The Best Barbecue on Earth

In Texas, lists of “Top 10 barbecue restaurants” are a dime a dozen but very few strive for objectivity and none feature side-by-side taste tests.

We wanted to change this by performing a single-blind taste test where 30+ judges got to taste the region’s best briskets, one after another, all on the same plate.

Do Texans have higher standards for BBQ?

Check out the results pageĀ and learn once and for all whether or not Texans have better taste in BBQ.

From the popular to the unknown

Our test covers some of the biggest names in Texas BBQ as well as some of the newest. The Texas Taste-Off is a meritocracy and it takes more than a famous name to make it to the top.

How the sausage was made

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Planning

Testing the world’s best barbecue requires you to make some tough decisions. Read more…

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Execution

Getting 8 briskets from across Central Texas to the same spot at the same time is a tricky piece of choreography. Read more…

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Results

The only reason you’re here: who won? Get the numbers…