Southern Living names three Austin barbecue spots in its Top 50

Southern Living’s barbecue editor Robert Moss has named the Top 50 Barbecue Joints in the South. Louie Mueller Barbecue of Taylor and Snow’s BBQ of Lexington both cracked the Top 5, coming in at two and five, respectively.

Franklin Barbecue. (Matthew Odam AMERICAN-STATESMAN)

Austin’s highest-ranked spot is Franklin Barbecue, which came in at #7. It was followed by Valentina’s Tex-Mex BBQ at #17 and Micklethwait Craft Meats at #35. Check out the full list and see what other Texas barbecue greats made the cut at SouthernLiving.com.

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