Where the smoke is worth the line.
City BBQ guides built joint by joint from cited published sources — address, style, price band, and hours, with retrieval dates shown.
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Albany, OR
3 source-linked listingsAmarillo, TX
5 source-linked listingsAsheville, NC
6 source-linked listingsAthens-Clarke County, GA
5 source-linked listingsAtlanta, GA
6 source-linked listingsAuburn, AL
4 source-linked listingsAustin, TX
7 source-linked listingsBaltimore, MD
4 source-linked listingsBaton Rouge, LA
3 source-linked listingsBinghamton, NY
5 source-linked listingsBirmingham, AL
6 source-linked listingsBlacksburg, VA
3 source-linked listingsBoston, MA
5 source-linked listingsCedar Rapids, IA
3 source-linked listingsChampaign, IL
4 source-linked listingsCharleston, SC
5 source-linked listingsCharlotte, NC
4 source-linked listingsChicago, IL
8 source-linked listingsCincinnati, OH
8 source-linked listingsCollege Station, TX
3 source-linked listingsColumbia, MO
4 source-linked listingsColumbia, SC
4 source-linked listingsColumbus, OH
8 source-linked listingsDallas-Fort Worth, TX
4 source-linked listingsDecatur, AL
4 source-linked listingsDenver, CO
10 source-linked listingsDetroit, MI
10 source-linked listingsDurham, NC
3 source-linked listingsFort Collins, CO
3 source-linked listingsGreeley, CO
5 source-linked listingsGreensboro, NC
6 source-linked listingsHickory, NC
6 source-linked listingsHouston, TX
5 source-linked listingsJackson, TN
3 source-linked listingsKansas City, MO
8 source-linked listingsKilleen, TX
5 source-linked listingsKnoxville, TN
3 source-linked listingsLansing, MI
5 source-linked listingsLas Vegas, NV
8 source-linked listingsLexington-Fayette, KY
7 source-linked listingsLincoln, NE
3 source-linked listingsLockhart, TX
3 source-linked listingsLos Angeles, CA
6 source-linked listingsLouisville, KY
8 source-linked listingsLubbock, TX
5 source-linked listingsMemphis, TN
6 source-linked listingsMiami, FL
7 source-linked listingsMilwaukee, WI
8 source-linked listingsMinneapolis, MN
8 source-linked listingsNaples, FL
4 source-linked listingsNashville, TN
6 source-linked listingsNew York, NY
8 source-linked listingsOakland, CA
4 source-linked listingsOrlando, FL
8 source-linked listingsOverland Park, KS
4 source-linked listingsOwensboro, KY
2 source-linked listingsPhiladelphia, PA
5 source-linked listingsPhoenix, AZ
9 source-linked listingsPortland, OR
8 source-linked listingsPrescott Valley, AZ
5 source-linked listingsRaleigh, NC
7 source-linked listingsRedding, CA
3 source-linked listingsRichmond, VA
5 source-linked listingsRiverside, CA
10 source-linked listingsRochester, MN
3 source-linked listingsSalinas, CA
5 source-linked listingsSan Antonio, TX
8 source-linked listingsSan Diego, CA
8 source-linked listingsSan Jose, CA
9 source-linked listingsSan Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
5 source-linked listingsSanta Fe, NM
4 source-linked listingsSanta Maria, CA
4 source-linked listingsSavannah, GA
5 source-linked listingsSeattle, WA
9 source-linked listingsShreveport, LA
6 source-linked listingsSpartanburg, SC
4 source-linked listingsSpringfield, MO
3 source-linked listingsSt. Louis, MO
6 source-linked listingsTampa, FL
8 source-linked listingsTuscaloosa, AL
4 source-linked listingsWaco, TX
4 source-linked listingsWashington, DC
7 source-linked listings
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What barbecue actually costs
Sliced brisket runs $17 to $45.99 a pound across the 27 restaurants in 24 cities that publish a per-pound price. Raw whole packer costs a fraction of that, and the gap is not what most people think it is.
Read the price breakdown — 82 published menu prices, every one quoted from the menu it came from and dated.
The Brisket Index
Weekly tracked brisket $/lb and pellet prices from published retail sources. Fixed basket, public methodology, no smoothing.
BBQ Guide: Types of Meat
Cuts, regional styles, wood pairings, and safe temperatures— with links to FDA, recipe publishers, and regional public-history and tourism organizations.