| Platinum | Herman's Meat & Smokehouse |
| Gold | Lonnie Q's BBQ |
| Silver | Smokey Dunks |
| Bronze | Soul Fire Food Company |
| Top Pick | Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant |
| Top Pick | Dickey's Barbecue Pit |
| Top Pick | Hog Wild Pit Bar-B-Q |
| Top Pick | Nauling's Texas BBQ & Soul Food |
| Top Pick | Texas Roadhouse |
| Top Pick | Tods BBQ |