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Trending Barbecue restaurant in Alabama

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Good places keep getting better. Discover barbecue restaurant making the biggest gains in Restaurant Score and find a new favourite for your next visit.

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#51

Tin Top Bar-B-Que 2

place Columbiana, Alabama

trending_up+5.4pts
71.5
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#52

Whitt's Barbecue

place Athens, Alabama

trending_up+5.4pts
71.1
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#53

A & J Glorious BBQ

place Brent, Alabama

trending_up+5.3pts
63.4
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#54

b.b. Perrins Sports Grille

place Decatur, Alabama

trending_up+5.2pts
81.4
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#55

Moe's Original BBQ

place Priceville, Alabama

trending_up+5.1pts
78.7
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#56

Big John’s BBQ and Company

place Redstone Arsenal, Alabama

trending_up+5.1pts
68.6
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#57

Smokehouse Pit BBQ

place Millbrook, Alabama

trending_up+5.0pts
78.3
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#58

Gin House Barbeque

place Elkmont, Alabama

trending_up+5.0pts
67.3
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#59

New Market BBQ

place New Market, Alabama

trending_up+4.9pts
78.1
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#60

Moe's Original BBQ

place Mobile, Alabama

trending_up+4.9pts
76.0
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#61

Smokin’ Joe's BBQ

place Lanett, Alabama

trending_up+4.9pts
61.5
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#62

SAW’s Soul Kitchen

place Birmingham, Alabama

trending_up+4.8pts
83.1
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#63

Millers BAR B Q

place Talladega, Alabama

trending_up+4.8pts
67.1
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#64

Chef T's BBQ

place Ragland, Alabama

trending_up+4.8pts
64.1
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#65

LawLers Barbecue

place Meridianville, Alabama

trending_up+4.7pts
78.5
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#66

B’s Grill

place Pell City, Alabama

trending_up+4.7pts
69.5
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#67

Southern Hickory Barbecue

place Cullman, Alabama

trending_up+4.7pts
60.2
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#68

Mason's BBQ

place Jacksonville, Alabama

trending_up+4.6pts
73.5
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#69

O Taste & See BBQ

place Moores Mill, Alabama

trending_up+4.6pts
58.7
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#70

Full Moon Bar-B-Que

place Alabaster, Alabama

trending_up+4.5pts
76.0
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#71

Merrill's BBQ

place Gadsden, Alabama

trending_up+4.5pts
65.2
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#72

Lolo's BBQ & Hotdogs

place Fultondale, Alabama

trending_up+4.4pts
62.9
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#73

LawLers Barbecue

place Madison, Alabama

trending_up+4.3pts
69.2
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#74

Stuck Up BBQ

place Hartford, Alabama

trending_up+4.3pts
66.8
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#75

Full Moon Bar-B-Que

place Tuscaloosa, Alabama

trending_up+4.2pts
80.9
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Trending follows the largest positive changes in Restaurant Score over a monthly comparison. The current scores are dated October 9, 2026; the comparison target is September 9, 2026. The nearest earlier weekly observation, up to 14 days before that target, supplies each restaurant's starting score.

Changes are measured in points. Explore the scoring methodology for more context.

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