2021 Best Barbeque: Porter’s Real Barbecue

Porter’s Real Barbecue has been on a streak — for the fourth 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.

They added a third location in Pasco on Sandifur Parkway in November of 2019. 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.

1. Porter’s Real Barbecue

705 The Parkway, Richland

1022 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick

7425 Sandifur Parkway, Suite 103, Pasco

509-942-9590

portersrealbbq.com

2. Swampy’s BBQ Sauce & Eatery

325 E. Columbia Drive, Kennewick

509-205-9958

facebook.com/swampysbbqsauce

3. Dickey’s Barbecue Pit

122 U.S. 395, Kennewick

509-579-0083

2530 Queensgate Drive, Richland

509-396-9835

dickeys.com

This story was originally published June 3, 2021 at 11:06 PM with the headline "2021 Best Barbeque: Porter’s Real Barbecue."