Well, slather us in barbecue sauce and call us Baby Back, a recent poll/listicle thing by leisurely travel glossy, Travel + Leisure Magazine has determined that San Francisco's barbecue options are decidedly subpar. According to a poll of visitors, Bay Area barbecue ranks 28th out of 35 vacation-friendly cities, putting us well below pulled pork destination cities like Memphis (where Willie Brown imports his ribs from) and Kansas City. Embarrassingly, we couldn't even beat out either Portland.

Before we get our white bread all soggy over some magazine reader poll, we'd like to defend the plentiful pulled pork and brisket options around town: We've had the pleasure of licking rib sauce off our fingers at Big Nate's BBQ (we confess we haven't been since it switched over to CatHead's though), friends rave about Sneaky's on Market Street and near the SFist Western Branch Office on Divisadero Da Pitt BBQ is... well, it consistently has at least two people eating there, so it can't be all bad. (And before you start shouting "MEMPHIS MINNIES" at us please realize that, while the food is certainly tasty, most of their charm lies in the sauce selection and the 90s-holdout cartoon pig logo.)

Anyhow, the same survey placed our fair city pretty low on the list for hamburgers, which is just a flat-out lie.

Previously: Aggressive Panhandlers Blamed For San Francisco's Slipping Tourism Ranking
[Travel + Leisure]