BBQ Restaurants (1 Viewer)

[Desert_Power]

Hit up both Franklin and Terry Black’s in Austin this past weekend. Both were excellent and well worth the time.

Didn’t get in line at Franklin’s until 11:45am on Sunday. Only one order/checkout counter makes the line take longer than you think it would. Made it through the line to order at about 1pm and they still had brisket, pork ribs, and jalepeno cheddar sausages. All were excellent, but the brisket was elite. Love me some brisket.

Terry Black’s ordering process is a well oiled machine in comparison. Same length line took about 20 minutes to get through. Separate counters to order sides, beverages, and (3x?) meat slicing/checkouts was awesome. Had a similar spread of food here, and actually liked their jalepeno cheddar sausage a bit better. Amazing.

Wish there was something comparable in Minnesota. 🫩

Will be in DFW in September, so let me know if anyone has recommendations there.

There is a Terry Blacks in Dallas. They’re always showing it on the prime time broadcasts for NFL games.

I really enjoyed it in Austin. Didn’t prioritize getting anywhere else. Interstellar is where I want to try on my next visit.

 

[Joe Bryant]

I live in the middle of NC BBQ country, and it's great...but I wish there was a good place around to get decent brisket or beef ribs.

What city?

 

[Idiot Boxer]

I live in the middle of NC BBQ country, and it's great...but I wish there was a good place around to get decent brisket or beef ribs.

What city?

Greensboro. Surrounded by both eastern and western NC BBQ

 

[Joe Bryant]

I live in the middle of NC BBQ country, and it's great...but I wish there was a good place around to get decent brisket or beef ribs.

What city?

Greensboro. Surrounded by both eastern and western NC BBQ

You’re in a great spot. Stameys is one of my favorite OG places.

 

[Ron Swanson]

Hit up both Franklin and Terry Black’s in Austin this past weekend. Both were excellent and well worth the time.

Didn’t get in line at Franklin’s until 11:45am on Sunday. Only one order/checkout counter makes the line take longer than you think it would. Made it through the line to order at about 1pm and they still had brisket, pork ribs, and jalepeno cheddar sausages. All were excellent, but the brisket was elite. Love me some brisket.

Terry Black’s ordering process is a well oiled machine in comparison. Same length line took about 20 minutes to get through. Separate counters to order sides, beverages, and (3x?) meat slicing/checkouts was awesome. Had a similar spread of food here, and actually liked their jalepeno cheddar sausage a bit better. Amazing.

Wish there was something comparable in Minnesota. 🫩

Will be in DFW in September, so let me know if anyone has recommendations there.

DFW - Pecan Lodge in Dallas or Goldee's in Ft. Worth.

 

[Instinctive]

Hit up both Franklin and Terry Black’s in Austin this past weekend. Both were excellent and well worth the time.

Didn’t get in line at Franklin’s until 11:45am on Sunday. Only one order/checkout counter makes the line take longer than you think it would. Made it through the line to order at about 1pm and they still had brisket, pork ribs, and jalepeno cheddar sausages. All were excellent, but the brisket was elite. Love me some brisket.

Terry Black’s ordering process is a well oiled machine in comparison. Same length line took about 20 minutes to get through. Separate counters to order sides, beverages, and (3x?) meat slicing/checkouts was awesome. Had a similar spread of food here, and actually liked their jalepeno cheddar sausage a bit better. Amazing.

Wish there was something comparable in Minnesota. 🫩

Will be in DFW in September, so let me know if anyone has recommendations there.

So many recommendations...Great BBQ here. I'll give my personal thoughts on a few:

The actual best:

• Goldee's (which is really over in Ft Worth) is Texas Monthly's favorite right now, just made Michelin Guide
• Cattleack (Addison, which is like 15-20 minutes north of downtown Dallas) is my personal vote for the absolute best. But it's only open for We/Th/Fr lunch and the 1st Saturday of the month. Absolutely phenomenal, been going a couple times/year with friends since like 2015. They just made the Michelin Guide at the same level as Goldee's

The favorites and obtainable best without going to a lot of trouble:

• Deep Ellum: Pecan Lodge - I think is solid but now a bit overrated. It's good. It's a bit pricy. There is better...including Terry Blacks' which is like a sub-5-minute walk away. Which I also think is fine but a bit overrated. Best part of these is the proximity to Trinity Cider, my favorite brewery (cidery) - but if I'm here, I'd rather have Revolver tacos or Oni Ramen.
• Oak'd - on Greenville Ave, kind of away from going out and other restaurant-y areas, but damn it's good. This is my hidden but established BBQ rec for people from here already as they probably haven't been and it's darn good
• Lockhart's in Bishop Arts is also outstanding and probably the best spot to spend a day/morning/evening. Very walkable, great couple wine bars nearby, an Emporium pies right there...yum. Yum. Yum. (3 yums, seriously).

Feel free to DM for more than just BBQ, or to follow up in thread on anything else too. My wife and I care a lot about food and have been here a while now.

 

[InDitkaWeTrust]

Hit up both Franklin and Terry Black’s in Austin this past weekend. Both were excellent and well worth the time.

Didn’t get in line at Franklin’s until 11:45am on Sunday. Only one order/checkout counter makes the line take longer than you think it would. Made it through the line to order at about 1pm and they still had brisket, pork ribs, and jalepeno cheddar sausages. All were excellent, but the brisket was elite. Love me some brisket.

Terry Black’s ordering process is a well oiled machine in comparison. Same length line took about 20 minutes to get through. Separate counters to order sides, beverages, and (3x?) meat slicing/checkouts was awesome. Had a similar spread of food here, and actually liked their jalepeno cheddar sausage a bit better. Amazing.

Wish there was something comparable in Minnesota. 🫩

Will be in DFW in September, so let me know if anyone has recommendations there.

So many recommendations...Great BBQ here. I'll give my personal thoughts on a few:

The actual best:

• Goldee's (which is really over in Ft Worth) is Texas Monthly's favorite right now, just made Michelin Guide
• Cattleack (Addison, which is like 15-20 minutes north of downtown Dallas) is my personal vote for the absolute best. But it's only open for We/Th/Fr lunch and the 1st Saturday of the month. Absolutely phenomenal, been going a couple times/year with friends since like 2015. They just made the Michelin Guide at the same level as Goldee's

The favorites and obtainable best without going to a lot of trouble:

• Deep Ellum: Pecan Lodge - I think is solid but now a bit overrated. It's good. It's a bit pricy. There is better...including Terry Blacks' which is like a sub-5-minute walk away. Which I also think is fine but a bit overrated. Best part of these is the proximity to Trinity Cider, my favorite brewery (cidery) - but if I'm here, I'd rather have Revolver tacos or Oni Ramen.
• Oak'd - on Greenville Ave, kind of away from going out and other restaurant-y areas, but damn it's good. This is my hidden but established BBQ rec for people from here already as they probably haven't been and it's darn good
• Lockhart's in Bishop Arts is also outstanding and probably the best spot to spend a day/morning/evening. Very walkable, great couple wine bars nearby, an Emporium pies right there...yum. Yum. Yum. (3 yums, seriously).

Feel free to DM for more than just BBQ, or to follow up in thread on anything else too. My wife and I care a lot about food and have been here a while now.

On a recent trip to Dallas for a Continuing Ed course, I had the pleasure to try both Terry Black's and Pecan Lodge. Ended up having the beef ribs at TB's, which were amazing. The sides were very good as well. Pecan Lodge's burnt ends were fantastic, but their sides were nowhere near as good as TB's. Who knows, I may have hit a bad day at PL. I'll hit Oni Ramen next time I'm in town....love a good ramen joint even in the Texas heat!

 

[Joe Bryant]

Hit up both Franklin and Terry Black’s in Austin this past weekend. Both were excellent and well worth the time.

Didn’t get in line at Franklin’s until 11:45am on Sunday. Only one order/checkout counter makes the line take longer than you think it would. Made it through the line to order at about 1pm and they still had brisket, pork ribs, and jalepeno cheddar sausages. All were excellent, but the brisket was elite. Love me some brisket.

Terry Black’s ordering process is a well oiled machine in comparison. Same length line took about 20 minutes to get through. Separate counters to order sides, beverages, and (3x?) meat slicing/checkouts was awesome. Had a similar spread of food here, and actually liked their jalepeno cheddar sausage a bit better. Amazing.

Wish there was something comparable in Minnesota. 🫩

Will be in DFW in September, so let me know if anyone has recommendations there.

So many recommendations...Great BBQ here. I'll give my personal thoughts on a few:

The actual best:

• Goldee's (which is really over in Ft Worth) is Texas Monthly's favorite right now, just made Michelin Guide
• Cattleack (Addison, which is like 15-20 minutes north of downtown Dallas) is my personal vote for the absolute best. But it's only open for We/Th/Fr lunch and the 1st Saturday of the month. Absolutely phenomenal, been going a couple times/year with friends since like 2015. They just made the Michelin Guide at the same level as Goldee's

The favorites and obtainable best without going to a lot of trouble:

• Deep Ellum: Pecan Lodge - I think is solid but now a bit overrated. It's good. It's a bit pricy. There is better...including Terry Blacks' which is like a sub-5-minute walk away. Which I also think is fine but a bit overrated. Best part of these is the proximity to Trinity Cider, my favorite brewery (cidery) - but if I'm here, I'd rather have Revolver tacos or Oni Ramen.
• Oak'd - on Greenville Ave, kind of away from going out and other restaurant-y areas, but damn it's good. This is my hidden but established BBQ rec for people from here already as they probably haven't been and it's darn good
• Lockhart's in Bishop Arts is also outstanding and probably the best spot to spend a day/morning/evening. Very walkable, great couple wine bars nearby, an Emporium pies right there...yum. Yum. Yum. (3 yums, seriously).

Feel free to DM for more than just BBQ, or to follow up in thread on anything else too. My wife and I care a lot about food and have been here a while now.

On a recent trip to Dallas for a Continuing Ed course, I had the pleasure to try both Terry Black's and Pecan Lodge. Ended up having the beef ribs at TB's, which were amazing. The sides were very good as well. Pecan Lodge's burnt ends were fantastic, but their sides were nowhere near as good as TB's. Who knows, I may have hit a bad day at PL. I'll hit Oni Ramen next time I'm in town....love a good ramen joint even in the Texas heat!

It's funny in that some of the OG Texas places seem like they intentionally don't put effort into the sides. Like it's some sort of disrespect to give honor to anything but the meat.

I remember the first time I was at Franklins and was surprised at how average to below average the sides are.

Truth in Houston is one that CRUSHES their sides. A lot of the newer ones do as well. Burnt Bean in Seguine puts a ton of effort into the sides.

 

[Keerock]

I need a good recommendation for Kansas City. We'll be there next month. I'd like to find somewhere with good KC bbq, but not the long lines or hype.

Joe’s KC, Q39, or Jacks Stack. Jacks Stack is my personal fav

Headed to KC in Aug... are these still the go-to?

 

[Ron Swanson]

It's funny in that some of the OG Texas places seem like they intentionally don't put effort into the sides. Like it's some sort of disrespect to give honor to anything but the meat.

I remember the first time I was at Franklins and was surprised at how average to below average the sides are.

Truth in Houston is one that CRUSHES their sides. A lot of the newer ones do as well. Burnt Bean in Seguine puts a ton of effort into the sides.

I think some have even swung the other way now. For instance, Fege's in Houston is average BBQ IMO but they still get a lot of love. Their sides however are fantastic and unique. I had my favorite ever Chana Masala there.

 

[InDitkaWeTrust]

Hit up both Franklin and Terry Black’s in Austin this past weekend. Both were excellent and well worth the time.

Didn’t get in line at Franklin’s until 11:45am on Sunday. Only one order/checkout counter makes the line take longer than you think it would. Made it through the line to order at about 1pm and they still had brisket, pork ribs, and jalepeno cheddar sausages. All were excellent, but the brisket was elite. Love me some brisket.

Terry Black’s ordering process is a well oiled machine in comparison. Same length line took about 20 minutes to get through. Separate counters to order sides, beverages, and (3x?) meat slicing/checkouts was awesome. Had a similar spread of food here, and actually liked their jalepeno cheddar sausage a bit better. Amazing.

Wish there was something comparable in Minnesota. 🫩

Will be in DFW in September, so let me know if anyone has recommendations there.

So many recommendations...Great BBQ here. I'll give my personal thoughts on a few:

The actual best:

• Goldee's (which is really over in Ft Worth) is Texas Monthly's favorite right now, just made Michelin Guide
• Cattleack (Addison, which is like 15-20 minutes north of downtown Dallas) is my personal vote for the absolute best. But it's only open for We/Th/Fr lunch and the 1st Saturday of the month. Absolutely phenomenal, been going a couple times/year with friends since like 2015. They just made the Michelin Guide at the same level as Goldee's

The favorites and obtainable best without going to a lot of trouble:

• Deep Ellum: Pecan Lodge - I think is solid but now a bit overrated. It's good. It's a bit pricy. There is better...including Terry Blacks' which is like a sub-5-minute walk away. Which I also think is fine but a bit overrated. Best part of these is the proximity to Trinity Cider, my favorite brewery (cidery) - but if I'm here, I'd rather have Revolver tacos or Oni Ramen.
• Oak'd - on Greenville Ave, kind of away from going out and other restaurant-y areas, but damn it's good. This is my hidden but established BBQ rec for people from here already as they probably haven't been and it's darn good
• Lockhart's in Bishop Arts is also outstanding and probably the best spot to spend a day/morning/evening. Very walkable, great couple wine bars nearby, an Emporium pies right there...yum. Yum. Yum. (3 yums, seriously).

Feel free to DM for more than just BBQ, or to follow up in thread on anything else too. My wife and I care a lot about food and have been here a while now.

On a recent trip to Dallas for a Continuing Ed course, I had the pleasure to try both Terry Black's and Pecan Lodge. Ended up having the beef ribs at TB's, which were amazing. The sides were very good as well. Pecan Lodge's burnt ends were fantastic, but their sides were nowhere near as good as TB's. Who knows, I may have hit a bad day at PL. I'll hit Oni Ramen next time I'm in town....love a good ramen joint even in the Texas heat!

It's funny in that some of the OG Texas places seem like they intentionally don't put effort into the sides. Like it's some sort of disrespect to give honor to anything but the meat.

I remember the first time I was at Franklins and was surprised at how average to below average the sides are.

Truth in Houston is one that CRUSHES their sides. A lot of the newer ones do as well. Burnt Bean in Seguine puts a ton of effort into the sides.

I'm a sucker for a good side. TB's corn pudding (or whatever they call it there) was amazing and the pinto beans were a revelation to a guy who's been used to sweet "baked beans" all his life!

 

[Wildcat]

I need a good recommendation for Kansas City. We'll be there next month. I'd like to find somewhere with good KC bbq, but not the long lines or hype.

Joe’s KC, Q39, or Jacks Stack. Jacks Stack is my personal fav

Headed to KC in Aug... are these still the go-to?

They are, but I have a new favorite in Meat Mitch. Their burnt ends melt in your mouth and the sides are amazing too.