🥩 Greater St. Louis · The Hill
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Backyard-cookout, blue-collar pride. Pork steak & snoots, hickory + apple, sauce sweet-tangy, vinegar-forward.
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Pappy's Smokehouse
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93 joints
Joints in this tradition
- Heritage · Murphysboro17th Street BarbecueMike Mills' Magic Dust kingdom. Southern IL outpost on the STL crawl.
- Listed · Town and Country3 Bay BBQ & Bakery
- Listed · Ellisville3Mix BBQ
- Listed · FlorissantA Taste of Heaven BBQ
- Listed · St. LouisA Touch of Texas BBQ
- New Classic · St. LouisAdam's SmokehouseSouth-city favorite. Burnt-end mac, big plates, and a brunch BBQ scene that fills before 11.
- Listed · BallwinArch Smokers
- Listed · Wright CityBall's Q Shack
- Listed · SedaliaBandanas Bar-B-Q and Catering
- Listed · FlorissantBarbecue Restaurant
- Listed · Lake OzarkBarn-B-Que Smokehouse
- New School · BellevilleBEAST Craft BBQMetro East's answer. Central-TX brisket execution + STL pork-steak pride.
- Listed · East St LouisBig Backs bbq
- Listed · ColumbiaBig Daddy's BBQ and Soul Food
- Listed · East St LouisBig Mama's BBQ Express
- Listed · St CharlesBig Mo's BBQ LLC
- Listed · St CharlesBig Woody's BBQ
- Listed · St CharlesBobaQue
- New Classic · St. LouisBogart's SmokehouseSoulard. Torch-finished apricot ribs are the signature trick.
- Listed · O'FallonBrewskeez Smokehouse & Music
- Listed · ColumbiaBud's Classic BBQ
- Listed · St. LouisCafe Telegraph Smoke Shack
- Listed · East St LouisCal's BBQ
- Listed · St. LouisC&K Barbecue Restaurant
- Heritage · St. LouisC&K BarbecueSt. Louis north-county fixture. Snoots and pork steaks on a foam tray; sauce on everything if you want.
- Listed · ColumbiaComo Smoke and Fire
- Listed · ColumbiaComo Smoke and Fire - South
- Listed · WildwoodCounty Line BBQ
- Listed · OverlandCoy B Que
- New Classic · Valley ParkDalie's SmokehouseSkip Steele's pre-Bogart's project, still cooking — pork steaks, pulled pork, and a sleeper rib game.
- Listed · St. LouisDally's Smoke house
- Listed · West AltonDam-It Joe's
- Listed · FarmingtonDexter Bar-B-Que
- Listed · Glen CarbonEdley's Bar-B-Que
- Listed · O'FallonEdley's Bar-B-Que
- Listed · O'FallonEthyl's Smokehouse & Saloon
- Listed · Creve CoeurGobble Stop Smokehouse
- Listed · St. LouisGrill Master Tony's BBQ (Events and Catering)
- Listed · St. LouisGuido mississippi bbq
- Listed · Osage BeachHalfSauced Barbeque
- Listed · St CharlesHendricks BBQ
- Listed · O'FallonHis and Hers BBQ & Bourbon
- Listed · St. LouisHogtown Smokehouse
- Listed · ColumbiaJayQ's BBQ and Catering
- Listed · EurekaJB's Smokehouse
- Listed · Granite CityJJ's Bar-B-Q & More
- Listed · SedaliaKehde's BBQ
- Listed · SedaliaLittle Big Horn
- Listed · Jefferson CityLutz's BBQ
- Listed · St. LouisMositos BBQ
- Listed · WaterlooMr BBQ at Mystic Oak Golf Course
- Listed · St. LouisMr. J's BBQ
- Listed · ChesterfieldO'B Que's
- Listed · WentzvilleOld Town Smokehouse
- New Classic · St. LouisPappy's SmokehouseMidtown line out the door. Memphis-style dry rub by way of STL.
- New Classic · Creve CoeurPappy's Smokehouse — StilwellPappy's western-county sister — same Memphis-style ribs, more parking, shorter line.
- Listed · EllisvillePeppers Deli & BBQ
- Listed · FentonPick-a-Bone BBq
- Listed · East St LouisRed Apple BBQ & Lounge
- Listed · FergusonRed's The One And Only BBQ
- Heritage · St. LouisRoper's RibsNorth-side STL ribs since '75. Smoked snoots, pork steaks, sweet-tangy sauce — backyard cook-out energy in restaurant form.
- New Classic · University CitySalt + SmokeDelmar Loop favorite. White cheddar mac with crackers is a religion.
- Listed · EllisvilleSalt + Smoke
- Listed · KirkwoodSalt + Smoke
- Listed · St. LouisSalt + Smoke
- Listed · St CharlesSalt + Smoke
- Listed · St. LouisSalt + Smoke
- Listed · East St LouisSandy's Bar B Q
- Listed · Des PeresSawmill BBQ Pub & Grill
- Listed · SaugetSawmill BBQ Restaurant
- Listed · St. LouisSharpshooter's Pit and Grill
- Listed · WaterlooShorty's Smokehouse
- Listed · St. LouisSmoke N Bones BBQ
- Listed · ArnoldSmokee Mo's Arnold BBQ
- Listed · ManchesterSmokee Mo's St. Louis BBQ
- Listed · Granite CitySmokey Joe's
- Heritage · St. LouisSmoki O's BBQEarl 'Father Time' Strong's downtown stop. Snoots, rib tips, and a sauce with a real bite.
- Listed · St. LouisSmoking Barrels BBQ
- Listed · BerkeleySt. Louis Best Barbecue & Smokehouse
- Listed · St. LouisSt Louis Q Smokehouse
- Listed · JerseyvilleSteve’s Old Cabin BBQ
- Listed · Valley ParkSugarfire 44
- New Classic · OlivetteSugarfire Smoke HouseStrip-mall STL chain that punches above its weight. Brisket sandwich + jalapeño pickle = move.
- Listed · Dardenne PrairieSugarfire Smoke House
- Listed · St CharlesSugarfire Smoke House
- Heritage · EurekaSuper Smokers BBQWhere Skip cut his teeth. Pork steak — the hometown cut — done right.
- Listed · HallsvilleThat's Fire
- Listed · St. LouisThe BBQ Shack
- Listed · Cottage HillsThe Pork Barrel BBQ Restaurant
- Listed · St. LouisThe Stellar Hog
- Listed · University CityUCity SmokeHouse
- Listed · AltonWe're Outside
- Listed · St. LouisWildflower Saloon