2020 Best Barbecue: Porter’s Real Barbeque
Porters’s Real Barbecue has been on a streak — for the third year in a row, it has been voted the best barbecue in the Tri-Cities.
Offering fresh prime-grade meat that is slow cooked daily and cut to order, Porter’s offers an array of options for the customer looking for a quality meal that will leave you licking your plate. Porter’s has its roots in a food truck, where brothers Porter and Reed Kinney began serving their meats. After five years, they turned the eatery into a brick and mortar store — first in The Parkway in Richland, then on Columbia Center Boulevard in Kennewick. They added a third location in Pasco on Sandifur Parkway in November.
The menu features meats like prime grade beef brisket and sandwiches such as the Hogzilla. Not to be overlooked are sides like fresh dill pickles and gouda mac and cheese. Add in desserts that include “Kate’s Banana Pudding,” made by Porter’s wife, and “Mom’s Molasses Bar,” made by Porter and Reed’s mom – which also can be found being sold at the Richland Farmer’s Market when it is open.
If you have a hankering for Porter’s, plan for an early dinner – their menu regularly sells out.
1. Porter’s Real Barbeque
705 The Parkway, Richland
1022 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick
7425 Sandifur Parkway, Ste. 103, Pasco
509-942-9590
2. Swampy's BBQ
325 E. Columbia Drive, Kennewick
509-205-9958
www.facebook.com/swampysbbqsauce/
3. Texas Roadhouse
835 N. Columbia Center Blvd., #C, Kennewick
509-783-1288
This story was originally published June 5, 2020 at 12:01 AM with the headline "2020 Best Barbecue: Porter’s Real Barbeque."