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.
Riscky's BBQ
Fort Worth, United States
Riscky's BBQ is Texas barbecue the way it's been done here for nearly a century — no reinvention, just the fundamentals done properly. The Risckys built their name on smoke and consistency, and this location on Camp Bowie keeps that tradition intact. It's a working restaurant in a city that knows its barbecue, and it doesn't pretend to be anything else. The menu is straightforward, the approach is Texas, and the legacy is long. If you're on Camp Bowie and want barbecue, this is where you go.
Riscky's BBQ
Fort Worth, United States
Riscky's BBQ is what happens when a husband and wife start serving Texas barbecue in 1927 and the thing outlasts them by decades. Mary and Joe Riscky built it; Fort Worth kept it going. It's grown into a small chain since then, but this is where it started — a Texas barbecue restaurant that's been feeding people in Fort Worth for nearly a century. No fuss. Just the quiet durability of a place that's seen enough to know what matters.
Riverwest Smokehouse
Salem, United States
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Roaming Buffalo BBQ
Denver, United States
Coy and Rachael Webb opened this place in 2015 with a simple idea: take the animals of the region and treat them the way barbecue demands. Bison back ribs, lamb shoulder, homemade bison and venison sausages alongside beef brisket and pork. Everything dry-rubbed, smoked low and slow, sauce on the side. They open at 11 and close when it's gone — which tends to happen early. Catering and pre-orders are available if you plan ahead. Otherwise, show up ready to queue and accept that some days you'll arrive to a sold-out sign. That's the cost of doing things properly.
Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ
Homewood, United States
This is the Homewood outpost of Rodney Scott's operation, serving barbecue daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Stop by 2701 18th Street South, call ahead if you need to, or find them online — they're there when you're ready.
Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ
Atlanta, United States
This is the Atlanta outpost of Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ — the James Beard-winning pitmaster's operation, in a converted auto shop on Metropolitan Parkway since 2021. Whole hog cooked the old Carolina way, the full animal over coals. Open daily, 11 to 9. Call ahead.
Roegels Barbecue Co.
Katy, United States
This is the second outpost of the barbecue joint the Roegels started in 2014 — the one that landed at number 15 on Texas Monthly's Top 50 in 2017 and earned an honorable mention in 2022. The same Texas barbecue that made the original a destination now runs out of this Katy address, where the pit turns out what the Roegels have built their name on. Open Tuesday through Sunday, closed Mondays. When you're this far out the Katy Freeway, it's the place to stop.
Roegels Barbecue Co.
Houston, United States
Russell and Misty Roegels opened Roegels in Houston in 2014, and by 2017 it had made Texas Monthly's Top 50, with an honorable mention following in 2022. The South Voss Road pit turns out Central Texas barbecue that earned the recognition the long way. It has grown into a small chain, but this is the one that started it.
Rollin Smoke Barbeque
Las Vegas, United States
Rollin Smoke Barbeque runs a counter in Section 124 at Allegiant Stadium — barbecue where most venues serve nachos and hot dogs. It's the same menu the brand serves across its other locations, now available between quarters. No reservations, no quiet dining room — just a stadium concession stand that happens to serve brisket and ribs instead of the usual fare. Order at the counter, take it to your seat, and get back before kickoff.
Rollin Smoke Barbeque
Las Vegas, United States
The Grand Canyon Drive location is one of Rollin Smoke Barbeque's spots across the Las Vegas valley — barbecue away from the Strip gloss, a neighborhood pit doing smoke and meat at mid-range prices in a city better known for buffets than brisket. Straightforward, and built for people who would rather eat than queue.
Rollin Smoke Barbeque
Las Vegas, United States
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Rollin Smoke Barbeque
Las Vegas, United States
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Rollin Smoke BBQ
Austin, United States
Rollin Smoke BBQ operates from within Chalmers Bar, a setup that works: smoke, meat, and a drink within arm's reach. Kyle Stallings tends a Moberg smoker fueled by post oak, turning out barbecue in a space that doesn't pretend to be anything other than what it is. Mondays run a limited menu; weekends are 21+ after dark, though children are welcome on weekdays before six. Hours shift through the week — call ahead or check the website to be sure.
Rossler's Blue Cord BBQ
Harker Heights, United States
Steven and Kristen Rossler opened Rossler's Blue Cord in 2016 — post oak on an offset, low and slow, sold until it's gone. It made Texas Monthly's Top 50 in 2025. Open Wednesday and Thursday only, and it sells out, so arrive early. The name is a nod to the Army's blue infantry cord.
Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q
Del Rio, United States
Rudy's on Braddie Drive in Del Rio opens at seven — brisket and sausage by the pound over butcher paper, oak in the pit, a country store attached. The format dates to Rudolph Aue's 1929 Leon Springs filling station, barbecue added in 1989. Open seven days, breakfast through late evening.
Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q
El Paso, United States
Oak smoke from first light: the Gateway East Rudy's opens early and runs late, part of a Texas chain built on a simple combination — a country store, a gas station, and a barbecue pit. Rudolph Aue's Leon Springs grocery started it in 1929; barbecue arrived in 1989. Brisket, ribs and sausage by the pound, with a bottle of Sause within reach.
Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q
Austin, United States
On North Lamar in Austin, Rudy's runs the format it's known for — pump gas, buy groceries, and eat oak-smoked barbecue at the same stop. It opens at six most mornings (seven on Sunday) at 3914 N Lamar Blvd. Brisket, ribs and sausage sold by the pound over butcher paper, with the bottled Sause people take home by the case. Cash or card; the rest is between you and the pit.
Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q
College Station, United States
The College Station Rudy's runs seven days a week, 7 to 9 (9:30 Friday and Saturday) — oak-fired barbecue by the pound and a country store in one. It's the format Rudolph Aue's 1929 Leon Springs filling station grew into once barbecue joined in 1989.
Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q
Albuquerque, United States
This Albuquerque Rudy's on Coors NW does oak-fired Texas barbecue by the pound with a country store attached — reasonable prices, cash or card, open early and late (to 10 p.m. Thursday–Saturday). The chain began as Rudolph Aue's 1929 Leon Springs filling station and added barbecue in 1989.
Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q
Austin, United States
This North Austin Rudy's on Research Boulevard runs the chain's country-store-plus-barbecue format — oak-smoked brisket, ribs and sausage sold by the pound, a convenience store and gas alongside. It traces back to Rudolph Aue's 1929 Leon Springs filling station, which added barbecue in 1989. Walk in, order, eat.
Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q
Houston, United States
Rudy's is a gas station, a grocery, and a barbecue joint sharing one roof — a format that traces back to Rudolph Aue's 1929 filling station in Leon Springs, where barbecue joined the menu in 1989. The Houston store on Northwest Freeway opens at seven and runs late, selling oak-smoked brisket, ribs and sausage by the pound over butcher paper. Get the creamed corn; regulars insist on it.
Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q
El Paso, United States
On South Desert Boulevard on El Paso's West side, Rudy's opens at seven and runs late — to 10:30 Friday and Saturday — doing the chain's oak-smoked barbecue and country-store trade under one roof. The format goes back to Rudolph Aue's 1929 Leon Springs grocery, with barbecue added in 1989. Order at the counter; the Sause is on the table.
Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q
Tomball, United States
The Tomball Rudy's, at 24503 Tomball Parkway, runs the chain's oak-fired barbecue by the pound with the country store and gas alongside — the same way at every stop. It started as a 1929 Leon Springs filling station and became barbecue in 1989.
Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q
Spring, United States
The Spring Rudy's on North IH-45 fires the oak from seven most mornings — brisket and sausage by the pound, a country store and gas alongside. Fill your plate, fill your bag: it's the format Rudolph Aue's 1929 Leon Springs filling station became when barbecue joined in 1989.