I wanna find good BBQ, but nothin's is that great to me.

dr hogly woggly's

My backyard!!

Hogly's.?..bleh!

BBQ ribs rick? pork shoulder and all that? throw a UYE

Chris & Pitts

Pork shoulder, baby backs, briskets (rarely), chickens all in the smoker, an all day affair.   Man i miss my house!

so then ricjk, sounds like you've had authentic BBQ from out of the state, what matches up here in LA?

Your mom's house..

OOOOOoooooh Snap! NO-I-DIN'T!

Whatever happened to Texas BBQ over on Sunset/Cesar Chavez? I stopped keeping track on the many moves to new locations

that was BBQ King and they sold the land to build those Italian style villas condos, yes the devil is alive and well. that place rocked, they even had an authentic "hand carwash, with a dude, a hose and a bucket."

BBQ King moved to 7th Street. I have to check out the new location soon.

Haven't had any "authentic" BBQ out of state unless u count houses of relatives in Chicago, Memphis and Mississippi.   Just a lot of research..KCBS.com, barbecuen.com; smokering.com, etc

I do like Pecos Bills in Burbank, just lookin for more spots, Robins in pasadena sux, don't really like chris and pits or hogly's, the bear pit is okay. most bbq in la sux, they let the ribs sit in a bin and get luke warm and lose there succulence and warmth. so what other spots you guys know?

riiiiiiick, throw an event buddy, it's your calling. huh? what was that voice?

if you smoke it they will come

pssssh... Phillips on Crenshaw

jb's bbq shack.

I second Mikeys JB's rec

where's jb's? can't find it on yelp

Hands down it's Uncle Andre's in the Valley.  Yelp it.  And if you need somebody to go with, lemme know.  Get me some BBQ, greens, mac and cheese and barbecue beans.

it's in Gardena, on Avalon

alright todd, i checked out 'dre's i'll go b4 i get hungry and expect a wait. looks promising, bad service and good bbq go hand in hand.

thx RG

dude RG yeloow paged JB's in Gardena and nothin came up, must be word 'o mouth. review it on yelp, get it some pub.

Phillips on Crenshaw, L.A.
Hungry Al's if your in West covina
Rib Shack in Gardena

Philips on 'Shaw as Lans said...hand's down
JR's BBQ in Culver City
Baby Blues in Venice
Hogly Wogly's for basted/Texas style in Van Nuys
Woody's on Crenshaw
Chris 'n' Pitts, but the one I went to closed.
BBQ Country in Azusa

Baby Blue's in venice is pretty stellar....Bondi is over priced!

Asking about the best BBQ in any city is too vague of a question.  A BBQ place may have great ribs but terrible pulled pork.  

So IMO the best BBQ pork spare ribs in LA

Phillips.  Nothing else compares.  

Rib Shack

Jaybees.

Pulled pork:

Porky's

Jaybee's

Tri Tip

Phillips

Santa Maria BBQ-Culver City.  

My rule of thumb for good BBQ.  If there is bulletproof glass between you and the person serving BBQ, 99% of the time it will be great BBQ.

mama's barbque  on el segundo (or sepulveda)  and vermont

baby blues in venice has some AMAZING corn bread!

Their mac and cheese aint bad either!

their mac and cheese is good too!  next time i go i gotta try the beef ribs.

lucilles

dr hogly woggly's - great but three times what you'd pay anywhere outside california
JNJ Burger Shack  - nicest people and great prices for BBQ

but really, nothing i've had in LA compares to anything you can get in texas, tn, nc, sc, etc.

Mom's BBQ on Imperial in the hood....

doh'

mom's +1

I just saw Baby Blue's on "Rib Paradise," a show on the Travel Channel.  It looks pretty good.  I used to live in Covina, so we'd always go to Pinnacle Peak, which is pretty good.  Canyon City BBQ in Azusa is also very good, especially their brisket sandwich, which is actually the best brisket I've ever had.

Bludso's in Compton: sinosoul.com/?p=15

Drum smokers, 3 types house stuffed sausages (I don't know ANY other Q shack in LA that does this), fine brisket. Great Texas style pork ribs with beautiful smoke rings. , and a mustard sauce(on the side), family owned & operated, tell 'em the Asian Tony sent you.

Makes Porky's & Jaybee's/JB's look like dog food.

And this thread makes Eater Boardwrap: la.eater.com/archives/20…

I'm gonna try Mom's next time I'm in LA to see the folks...  
Will have to try Bludso's also if they are making sausage on site

Phillips is pretty good, tho

Been so disappointed by bbq in LA that if I don't make my own or have some of dad's, I just go without.

15915 Avalon Blvd
Gardena, CA

310-532-1064

it's also known as Jay Bees

What's w/ the Jay Bees obsession? Pork ribs are tasteless without sauce, with barely a hint of smoke; the pulled pork was tender but still pretty bland without sauce, and definitely not smokey enough.

Their blandness and consistency issue has been beaten to death: chowhound.chow.com/topic… & chowhound.chow.com/topic…

Just remember, the sauce is NOT your boss. while JB does have a burning hot sauce, their faux attitude, expensive pricing and mediocre ribs/links really put me off.

not Houston.  Their ribs are cold, rubbery, and tasteless.  Not to mention expensive and highly unfullfilling.  They make Tony Romas seem like a 5 star restaurant in comparison.

Currently my back yard, until my new Texas BBQ restaurant opens in Los Angeles very soon, but I can't tell you the location yet?   If you are interested go to smokecitymarket.com and become a fan of the restaurant on facebook, facebook.com/home.php#/p….  I will be offerings updates and looking for die hard BBQ fans to be my first customers 'on the house' as soon as it opens.

Go R. says:
My rule of thumb for good BBQ.  If there is bulletproof glass between you and the person serving BBQ, 99% of the time it will be great BBQ.
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From my experience - I have to agree on this one.

Try the Search function first: yelp.com/topic/los-angel…

But reall, there is no truly great BBQ in LA. You need to drive down to San Diego and go to Phil's BBQ if you are craving truly great BBQ.

^ right, if you say so. The title isn't hard to decipher. The finest we have "here". Not there, not thur, not San Diego. And btw, there's also no good food in LA, only in SF.

Ryan, per Yelper's request, please feature bullet proof windows into your interior design after you sign your lease. Thanks.

I don't like sweet BBQ so JR's BBQ in Culver City is my absolute favorite.

"And btw, there's also no good food in LA, only in SF."

Well the SF versus LA thing is a pissing match thing. But I have yet to see the majority of LA Yelpers claim that LA makes truly great BBQ. LA offers a lot of great types of foods, but BBQ isn't on that list, unless its Korean BBQ or other non-American BBQ.

both Johnny Reb's &    R & W's   in Long Beach

jaybees...they're from memphis so they know pork. bbq west of the mississippi is mostly beef. hard to find good bbq pork in socal. pecos bill puts some kinda gravy on his...not sure about gravy and bbq..

baby blues

Tony C. says:

Bludso's in Compton: sinosoul.com/?p=15

Drum smokers, 3 types house stuffed sausages (I don't know ANY other Q shack in LA that does this), fine brisket. Great Texas style pork ribs with beautiful smoke rings. , and a mustard sauce(on the side), family owned & operated, tell 'em the Asian Tony sent you.

Texas is known for their BEEF BBQ, brisket.  They aren't many pigs in Texas.

Yeah, I'm pretty sick of people pissing all over LA not having "authentic [insert food here]". We are predominantly a city of emigrees, so we all bring something to the table. No, maybe LA can't capture the beautiful, rustic smoke of a grass pasture in Lubbock for beef ribs, or emulate your grandmother's baked beans she made in a cast iron backyard cauldron in North Carolina.

To second what other's have said, the BBQ south of 10, for example, is as authentic, complex, and varied as any you'll find from KC to Memphis, you simply have to drop the snobby attitude and predisposition that all food in LA somehow less authentic or flavorful because 'people in LA only know how to make movies and tacos.' Most of the people who open these restaurants are from out of state, so how does being in LA strip the flavor or authenticity from their BBQ?

Racist.