What are best Food Joints in Texas?

[John_S2]

Heard that Blacks in Lockhart is great for Texas Bar-B-Que. what are other great spots for snowbirds to check out? Have to also checkout Tex-Mex? want to find as many great spots as we can.

[Retired_andLove]

We thought we would try Rudy's in McAllen tonight. What a waste of $30. The smoked baby back ribs had no smoke flavor. Tender but tasted like boar meat. The wife's brisket had plenty of smoke flavor but very dry. Their sissy sauce was to spicy for the wife but I managed to eat some. Brought remainder of ribs home so we could try to salvage them by using a good sauce on them. The food was actually worse than Texas Pride in San Antonio. Up till now that was the worst BBQ that I had ever tasted.

[SolidAxleDurang]

I am going to make a bold post in this thread....

If you want GREAT BBQ - forget every other BBQ place mentioned in this thread...

THIS -> New Zion Missionary Baptist Church

^^ is the ONLY place you need to stop if you wish to have the best....

Google "new zion missionary baptist church barbecue" if you would like to read reviews and learn more about their great story.

Promise you will not be disappointed. Worth the trip.

[2112]

John S wrote:
Heard that Fredricksberg has great German cuisine. Anyone have any suggestions for this area? Which restaurant has great German cuisine at reasonable prices?

There is a large German hotel/restaurant on the western edge of town where 290 and 87 split. You can't miss it. I don't know how good it is. We stayed at the hotel but ate elsewhere that day. I can say we were not impressed with the hotel and would not return.

[skeetshooter]

If you get to Fredricksberg drive about 30 miles north to Llano and try Coopers BBQ. It's a unique experience.
SkeetShooter

[John_S2]

Heard that Fredricksberg has great German cuisine. Anyone have any suggestions for this area? Which restaurant has great German cuisine at reasonable prices?

[Gr8life]

Bill Miller BBQ is a small chain based out of San Antonio. Very good and reasonable.

http://billmillerbbq.com/

[eaglewatchers]

pawatt wrote:
Best BBQ
Willies BBQ in Alamo on S. Alamo Street
492 BBQ on FM 492 about 3 miles N of Expressway 83
Lone Star BBQ on Business 83 in Mission just west of Sharey Road[Add our vote for Willies; have it in the GPS, and made our first stop today for this season after going to Don-West!/quote]

[John_S2]

MMMmmmmmmmm. I love tamales!!! Will definitely give them a try. Thanks

[pyoung47]

Just returned from Delia's. Excellent tamales. That's all they sell. Four locations in RGV.

[LowRyter]

food map provided two wheel Texans

[Cloud_Dancer]

Main categories:

BBQ
Steaks
Seafood
Chinese
German
Italian
Tex-Mex
Tourist Mexican
Casera Mexican

I'm Hispanic, and I say Tex-Mex is NOT Mexican.
Casera Mexican is what I cook in my kitchen.
We don't go to Tex-Mex restaurants (don't like the food), and the same for Tourist Mexican restaurants.
But, we know of restaurants that have good food in the other categories.

[2112]

Whataburger story:
We were on a fast pace over night road trip from Galveston to Orlando Fl to catch a shuttle launch the next morning. Last minute deal and had to be there in about 20 hrs. I called DW and told her we were heading out in a hour, pack some snacks and get ready. We hit the road, flying across I10.

The on-board snacks was junk food, chips, cookies, etc. By the time we hit the Fl panhandle my gut was blown. I needed something real and quick. Saw a familiar orange beacon in the dark distance. YES! A Whataburger!

After a Whataburger with cheese, all the way and onion rings I was good to go the rest of the night and morning. Comfort Food :B

Side Note: With three attempts at witnessing a launch, this was the only one that wasn't scrubbed. Icing on the cake :C

[DustyR]

RoyB wrote:
AS soon as we cross the Texas line in Texarkana TX we will stop for a WHATABURGER Carry out and stop under the first rest area tree we come to - Don't get no better than that...

Roy Ken

X-2 I've gotta agree!

[John_S2]

thanks,,, If we get by Weatherford, TX we will try Skinneys.....:B