This is by no means a Best of round-up, dear readers. We’re only giving you options. If you’re in the mood to sink your teeth into tender brisket, spicy sausages or smoky chicken, here are a few restaurants, cheap, expensive, great, not-so great, and everything in between, to visit right now. As always, let us know if we missed any in the comments below.
Augie’s Barbed Wired Smoke House
3709 N St. Mary’s, (210) 735-0088, augiesbarbedwiresmokehouse.com B &B Smoke House
2627 Pleasanton, (210) 921-2745, bbsmokehouse.com B&D Ice House
1004 S Alamo, (210) 224-2337, banddicehouse.com Barbecue Station
1610 NE Loop 410, (210) 824-9191, barbecuestation.com Big Bib BBQ
104 Lanark, (210) 654-8400, thebigbib.com Bill Miller’s BBQ
Multiple locations, billmillerbbq.com Blanco BBQ
13259 Blanco, (210) 251-2602, blancobbq.com Bobby G’s Old School BBQ
2203 Nogalitos, (210) 601-6970
Bolner’s Grocery & Meat Market
2900 S Flores, (210) 533-5112, bolnersmeatmarket.com Bun N Barrel
1500 Austin Hwy, (210) 828-2829
The County Line
Multiple locations, countyline.com Dickey’s Barbecue Pit
Multiple locations, dickeys.com
Ed’s SMOK-N-Q
902 S WW White, (210) 359-1511
Grady’s Bar-B-Q
Multiple locations, gradysbbq.com The Granary ‘Cue & Brew
602 Avenue A, (210) 228-0124, thegranarysa.com Mr. J’s
1624 S New Braunfels, (210) 534-6903
Q on the Riverwalk
123 Losoya, (210) 222-1234, hyatt.com/gallery/qriverwalk The Rusty Bucket
600 Cupples, (210) 433-6663
The Smokehouse BBQ
3306 Roland, (210) 333-9548, thesmokehousebbqsa.com The Smoke Shack
3714 Broadway, (210) 829-8448, smokeshacksa.com Smokey Mo’s Bar-B-Q
22106 Bulverde Rd #108, (210) 494-9090, smokeymosbbq.com Texas Brisket BBQ
2456 Harry Wurzbach, (210) 444-9102, texasbrisketbbq.com
Texas Pride
2980 Texas 1604 Loop, (210) 649-3730, texaspridebbq.net Two Bros BBQ Market
12656 West, (210) 496-0222, twobrosbbqmarket.com Two Step Restaurant & Cantina
9840 W Loop 1604 N, (210) 688-2686, twosteprestaurant.com
This article appears in Apr 30 – May 6, 2014.