Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ in Texas

[The Reckoning]

gentrifiers

[baseline bum]

Eh, so I was reading that 12th is still to be avoided. God that place once looked every bit as bad as some of the worst parts of Houston, Los Angeles, Compton, and Watts I have ever been. By that I don't mean run down, but full of drug pushers and 90 pound pros utes.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

ok. so i just came back from lockhart smokehouse. i just had to try. it's in the bishop arts district, for the dfw peeps. he has a nice set up. it's good but it's no Pecan Lodge. i got the brisket and pork chop. chop had good flavor, moist and was cut pretty thick. brisket was good. good flavor, moist, right amount of seasoing, nice bark but overall not as good as Pecan Lodge's. still worth trying out, though. they carry Kruez's sausage. the owner is Kruez's cousin.

[DMC]

County Line has some of the best BBQ in Austin.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

The chain?

[SA210]

Bill SimmonsVerified account ‏@BillSimmons

Just tried Two Bros BBQ w/ @jalenrose - off the charts tremendous. SA BBQ jumps to an early lead over Mem BBQ. Mem calls timeout to regroup.



https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/stat...77082696982529

[JudynTX]

That looks really good. Sauce or no sauce?

[Viva Las Espuelas]

None

[baseline bum]

That looks really good. Sauce or no sauce?

Seriously, woman? Great brisket should never be ruined with a sauce. The sauce is for the white bread and the beans. If you need sauce for your brisket, find a new BBQ place ASAP cause the one you're at sucks.

[lmbebo]

Bill SimmonsVerified account ‏@BillSimmons

Just tried Two Bros BBQ w/ @jalenrose - off the charts tremendous. SA BBQ jumps to an early lead over Mem BBQ. Mem calls timeout to regroup.



https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/stat...77082696982529

I've never heard of Two Bros. I used to drive that street everyday. New (i.e. last 10 years?)?

[gameFACE]

SA (and central Texas) BBQ and Memphis BBQ are apples and oranges. But I like that Simmons thinks SA is up one there, too.

[jjktkk]

Hard Eight BBQ in Coppell has excellent brisket and sausage. Sauce is good, and the sides are great as well.(Potato salad, coleslaw, mac-n-cheese, and beans.)

[JudynTX]

Seriously, woman? Great brisket should never be ruined with a sauce. The sauce is for the white bread and the beans. If you need sauce for your brisket, find a new BBQ place ASAP cause the one you're at sucks.

That's one way to rile men up...tell them to put sauce on their meat.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Hard Eight BBQ in Coppell has excellent brisket and sausage. Sauce is good, and the sides are great as well.(Potato salad, coleslaw, mac-n-cheese, and beans.)

that place is pretty good. i wouldn't call it excellent compared to Pecan Lodge. I didn't try their sides because they were pretty pricey and didn't look all that great. beans were ok. i'm glad they were free

[ohmwrecker]

County Line has some of the best BBQ in Austin.

Uh . . . no.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

[jjktkk]

that place is pretty good. i wouldn't call it excellent compared to Pecan Lodge. I didn't try their sides because they were pretty pricey and didn't look all that great. beans were ok. i'm glad they were free

Yea, the sides are expensive, but good. And the beans are pretty good. For me personally, I also rank a BBQ's sweet tea, and hard eight has great tea.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

I judge the tea too and tbh I don't remember how it was there. I know its a chain but Spring Creek has some damn good sweet tea.

[Mark in Austin]

If you need sauce for your brisket, find a new BBQ place ASAP cause the one you're at sucks.

nothing more disappointing than brisket served w/ sauce. Have never had a pre-sauced brisket be worth a damn.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Well, I tried Chisolm Trail the weekend after last. It was solid. Nothing great but nothing bad. Great prices too. The brisket was tender, good, but didn't really stand out. Sides were good. Sausage was pretty good. Took some back home with me. They had a lot of people come in. I guess it is the local's favorite.







But nevermind that .

This past Friday I finally made the trek to Franklin's and Sweet Jesus........... We get there and my Mom is wanting to get some links along with the brisket and all the other stuff we wanted. They apologized but explained that they had an unexpected large order for sausage and they were all out. They had just been open for 2 minutes and we'd been in line since 8:30. We ordered our order and the dude gave us a nice row of burnt ends, on the house. Sweet Jesus. I couldn't wait until we got to the table. I had to inhale a chunk. Wow. I had read a review of their brisket and the reviewer said when they unsheathed a hunk of brisket, Aaron Franklin served him personally, he said it jiggle like jell-o. I had to shake the tray and see for myself. Sweet Jesus. My foodie boner was standing at high noon for the duration of our.......breakfast? While we were enjoying it, one of the helpers came by and asked if everything was ok. My mom asked him to let us know if any sausage became available because we wanted to get some even though we had plenty of food on our table. The guy said "Certainly!". About 15 minutes later he comes to our table with 5 fresh links and said for us to not worry about it. I was speechless. He's got a top notch place and I highly recommend it. Definitely worth the wait and money. I'm a believer. Still hate Austin, though

[gameFACE]

I can't believe I did this. My wife's brother is here passing through town for a couple of days. It was too late to go to Two Bros last night but we got to The Barbecue Station at 8:15 pm. They were out of beef and pork ribs and chicken so we left. Why we walked in to a County Line I don't know. Bad decision! It was the worst garbage ever. Especially with the smell of mesquite smoke still on our clothes. I vow to never go there again. He thought it was okay but he's from Florida so I'll let it slide.

He's trying to get his Texas barbecue fill while here so I just texted her that if he's still in the mood for more to please take him to Two Bros for lunch.