Top-notch BBQ: These are the best barbecue joints in central Pa.

Anthony J. Machcinski | York Daily Record

Show Caption Hide Caption BBQ joint to open second location in York County 3 Hogs BBQ is set to open its second location at S. Water St. in Spring Grove.

Summer is about grilling, smoking meats and finding food so saucy that you need a roll of paper towels to clean your hands after eating it.

If you're not up for doing that yourself, here are the best places serving barbecue in central Pennsylvania. We took into account both the rating and number of reviews in our analysis, which examined multiple review platforms.

More ranked lists:

Mission BBQ

Promising review: "Absolutely amazing!!!!! All the food was exceptional, the staff was great, and the decor is inspiring. The back plate special was out of this world!!" -- Coral Rousseau

Address: Multiple locations in York, Hanover and Harrisburg

Forrest's Feed Co.

Promising review: "Some excellent local BBQ! Great choices and specials are awesome! Bacon wrapped Popper's are amazing. BBQ chicken is moist and succulent! Must try this place!" -- Kevin Carpenter

Address: 283 E. Main St., Hummelstown

Harvey’s Main St. BBQ

Promising review: "This place has barbeque that is in a class of its own above and beyond any place within 50 miles. i could not decide what to order, so I ordered the Decision Maker to try everything. All of the meat was fork tender and had the perfect smoke flavor." -- Matt Mulliken

Address: 304 E. Main St., Mount Joy

Shakedown BBQ

Promising review: "EXCELLENT BBQ shack!! Apple wood smoked meats smoked on site daily. Small, concise menu. Pricey, but worth it for the fresh savory taste! Small selection of homemade pepper jellies, pickled eggs, etc. are also available." -- Matt Fisher

Address: 686 Firehouse Rd., Grantville

Official BBQ & Burgers

#myfav #foodie A post shared by Ashley (@chef_ashleyy) on Oct 10, 2016 at 4:11pm PDT

Promising review: "The food is AMAZING! Unfortunately, I never get a chance to take photos of my food because it never lasts long enough. I highly recommend... EVERYTHING!!!" -- Brittanie McGirt

Address: 6295 Lyters Ln., Harrisburg

Martin’s Country Kitchen

Promising review: "This is what I consider a country restaurant. Good food, friendly staff and that overall country kitchen feel. I've been here a couple times and haven't had a bad item yet. They have good BBQ and daily specials." -- Adam Bainbridge

Address: 2853 Hershey Rd., Elizabethtown

Frontier Bar B Q

Promising review: "Really good BBQ. Nice selection great food. Love eating outside on picnic tables. Really unique place. Great place for families." -- Myron Schroeder

Address: 801 Waynesboro Pike, Fairfield

Anthony J. Machcinski is the food reporter for the York Daily Record. Follow him on Facebook, @ChinskiTweets on Twitter or email him at amachcinski@ydr.com.