Barbecue in Allen
Allen has 2 barbecue spots on The BBQ Atlas, with Texas-style smoke on the menu. You'll find Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q and Vaqueros Texas Bar-B-Q here. We don't rank them — explore each below and decide where you're eating in Allen, United States.
Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q
Allen, United States
The Allen Rudy's on North Central Expressway runs oak smoke early to late — brisket and sausage by the pound, a country store attached, from a chain built on a 1929 Leon Springs filling station that added barbecue in 1989. Stop in for the barbecue, the supplies, or both.
Vaqueros Texas Bar-B-Q
Allen, United States
Vaqueros Texas Bar-B-Q is a Texas barbecue restaurant in Allen that earned a 2024 James Beard semifinalist nod for Best Chef and landed on the New York Times' list of the 20 best barbecue restaurants in Texas. They smoke over hickory and made Texas Monthly's 50 Best Tacos list — a rare double billing that suggests the pit and the tortilla both get proper attention. D Magazine ranked it the fifth-best barbecue joint in North Texas and the 36th-best restaurant overall. It's part of a small chain; other locations are listed on their site. Open daily, with an extra hour on Fridays and Saturdays.