Yet another roundup of the nation's best BBQ joints

[Meathead]

This one is from Food & Wine magazine and it appears to favor longstanding historic joints. Let the arguments begin!

https://www.foodandwine.com/travel/best-bbq-restaurants

[LA Pork Butt]

I like Southern Living’s list better!

[Spinaker]

I can vouch for Animales. (Not that they need my help) It is great stuff and the best in Minnesota. Revival BBQ was bad last time I was there. They have a couple of other restaurants that are very good, but they did not have their BBQ figured out when I was there.

Although, I will say Buddy Boy is gaining ground on Animales. I would like to see them featured. It is a western subs thing though, so not surprised the writers have not made it out that far. They tend to get scared of leaving Minneapolis or St. Paul for fear of liking something outside of the city.

[bbqLuv]

We are on the MAP !
Oregon
Let's just jump in and say this, straight up. There is world-class barbecue west of the Rocky Mountains right now in Portland.

Personally, I cannot confirm this until after a BBQ road trip through the south. Bucket list.