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Labor Day Foods Perfect for a Cookout

EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR THE ULTIMATE LABOR DAY FEAST

Arthur Bryant's Barbeque
Arthur Bryant’s Barbeque

For many, Labor Day may mark the end of summer in the U.S., but that doesn’t have to mean the end to carefree cookouts and fun in the sun. The national holiday is an excellent excuse to fire up the grill, invite some family and friends over, and dine outdoors.

Celebrated the first Monday in September, Labor Day is a chance for many to enjoy a day off from work and to savor a three-day weekend before the start of a new school year. Whether you are hosting a backyard BBQ or attending a celebratory cookout as a guest, let America’s top chefs and pitmasters do all the work to create the best BBQ, picnic, or Labor Day cookout for you and your loved ones.

What Are Good Labor Day foods?

Labor Day is all about classic American comfort food — think hot dogs, hamburgers, and barbecue favorites. The most popular Labor Day foods are a mix of savory and sweet dishes that are simple to prepare, perfect for the grill, or easy to pack for a picnic.

Here are some top picks for your holiday spread:

BBQ

Labor Day is the perfect chance to make it a hot grill summer with BBQ classics. America’s top pitmasters are making all styles of American BBQ, including Carolina BBQ, Kansas City BBQ, and Texas BBQ.

Snow’s “Best of Texas BBQ” Combo

Snow’s BBQ Best of Texas BBQ Combo

One bite of the Best of Texas BBQ Combo and you’ll see why Texas Monthly named Snow’s BBQ in Lexington, Texas, the #1 BBQ in Texas. Sink your teeth into fall-off-the-bone St. Louis pork ribs, juicy smoked sausage, and tender oak-smoked brisket with the perfect “bark.”

Best of Texas BBQ Combo >

Central BBQ Memphis Style Ribs – 4 Slabs + Sauce + Rub

Memphis, Tennessee’s Central BBQ has been making award-winning pit-smoked BBQ like their famous ribs since 2002. First, their pitmasters marinade loin back ribs overnight in a Memphis-style dry rub that is a mix of brown sugar, paprika, and salt. Then, the ribs are smoked to perfection. 

Replicate the Central BBQ experience at home with Memphis Style Ribs – 4 Slabs + Sauce + Rub, which includes 4 seasoned slabs of ribs, 1 bottle of mild, hot, mustard, or vinegar sauce, and 1 rub to use for future BBQ feasts.

Memphis Style Ribs >

Central BBQ Memphis Style Ribs - 4 Slabs + Sauce + Rub

Hot Dogs

Frankly, we have the best hot dogs in America. From hot dogs and pigs-in-a-blanket to corn dogs to hot links and sausages, we have the hottest hot dogs, including Chicago “dragged through the garden” dogs, Detroit chili dogs, and New York all-beef hot dogs and hot dog kits.

Pink's Hot Dogs

Pink’s Hot Dogs Hot Dog Kit Best Seller

Paul & Betty Pink began selling hot dogs from a push cart before opening their Hollywood, California, hot dog stand in the 1940s. See why locals and celebrities alike love Pink’s all-beef hot dogs famous for their flavor and signature snap. 

Hot Dog Kit Best Seller >

Vienna Beef Hot Dogs Natural Casing Chicago Style Hot Dog Kit

Oh snap! Who doesn’t love a beefy, snappy hot dog? Since Emil Reichl and Samuel Ladany debuted their Vienna Beef hot dogs at the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893, Chicagoans have been in love with Vienna Beef Hot Dogs.

Natural Casing Chicago Style Hot Dog Kit >

ULTIMATE VIENNA LOVERS KIT

Read More: America’s Regional Hot Dog Styles

Burgers

It’s burger time. From fast-food to gourmet to one-of-a-kind creations, we have the best burgers and cheeseburgers for meat lovers, vegetarians, and vegans. One bite and you’ll flip!

Chef Geoffrey Zakarian’s “Ugly Burger”

Chef Geoffrey Zakarian Ugly Burger Dinner Kit

Chef Geoffrey Zakarian’s Ugly Burger is a hot mess — in a good way! The “Chopped” judge is coming in hot this holiday and every day with his Ugly Burger Dinner Kit. 

Zakarian’s delicious Certified Angus Beef Burgers get their name from a New York Times’ restaurant critic, who declared these cheeseburgers were “so delicious but so ugly!”

Ugly Burger Dinner Kit >

Gott’s Roadside Gott’s Complete Cheeseburger Kit

Roadside burgers are worth the pitstop. Some of the best are at Gott’s Roadside in St. Helena, California. Founded by brothers Joel and Duncan Gott in 1999, award-winning Gott’s Roadside makes its 1/3 lb. cheeseburgers with fresh-ground, vegetarian-fed beef.

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Gott's Roadside Gott's Complete Cheeseburger Kit

Read More: Best Burger Ideas for the Ultimate Summer Cookout

Grill Kits

On Labor Day get grillin’ and chillin’ with the greatest grill kits ever. The best foods for the grill include steaks, BBQ samplers, fish, sausages, and more.

Argentinian Asado Kit Chef Francis Mallmann

Chef Francis Mallmann’s Asado Kit

Let South America’s most famous chef cook for you this Labor Day. Chef Francis Mallmann brings his traditional Patagonian-style BBQ straight to you. Chef Francis Mallmann’s Asado Kit includes 1 Hanger Steak, 1 1.5-in. thick, 14-Day Dry-Aged Boneless Ribeye Steak, and 5 Argentinian Chorizo Sausages plus Chimichurri sauce.

Francis Mallmann’s Asado Kit >

Junior’s Restaurant Junior’s Game Day Grilling Kit

Junior’s Restaurant may be famous for its New York-style cheesecake, but the Brooklyn restaurant also makes Jewish deli classics. Junior’s Grilling Kit includes the Rosen family’s ‘greatest grilling hits,’ including 4 10-oz. steak burgers and buns, 4 jumbo 1/2 lb. hot dogs and hero rolls, and 2 racks of BBQ baby back ribs with BBQ sauce.

Junior’s Summer Grilling Kit >

Junior's Restaurant Junior's Game Day Grilling Kit

Seafood

No matter if you like your seafood boiled, baked, fried, or steamed, get crackin’ on Labor Day with the freshest seafood shipped from the dock to your door.

Watch Beal’s Lobster Pier on Goldbelly TV

Beal’s Lobster Pier Beal’s Famous Lobster Roll Kit

You don’t have to travel to the coast of Maine to get a taste of wicked good lobster rolls. Beal’s Lobster Pier’s Famous Lobster Roll Kit includes everything you need to make the same lobster rolls Beal’s has been making in Acadia National Park since 1932. 

Each lobster roll kit includes 4 lbs. of lobster meat, 16 butter brioche buns, Beal’s Buttah, Hellmann’s mayonnaise, and 16 small bags of potato chips.

Beal’s Famous Lobster Roll Kit >

Pike Place Fish Market King Crab Gift Box

Founded in 1930, Pike Place Fish Market is legendary for its seafood and its fish mongers who throw fish at Seattle’s famous Pike Place Market. Their King Crab Gift Box is perfect for Labor Day as these mighty Alaskan King Crab are pre-cooked and ready to eat. 

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Pike Place Fish Market King Crab Gift Box

Read More: How to Host the Best Hassle-Free BBQ

It’s a labor of love sourcing the best Labor Day cookout foods. The most lovable Labor Day foods are shipping nationwide on Goldbelly!

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