California outranks Texas in new top 100 ‘Best BBQ shops’ list — but there’s a catch
A new Yelp ranking has placed California ahead of Texas in the list of the top 100 BBQ restaurants in the U.S. California boasts 14 spots on the list, while Texas has 13. However, many of California's top-ranked establishments focus on Korean and Japanese BBQ rather than traditional American styles.
- ▪California has 14 BBQ restaurants on the Yelp list, surpassing Texas's 13.
- ▪Many of California's top BBQ spots serve Korean and Japanese BBQ, diverging from traditional brisket and ribs.
- ▪San Ho Won, a Michelin-starred Korean BBQ restaurant in San Francisco, ranked fifth nationally.
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Food & Drink California outranks Texas in new top 100 ‘Best BBQ shops’ list — but there’s a catch By Bianca Zalben Published May 22, 2026, 12:00 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google Texas may be the spiritual home of barbecue, but according to a buzzy new Yelp ranking, California just smoked the Lone Star state. Yelp’s new “Top 100 BBQ Restaurants in the US,” compiled using ratings and reviews from Yelp Elite users, gave California more spots on the list than Texas. But, there’s one very California catch: many of the Golden State’s highest-ranked BBQ spots aren’t serving up traditional brisket and ribs fare at all.
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