| Platinum | A Little BBQ Joint |
| Gold | Smokehouse BBQ |
| Silver | Zarda Bar-B-Q |
| Bronze | Gates BBQ |
| Top Pick | American Way Smokehouse - Kansas City BBQ |
| Top Pick | Arthur Bryant's Barbeque |
| Top Pick | Full-E-Loaded |
| Top Pick | Gates Bar-B-Q |
| Top Pick | SLAP's BBQ |
| Top Pick | Three Pigs Bbq |