This Miramar restaurant has become a hub where local business workers go for their barbecue fix, meaning it can get pretty busy during the noon hour. Lunch specials ring in under the $10 zone and include your choice of sandwiches loaded with beef brisket, pork shoulder, ham, chicken or kielbasa.

The East County outpost of this well-admired barbecue spot is a sprawling campus for dining as well as entertainment. Serving mostly Texas-style smoked meat, the restaurant recently opened a station inside Petco Park.

A popular catering company since 1999, this is Buckboard’s brick-and-mortar and a popular joint for ribs. Don’t miss out on sides like hush puppies with smoked jalapeño cream cheese, mac ‘n cheese balls with pasilla chile dipping sauce and a corn muffin with maple butter.

Visit this spot for Texas-style barbecue and don’t pass on the rib tips. Meaty, tender, slightly sweet, and served with your choice of sauce. Also notable are the baby back ribs and smoked chicken wings, along with well-seasoned fries and collard greens.

You’ll feel like you just stepped into the old West at this saloon-style spot — and don’t forget to bring your pup to their dog-friendly patio where they’ll be treated to meaty bones. Highlights on the menu include brisket, smoked pork ribs and lamb.

Head to the BBQ Pit’s locations in Fletcher Hills, National City or North Park for plates piled high with beef, ham, ribs, hot links or chicken. Whole and sliced meats are also available by the pound.

Open since 1991, the restaurant features a menu item that you can’t find anywhere else: a barbecue burrito. There are different versions: one lets you choose your own meat, one is made with rib tips, and the third is a riff on a Sloppy Joe with chopped up burnt ends. All come wrapped in a large flour tortilla with coleslaw and beans.

This meaty temple from the minds behind Mastiff Sausage can found at Liberty Station Public Market. Line up for juicy smoked breast of turkey, deliciously tender and succulent ribs, very good house made hot link, and tri tip.

Still going strong after almost a decade, pitmaster Bradley “Coop” Cooper is the definition of a pro when it comes to smoking meats, specifically his ribs and brisket. Craving fried chicken with your barbecue? Also check out Da Chicken Coop, his adjacent fried chicken shack.

Hours are limited at this downtown concession stand but if you’re in the area between 11:30 a.m. and2 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, you’ll be rewarded with pulled pork or brisket or smoked chicken sandwiches made special on a pretzel bun. Barbecue is also available a la carte as well as sides like coleslaw and baked beans.

Bringing barbecue to Sherman Heights, this industry-friendly spot offers an eclectic menu that ranges from classics like beef back ribs and pulled pork to Scottish salmon served with charred lemon aioli.

Barrio Logan’s HottMess features all the usual barbecue suspects plus lesser-seen departures like green chorizo sausage and grilled cauliflower steak. The spot is also home to HottMess WoodFired Pizza.

Lil Alex BBQ is a community favorite in Bonita for its ribs (beef or pork), chicken and wings. Satisfy your meat cravings by ordering the mesquite-grilled steak. Built as a feast for two, it includes two small sides or one large side.