BBQ Joint In MD Among Nation's Best, Southern Living Says

The best barbecue joint in Maryland is 2Fifty Texas BBQ in Riverdale, according to a recent ranking from Southern Living.

For the first time in two years, the popular Alabama-based magazine on Sept. 17 released its list of the top 50 barbecue joints in the South, including one in Maryland.

2Fifty Texas BBQ, located at 4700 Riverdale Road in Riverdale, ranked 49th behind City Limits Barbeque (No. 1) in South Carolina and Snow's BBQ (No. 2) in Texas.

Catering to Washington, D.C. and Maryland, 2Fifty combines its Latin-American roots with the flavors of barbecue, according to its website.

Aside from its Riverdale site, 2Fifty also has a location at 414 K St. NW in Washington, D.C.

Poblano sausage, spicy cheddar sausage, whole wagyu brisket, coleslaw, a tangerine salad, bonfire beets, pineapple ribs, chicharrones, key lime pie and mango tiramisu are menu items.

Southern Living has this to say about 2Fifty Texas BBQ:

"What makes 2Fifty special is the personal spin that owners Fernando González and Debby Portillo put on the Texas standards. Natives of El Salvador, they moved to Riverdale Park, Maryland, in 2018 and started selling slow-smoked meats at the local farmers market, and two years later they found a permanent location in an old corner grocery. González and his team cook thick-sliced prime and American wagyu brisket, racks of meaty, primly-trimmed St. Louis-style ribs and poblano-laced beef sausages on a 1,000-gallon offset smoker. They’re accompanied by intriguing Central American-inflected sides like charred corn equites finished with red crumbles of taquis fuego and red kidney beans slow-simmered with brisket trimmings."

Here are the top 10 barbecue joints in the South, per Southern Living:

1. City Limits Barbeque, West Columbia, South Carolina
2. Snow's BBQ, Lexington, Texas
3. Fresh Air Bar-B-Que, Jackson, Georgia
4. Louie Mueller Barbecue, Taylor, Texas
5. LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue, Austin, Texas
6. Skylight Inn BBQ, Ayden, North Carolina
7. Lewis Barbecue, Charleston, South Carolina
8. B.E. Scott's BBQ, Lexington, Tennessee
9. Mama Jean's Barbecue, Roanoke, Virginia
10. Lexington Barbecue, Lexington, North Carolina

See Southern Living's full list of the top 50 restaurants in the South.