Food Magazine Says Texas BBQ Among WorstKHOU Story HereExcerpts:Houstonians and residents of other Texas cities are doing a slow burn over a recent list in honor of National Barbecue Month.Not only is the state that prides itself on its barbecue skills not on the list, but Houston, Plano and Fort Worth are ranked in the 10 worst cities.WTH-Town?The list comes from an international food magazine called Chef's Pencil, according to USA Today.So, what do international foodies know about barbecue? Apparently, nothing.They used TripAdvisor ratings of the 75 largest cities and ranked them based on average rating.TripAdvisor says don't blame us!"Tripadvisor has no association with this BBQ study presented by Chef's Pencil.In fact, we have concerns about the use of and presentation of Tripadvisor data within the study, inclusive of how they ranked cities and states against each other,"
..."Best" barbecueNew Orleans, LA- 4.31
Oklahoma City, OK- 4.26
Charlotte, NC- 4.25
Wichita, KS- 4.25
Virginia Beach, VA- 4.25
Columbus, OH- 4.24
Seattle, WA- 4.23
St. Louis, MO- 4.21
Miami, FL- 4.18
Newark, NJ- 4.18-----------------"Worst" barbecueAnchorage, AK- 3.60
Plano, TX- 3.82
Boston, MA- 3.82
San Antonio, TX- 3.86
Aurora, CO- 3.90
Jacksonville, FL- 3.92
Houston, TX- 3.93
Philadelphia, PA- 3.93
Omaha, NE- 3.93
Fort Worth, TX- 3.94
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