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Wright's Barbecue

Jordan Wright built Wright's Barbecue up room by room — a backyard smoker first, a 2016 food truck next, then the Johnson pit — cooking central-Texas-style the slow way, log by log, fire by fire. Texas Monthly's barbecue editor put the brisket ahead of anything else he'd tasted in Arkansas, and Wright landed a 2025 James Beard nomination. Order the brisket.

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HoursMon–Sat 10:30AM–9PM, or until the food runs out; Sun closed
Where2212 Main Dr, Johnson, AR 72741
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