Highest-rated barbecue restaurants in Anchorage

Cooking meat low and slow over an indirect heat source—the only real qualifications for barbecue—is a truly American tradition, going back to indigenous cultures and picked up by early Spanish colonizers who also gave it the name the cooking style goes by now: barbacoa. Today, barbecue is a wildly popular staple across the U.S., with many cities and regions boasting their own take (and all claiming to have the best). Because barbecue meat spends hours upon hours cooking, restaurants are a go-to source for many Americans who would rather not spend all day and all night tending to their flames. Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated barbecue restaurants in Anchorage on Tripadvisor. Tripadvisor rankings factor in the average rating and number of reviews. Some restaurants on the list may have recently closed.

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#8. Ding How Mongolian BBQ

- Rating: 3.5 / 5 (38 reviews)
- Detailed ratings: Food (4.0/5), Service (4.0/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (3.5/5)
- Type of cuisine: Asian, Mongolian
- Price: $$ - $$$
- Address: 1241 Muldoon Rd, Anchorage, AK 99504-2036
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2 / 8

#7. Pete's Barbecue

- Rating: 3.5 / 5 (18 reviews)
- Detailed ratings: Food (4.0/5), Service (3.5/5), Value (4.0/5)
- Type of cuisine: Barbecue
- Price: $$ - $$$
- Address: 12349 Old Glenn Hwy, Eagle River, Anchorage, AK 99577-7555
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3 / 8

#6. Roscoe's Restaurant

- Rating: 4.0 / 5 (32 reviews)
- Detailed ratings: Food (4.0/5), Service (4.0/5), Value (3.5/5)
- Type of cuisine: American, Barbecue
- Price: $
- Address: 120 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501-2524
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4 / 8

#5. Smokehouse BBQ

- Rating: 3.0 / 5 (15 reviews)
- Detailed ratings: Food (3.0/5), Service (3.0/5), Value (3.5/5)
- Type of cuisine: Barbecue
- Price: $$ - $$$
- Address: 5500 Debarr Rd, Anchorage, AK 99504-2302
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5 / 8

#4. Tito's Gyros

- Rating: 4.0 / 5 (24 reviews)
- Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.0/5), Value (4.5/5)
- Type of cuisine: American, Barbecue
- Price: $$ - $$$
- Address: 120 E 6th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501-2524
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6 / 8

#3. Turnagain BBQ Armpit Alaska

- Rating: 3.5 / 5 (60 reviews)
- Detailed ratings: Food (3.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (3.5/5)
- Type of cuisine: American, Barbecue
- Price: $$ - $$$
- Address: 3637 Old Seward Hwy, Anchorage, AK 99503-6019
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7 / 8

#2. Turnagain Arm Pit BBQ

- Rating: 4.5 / 5 (57 reviews)
- Detailed ratings: Food (4.0/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (3.5/5)
- Type of cuisine: American, Barbecue
- Price: $$ - $$$
- Address: Mile Post 103.5 Seward Highway, Girdwood, Anchorage, AK 99540
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8 / 8

#1. Turnagain Arm Pit BBQ Indian

- Rating: 4.0 / 5 (131 reviews)
- Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.5/5), Value (4.0/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)
- Type of cuisine: American, Barbecue
- Price: $$ - $$$
- Address: 27957 Seward Hwy MP 104 Seward hwy, Indian, Anchorage, AK 99540
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