The Best Barbecue Near Smoak Town BBQ, by the Record

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

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
2. D Magazine #33 · The 50 Best Restaurants
3. D Magazine 2025 · Best Barbecue · Best of Big D

1. Texas Monthly The 50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas

1. Texas Monthly The 50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas