Company lists · Data refreshed September 2026
Top 25 Carolina bbq restaurants based in the United States
RevenueBase identified 1,345 carolina bbq restaurants headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 18,740 professional contacts across them, including 1,800 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.
This list covers carolina bbq restaurants headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest carolina bbq restaurants based in the United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,509 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Famous Dave’s of America, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 1,198 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Dickey's Barbecue Pit, the world’s largest and fastest growing barbecue franchise was founded in 1941 by Travis Dickey.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 1,178 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “With nearly 100 locations throughout the southeast, Sonny’s BBQ® is one of the largest and most popular barbecue restaurant companies in the country.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 882 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Jim ‘N Nick’s started cooking pork “low and slow” in 1985 when Nick, along with his dad Jim, reclaimed an old pizza parlour on Clairmont Avenue in Birmingham, AL where they opened…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 838 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We're meat people.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 766 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Bill Miller Bar-B-Q is a family restaurant In 1950, on a $500 loan from his father, Bill Miller opened a small poultry and egg business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 629 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Born from a love of authentic barbeque and the joy of sharing it, City Barbeque has been serving the flavor of America since Founded by Kansas farm kid Rick Malir in a converted…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 424 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Picking up culinary inspiration from some of the best barbeque shacks in the South, we developed a thriving concept around "Serving the Best Bar-B-Que with the Finest Southern…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 321 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Recognized with many awards, Moe’s Original BBQ has been named in the Top 10 BBQ Chains in America by USA Today and The Daily Meal, one of the fastest growing, emerging restaurant…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 264 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q has a 50-year history in serving the finest fried chicken and Eastern North Carolina-style BBQ.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 207 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Since 1988, Dinosaur Bar-B-Que (Dino BBQ) has been serving up mouth-watering food and serious suds to thousands of hungry diners craving some of the most authentic Southern…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 190 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Spring Creek Barbeque is a restaurants company based out of 571 E Round Grove Rd, Lewisville, Texas, United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 171 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “At Billy Sims BBQ, we’re committed to offering you and your family first-class food in a fun atmosphere that highlights the career triumphs of one of OU’s – and the nation’s – all…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 156 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Jack Stack Barbecue is a nationally-recognized barbecue company with four Kansas City-area restaurants, Catering, Private Dining, and Nationwide Shipping.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 150 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “John Rivers never set out to create the most successful BBQ chain in Florida.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 121 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Since 1998, BBQ lovers across San Diego County have turned to restaurateur Phil Pace to satisfy a singular craving: mesquite grilled baby back and beef ribs, chicken and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 116 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Shane's Rib Shack is a true American rib shack, known for its slow-cooked ribs, hand-chopped barbecue chicken and pork, and many southern sides to compliment each plate.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 115 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The tradition began in September of 1996 when our first Bandana's BAR-B-Q opened in Arnold, Missouri.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 104 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Corky’s BBQ is cooked in the old fashioned southern tradition.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 99 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Since 1958, we've been serving the best bar-b-que ribs you could ever hope to eat!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 93 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We raised the bar on Bar-B-Que over 50 years ago.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 92 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “In 1966, Buddy Smothers invested in his wife LaMuriel’s talent by helping her become the owner of her first restaurant, the Pixie Drive Inn in Seymour, Tennessee.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 91 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “As an award-winning Nashville staple, Edley’s is a tribute to all things Southern and serves classic BBQ offerings like pulled pork, brisket, ribs and housemade sides along with…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 88 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Fiery Ron's Home Team BBQ is dedicated to providing the best BBQ while still holding true to the traditional methods and processes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 80 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Mighty Quinn’s is the first authentic barbeque experience in a fast casual setting.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: carolina bbq restaurants. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names carolina bbq restaurants.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of carolina bbq restaurants, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name carolina bbq restaurants. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
Showing 25 of 1,345 carolina bbq restaurants based in the United States
See the full list, filter by size, metro and specialty, and get verified emails and direct dials for all 1,800 reachable decision-makers.
Free signup · no credit card
Carolina bbq restaurants based in the United States at a glance
As of Sep 19, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 1,345 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among carolina bbq restaurants, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “carolina bbq restaurants”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names carolina bbq restaurants), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among carolina bbq restaurants, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,800 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names carolina bbq restaurants, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many carolina bbq restaurants are there based in the United States?
RevenueBase identified 1,345 carolina bbq restaurants headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Famous Dave's Of America, headquartered in Hopkins, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most carolina bbq restaurants?
New York leads with 16 headquartered companies, followed by Fort Worth (15) and Houston (14).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,800 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,345 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.
Ready to reach these companies? Verified emails and direct dials for all 1,345 carolina bbq restaurants based in the United States. Start with a free account, no credit card.
Download this list →Related lists
Carolina bbq restaurants by geography
About this data
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
More company lists
- All company lists
- Lists by location
- Lists A-Z
- New lists
- Carolina bbq restaurants based in Canada
- AI companies based in the United States
- Cybersecurity companies based in the United States
- Manufacturing companies based in the United States
- Media companies based in the United States
- Oil and gas companies based in the United States