Texas BBQ Wannabes: 9-15

Our latest batch of Texas BBQ Wannabes come from The Sunshine State. California. Home of Alcatraz, Joshua Tree National Park, and Disneyland. Napa Valley, Muir Woods, and the Hollywood sign. The Governator, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, and smog. Rollerbladers and rolling blackouts. And, from the looks of it, home of a bunch of places that know real BBQ is right here in Texas. Here are a few:

Dr. Hogly Wogly’s Tyler Texas BBQ (Van Nuys, CA)

Barn Burner Texas Barbeque (Pasadena, CA)

JR’s Texas Bar-B-Que (Sacramento, CA)

Texas West BBQ (3 California locations)

Tootie’s Texas Barbeque (Cathedral City, CA)

Armadillo Willy’s Real Texas BBQ (Los Altos, CA)

The Original Texas Barbecue King (Los Angeles)

So, for those playing at home, here's our updated list of Texas BBQ Wannabes:

1. Texas Smokehouse (Decatur, AL)
2. Hill Country Barbecue (Manhattan)
3. Dallas BBQ (Manhattan)
4. Tim's Texas Bar-B-Q (Beijing)
5. Capital Q (Washington, DC)
6. Little Texas (Iasi, Romania)
7. Back Forty Texas BBQ (California)
8. West Texas Barbeque Co. (Jackson, MI)
9. Dr. Hogly Wogly’s Tyler Texas BBQ (Van Nuys, CA)
10. Barn Burner Texas Barbeque (Pasadena, CA)
11. JR’s Texas Bar-B-Que (Sacramento, CA)
12. Texas West BBQ (3 California locations)
13. Tootie’s Texas Barbeque (Cathedral City, CA)
14. Armadillo Willy’s Real Texas BBQ (Los Altos, CA)
15. The Original Texas Barbecue King (Los Angeles)

Stay tuned for many more.