Where to Get Bbq Beef Ribs in No. O.c.
21 Road Trip-Worthy Barbecue Destinations Outside of Los Angeles
For all the smoked meat that's worth the drive
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One of the best things about Los Angeles's barbecue scene is that it knows no bounds — stylistically, geographically, or otherwise. Because of the region's deep history with slow-cooking meat using smoke — and LA proper's reluctance to allow offset smokers at restaurants — some of the best places to score some 'cue are actually well outside the county bounds. That makes places like Cold Spring Tavern, known for its more than century-old tri-tip cooking traditions, perfect for a day trip, while out in Bakersfield some of the biggest players are turning the idea of authenticity happily on its head. From Native American-influenced smoked meats in Tehachapi to the burnt ends and pork belly over cheese fries found in Orange County, here's where to road trip for all kinds of barbecue outside of Los Angeles; if you want a little closer to home, there are separate lists for in-and-just-around LA barbecue restaurants, as well as Los Angeles-area underground stands and pop-ups.
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Note: Restaurants on this map are listed geographically.
1005 Monterey St
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Saucy charred ribs, lots of grilled meats, and some serious tri-tip make Mo's a staple dining option for San Luis Obispo County. Homemade potato chips, jalapeno fries, fried green tomatoes, and barbecue beans round out the trimmings menu.
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125 N Thompson Ave
Nipomo, CA 93444
Central Coast meat fanatics flock to Jocko's for its nearly 100-year legacy of all things beef. This is one of the best places for grilled and smoked delicacies from the cow, served with Portuguese linguica sausage and native local pinquito beans.
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300 E Clark Ave
Orcutt, CA 93455
Dining at Far Western Tavern feels like eating back in time. The Santa Maria-style steakhouse and smoke spot is one of the region's best stops for smoked meat, including ribs and the all-important tri-tip.
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406 Bell St
Los Alamos, CA 93440
Don't be put off by the distance from Los Angeles because Priedite is some of the state's best barbecue. Working with a focus on Texas meat-smoking traditions (and made on a new off-set smoker), owner Nick Priedite has managed to make his stand behind Bell's in Los Alamos an attraction all its own.
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406 E Hwy 246
Buellton, CA 93427
There may be no more famous place to watch the smoke and flames slowly cook steaks, ribs, and tri-tip than at the Hitching Post II — an offshoot of the also-charming Hitching Post I in far Casmalia. At this more approachable second effort, expect dining room views to the meat on the grill, plus heavy pours of wine and lots of talk about the movie Sideways. Be sure to order the artichokes too.
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5995 Stagecoach Rd
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
For a bite of California history (and tri-tip) get to the coastal highlands above Santa Barbara. There, in the shade and dappled sun, sits Cold Spring Tavern, a former stagecoach stop with a more than 130 year history. The place sells out most weekends of its most treasured dish: tri-tip, best eaten with cold beer in hand.
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27770 Lagoon Dr
Buttonwillow, CA 93206
This Buttonwillow diner-style staple does a bit of everything, from steaks to seafood, but real ones know to make for the mesquite barbecue. Of particular note is the deep pit beef, a shredded and slow-smoked dish that's almost gone extinct in California.
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9425 Rosedale Hwy
Bakersfield, CA 93312
Ribs are the route to go at Salty's, with two locations across the Bakersfield area. Here the pork is smoked and then finished on a grill for extra char, perfect for different bites — and best served with sauce.
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915 Harvard Blvd
Santa Paula, CA 93060
Whether or not this shop lives up to its hyperbolic name is up to the individual diner, but there's no denying that locals love this casual restaurant for tri-tip sandwiches served with lots of sauce on grilled bread, split links, and more.
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1230 H St suite a
Bakersfield, CA 93301
As the name implies, the award-winning Porkchop and Bubba's is keen to think pork-first, but don't let the smoked wings and killer sides go by without a taste.
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916 18th St
Bakersfield, CA 93301
This relative Bakersfield newcomer has stiff competition across Kern County, but that doesn't stop the shop from cooking up some of the most inventive fare in the area. Of particular note is the so-called trailer trash casserole, made with Frito chips and a choice of meat, as well as the big hoss sandwich with brisket and pimento cheese.
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5947 Fallbrook Ave
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
The weekend smoke from the Santa Maria-style pit is visible from the parking lot at Calabasas Custom Catering, this ongoing pop-up and catering outfit in Woodland Hills. The tri-tip is the speciality of the house, but fans flock for the chicken, too.
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24255 Main St
Santa Clarita, CA 91321
Pan-Southern comforts rule at this Santa Clarita-Newhall spot on Main Street, with options for saucy ribs and slow-cooked prime brisket, as well as sides like hoecake, tots, garlic rice, and even deep-fried okra.
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426 E Tehachapi Blvd
Tehachapi, CA 93561
This popular Tehachapi spot trades in the usual barbecue fare, while also offering monthly samples of meats like bison as part of owner Mano Lujan's Native American heritage. Be sure to score some fry bread, too.
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442 N Main St
Big Pine, CA 93513
Barbecue restaurants line Highway 395 as it climbs north on the eastern side of the Sierra mountain range, but none are as famous as Copper Top. Once considered to be the most popular barbecue restaurant in the state (according to Yelp, anyway), this longtime staple serves up smoky ribs and lots of tri-tip with plenty of cowboy accoutrements.
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711 N Placentia Ave
Fullerton, CA 92831
Orange County eight-year favorite Leadbelly's is the kind of spot that has no qualms about putting slow-cooked pork belly on top of fries or loading up takeout platters with brisket, burnt ends, and links. There's no end to the meat (or the inventiveness with it) here.
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128 N Glassell St
Orange, CA 92866
Orange County's Smoqued is famous, at least as far as barbecue restaurants go. For smoked chicken, thick slices of Texas-style unsauced brisket, and skillets filled with macaroni and cheese, there are few more worthy places around.
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31721 Camino Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
The former pop-up Heritage Barbecue has gone legit in Orange County, and is among the only places fully licensed to use an off-set smoker at a standalone restaurant. The lines are long, the hype is real, and the sense of fun is palpable at Heritage, one of California's shining barbecue stars.
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1775 E Palm Canyon Dr #405
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Smoke Tree is perhaps the best-known Palm Springs-area stop for barbecue, from barky ribs and brisket to sides like macaroni and cheese and potato salad, perfect for a hot day.
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This busy underground pop-up holds both backyard services and events at local breweries and other businesses around greater Oxnard. Stop by on a designated day for ribs, brisket, and other Texas-focused cooking.
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The offset smoker in the driveway is a dead giveaway as to what's going on inside this nondescript Cathedral City house. Here, a former corporate hotel chef works a menu of barbecue classics done with varying spices and other tweaks and turns, working up everything from traditional meat platters to smoked al pastor and cheesy jalapeno cornbread. This may be the best new barbecue to happen to the Coachella Valley in years.
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1. Mo's Smokehouse BBQ
Saucy charred ribs, lots of grilled meats, and some serious tri-tip make Mo's a staple dining option for San Luis Obispo County. Homemade potato chips, jalapeno fries, fried green tomatoes, and barbecue beans round out the trimmings menu.
1005 Monterey St
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
- Open in Google Maps
2. Jocko's
Central Coast meat fanatics flock to Jocko's for its nearly 100-year legacy of all things beef. This is one of the best places for grilled and smoked delicacies from the cow, served with Portuguese linguica sausage and native local pinquito beans.
125 N Thompson Ave
Nipomo, CA 93444
- Open in Google Maps
3. Far Western Tavern
Dining at Far Western Tavern feels like eating back in time. The Santa Maria-style steakhouse and smoke spot is one of the region's best stops for smoked meat, including ribs and the all-important tri-tip.
300 E Clark Ave
Orcutt, CA 93455
- Open in Google Maps
4. Priedite Barbecue
Don't be put off by the distance from Los Angeles because Priedite is some of the state's best barbecue. Working with a focus on Texas meat-smoking traditions (and made on a new off-set smoker), owner Nick Priedite has managed to make his stand behind Bell's in Los Alamos an attraction all its own.
406 Bell St
Los Alamos, CA 93440
- Open in Google Maps
5. Hitching Post 2
There may be no more famous place to watch the smoke and flames slowly cook steaks, ribs, and tri-tip than at the Hitching Post II — an offshoot of the also-charming Hitching Post I in far Casmalia. At this more approachable second effort, expect dining room views to the meat on the grill, plus heavy pours of wine and lots of talk about the movie Sideways. Be sure to order the artichokes too.
406 E Hwy 246
Buellton, CA 93427
- Open in Google Maps
6. Cold Spring Tavern
For a bite of California history (and tri-tip) get to the coastal highlands above Santa Barbara. There, in the shade and dappled sun, sits Cold Spring Tavern, a former stagecoach stop with a more than 130 year history. The place sells out most weekends of its most treasured dish: tri-tip, best eaten with cold beer in hand.
5995 Stagecoach Rd
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
- Open in Google Maps
- Foursquare
7. Willow Ranch
This Buttonwillow diner-style staple does a bit of everything, from steaks to seafood, but real ones know to make for the mesquite barbecue. Of particular note is the deep pit beef, a shredded and slow-smoked dish that's almost gone extinct in California.
27770 Lagoon Dr
Buttonwillow, CA 93206
- Open in Google Maps
8. Salty's BBQ & Catering
Ribs are the route to go at Salty's, with two locations across the Bakersfield area. Here the pork is smoked and then finished on a grill for extra char, perfect for different bites — and best served with sauce.
9425 Rosedale Hwy
Bakersfield, CA 93312
- Open in Google Maps
9. Best Bar-BQ
Whether or not this shop lives up to its hyperbolic name is up to the individual diner, but there's no denying that locals love this casual restaurant for tri-tip sandwiches served with lots of sauce on grilled bread, split links, and more.
915 Harvard Blvd
Santa Paula, CA 93060
- Open in Google Maps
10. Porkchop and Bubba's BBQ
As the name implies, the award-winning Porkchop and Bubba's is keen to think pork-first, but don't let the smoked wings and killer sides go by without a taste.
1230 H St suite a
Bakersfield, CA 93301
- Open in Google Maps
11. Angry Barnyard BBQ
This relative Bakersfield newcomer has stiff competition across Kern County, but that doesn't stop the shop from cooking up some of the most inventive fare in the area. Of particular note is the so-called trailer trash casserole, made with Frito chips and a choice of meat, as well as the big hoss sandwich with brisket and pimento cheese.
916 18th St
Bakersfield, CA 93301
- Open in Google Maps
12. Calabasas Custom Catering
The weekend smoke from the Santa Maria-style pit is visible from the parking lot at Calabasas Custom Catering, this ongoing pop-up and catering outfit in Woodland Hills. The tri-tip is the speciality of the house, but fans flock for the chicken, too.
5947 Fallbrook Ave
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
- Open in Google Maps
13. Smokehouse on Main
Pan-Southern comforts rule at this Santa Clarita-Newhall spot on Main Street, with options for saucy ribs and slow-cooked prime brisket, as well as sides like hoecake, tots, garlic rice, and even deep-fried okra.
24255 Main St
Santa Clarita, CA 91321
- Open in Google Maps
14. Redhouse BBQ
This popular Tehachapi spot trades in the usual barbecue fare, while also offering monthly samples of meats like bison as part of owner Mano Lujan's Native American heritage. Be sure to score some fry bread, too.
426 E Tehachapi Blvd
Tehachapi, CA 93561
- Open in Google Maps
15. Copper Top BBQ
Barbecue restaurants line Highway 395 as it climbs north on the eastern side of the Sierra mountain range, but none are as famous as Copper Top. Once considered to be the most popular barbecue restaurant in the state (according to Yelp, anyway), this longtime staple serves up smoky ribs and lots of tri-tip with plenty of cowboy accoutrements.
442 N Main St
Big Pine, CA 93513
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16. Leadbelly's Barbecue
Orange County eight-year favorite Leadbelly's is the kind of spot that has no qualms about putting slow-cooked pork belly on top of fries or loading up takeout platters with brisket, burnt ends, and links. There's no end to the meat (or the inventiveness with it) here.
711 N Placentia Ave
Fullerton, CA 92831
- Open in Google Maps
17. Smoqued California BBQ
Orange County's Smoqued is famous, at least as far as barbecue restaurants go. For smoked chicken, thick slices of Texas-style unsauced brisket, and skillets filled with macaroni and cheese, there are few more worthy places around.
128 N Glassell St
Orange, CA 92866
- Open in Google Maps
18. Heritage Barbecue
The former pop-up Heritage Barbecue has gone legit in Orange County, and is among the only places fully licensed to use an off-set smoker at a standalone restaurant. The lines are long, the hype is real, and the sense of fun is palpable at Heritage, one of California's shining barbecue stars.
31721 Camino Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
- Open in Google Maps
19. Smoke Tree BBQ Palm Springs
Smoke Tree is perhaps the best-known Palm Springs-area stop for barbecue, from barky ribs and brisket to sides like macaroni and cheese and potato salad, perfect for a hot day.
1775 E Palm Canyon Dr #405
Palm Springs, CA 92264
- Open in Google Maps
20. Ruff House BBQ
This busy underground pop-up holds both backyard services and events at local breweries and other businesses around greater Oxnard. Stop by on a designated day for ribs, brisket, and other Texas-focused cooking.
- Open in Google Maps
21. Smokey Lips BBQ
The offset smoker in the driveway is a dead giveaway as to what's going on inside this nondescript Cathedral City house. Here, a former corporate hotel chef works a menu of barbecue classics done with varying spices and other tweaks and turns, working up everything from traditional meat platters to smoked al pastor and cheesy jalapeno cornbread. This may be the best new barbecue to happen to the Coachella Valley in years.
- Open in Google Maps
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