This is part of Travel Firsts, a series featuring trips that required a leap of faith or marked a major life milestone.
18.04.2024 - 15:53 / insider.com
I tried two of the most famous barbecue joints in Texas and one came out on top.
On a recent trip to Dallas, I tried one of the most famous barbecue restaurants in the city, Terry Black's Barbecue, to see how it compared to my last Texas barbecue experience in 2021.
The last time I visited Texas, I ate at the world-famous Franklin Barbecue, which opened in 2009 and has been an Austin staple for barbecue ever since.
In 2011, Bon Appétit called it the "best barbecue in the country," Eater reported, while Texas Monthly ranked Franklin Barbecue first on its list of "The Top 50 Barbecue Joints in Texas" twice, in 2013 and 2017.
Terry Black's has also received quite a few accolades. Run by fourth-generation pit masters, the spot has locations in Austin and Dallas and was voted the best barbecue in Dallas in 2023 by the Dallas Observer.
Here's how the two experiences compared, and which barbecue spot my mouth is still watering for.
This is part of Travel Firsts, a series featuring trips that required a leap of faith or marked a major life milestone.
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