This thread proves that two people can walk into the same BBQ joint and one can come out saying it was the best ever, the other might say it's the worst ever.
(It's the same thing with Tex-Mex food) One thing I've found about Texas BBQ in the last 45 years is that nobody smokes a great brisket 100% of the time. Even the legendary spots crank out a dry brisket occasionally. That's why I generally stay away from brisket and tend to go with the pork ribs and sausage.
For me, Dickey's BBQ was hands down the lousiest I've had.
Sonny Bryan's stays open solely on it's past reputation - the BBQ isn't close to what it was before the old man died.
Maybe I was expecting a bit too much but I wasn't all that impressed with Kruez Mkt. The sausage was average, the shoulder clod was dry, and tasted oversmoked. Wasn't bad, just didn't live up to the hype.
I feel the Salt Lick is overrated as well. Decent prices, beautiful setting, but the BBQ was pretty average.
Angelo's has great ribs and ice cold schooners of beer but the brisket is consistently inconsistent. It's usually too dry or too fatty, they just can't seem to find that happy medium. You'd think after 50 years they could figure it out.
My favorites are the Railhead in Aledo or Ft. Worth, and Cooper's BBQ in Llano.
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