Two New Mexico restaurants rank as Yelp’s ‘Top 100 Barbecue Spots 2024’
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Yelp released its ranking of the “Top 100 Barbecue Spots” for 2024, and two New Mexico spots made the list. Mad Jack’s Mountaintop Barbecue in Cloudcroft ranked as No. 22, and Watson’s BBQ in Tucumcari ranked as No. 24.
Mad Jack’s is located on James Canyon Highway and is open Thursday through Sunday, from 11 a.m. until they sell out for the day. Watson’s BBQ is located on South Lake Street and is open Tuesday through Saturday, from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
Yelp determined the list based on ratings and reviews from the online community. Texas had the most ranked barbecue restaurants, with California closely following behind, and the majority of the ranked spots are located in the southern part of the United States.
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Top 10 Barbecue Spots 2024, According to Yelp
Wright’s Barbecue – Johnson, Arkansas
Eric’s Family Barbecue – Avondale, Arizona
CorkScrew BBQ – Spring, Texas
Tyler’s Barbecue – Amarillo, Texas
Fox Smokehouse BBQ – Boulder City, Nevada
Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que – Kansas City, Kansas
Haywood Smokehouse – Waynesville, North Carolina
Firehole Bar-B-Que – West Yellowstone, Montana
Hot Spot Barbecue – Pensacola, Florida
Delauders BBQ – Gatlinburg, Tennessee
888 Japanese BBQ – Las Vegas, Nevada
City Butcher and Barbecue – Springfield, Missouri
Bogart’s Smokehouse – St. Louis, Missouri
Miller’s Smokehouse – Belton, Texas
Q39 Midtown – Kansas City, Missouri
Tender Smokehouse – Celina, Texas
Calhoun’s Texas Barbecue – Murrieta, California
Badlands BBQ – Norco, California
Buckboard’s Barbecue & Brew – El Cajon, California
Little Miss BBQ-Sunnyslope – Phoenix, Arizona
Heritage Barbecue – San Juan Capistrano, California
Mad Jack’s Mountaintop Barbecue – Cloudcroft, New Mexico
Federal Hill Smokehouse – Erie, Pennsylvania
Watson’s BBQ – Tucumcari, New Mexico
PorChop & Bubba’s BBQ – Bakersfield, California
To check out the full list from Yelp, click here.
