Dog Friendly Barbecue Restaurants in Texas

Woodshed Smokehouse is a dog-friendly, open-air eatery on the banks of the Trinity River in Fort Worth, TX. Fido is welcome at an outdoor table in the outdoor gravel area, and they even have a dog menu! Their regular menu offers something for everyone, including fresh tortillas that are handmade daily, camp bread served with “pitmaster fat," a variety of tacos, brisket-stuffed poblano chilies with bone broth, smoked red fish en Papillote, and pecan-roasted mushrooms of the season with four chilies and olive oil.

Naaman's Championship BBQ is a dog-friendly restaurant in Texarkana, TX, where Fido can join you at an outdoor table. Their menu features tender brisket, pulled pork, ribs, and jalapeño cheddar sausage, along with crowd favorites like the “Redheaded Step Child” sandwich and BBQ nachos. Guests can pair their meats with homestyle sides like twice-baked potatoes, cheesy corn, and coleslaw.

Family-owned and operated, Vitek's BBQ is a dog-friendly eatery to grab a meal in Waco, TX. Owners can head to the many outdoor tables in the sheltered Biergarten to enjoy a bite alongside their leashed pups. The menu includes traditional options like plates of brisket, BBQ ribs, hickory-smoked chicken, and more.

Tyler's Barbecue serves up simple but delicious barbecue dishes. Choose from menu options like chopped beef, sliced brisket, sausage, ribs, barbecue plates, barbecue sandwiches, beans, potato salad, and more. Fido is welcome to join you at one of their two pet-friendly outdoor picnic tables while you enjoy your meal.

Clem Mikeska's BBQ in Temple, TX, specializes in finger-licking, Texas-style BBQ served in a homey, laid-back atmosphere that welcomes dogs in the outdoor, pet-friendly seating area. Besides succulent BBQ brisket, pork, ribs, and chicken, other menu favorites include burgers, sandwiches, fried catfish, and grilled pork chops.

Fido is welcome to join you at an outdoor pet-friendly table at Leroy's Tex Mex BBQ, an eatery in Fredericksburg, TX. Enjoy menu items like BBQ platters, sandwiches, loaded baked potato, burgers, chicken and more.

Salt Lick in Driftwood, TX is a BBQ lover's dream, offering delicious barbecue in a warm atmosphere that welcomes Fido at a pet-friendly table on their outdoor patio. Choose from succulent options such as brisket, pork ribs, sausage, whole chicken, and turkey, plus yummy pecan pie and peach cobbler for dessert.

Run by brothers Michael and Mark Black, Terry Black's BBQ has plenty of pet-friendly outdoor tables where you can sit with your pooch. The menu is classic Texan barbecue, with smoked brisket, sausage, turkey, beef ribs, pork ribs, and chopped beef. You can order by the pound or as a sandwich, and pair it with sides like Baked Potato Salad, Mac-n-Cheese, and Cream Corn. Desserts are traditional and include Mini Pecan Pie, Peach Cobbler and Banana Pudding. Open daily 11am to 9pm.

Rooster's Roadhouse in Denton, TX serves baskets of pit barbecue & burgers with housemade chips. Outside seating is pet friendly.

This BBQ spot on Katy Fwy has six pet-friendly outdoor tables, so you are welcome to bring your pup along. Rudy's Country Store & Bar-B-Q has BBQ favorites like brisket, turkey, chopped beef, ribs, chicken, sausage, and pulled pork. Got your meats by the pound or as a sandwich, with sides including potato salad, cole slaw, and corn on the cob. Stop by early and you can get your BBQ in a breakfast taco. If you are looking for something sweet, there are house-made desserts like Banana Pudding and Pecan Pie. Please note that table service isn't available, so your dog will need to be tied up outside when you go in to order.

Hickory House Bar-B- Que is a dog-friendly restaurant in Denison, TX, where Fido can join you at an outdoor table on the patio. The menu features tender BBQ brisket, ribs, pulled pork, and savory smoked sausage, served alongside classic sides like fried okra, baked beans, coleslaw, and creamy potato salad.

Bring Fido to Desert Oak BBQ in El Paso, TX. Sit outside at one of their dog-friendly tables with your furry companions for lunch, dinner or weekend brunch. This local eatery serves classic barbecue comfort food like stuffed potatoes, sausage sandwiches, smoked chicken wings and brisket plates.

Lamberts serves wood-fired barbecue in a contemporary setting that welcomes dogs on the outdoor patio. A menu of traditional dishes with a new edge includes crispy wild boar ribs, chicken fried oysters, country style pork ribs, cold smoked rainbow trout, jalapeno hot links, and Black Angus brisket. Opens daily at 11am.

Dogs are welcome at Kent Black's BBQ, where they offer twelve pet-friendly tables outside. Kent Black, their pit master, is a third generation BBQ chef who learned his craft at the eighty-four-year-old, family-owned, Black's BBQ in Lockhart, Texas. He still utilizes the same techniques as his grandfather in 1932, including a simple rub and local Post Oak Wood. On the menu, you'll find beef brisket, pork spare ribs, smoked turkey breast, homemade sausage, giant beef ribs, and a number of sausages. You can combine a number of these meats with a bun, pickles, onions, and some BBQ sauce to make sandwiches. Kent Black's BBQ is open Sunday through Thursday from 11am to 8pm and Friday to Saturday from 11am to 10pm.

Green Mesquite serves BBQ sandwiches and plates, burgers, and jambalaya. Dogs are welcome on the outdoor patio.

Rudy's Country Store & Bar-B-Q is a dog-friendly restaurant with a location on Research Boulevard in Austin, with ten outdoor tables that welcome Fido. Please note that table service isn't available, so your pup needs to wait outside when you order. The menu features BBQ favorites like brisket, turkey, chopped beef, ribs, chicken, sausage, and pulled pork. Get your meats by the pound or as a sandwich, with sides including potato salad, cole slaw, and corn on the cob. Guests can also enjoy house-made desserts like banana pudding and pecan pie.

Located in the heart of Texas Hill Country, Old 300 BBQ is a gourmet BBQ joint in Blaco, TX serving protein-laden plates with dog-friendly outdoor seating. Choose from proteins like ribs, pork loin, Akaushi beef brisket, sausage, sandwiches, daily specials and homestyle sides. Dogs are welcome to join you at one of several tables on the covered porch.

Spicy Mike's Bar-B-Q Haven is a dog-friendly restaurant in Amarillo, TX, where Fido can join you at an outdoor table on the patio. The menu features barbecue platters & sides, sandwiches, and meats by the pound.

Pit Stop BBQ is a dog-friendly barbecue restaurant in Sonora, TX where your leashed dog is welcome to join you at a picnic table on the covered patio. Try their smoky brisket BBQ nachos or the chopped beef plate with creamed corn and potato salad while you're there!

Killen's Barbecue is a dog-friendly restaurant in Pearland, TX, where Fido can join you at a table on the large covered patio. BBQ brisket, pork ribs, turkey, sausage and pulled pork are available by the pound, by the plate with two sides, or in a sandwich. Sides include cream corn, baked beans, and mac & cheese. Please note that your leashed pup must remain outside while you go in to place your order.