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Happy National BBQ Day! Where’s the Best BBQ in Iowa? [GALLERY]
Who's hungry?!
In honor of National BBQ Day 2025, we took a look at some of the highest-rated BBQ joints across the state of Iowa. Check out 20+ of the top BBQ restaurants according to Google Reviews (all featured restaurants have a rating of 4.6-stars or higher and a total of around 50 reviews or more):
The Top-Rated BBQ Restaurants in Iowa
Hungry? Check out 20+ of the top BBQ restaurants according to Google Reviews (all featured restaurants have a rating of 4.6-stars or higher and a total of around 50 reviews or more)!
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- Moski's BBQ, Cascade - 4.9-star rating on Google (155 reviews)
- Beast & Bird, Vinton - 4.9-star rating on Google (86 reviews)
- Beaman Grill-N-Pit, Beaman - 4.9-star rating on Google (49 reviews)
- Willie Ray's Q Shack, Cedar Rapids - 4.8-star rating on Google (229 reviews)
- CR Midnight Smoker BBQ, Cedar Rapids - 4.8-star rating on Google (89 reviews)
- Whatcha Smokin BBQ & Brew, Luther - 4.7-star rating on Google (2,696 reviews)
- Fat Jimmy's Smokehouse & Catering, Montrose - 4.7-star rating on Google (458 reviews)
- Skinny's BBQ, Muscatine - 4.7-star rating on Google (415 reviews)
- Bubbie's BBQ, Ankeny - 4.7-star rating on Google (184 reviews)
- Still Smokin' BBQ, Mt Ayr - 4.7-star rating on Google (164 reviews)
- Smokey D's BBQ, Des Moines - 4.6-star rating on Google (5,815 reviews)
- Boxer Barbeque, Council Bluffs - 4.6-star rating on Google (1,040 reviews)
- Flying Mango, Des Moines - 4.6-star rating on Google (1,022 reviews)
- Kue'd Smokehouse, Waukee - 4.6-star rating on Google (954 reviews)
- Pop's BBQ, Iowa City - 4.6-star rating on Google (810 reviews)
- Smokin' G's BBQ, Marshalltown - 4.6-star rating on Google (684 reviews)
- MISSION BBQ, Davenport - 4.6-star rating on Google (634 reviews)
- Big's BBQ & Brewpub, Mount Vernon - 4.6-star rating on Google (585 reviews)
- Kula's It's Just Sauce, Walker - 4.6-star rating on Google (412 reviews)
- Bent's Smokehouse & Pub, Westgate - 4.6-star rating on Google (389 reviews)
- Bett & Bev's BBQ, Jefferson - 4.6-star rating on Google (236 reviews)
- Cindy Lou's BBQ & Catering, Cedar Falls - 4.6-star rating on Google (193 reviews)
- Smokin' Butt BBQ, Davenport - 4.6-star rating on Google (136 reviews)
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