The Best BBQ In Texas
Posted on July 8, 2007
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I know, I know, judging BBQ is subjective. Well, I’m subjective and I have ate at all the “famous” BBQ places in Texas such as Stubbs, Ruby’s Muellers, Sonny B’s, Rays, Woody’s plus a whole host of other little BBQ places in between.
Most of them are damn good too! Others just think they’re good.
However, I’ve found a place in Spring Tx off of I-45 that has the best brisket day in and day out of any place I’ve visited. It’s Thomas’s BBQ at Rayford Sawdust on the I-45 feeder heading North toward The Woodlands.
I don’t know how those little old Asian ladies cook that brisket, but man it turns out good every time. Perfect smoke ring with just the right amount of smokiness in the meat. And to top it off, they make some pretty mean sauce also!
So the next time you over this way, stop in at Thomas’s and try out that brisket. Their other meats are okay, but it’s the brisket I’ll wait in line any day for!
BTW, since we’re talking Texas BBQ, I’m giving a little mini Review on Woody’s in Centerville.
I stopped in there (North bound side) the week before the 4th of July. I have to admit, this was my first visit. I’d heard so much and had high expectations.
I have to say, I was disappointed to say the least. I went to get a brisket sandwich only to find that I had to choose from some allready prepared sandwiches in a plastic container. Then I grabbed me some ribs, which wasn’t easy either.
The ribs were ‘okay’. I’d stop there again for the ribs as long as I didn’t have to wait in line. The brisket sandwich was a big let down. It looked liked it had been cooked in the oven in foil…yeah the ole Texas Crutch…plus the meat was not flavorful at all. The shocker was that the sandwich alone was around $4. I wouldn’t have minded paying that if it had been decent meat.
Someone told me once that Woody spent July off the coast of Florida fishing for Marlin. I have no idea if that’s true or not. If it is, good for him! However, since it was right before July when I stopped in, maybe he was out of town and the employee’s were slacking a little. I have no idea. I may have just caught them on a bad day, I’ll probably give them one more chance and see if it was an off day or the norm.
Maybe I’ll try the South bound side next time?
Okay, now you have my BBQ picks. What are your favorite places?
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Since Texas Fred chose not to let you know what the content of the post was that caused him to over-react into his little rant, I decided to share it with you. You be the judge:
http://arbananarepublic.blogspot.com/2007/07/substance-over-symbology.html
I have NEVER had such awful service in all of my life. One of my employees called Thomas’ BBQ to place an order and was told, after they took half of the order, that they couldn’t speak to her any longer because they had other customers to take care of. I then tried to call and find out what the issue was. After calling for about 10 minutes, they finally picked up the phone and told me, to call back in 10 more minutes. When I tried to call and speak with a manager, she was very rude and refused to let me speak. The manager then told me I was rude for calling back. I then asked to speak with the owner or get his name. At that time the manager refused to give out a name of any kind. Then she in a very threatening tone, said she was checking my phone number and now knew who I was. I am in shock that this type of customer service was actually happening. After asking for the name of an owner again, she said ‘Sorry, I not do business with you’ and hung up the phone.
I can’t get over the fact that I was hung up on the 3rd time I called back to place an order because, evidently, I’m not as important as the customer standing at the counter!