Texas Monthly and YETI are partnering for a sweepstakes where four people can win a $100 gift certificate to all top 10 BBQ spots and skip the line.
TEXAS, USA — Texas Monthly dropped its newest top 10 best barbecue restaurants in the Lone Star State in late May.
It comes out once every four years and the list is, more or less, considered the authority on smoked meats in Texas.
The magazine highlights 50, but officially ranks its top 10. For the 2025 edition, two North Texas spots made the list. Goldee’s Barbecue in Fort Worth, previously the top-ranked barbecue restaurant in 2021, checked in at No. 3, while Dayne’s Craft Barbecue in Aledo was ranked No. 7. Dayne’s was a new addition to the Top 10 list.
Burnt Bean Co. in Seguin took home the top spot on the ranking.
Now, you and three of your friends could win the opportunity to skip the long lines these places experience after being graced in the illustrious ranking. Here’s how:
Texas Monthly and YETI have partnered to conduct a “Pit Pass Sweepstakes.” The winner of this contest will get a $100 gift card and no waiting in line at each of the top 10 spots:
- Burnt Bean Co. (Seguin)
- LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue (Austin)
- Goldee’s Bar-B-Q (Fort Worth)
- Redbird BBQ (Port Neches)
- GW’s BBQ (San Juan)
- InterStellar BBQ (Austin)
- Dayne’s Craft Barbecue (Aledo)
- LaVaca BBQ (Port Lavaca)
- Truth Barbeque (Houston)
- Evie Mae’s Pit Barbeque (Wolfforth)
The winner will get a custom YETI Rambler 20-ounce Stackable Cup with Magslider Lid that serves as the “Golden Ticket.”
To sign up for the sweepstakes, click here.
Daniel Vaughn, the barbecue editor at Texas Monthly, also posted to social media that the pit ashes from No. 1 ranked Burnt Bean Co. were being collected to make into a championship smoke ring.