's Craft Barbecue, Aledo Dickey's Barbecue Pit, Dallas Fogo de Chão, Dallas Franklin Barbecue, Austin Goldee's Barbecue, Fort Worth InterStellar BBQ, Austin La Barbecue, Austin LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue, Austin Louie Mueller Barbecue, Taylor Panther City BBQ, Fort Worth Pappas Restaurants, Houston; multiple locations Pinkerton's BBQ, Houston; multiple locations Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q, San Antonio; multiple locations The Salt Lick, Driftwood; multiple locations Smokey Mo's BBQ, Cedar Park; multiple locations Smoke'N Ash BBQ, Arlington Snow's BBQ, Lexington Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse, Dallas; multiple locations Southside Market & Barbeque, Elgin; multiple locations Terry Black's Barbecue, Fort Worth; multiple locations Texas de Brazil, Addison; multiple locations Truth BBQ, Houston Vera's Backyard Bar-B-Que, Brownsville

Virginia

Bonnie Blue Southern Market & Bakery, Winchester

Washington (state)

Dixie's BBQ (1994–2019), Bellevue Lil Red Takeout and Catering, Seattle Wood Shop BBQ, Seattle; multiple locations

Washington, D.C.

Rocklands Barbeque and Grilling Company; multiple locations

Wisconsin

Famous Dave's, Hayward; multiple locations

See also Lists of restaurants

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