This North Texas city is ranked in top 20 U.S. barbecue spots by elite Yelp reviewers

Megan Cardona
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Three Texas cities were in the top 20 U.S. barbecue restaurants this year, ranked by the Yelp Elite Squad.

The Yelp Elite Squad is an exclusive designation given to local reviewers who write and photograph food.

In this year’s rankings, Franklin BBQ in Austin was first with the other two Texas cities ranking high on the list.

Fort Worth did not make the list, but there are still plenty of good spots in and around the area worth checking out.

Last month, over 39,166 Star-Telegram readers voted Hickory Stick BBQ, 900 E. Enon, Everman, as the best barbecue spot in the Fort Worth area.

Hard Eight BBQ in Coppell was the North Texas city that did make the Yelp Elite Squad list. There are Hard Eight BBQ locations in both Dallas and Tarrant County.

Here are all 20 U.S. spots that made the list, which includes Korean barbecue spots.

  1. Austin: Franklin BBQ

  2. Los Angeles: Kang Ho-dong Baekjeong

  3. Driftwood, TX: The Salt Lick BBQ

  4. Los Angeles: Hae Jang Chon

  5. Kansas City, MO: Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que

  6. St. Louis: Pappy’s Smokehouse

  7. Fullerton, CA: Mr BBQ

  8. Chicago: Smoque BBQ

  9. Coppell, TX: Hard Eight BBQ

  10. Nashville, TN: Peg Leg Porker

  11. Chicago: Green Street Smoked Meats

  12. Charleston, SC: Lewis Barbecue

  13. New York: Jongro BBQ

  14. Las Vegas: Hobak Korean BBQ

  15. New York: Dinosaur Bar-B-Que

  16. Atlanta: Heirloom Market BBQ

  17. Kansas City, MO: Jack Stack Barbecue - Freight House

  18. Las Vegas: 888 Korean BBQ

  19. Orlando, FL: Pig Floyd’s Urban Barbakoa

  20. Annandale, VA: Kogiya Korean BBQ