Coopers in LLano.2" pork chops,goat,Ribs & everything else,then sit down on wooden benches with gallon jars of jalapenos and loves of bread.I'm getting hungry thinking about it.

Angelo's in Ft. Worth!

Went there 30 years ago and lots of times since then. Was just there about a month ago. That's what I like about it....it's great brisket every time!

Rudy's off 35 in denton ,... because they make there BBQ so good ,,.. soo good to make you steel your little brothers piggy bank smash it open just to buy some of there brisket !!!! ... BBQ sauce is excellent as well!!!! yummy!!! dont get me started now lol!!!

well Breckenridge Tx. has a new BBQ place called PitStop BBQ. Hands down the best BBQ I have ever had that didn't come from East Texas. BBrown I can't believe you would even mention Angelo's gotta be the worst BBQ in the murderplex.
Johnny

Brothers in Law's on the east side of Houston. Grew up eating there, and it is still my favorite by far.

IM TELLING YOU GUYS RUDY's IS THE NUTSSS

If you ever make it to downtown Houston, you need to look up Thelma's BBQ, the building looks like it should be condemned, the customer service sucks, but the food is out of this world, she has been featured in several magazines for best BBQ in Texas and been in Texas Monthly a couple of times.

It's outstanding food... and very cold beer

Oh, machinist, you just don't know good BBQ when you eat it!

Thanks for the tip on Breckenridge. I knew as soon as I gave up birdhunting (Breckenridge was where we had a lease for 10 years or so) that they would open something besides a fried chicken place.

Saltlick in Driftwood has got to be #1, Mt. Zion in Huntsville(yes it is still open) is #2, Coopers in LLanno is a close 3rd though. And honerable mention for a chain is Rudy's!

Hey, several new BBQ places just opened in my area. Pitmasters, Smokey Joe's, Henry's BBQ, and Big John's BBQ. Got to give all of them a try.

1. Kreuz's Market in Lockhart for sausage and brisket.
1A. City Market in Luling, lots of good choices.
2. Cooper's in Llano for beef.
3. The Church of the Holy Barbecue (Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Huntsville) used to be great for pork ribs.

That was pretty dang close...
I've traveled (and munched) across the state my whole life. Lot's of barbecue, here's my favs...

Any of the Coopers, Llano, Mason, Junction, whatever you pick off the line, you'll thank yourself for stopping there.

Louie Muellers in Taylor, second but not by much..

Kruez in Lockhart, always worth the stop.

City Market in Luling ditto.

Rudy's fills a hole, won't kill you, but not even in the same class.

Salt lick is a nice trip with visitors, but again not the same class.


But this of course is a discussion that can lead to a parking lot scrape in a hurry.

I haven't eaten there in quite awhile but some of the dead level best bbq I can remember, next to mine of course, was to be found at Cottons in Robstown second only to Kreuz or City Market in Luling and Lockhart.

It's been 10 years or so, but Joe Cottons was great back then! Even bring ya a little more meat if you didn't get full! Wax paper, plasticware and tuxedos!

Papas in Dallas on NW Hwy. Sammy Walkers in Forney on Hwy 80. Purple Pig in the Palestine area on 155. Ricks in Garland on Jupiter. Bakers Ribs in Mesquite at Hwy 80 and Galloway.