Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked barbecue chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q and Pappas Bar-B-Q sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
R
Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q
|
- | +1.9% |
| 2 |
P
Pappas Bar-B-Q
|
- | -1.1% |
| 3 | B Big Horn BBQ | - | -1.8% |
| 4 | K King's BBQ | - | -2.1% |
| 5 | T Tony's BBQ and Steakhouse | - | -5.2% |
| 6 | B Brookstreet BBQ | - | -10.8% |
| 7 |
S
Spring Creek Barbeque
|
- | -13.1% |
| 8 |
D
Dickey's Barbecue Pit
|
- | -20.7% |
| 9 |
T
The Brisket House
|
- | -27.7% |
- Pappas Bar-B-Q
- Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q
- Big Horn BBQ
- Pinkerton’s Barbecue
- The Pit Room
- Goode Company BBQ
- King's BBQ
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
266 tracked store locations in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Pappas Bar-B-Q (23)
- Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q (5)
- Big Horn BBQ (3)
- Pinkerton’s Barbecue (1)
- The Pit Room (1)
- Goode Company BBQ (1)
- King's BBQ (3)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
D
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2
P
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3
R
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4
S
- 5 T Tony's BBQ and Steakhouse 4
- 6 B Big Horn BBQ 3
- 7 B Brookstreet BBQ 3
- 8 K King's BBQ 3
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9
T
- 10 G Grand Prize Barbeque 2
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11
K
Killen's BBQ 2
- 12 D Demeris Bar-B-Q 2
- 13 M McKenzie's Barbeque & Burgers 2
- 14 S Splendora Cafe & BBQ 2
- 15 H Harris County Smokehouse 2
- 16 T Texas Pit Stop BBQ 2
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17
R
- 18 C Citadel BBQ 1
- 19 J Jennings & Co. BBQ 1
- 20 M Minies Barbecue 1
- 21 D Dickinson Bar B Que & Southern Comfort 1
- 22 K Koop's BBQ Kitchen 1
- 23 H Hickory Pit 1
- 24 A Andy's Hawg Wild Bar-B-Que 1
- 25 T The Great Texas BBQ Festival 1
- 26 K Kenjo's BBQ 1
- 27 H Have Mercy BBQ 1
- 28 N Nics BBQ Pit Stop 1
- 29 B Brown Sugar's Barbque 1
- 30 T Texas BBQ 1
- 31 J Jees Wiz BBQ 1
- 32 O Ohl Style Beef Jerky 1
- 33 S SMOKIN D'S BBQ BAR GRILL 1
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34
J
Jack's BBQ 1
- 35 O Old Hickory Inn Barbecue 1
- 36 C Compadre Cookers BBQ 1
- 37 I Imperial Barbeque 1
- 38 P Pinkerton’s Barbecue 1
- 39 B Bigfoot BBQ 1
- 40 R Red River Bar-B-Que & Grill 1
- 41 L Legacy TexMex BBQ 1
-
42
P
Pit King BBQ 1
- 43 B BBQ-Godfather 1
- 44 F First Class BBQ 1
- 45 H Hill Country BBQ 1
- 46 T The Rusty Buckle BBQ Company 1
- 47 R R & K Barbecue 1
- 48 W Willow's Smokehouse & Tavern 1
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49
D
District 7 Grill 1
- 50 R Rock'n R BBQ 1
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