Top rated Barbecue restaurants in Salinas, United States to elevate your visit (Updated May, 2024)

Top rated Barbecue restaurants in Salinas

Experience the best that Salinas has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 14 places from Barbecue restaurant category.

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Keoki's Hawaiian Barbeque Carry-Out

Hawaiian restaurant

Snug, easygoing counter-service joint serving Hawaiian-style meat dishes, loco moco & sides.

$ $$$

4.60 (488 reviews) (~12.69 km from centre)

The Smoke Point BBQ & Provisions

Restaurant

😐 Disappointed. The thing that put The Smoke Point head and shoulders above all other BBQ places was the menu. The aged steak, the wagu, etc...yes, expensive but exquisite. These things still show up on the menu posted the website but are now apparently no longer available at the restaurant if our exp...

$$ $$

4.60 (244 reviews) (~21.57 km from centre)

Mansmith's BBQ

Barbecue restaurant

👍👍 The best barbecue on the planet these guys take pride in what they do congrats and that's why they're the best

4.60 (41 reviews) (~29.62 km from centre)

T&A Cafe, Home Of Kleinfeldt Family BBQ

Barbecue restaurant

$$ $$

4.50 (412 reviews) (~6.17 km from centre)

Bear + Flag Roadside

Sandwich shop

$ $$$

4.50 (46 reviews) (~23.43 km from centre)

Salinas City BBQ

Barbecue restaurant

Homey eatery supplying smoked meats, steaks & basic sides, plus a rotating menu of craft brews.

$$ $$

4.30 (1.2K reviews) (~1.75 km from centre)

The Crossroads BBQ

Barbecue restaurant

👍👍 Crossroads BBQ catered my son’s wedding this weekend. It was absolutely amazing. We do BBQ catering and was going to drive our rig cross-country to cook for their wedding but found these guys online. Sent our son over to do a tasting and he said it was the closest thing to ours he’d ever had. Saved...

$$ $$

4.30 (294 reviews) (~27.39 km from centre)

Monterey Cookhouse

American restaurant

Festive American grill serving everything from wood-fired pizza to ribs plus cocktails, wine & beer.

$$ $$

4.20 (849 reviews) (~20.25 km from centre)

Smalley's Roundup Restaurant

Steak house

😠 I've been to Smalleys about 5 or 6 times. And enjoyed each time. Today my friend and I went to celebrate a special occasion. We were served our drinks in plastic cups with cracks in them. While my friend was eating her salad, a small bug came out on the bowl. I told her to take a picture she said s...

$$$ $

4.20 (326 reviews) (~1.86 km from centre)

Carmona's

Barbecue restaurant

👍 This is a local BBQ spot. It's personable, local, and welcoming. I like it. I frequent this eatery regularly. Once every couple of weeks. The meats are all good. Not necessarily super duper, fire, run home, and put it on the local news cast. It's ok. Chili beans are unique. They have their own sp...

$$ $$

4.20 (185 reviews) (~28.99 km from centre)

Roadhouse BBQ & Grill

Restaurant

😠 Food is awful...Also I ask a regular Burrito and 2 tacos...she makes a beef and beans lunch. What a big mistake and beef taste like water in his own juice...she doesn’t even want to accept her mistake... Totally disappointed and never want trying this place again...sorry. I don’t understand what ha...

4.20 (66 reviews) (~2.92 km from centre)

Aloha Hawaiian BBQ

Hawaiian restaurant

👍👍 Great place with shaving food. You can order ahead and sit in.

$$ $$

4.10 (311 reviews) (~1.84 km from centre)

Little Chicken House

Barbecue restaurant

👍👍 Best BBQ on the Peninsula. Love rib & chicken combo. Brisket is good too!

$$ $$

4.00 (226 reviews) (~24.91 km from centre)

Bon Ton L'Roy's Lighthouse Smokehouse

American restaurant

Casual American eatery & full bar for meaty BBQ platters, jumbo sandwiches & comfort-food sides.

$ $$$

3.90 (402 reviews) (~23.09 km from centre)

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Top rated Barbecue restaurants in Salinas, United States