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Re: BBQ, Road-trip, TEXAS ONLY
[Re: WILLIED72]
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09/11/18 07:54 PM
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Ferris Wheelers in Dallas..best Que Ive had in a while..voted best new joint in Dallas.. Did you ride the ferris wheel?
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Re: BBQ, Road-trip, TEXAS ONLY
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09/19/18 12:30 PM
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I do this often, and I have found 3 is the max I can do on a trip before I'm sick of bbq.
East Texas Trip
Stanleys in Tyler Bodacious on Mobberly in Longview Riverport in Jefferson
Lockhart
Blacks Kreuz Smittys Chisolm Trail
Lubbock/Amarillo
Evie Mae's The Shack Tyler's (Amarillo)
Houston
Pinkerton's Corkscrew Truth (Brenham) Killen's (Pearland)
Austin is the true BBQ Capital these days and the list goes on.
Franklin LaBarbeue Valentina's Terry Blacks Stiles Switch Evan and LeRoy
Fort Worth
Panther City Heim 407 (Argyle) Bet the House (Denton)
Dallas
Cattleack Pecan Lodge Hutchins (McKinney)
San Antonio
2M II Brothers The Granary
MISC while on the way to Austin or San Antonio
Millers Smokehouse (Belton Hays County (San Marcus)
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Re: BBQ, Road-trip, TEXAS ONLY
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09/19/18 06:22 PM
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Ferris Buellers in Dallas..best Que Ive had in a while..voted best new joint in Dallas.. Did you ride the ferris wheel? No it was his day off
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Re: BBQ, Road-trip, TEXAS ONLY
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09/26/18 05:44 PM
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I never pass by Joel's in Flatonia. Great Q I have never been disappointed. Brisket so tender it almost melts in your mouth.
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Re: BBQ, Road-trip, TEXAS ONLY
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09/26/18 07:01 PM
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When you do the Lockhart trip, my suggestions would also be to hit up Luling's City Market in Luling. In fact, it's a must! I think it tops all Lockhart BBQ and is only 20 miles down the road. Lockhart BBQ in preference of all my family and friends tends to be Blacks, Smitty's and then Kreuz. Luling's has the best pork ribs and their brisket is top notch. Their sauce (sold by the gallon) is a big fan favorite. I ship some annually to friends in New England. Their sides aren't much to write home about, I mean they are decent, but their meats are what brings people in. Blacks has all the sides, desserts, various BBQ sauces, so it tends to have something for everyone. Their Brisket and Sausage are great. Last time we had the pork and beef ribs and we were not impressed. Cole slaw is great. Cobblers are great. Sauces are great. They also have chicken and turkey, so again, a little something for everyone. Smitty's was pretty good. I kind of forgot what their must-haves are, because they don't measure up as well to Luling's and Blacks, so we don't go there as often. Kreauz is also good BBQ, but it again, others seems to be a bit better, so we don't hit it up as often. Chisholm Trail is another one in Lockhart, which we hit up for friend okra (not sold at the others). They have fresh bread which is a winner. BBQ was decent, but not in the same category as the ones above. You will likely find something you like at each place, so you'll be happy regardless. Each place should be visited, except for maybe Chisholm if you are just picking the top ones. Luling's, Blacks, Smitty's and Kreuz are worth going into to see the cooking areas and be up close and personal to the experience. Be careful when you walk into Smitty's with kids - you basically walk right by the open fire! There's my 2 cents. Enjoy! UPDATE: I'll add that my 6 friends and I hit up each of these places, along with Salt Lick and Franklins in Austin and brought it all back for a grand taste test at the ranch last year. We were all super pumped to try Franklins - and while it was a good brisket, it did not meat the hype. It was good, but not great. Very very salty. I'm not sure if they still offer the pre-order after they reopened back up from the fire, but if you don't want to wait in a huge line and score their BBQ, you can pre-order a week or two in advance and schedule a 30 minute window for pick up. Wish we ordered other items to also sample, so I could give a more in depth review. Next time. Salt Lick surprised me. My buddy works there and he brought back a sampling for us to try and it was pretty darned good! It scored better than Smitty's and Kreuz for half of the group.
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Re: BBQ, Road-trip, TEXAS ONLY
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09/26/18 07:06 PM
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I never pass by Joel's in Flatonia. Great Q I have never been disappointed. Brisket so tender it almost melts in your mouth. I have never stopped there, but always think about it when traveling that way which is often enough to warrant a stop. I once looked up the reviews and they were less than stellar.
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Re: BBQ, Road-trip, TEXAS ONLY
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09/26/18 07:07 PM
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While on Lockhart trip, head down the road a little ways to Luling City Market. You wont be disappointed. ^^^truth!^^^
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Re: BBQ, Road-trip, TEXAS ONLY
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09/30/18 09:16 PM
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Re: BBQ, Road-trip, TEXAS ONLY
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10/04/18 05:13 PM
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Lums in Junction is pretty dang good I never see it talked about
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Re: BBQ, Road-trip, TEXAS ONLY
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10/21/18 11:16 PM
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Lums in Junction is pretty dang good I never see it talked about I eat there all the time when passing thru to San Antone. One of my top 3 bbq places. Love me some Lums
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Re: BBQ, Road-trip, TEXAS ONLY
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10/21/18 11:24 PM
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Yall are gonna hate on me. We went to Spring Creek in DeSoto. Not bad, not the best in the world but for a not so well known, fast kind bbq I couldn't complain.
I had the brisket and chicken, pretty tasty. The fresh rolls though.................Lawd!!!
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Re: BBQ, Road-trip, TEXAS ONLY
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10/22/18 03:33 PM
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I had the brisket and chicken, pretty tasty. The fresh rolls though.................Lawd!!!
The rolls are worth going for. Spring Creek has things going on that BBQ snobs will never accept but the times I've been it was good. Not GREAT but good. I don't go there when Hutchins is just across town, which it is when I'm home. Even though they stopped serving rolls.
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Re: BBQ, Road-trip, TEXAS ONLY
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10/22/18 04:55 PM
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I had the brisket and chicken, pretty tasty. The fresh rolls though.................Lawd!!!
The rolls are worth going for. Spring Creek has things going on that BBQ snobs will never accept but the times I've been it was good. never had a bad meal there. I really like their ribs.
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Re: BBQ, Road-trip, TEXAS ONLY
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10/26/18 06:19 PM
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By far the best BBQ that I have ever had, and I'm 70, is at Naaman's in Texarkana. Their sides are no good, my opinion, so I just order 1-1/2 pounds and take it home to my own baked potato an beans. I've never been disappointed. They are in an old filling station on state-line road, but I do know that Buc-ees just bought the building that they are in.
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Re: BBQ, Road-trip, TEXAS ONLY
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11/03/18 08:23 PM
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Cross Miller's BBQ off the list. Went this morning to one of many in San Antonio.
Not bad. Hard to screw up german sausage and scracmble an egg in it. Also had a brisket taquito. Again not the best I ever had but I have had worse.
I was warned by some on here so I knew what to expect.
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Re: BBQ, Road-trip, TEXAS ONLY
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11/05/18 02:56 AM
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Looks like you are visiting here quite a bit. Try Smoke Shack for BBQ next time.
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Re: BBQ, Road-trip, TEXAS ONLY
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11/05/18 03:00 AM
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Looks like you are visiting here quite a bit. Try Smoke Shack for BBQ next time. Yes sir our youngest is at UTSA and we have been going more then usual. I will try Smoke Shack out and see how that goes.
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Re: BBQ, Road-trip, TEXAS ONLY
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It is near the Pearl brewery. I would recommend Pollos Asados Los Nortenos for chicken and Nichas on Roosevelt for Mexican food next time you are in town. For BBQ I keep hearing about 2M smokehouse from my coworkers but I have not been out there yet.
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Re: BBQ, Road-trip, TEXAS ONLY
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It is near the Pearl brewery. I would recommend Pollos Asados Los Nortenos for chicken and Nichas on Roosevelt for Mexican food next time you are in town. For BBQ I keep hearing about 2M smokehouse from my coworkers but I have not been out there yet. Thanks will do.
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Re: BBQ, Road-trip, TEXAS ONLY
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Loco coyote west of Glen rose is amazing. Ribs are great, as is brisket and sausage. Or if its cheeseburgers you want order the super duper. That thing is huge.
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Re: BBQ, Road-trip, TEXAS ONLY
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11/08/18 04:23 PM
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If you are ever in Northeast Texas, try Big Smith's in Sulphur Springs. On Friday and Saturday, they have all you can eat beef ribs.
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Re: BBQ, Road-trip, TEXAS ONLY
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Ferris Wheelers in Dallas..best Que Ive had in a while..voted best new joint in Dallas.. Did you ride the ferris wheel? No..
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Re: BBQ, Road-trip, TEXAS ONLY
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My favorite central Texas BBQ joints in descending order:
Muellers in Taylor Blacks in Lockhart Blacks in San Marcos Smittys in Lockhart City Market Luling Kreuz Market in Lockhart Hays BBQ in San Marcos Salt Lick
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Re: BBQ, Road-trip, TEXAS ONLY
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I had Hard 8 BBQ in The Colony over Thanksgiving, I must say it was pretty good. I like the chicken and shrimp lollipops that make.
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Re: BBQ, Road-trip, TEXAS ONLY
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12/07/18 08:25 PM
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If ever in Houston. Try roegels, killens, Pinkertons, corkscrew or brisket house. Then do some great seafood in between. Lots of good eats here
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