Readers' Choice Award: Best Overall of 2012

Winner: Franklin Barbecue (Austin, TX) - 30.77% of the vote

Others receiving votes: Cooper's, County Line, Freedmen's, JMueller, Kreuz, Louie Mueller, Opie's, Smitty's, Stiles Switch

Readers' Choice Award: Best Atmosphere of 2012

Winners (tie): Louie Mueller (Taylor), Opie's (Spicewood), Salt Lick (Driftwood), Smitty's (Lockhart) - pictured in this order from top to bottom

Others receiving votes: Cooper's, Franklin, Freedmen's, JMueller, Snow's, Stanley's, Taylor Cafe

Readers' Choice Award: Best Service of 2012

Winner: Opie's Barbecue (Spicewood, TX) - 26.3% of the vote 

Others receiving votes: Black's, Cooper's, County Line, Franklin, Louie Mueller Barbecue, Longoria's, Schoepf's, Stiles Switch

                                    

Readers' Choice Award: Best Beef Ribs of 2012

Winner: Louie Mueller Barbecue (Taylor, TX) - 52.6% of the vote

Others receiving votes: Black's, Iron Works, JMueller, Opie's

Readers' Choice Award: Best Pork Ribs of 2012

Winner (tie): Louie Mueller Barbecue (Taylor, TX - pictured top) & Opie's Barbecue (Spicewood, TX - pictured bottom) 

Others receiving votes: Black's, Franklin, Freedmen's, Gatlin's, JMueller, Nathan's, Ruby's, Smitty's, Snow's, Southside Market, Stanley's, Taylor Cafe

Readers' Choice Award: Best Sausage of 2012

Winner: Kreuz Market (Lockhart, TX) - 17.4% of the vote

Others receiving votes: City Market (Luling), Franklin, Freedmen's, JMueller, Louie Mueller, Longoria's, LR Meat, Meyer's, Nathan's, Opie's, Snow's, Southside Market, Stiles Switch

Readers' Choice Award: Best Brisket of 2012

Winner: Franklin Barbecue (Austin, TX) - 41.67% of the vote 

Others receiving votes: Black's, Freedmen's, JMueller, Kreuz, Louie Mueller, Opie's, Pecan Lodge, Rudy's, Smitty's, Southside Market, Stiles Switch

Time to vote for our 2012 Readers' Choice Awards!

It's the last day of 2012, so time to reflect on the copious amounts of smoked meat you've consumed this year in Texas. After you've flipped through the BBQ annals of your mind, let us know what your favorites were, by voting in our 2012 Reader's Choice Awards. We had 5 RCA categories last year, but I'm gonna expand it by two categories this year. NOTE: These awards are for TEXAS BBQ joints, so if you send me some garbage about a place in Memphis or KC, I'm tossing it!!! (Just kidding about the garbage part, Memphis & KC people...but not about tossing it!) The 7 categories are...

Brisket
Sausage
Pork Ribs
Beef Ribs
Service
Atmosphere 
Overall

For any/all, email me your votes. NO TIES. If you send me two or more BBQ joints for any category, no vote will be recorded for that category. So, suck it up, & pick just one. Voting lasts through January 31. VOTE!!!