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At its most basic, "barbecue" means meat, slow-cooked over an open flame. Beyond that, there are scores of variables. But without getting into any fights, here are our top picks.
New Times Broward Palm Beach: The traditional Southern-style pork specialties are barbecued on an open, live-oak-fired pit and covered with the spot's signature sauce -- a thin, tangy, and mustardy orange concoction.
New Times Broward Palm Beach: The spot uses a combination of hickory and oak logs, which complement the signature brisket and pork with just the right amount of smoky flavor.
New Times Broward Palm Beach: Banks uses a combination of hickory and pecan woods to slow-cook his simply prepared -- only salt and pepper as seasoning -- Texas-style brisket, Carolina-style pulled pork, and spare ribs.
4495 N Dixie Hwy (Floranada Road/45th Street), Oakland Park, FL
BBQ Joint · 24 tips and reviews
New Times Broward Palm Beach: The 21-year-old Dixie Pig has been serving pork marinated in a special vinegar-based sauce, then slow-cooked with hickory wood and served with a no-mayo, vinegar-based coleslaw
New Times Broward Palm Beach: Tom Jenkins has been smoking up the neighborhood since 1990. In South Florida, the saying is "You have to go north to go South," but Tom Jenkins will save you the trip.
New Times Broward Palm Beach: Texas-style barbecue, most specifically brisket. Here, find piles of wood-fired, slow-cooked brisket that could be the envy of any pit master in Texas.
New Times Broward Palm Beach: This unpretentious spot serves moist, open-barrel smoked ribs that will have you coming back -- and probably sweating -- for more.
2500 Davie Blvd (SW 25th Ave), Fort Lauderdale, FL
BBQ Joint · 7 tips and reviews
New Times Broward Palm Beach: Heaps of meat and traditional Southern porcine-filled fare is matched by some less traditional (yet very South Florida) offerings of jerk chicken, smoothies, and seafood salad.
New Times Broward Palm Beach: Using a hickory blend of wood, the spot churns out barbecue from all ends of the spectrum: Southern pork, Texas beef brisket, and Memphis dry-rub and wet ribs.
New Times Broward Palm Beach: Here the focus is on pork cuts -- baby back ribs and St. Louis-style ribs (which are meatier and fattier) are patted with dry rub, slow-cooked, and then finished off on the grill.