WTOP TOP 10: Best Barbecue

Voting for the TOP 10 Contest is now closed. Winners will be announced Monday, Aug. 6 on WTOP.

WTOP readers and listeners nominated a number of local businesses serving the best barbecue in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Click through the gallery below to review the finalists and vote for your favorite on the final slide.

Voting will close on Aug. 3, and winners for all TOP 10 categories will be announced on Aug. 6.

Be sure to vote for our other TOP 10 categories: Best Burger, Best Pizza, Best Brewery, Best Brunch, Best Coffee Shop, Best Winery, Best Tacos, Best Bagels and Best Crabs.

Rocklands
Locations in D.C. and Virginia (Courtesy Rocklands)
Federalist Pig
1654 Columbia Rd. NW, Washington, D.C. (Courtesy Federalist Pig/Credit: Eat Drink Shrink)
Texas Jacks
2761 Washington Blvd, Arlington, Virginia (Courtesy Texas Jack’s)
The Hideaway
1439 Odenton Rd., Odenton, Maryland (Courtesy Texas Jack’s)
Fat Pete’s
3407 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, D.C. (Courtesy Fat Pete’s)
Sweet Fire Donna’s
510 John Carlyle St., Alexandria, Virginia  (Courtesy Sweet Fire Donna’s)
Monk's BBQ is the winner of the Best Barbecue category in the 2019 TOP 10 Contest. (Courtesy Monk's BBQ)
Monk’s BBQ
251 N. 21st St., Purcellville, Virginia  (Courtesy Monk’s BBQ)
Willard’s BBQ
Two locations in Virginia
(Courtesy Willard’s BBQ)
Urban Bar-B-Que Company
Locations in Maryland and Virginia (Courtesy Willard’s BBQ)
Pork Barrel BBQ
2312 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, Virginia 
(Courtesy Pork Barrel BBQ)
(Courtesy Pork Barrel BBQ)
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Monk's BBQ is the winner of the Best Barbecue category in the 2019 TOP 10 Contest. (Courtesy Monk's BBQ)

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