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4 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Has anybody tried to the new Truth BBQ location on Washington in Houston? I don't expect it to be as good as the Brenham location, but if it is, I'll probably eat there at least once a week. 

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    Hit up a few spots recently. Always have a few people with me and take home leftovers. Mum Foods—brisket, pastrami, ribs, sausage, and turkey ( under the ribs)     Truth BBQ

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1 minute ago, Johnny Sack said:

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Haha. I'm probably more Houstonian than Lake Travis at this point. Some day, God willing, I'll get to go home. 

Has anybody tried to the new Truth BBQ location on Washington in Houston? I don't expect it to be as good as the Brenham location, but if it is, I'll probably eat there at least once a week. 


Yes. Line moves relatively fast. Was good, not as good as brenham.
Just now, Patricio Swayze said:

 


Yes. Line moves relatively fast. Was good, not as good as brenham.

 

Good news on the line. Bad news on the food. I'm not going to start WWIII here with the Pinkerton's people, but your ranking is sufficient to help me rank the Houston BBQ joints. 

In other news, my last two take out orders from Brooks Street on Montrose have been subpar. I don't think I'll eat there again. 

The brisket at Feges in Greenway was awesome last week. Their sauce is bizarre and awful. I think they make the sauces so bad that people will try their BBQ without the sauce. Feges brisket just needs a little salt and pepper and blow your hair back. Their chicken is amazing too. I suggest ordering a whole bird. 

12 minutes ago, Johnny Sack said:

We have a place near pearsall.  They have a bbq joint there.  It’s below average.  

Is it Cowpokes?  I stopped there because it was on the TM Top 50.  No idea how it got on the top 50 list.  

Good news on the line. Bad news on the food. I'm not going to start WWIII here with the Pinkerton's people, but your ranking is sufficient to help me rank the Houston BBQ joints. 
In other news, my last two take out orders from Brooks Street on Montrose have been subpar. I don't think I'll eat there again. 
The brisket at Feges in Greenway was awesome last week. Their sauce is bizarre and awful. I think they make the sauces so bad that people will try their BBQ without the sauce. Feges brisket just needs a little salt and pepper and blow your hair back. Their chicken is amazing too. I suggest ordering a whole bird. 

Go try Willow’s.

Just had brisket delivered to me up here. 

It is from smoky mo’s, yet it’s still the best I’ve had since moving to Wyoming. 

On 3/4/2019 at 3:56 PM, C-Man said:

They get fucked up and have no idea what they're doing.

I am willing to get fucked up and know what I am doing. 

15 hours ago, Patricio Swayze said:


I am not sure what that means.

I think he has mental problems or he's just trying contrive some bullshit controversy.  I think Pinkerton's is great, but there are other great places too, including Buck's and Feges.  Haven't been to Truth in Houston yet, but it's on my list.

On 3/4/2019 at 5:15 PM, AustinMT said:

Living in Austin, I am aware of that.  Problem is I will be leaving Austin at about 8 am heading to Carrizo Springs, then on to Pearsall.  Was seeking a lunch spot down south.

That's Barbacoa land.

1 minute ago, SimonBolivar said:

That's Barbacoa land.

Would have loved some Barbacoa instead of the crap barbecue I had at Cowpokes.  As I mentioned above, I can’t figure out how that made the top 50 list

1 hour ago, ChampKind said:

Hi. I’ll just leave this here.

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Looks really good.

Where did you buy it from?

This shithole place called Buck’s Barbeque in Houston

6 minutes ago, ChampKind said:

This shithole place called Buck’s Barbeque in Houston

I've heard that the owner is an asshole.

Where are the tortillas?


I am not sure what that means.


I could be wrong on this, but I believe that is an allusion to the Pinkerton Detective Agency from the days of yore

1 hour ago, luke duke said:

I've heard that the owner is an asshole.

I’ve heard he’s a closet homosexual that does a lot of cocaine. 


I am not sure what that means.

Al Swearingen line from Deadwood.
1 hour ago, ChampKind said:

 


I could be wrong on this, but I believe that is an allusion to the Pinkerton Detective Agency from the days of yore
 

 

 

When described within this thread, particularly when discussing Houston BBQ, it's motherfucking confusing.

Welp, cross Willow off your “must eat” list. He called it quits this morning (at least temporarily).

I hope he finds something that makes sense for him. He’s just way too talented to be sitting the bench.

Never been but looked them up online, looks like he has had lots of mechanical breakdowns on his truck. Hate seeing any owner/operator struggle.

Hard to get a good following when their hours are hit-n-miss. 

His food pics looked great!

He had a strong following. But the inner loop bbq market is pretty cluttered now and, despite the press and wide critical acclaim, its a tough business climate.

He had a strong following. But the inner loop bbq market is pretty cluttered now and, despite the press and wide critical acclaim, its a tough business climate.

Could this have something to do with his truck breaking down twice in one week?

I’m not going to speak for Willow. But I know there were a number of factors that drove this.

Hearing that Willow might have had some mechanical problems with his truck. Any comment ChampKind? 

Hearing that Willow might have had some mechanical problems with his truck. Any comment ChampKind? 

Watch yourself Scorpio.
Just now, Patricio Swayze said:


Watch yourself Scorpio.

I am a journalist sir and you are violating my First Amendment Rights. The public has a right to know what happen to the barbecue mans truck. 

Hearing that Willow might have had some mechanical problems with his truck. Any comment ChampKind? 


That’s accurate. He published that on SM. Not the only factor tho.

I really feel for him. Great guy, really good bbq. Its tough to see someone who pours so much of themself into have such difficulty
1 hour ago, Hank Scorpio said:

I am a journalist sir and you are violating my First Amendment Rights. The public has a right to know what happen to the barbecue mans truck. 

As a journalist, you may want to learn how to spell.

2 hours ago, ChampKind said:

He had a strong following. But the inner loop bbq market is pretty cluttered now and, despite the press and wide critical acclaim, its a tough business climate.

I was wondering about this.  With you being in the biz — are the major cities just too saturated now?  Just a few years back, there wasn’t  a lot of great bbq in the city limits of Houston, Austin, Dallas, etc.  You’d have to make the trips to Lockhart, Llano,  Taylor, etc.  Now there are a lot of great bbq places closer to/in the cities.  I don’t think we can say “there’s always room for another great barbecue joint,” because if you are just re-dividing the same pie, there isn’t.

So I saw in a TM post/article that a Riscky progeny has some new joint/stand in FW.  Wonder if he learned how to cook BBQ somewhere?

I was wondering about this.  With you being in the biz — are the major cities just too saturated now?  Just a few years back, there wasn’t  a lot of great bbq in the city limits of Houston, Austin, Dallas, etc.  You’d have to make the trips to Lockhart, Llano,  Taylor, etc.  Now there are a lot of great bbq places closer to/in the cities.  I don’t think we can say “there’s always room for another great barbecue joint,” because if you are just re-dividing the same pie, there isn’t.


There are areas of Houston that are saturated (Heights/Washington/Montrose/Downtown, Katy, Spring/Cypress/Tomball). Then there areas that are not. Willow was in the Heights, where he had to compete with Pinkerton/Gatlin/Truth. All three of those are TM Top50. Is Willow their equal as far as product? I, and many food writers, would argue yes. But the average consumer is gonna go to the big name spots. Especially when they have their own building. Houston really hasn’t embraced food trucks like Austin has, so if you operate out of a truck in an already cluttered market then you are a distinct disadvantage.

In my opinion (like that is worth something), Willow’s is much better than Gatlin and as good as Pinkerton or Truth.

I still think the Energy Corridor needs a good bbq spot. All those engineering firms and oil companies, that is clientele with money and love bbq. There has to be some still affordable places out that way.

I really hope he opens a spot. His bbq was goddamn good.

22 minutes ago, ChampKind said:

 


There are areas of Houston that are saturated (Heights/Washington/Montrose/Downtown, Katy, Spring/Cypress/Tomball). Then there areas that are not. Willow was in the Heights, where he had to compete with Pinkerton/Gatlin/Truth. All three of those are TM Top50. Is Willow their equal as far as product? I, and many food writers, would argue yes. But the average consumer is gonna go to the big name spots. Especially when they have their own building. Houston really hasn’t embraced food trucks like Austin has, so if you operate out of a truck in an already cluttered market then you are a distinct disadvantage.

 

Yeah — I was born and grew up in Houston (and get back a good bit), but live in Austin now. Food trucks are all over here and part of the culture (not sure how many now remember that Franklin started with a truck).  I guess I didn’t realize that food trucks had a stigma in Houston, because historically, not much has a stigma in Houston unless you say you’re from Dallas.

On 3/9/2019 at 4:19 PM, Patricio Swayze said:


Go try Willow’s.

Willow's was the food truck by Big Star Bar on 19th right? It was pretty good. 

I wanted to try Victorian's on 18th. It was a trailer with a covered area and some big tables. The Tri Tip was supposed to be really good. But they closed before I got around to it. 

Buck's is next on the list. It's a really cool part of town with not that many good BBQ spots. A+ for the location. 

12 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Willow's was the food truck by Big Star Bar on 19th right? It was pretty good. 

I wanted to try Victorian's on 18th. It was a trailer with a covered area and some big tables. The Tri Tip was supposed to be really good. But they closed before I got around to it. 

Buck's is next on the list. It's a really cool part of town with not that many good BBQ spots. A+ for the location. 

Victorians was just as good as Willows imo

13 hours ago, TwiceHorn said:

So I saw in a TM post/article that a Riscky progeny has some new joint/stand in FW.  Wonder if he learned how to cook BBQ somewhere?

I'm wondering the same. I haven't heard from anyone I know that has tried it. He's hanging out at Wild Acre brewery on the weekends. i haven't done a lot of bbq these last couple of months (was in marathon training). When I did, I was going to Panther City BBQ and Dayne's Craft BBQ. Still trying to sync up my schedule for a Brix BBQ pop up. I've heard a lot of good things about Brix. And I'm hoping Flores BBQ starts up in April/May. 

what’s the white sauce?  is that chicken?
Smoke chicken wings with Alabama white sauce

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3 minutes ago, Errestaurants said:

Smoke chicken wings with Alabama white sauce

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That shit looks great. Will have to stop by next time I'm in Longview. 

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