Pinkerton's Barbecue is one of The 15 Best Places for Ribs in Houston.

1. Pinkerton's Barbecue

9.4
1504 Airline Dr (W Patton St), Houston, TX
BBQ Joint · 33 tips and reviews

Scott S.Scott S.: One of Houston's newest and best BBQ places. Full bar. Big beef plate ribs, lean brisket, glazed pork ribs are fantastic. Get the jalapeno cheese rice and coleslaw sides. Banana cake for dessert!

Cary Michael C.Cary Michael Cox: Best Beef Rib - Even Better Than Killen's - Eat Here Fast Before Everyone Discovers This Place - Brisket is Tops Too! Super Nice Guys That Run It! Cary Michael Cox

Rebecca M.Rebecca Mazza: Get there early for the beef rib! Love the jalapeño cheese rice too.

The Pit Room is one of The 15 Best Places for Ribs in Houston.

2. The Pit Room

9.1
1201 Richmond Ave, Houston, TX
BBQ Joint · 47 tips and reviews

Scott S.Scott S.: Brisket and ribs, plus 3 types of sausage made fresh daily are the go-to meats. Every single thing is house-made, including the desserts.

Greg S.Greg Snook: Awesome food, the okra was superb! The brisket was amazing, the rub on the ribs fantastic, I can't say enough about this place! I do need to add that the service was superb!!!

Serra C.Serra C: Get Untrimed brisket, beef ribs and potato salad 👍

Rudy's Country Store And Bar-B-Q is one of The 15 Best Places for Ribs in Houston.

3. Rudy's Country Store And Bar-B-Q

9.1
14620 Northwest Fwy (at Windfern Rd.), Houston, TX
BBQ Joint · 87 tips and reviews

Miladie D.Miladie De Courville: The brisket moist, turkey and baby back ribs were great. I'm not usually a turkey person but the turkey was really good. Very casual!

Ricardo H.Ricardo Hernandez: Ribs are delicious and tender. Grilled chicken was my favorite. Avoid the expensive sides.

Ken P.Ken Pao: Hands down my fav BBQ place in Houston even though it's a chain, baby back ribs and potato salad are my favs

Goode Company BBQ is one of The 15 Best Places for Ribs in Houston.

4. Goode Company BBQ

8.2
5109 Kirby Dr (at Bartlett Street), Houston, TX
BBQ Joint · 82 tips and reviews

Vinh D.Vinh Doquang: Love the brisket, turkey, chicken and ribs. The duck was a bit too...ducky

Xristi W.Xristi W.: Love the ribs and brisket!

Essa A.Essa Alhanna: Awesome BBQ. By far the best I've ever had. 3 Meat platter: beef brisket, spicy sausage and Pork Ribs. Side of Austin baked beans and Jambalaya Texana. Can't forget the jalapeño bread & pecan pie!!

The Brisket House is one of The 15 Best Places for Ribs in Houston.

5. The Brisket House

8.1
5775 Woodway Dr, Houston, TX
BBQ Joint · 34 tips and reviews

Houston PressHouston Press: The Brisket House proves it can also have good sides; the smoked chicken, ribs and brisket here are every bit as wonderful as its baked potato salad and coleslaw at this Galleria-area restaurant. Read more.

Hedan Z.Hedan Zeng: Solid brisket, of course! Also consider getting the ribs & baked potato salad. I would skip the platters and go straight for X lbs of meat :)

Marchell M.Marchell Mascheck: Sausage and ribs are the best! Turkey and chicken are good too!

Texas Roadhouse is one of The 15 Best Places for Ribs in Houston.

6. Texas Roadhouse

8.6
13345 FM 1960 Road West (at Hwy 290), Houston, TX
Steakhouse · 63 tips and reviews

Rebecca B.Rebecca Belgodere: Best ribs ever!! <3

Leticia L.Leticia Lewis: Rolls with cinnamon butter! Nom nom nom :) on the other hand, ribs were incredibly dry & unflavorful. Chilis ribs are way better

Hector I.Hector Izguerra: Rib eye. Ribs. Pulled pork

Pappas Bar-B-Q is one of The 15 Best Places for Ribs in Houston.

7. Pappas Bar-B-Q

8.2
1217 Pierce St (at San Jacinto St.), Houston, TX
BBQ Joint · 51 tips and reviews

Katrina B.Katrina Brown: This is the BEST place for Beef ribs truly done RIGHT! Don't forget to get there cheesecake that it fantastic!!!!!

Kathryn W.Kathryn Weathersby: Great baby back ribs sauce was sweet and tasty as were the sweet potatoes. Most of the side items were disappointing and especially the collard greens which were fresh but tasteless.

LGWLGW: To meet combo the ribs and the beef is delicious

Rudy's Country Store And Bar-B-Q is one of The 15 Best Places for Ribs in Houston.

8. Rudy's Country Store And Bar-B-Q

8.8
20806 Interstate 45 (Louetta Rd), Spring, TX
BBQ Joint · 87 tips and reviews

RobRob: Best BBQ in the Spring area. Better than Pappa's and Dickey's. Moist brisket and pork ribs are amazing. Great stuff.

Tanya G.Tanya Gjerdingen: Was no joke some of the best BBQ I've ever bad. Both types of ribs and the brisket were delicious!

Jennifer C.Jennifer Chavarria: Everyone loves the cream corn (must-buy)! There is not one item on the menu I don't love, but my usual order include cream corn, new potatoes, a slice of cheddar, beans, pork ribs, and moist brisket!!

Pappas Bar-B-Q is one of The 15 Best Places for Ribs in Houston.

9. Pappas Bar-B-Q

7.8
8777 Main St (at McNee St.), Houston, TX
BBQ Joint · 46 tips and reviews

Edith S.Edith Santiago: You can order juat one beef rib instead if all three. Add a salad and you're good to go!

Sharon G.Sharon Gibson: If you don't have a grill and it's the 4th of July, Pappas Bar-B-Q is a great alternative. Great, succulent beef ribs and the potato salad was the best I had had in a long time. Always a treat.

Bria W.Bria Wiley: I had the pulled pork sandwich, macaroni & cheese & yams. My boyfriend had the pork ribs and two sides as well. We both enjoyed our food but just not the BBQ sauce. Overall a decent experience.

Gatlin's BBQ is one of The 15 Best Places for Ribs in Houston.

10. Gatlin's BBQ

8.1
3510 Ella Blvd (Judiway), Houston, TX
BBQ Joint · 31 tips and reviews

Scott S.Scott S.: Best thing to know is that this is one of the few quality BBQ options in Houston for the dinner hour. Ribs and moist brisket are king here. Dirty rice as one of your sides is a must.

Juan S.Juan Soto: Best brisket in Houston. Get early on weekends to get the pork ribs.

Pete V.Pete Vela: OMG on St Louis ribs and brisket. Great smoke flavor. Lot's of food for the price.

Houston's is one of The 15 Best Places for Ribs in Houston.

11. Houston's

8.7
4848 Kirby Dr (at Westpark Dr), Houston, TX
American Restaurant · Upper Kirby · 83 tips and reviews

Allen A.Allen Arcade: Good American dining. Pork ribs with shoe string onion rings.

ArtJonakArtJonak: Grilled artichokes are off the hook (when in season)... and well, the ribs are world class, fall off the bones amazing!

Marvin E.Marvin Early: Artichoke dip is great! The spinach dip is delightful. Ribs are faling off the bone good!

Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q is one of The 15 Best Places for Ribs in Houston.

12. Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q

9.1
21799 Katy Fwy (near Mason Rd), Katy, TX
BBQ Joint · 64 tips and reviews

Linda N.Linda Nguyen: Baby back ribs, moist brisk it's, turkey and coleslaw.

Bernadette G.Bernadette Gracia Lam: Barbecue ribs are good. Banana pudding is delish.

Erika M.Erika Magallanes: Brisket ribs beans and peach cobbler.

Stockyard Bar-B-Q is one of The 15 Best Places for Ribs in Houston.

13. Stockyard Bar-B-Q

8.1
6504 Westheimer Rd (at Marilee Rd), Houston, TX
BBQ Joint · 39 tips and reviews

Tonya G.Tonya Goodwill: Try the ribs!!! They fall right off the bone!!

KPKP: Anything you order here is great! Their ribs fall off the bone and the yard poppers are amazing!

Tinesha P.Tinesha Pettiway: I had the beef ribs and smoked turkey, and it was delicious

Burns Orginal BBQ Est. 1973 is one of The 15 Best Places for Ribs in Houston.

14. Burns Orginal BBQ Est. 1973

8.3
8307 De Priest St, Houston, TX
BBQ Joint · Acres Home · 20 tips and reviews

Micah M.Micah Moore: Chicken Sausage is awesome! Great ribs and brisket. Old school BBQ Sauce taste great!

Charles T.Charles Turk: Ribs and chicken dinner are great. Also try their brisket

C L.C Love Lee: Pork ribs, briskets, potatoes salad, AWESOME!

Tin Roof BBQ is one of The 15 Best Places for Ribs in Houston.

15. Tin Roof BBQ

8.6
18919 Town Center Blvd, Atascocita, TX
BBQ Joint · 40 tips and reviews

Daniel E.Daniel Eggert: Try the Ribs. They're heavenly.

David T.David Thompson: Love the ribs, hate the sauce. Get ours to go and stop at Spring Creek for a pint of sauce...

Vlad D.Vlad Davidiuk: Great sausage and fantastic ribs!