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These Are The Best BBQ Restaurants In CA, According To Yelp Ranking

The business review website recently published a list of the nation’s top 100 barbecue restaurants.

Nothing says summer like a plate of good barbecue, and California has some of the best, according to a recent ranking from Yelp.

The business review website recently published a list of the nation’s top 100 barbecue restaurants based on volume and ratings of reviews from Yelp Elite Squad members.

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In total, 14 Golden State spots made the list, with two in the top 10. The No. 1-ranked restaurant nationwide was Little Miss BBQ-University in Phoenix.

Mazra in San Bruno was ranked third. With a 4.5-star rating and over 2,400 reviews, Yelp noted its Mediterranean flavors, family recipes, wood-fired meats and noteworthy rotisserie chicken.

Coming in fifth was San Francisco’s San Ho Won, which offers an elevated take on Korean charcoal barbecue in the city’s Mission District, according to Yelp.

Other California restaurants featured on the list include:

11. Yakiya, Hacienda Heights
12. Mo Ran Gak Restaurant, Garden Grove
13. Sofra Grill, South San Francisco
23. Pigya, Los Angeles
26. Kingyubu, Los Angeles
31. iWagyu, City of Industry
33. 10 Butchers Korean BBQ, Sunnyvale
35. Bowlegged BBQ, San Diego
37. Mr. BBQ, Fullerton
39. Wagyu Butcher, Torrance
42. Quack House, San Francisco
46. Tsuruhashi, Fountain Valley.

See the full list from Yelp.

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