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Top 10 Barbecue Places in Orange County

Orange County's top 10 places for barbecue!

By Chris Trela

Great BBQ and Live Blues: Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar-b-cue
Try: Back Porch platter (BBQ ribs, chicken and tri tip)
Locations in Brea, Lake Forest, Tustin
LucillesBBQ.com
Open for lunch & dinner
$6.50 - $25.95

BBQ at the beach: Smokin’ Mo’s BBQ
Try: Hickory smoked pork ribs with Mo's BBQ sauce, sprinkled with sweet vinegar and topped with special seasoning from Memphis, Tennessee
301 Main St. #107, Huntington Beach
MosBBQ.com
714. 374.3033
Open for lunch and dinner
$5.95 - $20.95

Gourmet BBQ in a simple setting: Tulsa Rib Co
Try: Cajun baby back ribs (hot and spicy)
954 N. Tustin St., Orange
Tulsarib.com
714.633.3760
Open for lunch and dinner
$3 - $13

A “premium-casual” dining experience: Wood Ranch BBQ
Try: Signature tri tip slow roasted overnight, then grilled over mesquite.
8022 E. Santa Ana Canyon Road, Anaheim Hills / 714.974.6660
22352 El Paseo, Rancho Santa Margarita / 949.888.1100
WoodRanch.com
Open for lunch and dinner
$4.95 - $31.95

Real pit BBQ in South County: Bad to the Bone BBQ
Try: Angus Beef Brisket, marinated with dry rub, slow-smoked 18-20 hours, sliced and topped with BBQ Sauce.
31738 Rancho Viejo Road, San Juan Capistrano
BadToTheBone-BBQ.com
949.218.0227
Open for lunch and dinner
$4.95-$24.95

Small joint with big flavors: The Beach Pit BBQ
Try: Pulled pork BBQ pizza
1676 Tustin Ave, Costa Mesa
BeachPitBBQ.com
949.645.RIBS
Open for lunch and dinner
$8.95-$24.95

Ten years of serving smoky BBQ in North County: Blake’s Place
Try: Smoked chicken wings
2905 E. Miraloma Ave., #3, Anaheim
BlakesPlaceBBQ.com
714.630.8574
Open for lunch and dinner
$5.99-$17.99

Put some south in your mouth: Johnny Reb’s
Try: Barbecue hot link; eat the peanuts and throw the shells on the floor
2940 Chapman Ave, Orange
JohnnyRebs.com
714.633.3369
Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner
$2.19-$24.99

Family owned and operated since 1984: Newport Rib Company
Try: The Combo (BBQ ribs, chicken, brisket and Louisiana hot sausage)
2196 Harbor Blvd, Costa Mesa / 949.631.2110
27742 Antonio Pkwy, K7, Ladera Ranch / 949.364.9111
RibCompany.com
Open for dinner Mon-Fri, lunch and dinner Sat-Sun.
$6.95-$27.95

A tasty twist on traditional barbecue: Amazon Brazilian BBQ Buffet
Try: Roasted alligator or quail
1445 S. Lemon St., Fullerton
AmazonBBQ.com
714.447.1200
Open for lunch and dinner
$9.99-$25.95




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We're hungry, barbecue eaters, so this list will come in handy. Thanks for publishing.
Comment at 1/8/2008
I just moved to Costa Mesa, and I owe it to myself to try both the Newport Rib Company and The Beach Pit. Can't wait!
Comment at 1/8/2008

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