The Best Barbecue Near Babe's Chicken Dinner House, by the Record

1. Texas Monthly The 50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas

1. Texas Monthly The 50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas

The line wrapping around the building is the first sign; the smell of oak and hickory smoke is the second. Cattleack is a beloved Dallas BBQ shop with a Michelin Bib Gourmand and a spot on Texas Monthly's 50 best list, where pitmaster Andrew Castelan runs brisket and pork ribs as the anchors but keeps daily specials, like wagyu pastrami brisket, for the regulars who know to look. Tangy house sauce sits on every table, not because the meat needs it.

1. Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
2. Texas Monthly The 50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas
3. D Magazine #10 · The 50 Best Restaurants

Fort Worth's nickname spawned this BBQ shop, which started as a food truck before graduating to a spot with both indoor and outdoor seating. Central Texas-style offset smoking is the foundation, but the menu slides comfortably into Tex-Mex territory with brisket burritos and street tacos. Arrive early, because the lines are not theoretical. Texas Monthly named it among the 50 best BBQ joints in the state.

1. Texas Monthly The 50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas
2. Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant

1. Texas Monthly The 50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas
2. Dallas Observer 2025 · Best Barbecue · Best of Dallas

1. Texas Monthly The 50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas