Southern Living Names Arkansas Restaurant Best BBQ in The South
When it comes to great barbeque in Arkansas the choices are unlimited. Each state has its way of cooking the barbeque and making the sauce, there's a lot that goes into producing the best barbeque.
Southern Living Names Wright's Barbeque Best in Arkansas 2025
Southern Living just released, The Best Barbecue Joints In Every Southern State 2025, and one restaurant in Arkansas made the coveted list.
Wright's Barbeque - Nationally Recognized
Based on votes from Southern Living readers Wright's Barbeque with locations in Little Rock, Bentonville, Johnson, and Rogers serves some of the finest smoked meats in the state, Texas-inspired. Wright's utilizes its Texas-style craft by using a row of Moberg offset smokers set up under tents in nearby Johnson to deliver the best brisket, pepper-spiked ribs, pulled pork, bacon burnt ends, and delicious sausage links. The restaurant has built its reputation on the best mouth-watering, hand-crafted slow-cooked authentic barbeque you've ever tasted. The barbeque brisket is wood-fired and cooked using Arkansas pecan wood to master the perfect tenderness and flavor and when you throw in their signature sauces, man it's so good. See their menu here.
Sure every state will tell you they have the best barbeque but when it comes to Arkansas, it's Wright's Barbeque. So the next time you're traveling or visiting the natural state make it a point to put Wright's on your bucket list for the best barbecue.
See the rest of Southern Living's The Best Barbecue Joints In Every Southern State 2025.
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