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Great places for BBQ with a unique sizzle
Allen & Son Barbeque is one of Great places for BBQ with a unique sizzle.

1. Allen & Son Barbeque

6203 Millhouse Rd (at NC Hwy 86), Chapel Hill, NC
BBQ Joint · 35 tips and reviews

USA TODAYUSA TODAY: Barbecue doesn't get more traditional than the wood-smoked pork sandwiches served at this green cinder block restaurant. Read more.

Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que is one of Great places for BBQ with a unique sizzle.

2. Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que

9.1
11723 Roe Ave (btwn Town Center Dr & W 119th St), Leawood, KS
BBQ Joint · 97 tips and reviews

USA TODAYUSA TODAY: In a city renowned for barbecue, Oklahoma Joe's stands out. Order anything from pork to brisket to chicken. Read more.

Cooper's Old Time Pit BBQ is one of Great places for BBQ with a unique sizzle.

3. Cooper's Old Time Pit BBQ

9.0
604 W Young St (at Ashley Ave), Llano, TX
BBQ Joint · 58 tips and reviews

USA TODAYUSA TODAY: Meat's cooked outside over giant pits of oak wood embers, sending flavorful smoke all over the small Hill Country town. Choose from beef brisket, ribs, pork shoulders or even goat Read more.

Soot Bull Jeep is one of Great places for BBQ with a unique sizzle.

4. Soot Bull Jeep

7.7
3136 W 8th St (Catalina), Los Angeles, CA
Korean Restaurant · Wilshire Center - Koreatown · 34 tips and reviews

USA TODAYUSA TODAY: Barbecue is hardly an American creation. At this Koreatown restaurant, specialties such as bool kogi and kalbi kui are grilled on charcoal-burning braziers in the center of your table Read more.

Al Forno is one of Great places for BBQ with a unique sizzle.

5. Al Forno

8.9
577 S Main St, Providence, RI
Italian Restaurant · Fox Point · 59 tips and reviews

USA TODAYUSA TODAY: This place has been called the birthplace of grilled pizza, but its also loved for its Dirty Steak — a New York strip laid directly on the embers. Read more.

Camino is one of Great places for BBQ with a unique sizzle.

6. Camino

3917 Grand Ave (at Boulevard Way), Oakland, CA
New American Restaurant · Grand Lake · 51 tips and reviews

USA TODAYUSA TODAY: Visit for brunch on Saturday or Sunday, when Camino serves bread cooked over a wood fire. Read more.

Pok Pok is one of Great places for BBQ with a unique sizzle.

7. Pok Pok

3226 SE Division St (at SE 32nd Ave), Portland, OR
Thai Restaurant · 310 tips and reviews

USA TODAYUSA TODAY: You'll find charcoal-grilled sates, Thai-spiced ribs cooked in a Texas-style smoker and chicken roasted on a vertical charcoal rotisserie. Read more.