The over barking, over seasoning it horrible. Caked pepper that leaves a nasty taste in your mouth for hours.

It was the Elders of the church that'd cook brisket. They would cook it for 8 hours overnight for Christmas dinner. Using a pure wood offset fire. The meat was in a chamber. The fire had a brick sized hole way into the main part. Turned every hour, sauce basted while in foil.

They also had to make chopped brisket for the even older folks that had no teeth. So it had to be soft.

Only a [censored] would put mayonnaise on their “bbq”

Early mid 2000s Diners Drive Ins and Dives was the main catalyst. That spikey haired character would go on and on about thick peppery bark on brisket.

I’ve enjoyed BBQ all over the country, Memphis has some nice BBQ as well as Kansas City. but nothing tops TX, in terms of best region in Texas? I think there are shining stars in every region.

My earlier answer was based on people per capita who know how to use a smoker well to create bbq I prefer….not based on bbq restaurants.

He is a moron

While we’re on the subject, I’ve had Black’s BBQ in Lockhart multiple times and each time the brisket was dry and average at best.

When you are driving towards SE Texas on 175, in Cuney there is a shack by the side of the road, ithey made “backyard” BBQ. And and it’s very good, brisket is usually served with the flavor on.
Old man Stacy was a great host, his sons not so much. I ate there every Tuesday for 16 years.coming home from Rusk or Lufkin.

DDD did a show from a BBQ joint out in Pacifica, CA. He raved about how it was authentic Texas BBQ We had been out there about 3 weeks so so and some home cooking sounded good. We stopped by there. First clue was ZERO smoke smell on the place. Needless to say it wasn't anything like Texas BBQ. It was incredibly bland.


We are batting about .500 on the places we have tried that were featured on DDD. We've tried 8-10 places. Best DDD place we tried is Crushcraft Thai in Dallas. That place has been awesome every single time.

I don’t care what yal stuff your tacos and tamales with. Just don’t call it bbq. Call it some hipster way of adding to much seasoning and ashtray to a piece of meat. Unlike you, I have had both and just stating facts. There is 16 counties in southern Ky and northern Tn that will have you stepping over the best Texas brisket you will ever eat. Just like Johnny Cash said, “do what you do do well,boy”, stuff that chit in tacos. Come eat real bbq over here, hell we the ones taught you how to cook anyway.

There’s at least three joints in Lockhart that are better.
Krautz Smittys and Chislm trail are way better.

Another fifteen minutes puts you at Luling market which is better than any of the Lockhart joints.

Kreuz is one of my favorite BBQ joints.

No there isn’t…..