Top 5 BBQ Joints in Oklahoma City

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Oklahoma City is no stranger to delicious dining. This city serves up a little of everything, from chic wine bars to sophisticated American bistros. If you’re looking for comfort food, however, you can’t do better than the rich smoky taste of barbecue. Fortunately, this city is primed to deliver a wide range of tasty barbecue joints to choose from. Here are some of our top picks.

Clark Crew BBQ

Clark Crew BBQ was born from a desire to reign over the barbecue competition circuit. Reign they have with more than 700 Top 10 Awards, Grand Champion titles from the prestigious Jack Daniel’s Invitational BBQ Competition, and two recognitions as the National Team of the Year. Diners at Clark Crew BBQ enjoy the fruits of those competitive labors in the form of mouthwatering dishes with outstanding reliability.

You can build a hearty tray with a selection of some of the restaurant’s finest meats, including brisket, burnt ends, ribs, smoked chicken, smoked sausage links, smoked turkey, chopped pork, smoked bologna, and more. These meats come piled on an assortment of sandwiches as well, like the Knuckle Sandwich, featuring smoked bologna, smoked ham, smoked bacon, and pimento cheese, or the Okie Cheesesteak with chopped pork, smoked turkey or brisket, cheese sauce, hot pepper relish, and sauteed peppers and onions.

Classic sides like cornbread, coleslaw, championship baked beans, macaroni and cheese, and fried okra round out the menu so you can easily build a satisfying barbecue feast.

Jo-Bawb’s Championship BBQ

Boasting some of the best reviews in the city, Jo-Bawb’s Championship BBQ is the kind of place locals love to keep as a tight-knit secret. Though the establishment is small, it makes up for size with an abundance of flavor. The menu includes sliced beef brisket, brisket burnt ends, jalapeño sausage, pulled pork, and St Louis cut spare ribs. If you can’t decide what to order, get the sampler platter with brisket, pulled pork, ribs, barbecue beans, tater salad, pickle slices, and a couple of slices of Texas Toast.

The Jo-Bawb Brisket Sandwich is another favorite featuring beef brisket, provolone cheese, and onion rings on a kaiser bun. If you love macaroni and cheese, you’ll swoon for the Pork on Mac, which includes pulled pork, bacon bits, and jalapeño slices on a gooey order of cheddar macaroni and cheese. This simple menu offers a multitude of inspired barbecue picks to make your day.

Back Door Barbecue

Chef Kathryn Mathis is the mastermind behind Back Door Barbecue. Not only does she serve barbecue staples, but she’s also put her classic training to work developing inspired options like smoked portobello mushroom. The menu has all your favorites like brisket, pulled pork, pork belly, ribs, and bologna as well. If you’re looking for smoked sausage, you can choose from jalapeño cheddar, black pepper beef, and garlic pork.

Among the sides, you’ll find deviled eggs, fried pickled okra, fried onions and jalapeños, and sweet potato waffle fries. Back Door’s delicious meats come on platters as well as sandwiches. Check out the P.B. & J., a creative option with pulled pork, chopped brisket, jalapeño cheddar sausage, and slaw on a bun. The Hot Mess Burger lives up to its name piled high with smoked cheddar, bacon, green onion, mayonnaise, fried onions, jalapeños, and barbecue sauce. You’ll find no shortage of intriguing options to choose from.

Iron Star Urban Barbeque

Iron Star Barbeque serves comfort food favorites in a sophisticated atmosphere. This is the perfect destination for a birthday dinner, a memorable date night, or even a business lunch. You can make the meal special from the very beginning with a gourmet appetizer like the bacon-wrapped quail breast. If you’re craving comfort food, the Iron Star cornbread and salsa verde butter will get you started right.

The house-smoked meats include St. Louis cut pork ribs, pulled pork, hickory-smoked chicken, turkey breast, and smoked sausage. If you really want to indulge in something special, you can even order a filet of beef tenderloin or black-pepper-crusted prime rib. Complete your meal with a decadent dessert like the giant chocolate cake for two or a slice of the pie of the day from Pie Junkie.

Iron Star also has a full bar with a selection of beer, wine, whiskeys, and cocktails. The signature Five Star Bloody Mary is a hearty pick that pairs perfectly with comfort foods. Dressed up with a bit of Iron Star BBQ sauce, this beverage is lauded as the “best Bloody Mary in 77 counties.”

Edge Craft Barbecue

Edge Craft Barbecue takes the art of barbecue seriously. The smoked meats are prepared with locally sourced oak, and the brisket features 100% prime grade meat that’s smoked for a minimum of 14 hours. Zach Edge functions as both the pitmaster and owner. He’s worked in restaurants across the country, but it’s barbecue that calls him back to his roots.

Though the preparation is laborious, the Edge Craft menu is simple. You just choose one or two meats and two sides to build your own custom platter. You can choose from the prime brisket, spare ribs, house sausage, turkey, or pulled pork. The sides include macaroni and cheese, collard greens, fried okra, baked beans, coleslaw, potato salad, charro beans, and Brussels sprouts. The brisket, turkey, and pulled pork come on sandwiches as well. If you need something sweet, add an order of banana pudding for dessert.

If you just can’t get enough of Edge Craft, you can also purchase your favorites in quantities that are perfect for taking home to share. Order your meats by the pound, and get sides in quart containers. Pulling together a great family gathering has never been easier.

These are our OKC favorites for hearty barbecue. Do you have a local favorite for barbecue that we missed? Contact our team at Eskridge Lexus, and let us know so we can update our listing. We love having the best recommendations in town for our customers so we can always point them in the right direction when they’re driving off the lot.