Oklahoma City, OKBBQ

Edge Craft Barbecue centers its menu on carefully smoked brisket, house sausage, ribs, and straightforward sides. Pitmaster Zach Edge brought competition experience into a compact neighborhood restaurant where the meat receives the attention. The Linwood Boulevard address makes it a practical stop west of downtown.

Clark Crew BBQ translates Travis Clark's long competition record into a full service smokehouse. Brisket, ribs, pulled pork, turkey, and sausage cover the familiar barbecue spectrum, while substantial sides make the restaurant useful for groups. This NW Expressway location is the original Oklahoma City dining room.

Iron Star Urban Barbeque serves smoked meats in a polished dining room near Western Avenue. The menu balances brisket, ribs, pulled pork, and smoked chicken with cast iron cornbread, green chile macaroni and cheese, and other composed sides. It works equally well for a casual lunch or a seated dinner.

George's Happy Hog Bar B Q is a family run Eastside institution known for ribs, smoked meats, and deeply seasoned sides. The family continued the restaurant after Debra Ivory's death, preserving a neighborhood gathering place as well as its cooking. Look for the modest Culbertson Drive building near the state Capitol.

King's Custom Smoked Meats works across the barbecue spectrum with brisket, ribs, pulled pork, sausage, turkey, and smoked wings. The kitchen also turns its meats into brisket tacos, loaded fries, and the substantial Potbelly Potato. Its counter service dining room on North Portland Avenue gives the Windsor District a straightforward, locally rooted smokehouse.