Hi, I just got back from helping my daughter move to Houston. I spent a bit more time and got to a few BBQ places. There hasn't been a lot of information and things keep on changing. Only hit these places once, so take variability into account. I'm ordering these in a rough order of where I would prefer to go based on my very limited dataset. I'm also adding a couple others I've been to recently:
1. Pit Room: Had brisket, ribs, chicken tacos, turkey. Brisket was the best I had on this trip, really solid and really good. Tacos also excellent. This was by far the best turkey I've had, extremely juicy.
1. Roegel's: Had brisket, ribs and chicken. Brisket was extremely good, just a wee tad down from Pit Room. Ribs were better than any I had on this trip. They were extremely good, they had a slight sweetness, very slight and a flavor that was unique.
3. Tejas and Chocolate: This is a fairly new place on the outskirts to the northwest and I've been hearing talk of it lately, so thought I'd pop in. Everything was solid, but not quite as good as the previous two. The chocolates were REALLY good. The Hufflepuff was our favorite.
3. Rice and Brisket: I didn't eat here this time, but visited a few months back. It is Asian influenced. At that time they had a very limited menu of brisket and rice. I had the brisket on brisket fried rice. It was the best fried rice I've ever eaten. Brisket was solid as well.
5. Killen's: I didn't make it there this trip, but did on a couple previous trips. There is a lot of hype, and the meal was pretty solid, but it didn't wow me as I expected it to. The pork belly was really good and the best thing I ate there.
6. Goode BBQ: This is a chain and judging by the number of cars in the parking lot, it has some fans. Had sausage, chicken and brisket. It was all good, but it didn't leave me wanting more and we didn't really feel like eating BBQ again afterward -- next meal was Mexican.
7. Truth: This is a big name and I didn't actually eat there, but my daughter did. Apparently her new job supplies lunches on Fridays and they had BBQ after we left, catered by Truth. FWIW, she said this was the worst of the lot. Granted this was take-out and I don't know how long it was sitting around. It made me want to eat there less.
I may or may not add some pictures later, if I remember how to upload them to the photo-host I'm using, but it's been so long, I can't remember ....
1. Pit Room: Had brisket, ribs, chicken tacos, turkey. Brisket was the best I had on this trip, really solid and really good. Tacos also excellent. This was by far the best turkey I've had, extremely juicy.
1. Roegel's: Had brisket, ribs and chicken. Brisket was extremely good, just a wee tad down from Pit Room. Ribs were better than any I had on this trip. They were extremely good, they had a slight sweetness, very slight and a flavor that was unique.
3. Tejas and Chocolate: This is a fairly new place on the outskirts to the northwest and I've been hearing talk of it lately, so thought I'd pop in. Everything was solid, but not quite as good as the previous two. The chocolates were REALLY good. The Hufflepuff was our favorite.
3. Rice and Brisket: I didn't eat here this time, but visited a few months back. It is Asian influenced. At that time they had a very limited menu of brisket and rice. I had the brisket on brisket fried rice. It was the best fried rice I've ever eaten. Brisket was solid as well.
5. Killen's: I didn't make it there this trip, but did on a couple previous trips. There is a lot of hype, and the meal was pretty solid, but it didn't wow me as I expected it to. The pork belly was really good and the best thing I ate there.
6. Goode BBQ: This is a chain and judging by the number of cars in the parking lot, it has some fans. Had sausage, chicken and brisket. It was all good, but it didn't leave me wanting more and we didn't really feel like eating BBQ again afterward -- next meal was Mexican.
7. Truth: This is a big name and I didn't actually eat there, but my daughter did. Apparently her new job supplies lunches on Fridays and they had BBQ after we left, catered by Truth. FWIW, she said this was the worst of the lot. Granted this was take-out and I don't know how long it was sitting around. It made me want to eat there less.
I may or may not add some pictures later, if I remember how to upload them to the photo-host I'm using, but it's been so long, I can't remember ....
