Top Barbecue Restaurants in America

LocalEats has rated some of the best barbecue restaurants in the United States. Bill Spoon's Barbecue restaurant is a family owned lunch joint that has been serving food since 1963. The southern style barbecue restaurant is closed on Sundays and open for lunch the rest of the week. Central BBQ in Memphis is relatively new as compared to its competitors, but customers rave about its generous helpings of tender, slow-cooked meat piled high on buns with toppings of coleslaw. This barbecue restaurant received an award from the Memphis Magazine for the Best Barbecue Sandwich, 2010 readers' poll. Clyde Cooper's Barbecue was founded in 1938 and is a very popular place in Raleigh. Barbecue comes chopped, sliced or spare-ribbed with a complimentary basket of crunchy pork skins. This restaurant does not serve alcohol.