Heck, even Bill Miller's, a regional/local chain around San Antonio is pretty good. The meat is cooked at their central commissary in San Antonio -- it's good.
McBee's is a little family owned "chain" out in the surrounding towns. Small places, the brick pits are outside in front as you walk up to the door -- great brisket and sausage, the ribs are ok. Sauce needs some work -- but that's true of a lot of TX sauces -- they concentrate on the rub and the meat flavor and the sauce is secondary -- at least that was my experience.
Man, I can't even remember the names of half the places we ate at in SA, Austin, Pleasanton, Jourdanton, Bandera, New Braunfels, Waco, Kerrville, Uvalde, Del Rio, Ft. Stockton :twisted: etc. etc. etc. You had to really be out there not to be able and find some decent 'que.
Some of the best food was out on Omar and Millie's deck!! Fire up the cooker and go to town - sausage had to be the favorite at parties.
