Texas BBQ

[NoName 16352]

1 hour ago, DallasSooner said:

415 North High Street

oh yeah it's where that cheese place and case's catering/kitchen used to be right? nice spot for lunch for city people downtown + hospital + close enough to north longview to pull in some business from there

 

[The Ace of Aces 5183]

5 hours ago, NoName said:

Helberg is great in Waco (ish) but it's going to be a good bit out of your way. very, very, very good.

depending on where in ETX go to Sunbird BBQ in Longview or Riverport in Jefferson

Oh ya I’ll definitely hit Sunbird. Bryan is a friend. And a hell of a pitmaster.  They’re also getting very close to opening the storefront. 

[NoName 16352]

1 hour ago, The Ace of Aces said:

Oh ya I’ll definitely hit Sunbird. Bryan is a friend. And a hell of a pitmaster.  They’re also getting very close to opening the storefront. 

he is a good dude for sure. glad to see them prospering.

[Kyrie Eleison 9312]

22 hours ago, The Ace of Aces said:

Oh ya I’ll definitely hit Sunbird. Bryan is a friend. And a hell of a pitmaster.  They’re also getting very close to opening the storefront. 

in Crockett...

https://www.mimsyscraftbbq.com/

[DallasSooner 279]

So if you guys go to a bbq restaurant and get a side of beans do you prefer like a pinto bean with onion etc, (I'd call it a cowboy bean) or would you prefer a baked beans? Little BBQ joint by my house only has two sides with their dinners.  Potato salad and some baked beans and dang it's a good combo.  

Now if I'm sitting down for a bunch of beans i want pintos and cornbread 

[Jerry Callo 8703]

57 minutes ago, DallasSooner said:

So if you guys go to a bbq restaurant and get a side of beans do you prefer like a pinto bean with onion etc, (I'd call it a cowboy bean) or would you prefer a baked beans? Little BBQ joint by my house only has two sides with their dinners.  Potato salad and some baked beans and dang it's a good combo.  

Now if I'm sitting down for a bunch of beans i want pintos and cornbread 

Regular pintos with Texas trinity.  Baked beans with pulled pork.

[dmtx 159]

1 hour ago, DallasSooner said:

So if you guys go to a bbq restaurant and get a side of beans do you prefer like a pinto bean with onion etc, (I'd call it a cowboy bean) or would you prefer a baked beans? Little BBQ joint by my house only has two sides with their dinners.  Potato salad and some baked beans and dang it's a good combo.  

Now if I'm sitting down for a bunch of beans i want pintos and cornbread 

I dont EVER want baked beans

[Cajun 11705]

48 minutes ago, dmtx said:

I dont EVER want baked beans

Had to be said.

[royiv 9317]

50 minutes ago, dmtx said:

I dont EVER want baked beans

What do you have against copious amounts of sugar on your beans?

[Underdog 28639]

Sweet or unsweet beans? 

[dcbc 14484]

4 hours ago, dmtx said:

I dont EVER want baked beans

Preach.

[Texzilla58 4736]

With brisket I want pinto beans. I want barbecue beans with grilled burgers, pulled pork, ribs and sausage.

I make both equally well. My pintos have bacon and ham, onion, jalapeño, garlic, a chipotle or two, ancho, cumin, and a can of diced rotel.

My barbecue beans start with chopped onions and jalapeños sautéed with chopped bacon. When done I dump in a mountain of brown sugar. When it melts into lava, I put in lots of ketchup, some mustard, ancho, garlic, and worchestershire. Dump in drained van camps pork and beans. Let it simmer a while in the pot to tighten up.

[Kyrie Eleison 9312]

11 hours ago, Texzilla58 said:

My barbecue beans start with chopped onions and jalapeños sautéed with chopped bacon. When done I dump in a mountain of brown sugar. When it melts into lava, I put in lots of ketchup, some mustard, ancho, garlic, and worchestershire. Dump in drained van camps pork and beans. Let it simmer a while in the pot to tighten up.

[Native Horn 3504]

12 hours ago, Texzilla58 said:

My barbecue beans start with chopped onions and jalapeños sautéed with chopped bacon. When done I dump in a mountain of brown sugar. When it melts into lava, I put in lots of ketchup, some mustard, ancho, garlic, and worchestershire. Dump in drained van camps pork and beans. Let it simmer a while in the pot to tighten up.

That's a no for me, dawg.  But your dedication to it is still impressive.

[Hornin04 261]

Need help, in Austin for a conference. If I sneak out to Franklin am I doomed to wait in line for hours?

[CooterBrown 18012]

Need help, in Austin for a conference. If I sneak out to Franklin am I doomed to wait in line for hours?

Who actually goes to the conference sessions when at a conference? Go wait in line, get drunk, eat bbq, go to the exhibit hall, get some business cards to prove you were there, bang a booth babe.

[dcbc 14484]

7 minutes ago, Horny04 said:

Need help, in Austin for a conference. If I sneak out to Franklin am I doomed to wait in line for hours?

I have no personal experience with this, but it seems like if you're asking this question at 9:30 a.m., the answer is that you won't wait in line for hours because the "last man/woman standing," i.e., the end of the line for sold out purposes, already will have been designated. 

[dcbc 14484]

2 minutes ago, CooterBrown said:

Who actually goes to the conference sessions when at a conference? Go wait in line, get drunk, eat bbq, go to the exhibit hall, get some business cards to prove you were there, bang a booth babe.

I have a boss who is an elected-type, and who goes and takes notes.  So if he's there, I'm there (on the back row).  A bit of a unique situation for me.  But I do all those other things too. 

Edited March 3, 2023 by dcbc

[Hornin04 261]

I have no personal experience with this, but it seems like if you're asking this question at 9:30 a.m., the answer is that you won't wait in line for hours because the "last man/woman standing," i.e., the end of the line for sold out purposes, already will have been designated. 

This is what I'm asking. Never been. Is it still like it was where you had to wait before opening to expect to get BBQ? And lines taking hours?

If so where else downtown is good and somewhere that I can actually go in and eat good BBQ like a normal restaurant?

[dcbc 14484]

21 minutes ago, Horny04 said:

This is what I'm asking. Never been. Is it still like it was where you had to wait before opening to expect to get BBQ? And lines taking hours?

If so where else downtown is good and somewhere that I can actually go in and eat good BBQ like a normal restaurant?

Pretty sure there still is a long line for Franklin.  Plenty of good places.  In no particular order: LaBBQ (we waited about 45 minutes at lunch time on a Friday---got there around 11:30 a.m.), Micklethwait, Stiles Switch, Terry Black's, Leroy & Lewis, Valentina's.  I think any of these would fit the bill.  Some are food trucks.  So if you want to sit inside somewhere, keep that in mind.

Edited March 3, 2023 by dcbc

[NoName 16352]

23 minutes ago, Horny04 said:

Need help, in Austin for a conference. If I sneak out to Franklin am I doomed to wait in line for hours?

if i'm in austin, I am going to Leroy & Lewis.

[Jerry Callo 8703]

Mickelethwait Craft Meats is just down the road from Franklins.  Its a beautiful day to eat out on the picnic tables.

[dcbc 14484]

I missed the downtown part.  Is driving not an option?

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

if i'm in austin, I am going to Leroy & Lewis.

This.

[utee94 15823]

Agree on Leroy & Lewis, unless you're dead set on brisket, and it's a Friday.  Because L&L only serves brisket on the weekend.

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

I went back to Brisket and Rice to try the BBQ fried rice. It was very good, but heavy and filling. I think I prefer just getting brisket and sausage, but it was certainly good.

[Hornin04 261]

Picked Terry blacks because from what I could tell it was the highest likelihood of me being able to get in and out quickly enough. Did not disappoint

[DallasSooner 279]

Terry Blacks getting $29.95 a lb for ribs now is mind blowing. 

[BurntOrange&White 39933]

baked beans done right is awesome.

[dcbc 14484]

2 hours ago, DallasSooner said:

Terry Blacks getting $29.95 a lb for ribs now is mind blowing. 

[Cajun 11705]

20 hours ago, Texzilla58 said:

With brisket I want pinto beans. I want barbecue beans with grilled burgers, pulled pork, ribs and sausage.

I make both equally well. My pintos have bacon and ham, onion, jalapeño, garlic, a chipotle or two, ancho, cumin, and a can of diced rotel.

My barbecue beans start with chopped onions and jalapeños sautéed with chopped bacon. When done I dump in a mountain of brown sugar. When it melts into lava, I put in lots of ketchup, some mustard, ancho, garlic, and worchestershire. Dump in drained van camps pork and beans. Let it simmer a while in the pot to tighten up.

 

[tfoolry 8214]

[The Ace of Aces 5183]

Hurtado Barbecue is going to now be  open until 9 pm, every day of the week, starting Friday. 
 

 

[Party_Taco 3729]

Hurtado Barbecue is going to now be  open until 9 pm, every day of the week, starting Friday. 
 
 

I’ll be thoroughly impressed if they can hold it together…

[DalTxHornFan 3101]

59 minutes ago, Party_Taco said:

I’ll be thoroughly impressed if they can hold it together…

Narrator:  They won't.

[Texzilla58 4736]

I’ll be thoroughly impressed if they can hold it together…

Brandon is getting bad advice. I really don’t like the fact he is just now hiring a complete second staff. Lots of overhead, lots of training, and neither location lends itself to nighttime business during the week. Forgive our issues! Sorry at those prices there is no forgiveness.

[NoName 16352]

2 hours ago, Texzilla58 said:

Brandon is getting bad advice. I really don’t like the fact he is just now hiring a complete second staff. Lots of overhead, lots of training, and neither location lends itself to nighttime business during the week. Forgive our issues! Sorry at those prices there is no forgiveness.

he needs to go talk to Pecan Lodge folks about how this works. it's HARD> wonder if they are bringing over folks from the Little Elm location?

9p is too late though - Pecan Lodge isn't open until late every day of the week (until 8p Tue to Sun, until 3p on Mondays)

[DoobieWah 1437]

I've never been there but the alternative to "being open until sold out" is either having food left over or being open AFTER sold out. Neither one is sustainable in craft  bbq. If you want to be Dickey's maybe...

Put me in the bad idea category. 

Edited March 6, 2023 by DoobieWah

[NoName 16352]

46 minutes ago, DoobieWah said:

I've never been there but the alternative to "being open until sold out" is either having food left over or being open AFTER sold out. Neither one is sustainable in craft  bbq. If you want to be Dickey's maybe...

Put me in the bad idea category. 

leftover food is an absolute killer. L&L do everything they can to save and re-use a ton of their food (quick plug for their Patreon which is excellent - https://www.patreon.com/leroyandlewis) and even then i am sure they take a beating on that front.

9pm is just too late, 5 min away from rangers/cowboys is good but 9p every night? come on.

[DallasSooner 279]

I stil think for BBQ joints it's serve BBQ lunch until sell out then in the evening is the burgers, tacos, etc.   You can have smoked chicken, sausage etc until close cause those are easy to cook. 

[tx 3 putt 76958]

On 3/3/2023 at 9:33 AM, Horny04 said:

Need help, in Austin for a conference. If I sneak out to Franklin am I doomed to wait in line for hours?

 

pre order

[DallasSooner 279]

Driving Dallas to San Antonio this week.  Gonna take toll road around Austin; last time I did this I went to Blacks in Lockhart (had never been) and this time I'm considering stoppng at Luling City Market.   Thumbs up on Luling City market?  Gonna try and hit Reese (sp) Brothers in San Antonio on Saturday. 

[tx 3 putt 76958]

Burnt Bean ?

 

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

Burnt Bean ?
 

I’d go to Burnt Bean 10 times out of 10 rather than City Market.

[DalTxHornFan 3101]

Just drove through Luling last week.  There is definitely a billboard war going on down there about BBQ!  Terry Black's had a full parking lot.

[Hermanator 7050]

2 hours ago, DallasSooner said:

 Thumbs up on Luling City market?  Gonna try and hit Reese (sp) Brothers in San Antonio on Saturday. 

Only reason to go to Luling City Market is for nostalgia if you used to go there back in the day. It's not 2009 anymore

[tx 3 putt 76958]

1 hour ago, Hermanator said:

Only reason to go to Luling City Market is for nostalgia if you used to go there back in the day. It's not 2009 anymore

it hasn’t changed, I’ve been in the last year:

brisket - usually very avg. sometimes it’s good 

ribs - they were good. A post cut, sop / glaze would be great 

sausage - it’s still the among the best sausage in my book 

sides - beans and potato salad, nothing special. buuuut, you can grab a sleeve crackers, and in my book — crackers >>> bread 

 

and it’s at least half the price of the ‘top’ bbq places around the state 

Edited March 8, 2023 by tx 3 putt

[dmtx 159]

Luling City Market is in Houston. 

City Market BBQ is in Luling.

amirite? 🤷‍♂️

[Hermanator 7050]

41 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

it hasn’t changed, I’ve been in the last year:

brisket - usually very avg. sometimes it’s good 

ribs - they were good. A post cut, sop / glaze would be great 

sausage - it’s still the among the best sausage in my book 

sides - beans and potato salad, nothing special. buuuut, you can grab a sleeve crackers, and in my book — crackers >>> bread 

 

and it’s at least half the price of the ‘top’ bbq places around the state 

Are the prices still that cheap? If they are and you're in the area then it would make sense. I just figured the prices had gotten astronomical like every other BBQ place. Even Rudy's is charging like $26/lbs for brisket now

[tx 3 putt 76958]

2 minutes ago, Hermanator said:

Are the prices still that cheap? If they are and you're in the area then it would make sense. I just figured the prices had gotten astronomical like every other BBQ place. Even Rudy's is charging like $26/lbs for brisket now

$18.50 / lb brisket and ribs

$2.77 sausage 

per their website