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Image: Buns up. Last Updated: August 2025 Overview: The fun open-air spot on 14th serves up BBQ sandwiches and sides to crowds that fill up the picnic tables. It has gone through some menu revisions over the years. Currently, it is focused on sandwiches – brisket, pulled pork, Cubano, fried chicken lead the charge. Based […]
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Image: Four square. Last Updated: August 2025 Overview: DCity Smokehouse started small, but it was stepping into the giant void of good BBQ in D.C. Despite not employing a traditional smoker – always a difficulty for urban spots – it garnered attention and propelled pitmaster Rob Sonderman to prominence. After a few years, Sonderman would […]
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Image: It is great in summer, but works in other seasons too. Last Updated: January 2025 Overview: Federalist Pig made its name by taking barbecue seriously. It expanded its space on Columbia Road for a larger indoor dining area, but it is still a simple, no-frills kind of spot. It has also expanded the menu […]
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Image: Brisket and Rings. Last Updated: June 2022 Current Status: Open for dine-in, with indoor, outdoor and bar seating. Take-out and Delivery also available, as well as a walk-up bar to go. Overview: The star of the show here is a pepper and salt rubbed brisket cooked for 12+ hours over hard and fruit wood. […]
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Image: The Trinity with stuffed sides. Last Updated: January 2024 Overview: Lauded by many as one of the best BBQ spots in the area, 2fifty grew from a farmers market stand to a brick & mortar spot in Riverdale, MD. Their first foray into D.C. was a stall in Union Market, where they did a […]
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