This Lake Forest Way restaurant has a smoker that imparts the flavor of cherry- and applewood into everything, from sausages to brisket, ribs, and chicken, available by the pound. The fries are pretty solid, too, especially topped with barbecue sauce and Brunswick stew. Open for takeout with curbside pickup (and its patio is open for sit-down service).

Ballard’s barbecue specialist serves outstanding sandwiches, such as the pepperoncini-braised beef, as well as big platters of meat, from pork belly to ribs to smoked chicken. There’s beer, wine, and cocktail kits to-go as well. Available for takeout and delivery through Chownow, and limited outdoor seating.

The barbecue purveyor in South Lake Union — known for its Frito pie, rib tips, barbecue tacos, and brisket — continues to expand as it offers takeout and delivery. There’s also limited dine-in services at its SoDo location, which has a patio.

The new Capitol Hill Korean barbecue spot has launched a takeout and delivery service in conjunction with sibling restaurant Chan. Items include chicken wings, and bulgogi sliders, as well as a chef’s choice of four cuts of assorted meats, either grilled or raw, with japchae, banchan, ssam, and pa muchim. It’s also open for limited dine-in services.

This summer, the State Hotel’s brunch and drinks destination has turned Sundays into a barbecue feast, featuring shrimp skewers, pork ribs, andouille sausage, baked beans, mac salad, collard greens, and cornbread (available as a family meal that feeds four). There are also cocktails to-go, including bloody marys, Manhattans, and hurricane punches.

Owners Matt Davis and James Barrington bring flavors from their Texas and Kansas childhoods via a food truck and this Central District restaurant, which reopened for takeout and delivery earlier this summer. The meat is hickory-smoked in a custom Texas-built smoker named Brad Pit, and must-have sides include the mac and cheese topped with 12-hour pulled pork.

This longtime no-frills favorite — known for its smoked ribs and hot links — reopened this summer at 17th Ave and East Yesler Way, after it closed down its previous location at 23rd Ave and East Cherry Street in 2019. Owner Edward “Pookey” Whitfield’s strong reputation as one of the city’s best barbecue chefs continues.

What started as a food truck turned into a fast casual restaurant on Rainier Ave, with combinations of Thai dishes and items inspired by the Hawaiian plate lunch. It now has a full barbecue set up in its back lot, grilling up items like crispy pork belly, sticky and spicy ribs, and Thai sausages, available for takeout or delivery.

This unassuming catering operation on Rainier Ave S is one of the better barbecue places in town, with an extensive menu of Jamaican jerk chicken, whole snapper, oxtail, and wings, along with satisfying sides, such as fried yams. It also recently acquired a new slicer for house-smoked bacon and sausages.

This West Seattle smokehouse has takeout meals that can feed four or more people, with items that have recently included smoked bologna sandwiches, prime bulgogi short rib melts, fried pork shank confit, and black pepper biscuits. There are also a few bottled premixed cocktails to-go, and the patio is open for limited seating.

Pulled pork, brisket, chicken, and sides like cornbread, mac, collard greens, and baked beans are all worth a visit to this Hillman City classic. There’s takeout Thursday through Saturday, with an outdoor grill cooking up a variety of meats for pickup earlier in the week, on occasion, until the restaurant sells out.