Salazar in Frogtown is a Mexican BBQ restaurant that’s teaching LA how to be its best self.

LA might never be known as a BBQ town, but the addition of Maple Block in Culver City shows we’re making our way up the ranks.

Bludso’s got a big Hollywood makeover but luckily, it didn’t change the BBQ.

The great, lively BBQ joint that the Valley desperately needed.

A small restaurant in a big Lomita strip mall, Hikari is a Japanese BBQ spot where you go to grill meat over hot coals.

A Filipino-Southern BBQ spot worth a visit. Hit it on Wednesdays for their try-it-all $12 special.

Willingham’s BBQ in Redondo Beach serves very solid smoked classics.

Baby Blues is a solid BBQ option everyone in Venice seems to have forgotten about.

Dr. Hogly Wogly's is a Valley institution and home to some pretty great old-school BBQ.

Holy Cow BBQ is a solid enough BBQ alternative to Maple Block in Culver City.

Village Tavern’s not fine dining but if you pick your dish right, you can still have a good time. And even if you pick your food wrong, this place is just too damn likeable for you to get too upset.

In a town with a lot of excellent BBQ, Old San Luis BBQ has the best barbecue in San Luis Obispo.

Pearl’s BBQ in the Arts District will make you feel like you're in Texas - except for the disappointing barbecue.