The Top 6 Barbecue Near Restaurant Pearl Morissette
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Rank 1. Southern Junction
Texas-Style Barbecue
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Emerging Chef · Ryan Fernandez
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Best Chef: New York State · Ryan Fernandez
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Rank 2. Takja BBQ House
Korean Barbecue
Upscale Korean BBQ on College Street where the servers actually do the grilling for you, which sounds fancy until you realize it means the meat is always perfect. Dry-aged cuts from around the world get cooked over live fire tableside, and the banchan gets the same serious attention as everything else. The crowd is date-night couples and groups who wanted somewhere cooler than the usual spots. Cocktails lean Korean, wine list leans natural.
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Rank 3. Cherry Street Bar-B-Que
Barbecue
A Bib Gourmand barbecue joint that looks like it lost a fight with a construction site but won the more important battle, Cherry Street does serious American BBQ in a converted bank with all the warmth of a place that's been around forever. The pitmaster spent years on the Kansas City competition circuit, and the smoker is literally a shipping container out back. Come on a weekday if you can, because the meat does run out.
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Rank 4. Beach Hill Smokehouse
Barbecue
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Rank 5. Miss Qu Bbq
Barbecue
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Rank 6. Northern Smokes
Barbecue
The schlep out to this Scarborough strip mall is absolutely worth it once the smoke smell hits you on the way in. Northern Smokes is a proper barbecue joint serving fully halal meats, and the custom wood-burning smoker does serious work. Brisket, short ribs, chicken, order by the plate, the sandwich, or the pound. The maple-smoked beans are a gentle reminder that yes, you're still in Canada, and you're eating well.