The list is here! This article is part of the 2025 edition of “The 50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas.” This year’s search for the top fifty barbecue joints in the state resulted in a list of contenders longer than we’ve ever seen before. Narrowing it down was painful, because those that remained—which we’ve collected here as honorable mentions—all belong in the conversation about Texas’s best barbecue. The good news is that readers have even more options for truly great smoked meats, sides, and desserts this summer. You’ll eat well at all of these spots, and you might even get to avoid extralong lines.ArlingtonHurtado BarbecueWith five locations across the Metroplex (including one inside Arlington’s Globe Life Field), Hurtado serves Tex-Mex dishes—such as smoked brisket birria…

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