http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/09/12/top-10-barbecue-restaurants-in-us/
Proof that Fox doesn’t know jack shit about anything! Their #1 is in NYC, and they illustrate it by showing a burger.
Any list that doesn’t have Arthur Bryant’s, Smitty’s, Bridge’s, Lexington #1 and Oklahoma Joe’s on it is garbage.
New York City? Get a rope…
Well, they do say they’re listed in “no particular order.” Still, I’m a bit :dubious:. They did pick a worthy representative from Chicago, but I can’t imagine it’s top 10 in the US. Maybe top 10 in the Midwest. Maybe. Depending on how you define “Midwest.” Probably Top 10 among Great Lakes States, though. Certainly Top 10 of the Chicago Metropolitan Area.
Arthur Bryant’s is coasting on some reputation forged long ago. Substandard stuff that hasn’t been smoked enough combined with surly service doesn’t make for a good barbecue experience.
(and I’ve been to the 18th/Brooklyn one twice.)
But any barbecue list whose entries are primarily East coast, west coast and chicago has definitely missed the point by a long, long way.
Montgomery Inn? Isn’t that boiled ribs?
Yeah, Arthur Bryant’s, at this point, is at best a distant third of fourth even in KC. I’d take Oklahoma Joe’s, Gate’s, and probably Jack Stack over it any day.
ETA: And now I click the link and see at least they did include Jack Stack. But still… a burger? From NYC?
Say it ain’t so. Say it ain’t so. shakes head If that’s true, then this list lost any little shred of credibility it may have theoretically had.
If a list of “Best BBQ Joints” does not include Cooper’s in Llano, TX, there is no point in reading it. The list is simply wrong. Luling’s City Market belongs as well at least they got that right.
http://www.coopersbbqllano.com/index.html
Sorry for the cheesy jingle but OMG the pork chop is to die for
Capt
LOL, Fox News can’t even tell the truth when it comes to BBQ.
Come on Fox, BBQ is loved on BOTH side of the aisle; no need to lie.
I am not a stickler for regionalisms. I acknowledge that Chili can be any number of meat stews. I acknowledge that “Mexican” food is still Mexican despite not being cooked in Texas or New Mexico. But one thing that I am a stickler on is the term barbeque. A hamburger is never barbeque! Anything that you cook over direct heat for a short period of time is grilled. Anything that you cook in very hot water is boiled. Anything you stick in the oven is baked. Anything you stick under a broiler is broiled. And anything that you cook in very low heat for a very long time with smoke is barbequed. This list is nothing but a sad joke by somebody who has no idea what they’re talking about. But hey, it’s Fox News, they have a reputation of ignorance to protect.
Not a single place from Arkansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, or Tennessee? Heck, I’m from New York and I know that can’t be right.
Yup. Had 'em back in 1981. Maybe the 25th best in Ohio. Sucked.
As is obvious by the fact that one of the “related articles” linked at the bottom is “The 10 Best Barbeque Grills”
…all of which are far behind Woodyard and half a dozen others.
If I’m lucky, I’ll have a week in KC this next June to see for myself. Could be I’m remembering it as it was, rather than as it is. But that happens. 6 dinners, 6 lunches. That means I can hit 15 or so BBQ joints within the city limits. I’ll be taking recommendations in May. 
Yeah, really. Tennessee and the Carolinas getting shut out?
Heck, I’m headed for a conference in KC this Wednesday and will be there 'til Sunday. I may have to sneak out into the streets in between meetings to do some recon for ya.
No Coopers? Yeah, hmmm. I do agree that Smoque is some of the best Q Ive ever had.
Not wanting to hijack the Fox bashing, but when you guys think of NC BBQ, what do you think of?
I live in Lexington, the “BBQ capital of the world.” but I honestly and truly think its dogshit and enjoy some east coast BBQ so much more.
I prefer Lexington style, but the best BBQ I ever had in NC was at Bridges in Shelby. I still have the menu stapled to the wall of my classroom. Second place was a joint I don’t recall the name of at the edge of the Great Smoky Mountains.
Haven’t been to Lexington since I was a kid but living in Greensboro now Stamey’s gets my vote. Once upon a time Fuzzy’s in Madison was a contender but that was in the early 80’s. Think the owner sold his business and took the recipe with him.
In Winston Salem Stratford Barbecue is good.
And second or third Luling’s City Market…so good you’ll walk through hell to get it.