Anyone read it?

Got any disagreements?

What are your favorites?

Got any that you think should have been mentioned?

Cooper's in Llano slid pretty far, they hammered them pretty hard.

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They should have come to College Station and gone to C & J's.

Mikeska's in El Campo....

did that make the list?

They don't have any places from El Campo.

I've been there, it is OK, nothing to write home about though.

yeah I think Mikeska's in Hell Campo sucks. At least it did last time I got drug in there.

Cooper's in Llano had gone to hell. New owners.

Salt Lick in Drippin is good.

Ronnie Ingall's in ABilene has the best ribeye that I have ever eaten anywhere. It would all be good, except for the Texas A&M decorations and paraphenalia averwhere you look...

They did mention El Campo actually. I believe it was on the bottom of one of the pages.

Can't remember the name.

I thumbed through the article last night. I don't think they had any from Bryan/CS on the list. A couple of others I didn't see were The Iron Works in Austin and Blacks in Lockhart.

I kind of thought Martin's might make the list. Even though I like C&J's better, Martin's has been around forever and has that authentic look to it.

Speaking of Abilene, they mentioned Harold's, which is good, but not Joe Allen's, which is really good.

I don't remember there being many good BBQ joints in BCS when I was there. There was always Tom's but the brisket was dry as Lubbock.

I go to Rudy's more than anything else.

Urban, rudy's sucks.

From now on, when you come to BCS and want to eat BBQ, go to C & J's, go to the old one out on Harvey on the other side of 6 towards hwy 30. There is a new one on Texas in Bryan but it is not as good.

I was always a big Joe Allens fan when I lived in Abilene, until I found Ingalls' place. It's more out of the way, but the food is better, IMO. Although I would never turn down Joe Allen's. Abilene has some really good BBQ/Steak joints. (Harlow's, Betty Rose's, etc.) San Angelo does not.

What about The Shed in Wingate, just outside Abilene?

Isn't there another Cooper's in San Angelo, although not run by the same people as the original?

Rudy's doesn't suck, it's a big chain now, but the one on 183 in Austin is still pretty good, so if the one in Round Rock. I haven't eaten at the one in CS.


I'll try C.J.'s next time I'm in BCS.

try the ribs at C & J's

they have slid a little over the few years i have been eating there, but when they're on their game, they are hard to beat

Urban,

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Hell Campo

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Dont make me take you outside!!

yeah baby!! Rudy's north 183 in Austin!!! I could frickin walk there...mmm I love it....


but Pok-E-Joe's is better. Oh man and it's that much better when you know the owner so you can get it free!!!

Any austin people ever been to o'l pokejoe's??? the best one IMO is the one on 183 across the street from the arboretum.

"HE GOT A TOUCHDOWN!"

Hell Campo

Harold's in Abilene to this day is my favorite, I'd eat there just for the cornbread alone.

Harold's in Abilene to this day is my favorite, I'd eat there just for the cornbread alone.

Just out of curiosity, who did they say was the best?

I really don't go out for BBQ too much, cause the homemade version I enjoy from time to time is usually better. I have a brother in law who makes the best baby-back ribs I have ever tasted, and my father in law makes the best brisket I ever enjoyed.

That being said, I think the best BBQ I have had at a restraunt was the County Line in North Houston. Although I did go to Ignall's in Abeliene once as well. It was real good too.

they didnt say which one was the best, they made a top 5 list which is in no particular order

the top 5 is at texasmonthly.com

i agree about home made BBQ being the best, if you know what you are doing

Joe Allen's isn't on there? That's def. the best place west of the brazos...those #$*&$%*&$)*%)$*%

Austin dude,

Pok-E-Joes is my favorite also. The original was in an old house near Balcones baseball fields. It had the advantage of many years of pit smoke permeating the walls.

Good times.

Joe Allen's is definitely bomb but I've never had their BBQ, only steak.

The city market in Luling may not be the best BBQ but it hands down has the best sauce.

If there's a Coopers in SA, I don't know about it. The Shed in Wingate is also very good, but it's a solid 30-40 miles in the middle of NOWHERE. IT was closed for a while when the owner was ill, but is now back open again. Perrini Ranch in Buffalo Gap (also outside Abilene) isn't a BBQ joint, but is definitely worth going for a steak. They slaughter there own cattle for the beef, so it's always consistently good. They caterred the inaugural events for GWB. Damn! I need a good steak now. That's just about the only thing I'll ever miss about Abilene, Texas.

What about Goode company in Houston? That stuff is soo good.

In my younger days, I got to be a pretty good horseshoe pitcher (for a 10-year-old) at the original Pok-E-Joe's after many a little league game. I still curse the Mo-Pac expansion for causing that place to be torn down and leaving that dump next door standing.

The original Rudy's in Leon Springs still reigns supreme. Don't settle for substitutes. "Mmmmmmmmm ..... Rudy's!" [/Homer}

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Who has the best barbecue in Texas?
Kreuz Market in Lockhart
Smitty's Market in Lockhart
City Market in Luling
Cooper's Pit Bar-B-Q in Mason
Louie Mueller Barbecue in Taylor

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That is who they have as the best 5 (in no particular order). I have been to the two in Lockhart and Luling they are awesome, and within about 10 miles of each other. Often times I go to Austin through the Luling/Lockhart/Gonzalez area by taking 1-10 to 183 just to stop and eat lunch. If you are in Houston the son of the folks who own City Market in Luling opened up the Luling City Market in Houston some 20 years ago, it is almost as good. I haven't bought the magazine yet but last time they did it they had Goode Co in the top 50 (didn't number but the top 5). My assesment of some of the joints I have been to that you all have mentioned:

Rudy's the one on 183N is best and very good to stop in on, but I wouldn't go out of my way to get there.
Salt Lick - the main reason I go there is for the BYOB and All You Can Eat, but the BBQ is very good as well.
County Line - Last time I went there I was very dissapointed, went to the one in San Antonio. Last time I went to one of the ones in Austin I remember having a good meal not a great meal. I think you have to get the family style meal.
Mikeska's - I don't care for at all (been to two different ones neither was that good)
Goode Co - The original on Kirby in Houston is about 2 miles from my house thus I frequent this one alot
Luling in Houston - Best 100% beef sausage in the world. Everything is excellent, but I don't go in there without getting a link. I like the sauce as mentioned above, but it is vinegar based and many don't like it. I actually didn't start liking their sauce until about a year ago, before that I ate there w/o any sauce and still thought it was my favorite.
Iron Works in Austin is good, doesn't fit my taste but see where it could meet others.
Stubbs in Austin is pretty good, I can see why others wouldn't like it, but I like the seasonings he uses (and even have bought them to use at home on occassion)

My Back Yard - My brisket is good but inconsistent, sometimes it comes out to fatty and sometime it is too dry. The Turkey is excellent, and if on a good day, we might have some for you to take home. Off the menu we offer a side of Salmon that is awesome an have been known to cook on order for our guest to take home with them. Ribs we have a lot of trouble with and are taking suggestions on how to improve...we got the seasoning down right, but the type and size of ribs as well as length of cooking time is off.

That is my assesment, I am going to go buy the magazine tonight and guard it with my life and use it as a checklist.

My opinions weren't good enough to post twice.



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Couple of friends of mine used to be brisket-flippers at Cooper's in Mason. Pretty good stuff - particularly the thick-cut BBQ pork chop. Lots of country&western singers used to drop in.

225 degrees for about 5 hours...or until the meat is easy to pull away from the bones.

MMM...i think today is a good day to smoke a pork butt!

Austin Aggie15 and Goose

You two are THE ONLY people I've heard claim that Pokie Joe's is good. I work in a corporate office with about 200 people. During tax season my company will cater lunch. Whenever they bring in Pokie Joe's there are tons of leftovers.

I think someone finally sent a memo to HR to stop bringing it in.

John Mueller's near downtown Austin on the east side is awesome.