Barbecue in United States
The BBQ Atlas maps 665 barbecue venues across 447 cities in United States. From Modern, Kansas City, Texas, Carolina and more, it's a snapshot of how United States cooks over live fire. Browse by city below, or dive straight into the venues.
LowPoint Barbecue
Laredo, United States
Marc Solis runs this place on Chihuahua Street, open Thursday through Sunday in a schedule that respects the work. The barbecue arrives when it's ready, not before. Thursday and Sunday they close at four. Friday and Saturday stretch to eight. No pretense, no padding. Just barbecue done the way it needs to be done.
Mabel's BBQ
Cleveland, United States
A barbecue restaurant that takes dine-in, carry-out, and catering orders. Open Tuesday through Sunday, closed Mondays. Moderately priced. Find them at 2050 E 4th St, Cleveland.
Mack's BBQ Shack
Canton, United States
Mack's BBQ Shack sits on Main Street in Canton, doing hickory-smoked barbecue the straightforward way. Open Friday through Sunday, closed the rest of the week — a rhythm that suits a place built on doing one thing properly rather than chasing volume. Find them at 366 Main St., or online if you need to know what's on the menu before you drive over. They're there when they're there.
Mad Jack's Mountaintop BBQ
Cloudcroft, United States
Mad Jack's Mountaintop BBQ sits at elevation in Cloudcroft, a long way from the Texas pits that inspired it. The place exists on its own terms — not a replica, not a homage, but a working barbecue joint that took the style and made it work at 9,000 feet. They're open, they're cooking, and they're not interested in explaining themselves. Call ahead or check the website; the rest is between you and the smoke.
Mama Jean's Barbecue
Roanoke, United States
Mama Jean's runs a daily-changing barbecue menu on Brandon Avenue in Roanoke — each item served until it's gone, so you order what's left and move on. Open Wednesday through Sunday; check Facebook for the week's specials. No reservations, and no two visits quite the same.
Meat Mitch BBQ
Leawood, United States
Meat Mitch is Mitch Benjamin's Kansas City barbecue on West 95th Street — the competition-sauce brand turned restaurant, from a pitmaster with the trophies to back it. Call ahead or check the site for hours. KC style, done by someone who has won at it.
Melvin's BBQ
Charleston, United States
Melvin's has made South Carolina mustard-based barbecue since 1939, built around the "Golden Secret" — the tangy, gold mustard sauce that goes on everything and that you can take home by the bottle. It is a restaurant and a sauce maker both, staking eighty-odd years on one idea done consistently. Carolina 'cue, mustard-forward, the way the Lowcountry does it.
Melvin's BBQ
Charleston, United States
The James Island Melvin's runs the same Golden Secret mustard sauce that has defined the brand since 1939 — a Carolina style built on vinegar and gold. Ribs, burgers and the mustard-sauced classics, on Folly Road, open ten-thirty to nine most days. Call ahead if you need to.
Melvin's BBQ
Mount Pleasant, United States
Melvin's has done one thing since 1939 — South Carolina mustard-based barbecue — and the Mount Pleasant location keeps to it: the Golden Secret sauce, ribs, burgers, the mustard-forward Lowcountry style. Local readers' polls have handed it best-ribs and best-burger nods over the years. Open six days, ten-thirty to nine.
Micklethwait Craft Meats
Austin, United States
Micklethwait Craft Meats is a straightforward operation on Tanney Street in Austin: they smoke meat over oak and serve it during a compressed window — four days a week, lunch hours only. No flourish, no mystery. You know what you're getting.
Midwood Smokehouse
Charlotte, United States
On Johnston Road in Ballantyne, Midwood Smokehouse smokes brisket, chopped pork and ribs over hickory the slow way — a Charlotte-born chain (Plaza Midwood, 2011) that put serious Texas barbecue in the Carolinas. Open seven days, later on Friday and Saturday.
Midwood Smokehouse
Charlotte, United States
This is a barbecue restaurant and bar on Central Avenue in Plaza Midwood, built on Texas method: low and slow over hickory hardwood, no hedging, no fusion. Brisket, ribs, and chopped pork are the work. It's part of a larger operation, which means consistency and the resources to do things properly — you'll find them in a proper restaurant rather than hidden in some converted garage. The place exists to cook meat and pour drinks. That's the job.
Midwood Smokehouse
Columbia, United States
Midwood Smokehouse started in Charlotte's Plaza Midwood in 2011, Frank Scibelli's bet that the Carolinas wanted serious Texas-style barbecue — brisket, chopped pork and ribs over hickory. This Cross Hill Market location in Columbia runs it seven days a week, a little later on Friday and Saturday.
Midwood Smokehouse
Raleigh, United States
The Smoky Hollow Midwood, on West Johnson Street in Raleigh, runs the Charlotte chain's hickory-smoked Texas playbook — brisket, chopped pork, ribs — from the group Frank Scibelli started in Plaza Midwood in 2011. Restaurant and bar, open seven days, later on Friday and Saturday.
Midwood Smokehouse
Charlotte, United States
The Park Road Midwood is the neighborhood outpost of the Charlotte barbecue chain Frank Scibelli started in Plaza Midwood in 2011: hickory-smoked brisket, chopped pork and ribs, restaurant and bar. Open seven days a week, staying later on Friday and Saturday nights.
Midwood Smokehouse
Huntersville, United States
The Huntersville Midwood, on Birkdale Commons Parkway, runs the same hickory-smoked Texas playbook the brand has had since it started in Charlotte's Plaza Midwood in 2011: brisket, chopped pork, ribs. Restaurant and bar, open seven days, closing at nine most nights, ten on weekends.
Mike's BBQ
Philadelphia, United States
South Philadelphia barbecue, done the old school way — smoking meats without fuss or compromise. Thursday through Sunday, noon to 5:15 p.m., or until it's gone. Online ordering only; things move fast here. Get there early. They sell out.
Miller's Smokehouse
Belton, United States
Miller's has smoked barbecue in Belton since 2008, and right now it's running out of a trailer while the restaurant is rebuilt after a fire — which makes it leaner, faster, and quicker to sell out. Open most days from 11, longer Thursday through Sunday. Get there while there's meat left.
Misfitsss
Atlanta, United States
Misfitsss is Bryan Hull and Tyler Heath's Texas-style craft barbecue operation, running as a pop-up at Round Trip Brewing on Atlanta's Seaboard Industrial Boulevard. They cook low and slow, serve until sold out, and take some preorders. Saturday and Sunday afternoons — that's when you'll find them. Arrive early, or call ahead if you're planning to order.
Miss Huddy's Barbecue
Pullman, United States
Miss Huddy's runs a food cart on South Grand Avenue doing Central Texas-style barbecue the long way: offset smokers, Texas post oak, up to 16 hours per cook. The menu moves at the pace of what's ready — handmade sides, signature sandwiches, and house-made sausage alongside the smoked meats. Expect to arrive early; the cart sells out, and the line knows it. Check Instagram or the website for dates and what's available that day. This is not a standing operation with fixed hours — it's a cart that shows up, cooks properly, and leaves when it's done.
MISSION BBQ
Royal Palm Beach, United States
This is the Royal Palm Beach outpost, a fast casual spot on Southern Boulevard where the menu runs to brisket, ribs, and pulled pork. The brand was built on honouring service members and first responders — flags, tributes, and the national anthem at noon daily are part of the deal. Open seven days: 11 to 9 Monday through Saturday, 11:30 to 8 on Sunday. Walk in, order at the counter, and eat.
MISSION BBQ
Gambrills, United States
The restaurant opens at eleven most days — half past on Sundays — and runs until nine, serving the style that's carried the brand across multiple states. This is one outpost in a chain built by two friends with a thing for barbecue, and the menu here mirrors what you'll find at the others. No pit method or wood type is specified, no signature dish called out. What's here: a barbecue restaurant on a commercial stretch in Gambrills, consistent hours, and a brand that's grown well past its 2011 start. If you're nearby and want barbecue without surprises, it's open daily.
MISSION BBQ
Tulsa, United States
This Tulsa branch keeps the same rhythm as the rest: counter service, a straightforward menu, and barbecue built for volume without pretense. The brand was founded by two friends who cared about barbecue; the model has scaled since, but the premise hasn't changed. Open daily — 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. most nights, closing an hour earlier on Sundays. Order at the counter, fill a tray, and move on.
MISSION BBQ
Jacksonville, United States
Two friends started MISSION BBQ in 2011 with a passion for barbecue and a reverence for service members. The brand has since spread to dozens of locations, this one among them, serving brisket, ribs, and pulled pork to St. John's at a pace that suits lunch breaks and weeknight dinners. Open daily — eleven to nine most days, closing a bit earlier on Sundays. The format is counter-service: order, collect, eat. No fuss, no wait staff, just trays and a straightforward menu that doesn't change much from one outpost to the next.