https://www.royhutchinsbbq.com/ Ribs, Brisket, Texas Twinkie, Armadillo Egg, and Pork Belly Burnt Ends. Any questions ..read more

  https://intrinsicbrewing.com/ sampled about 1:15 pm This was or final stop for the day and the rain was still coming down pretty good when we pulled up.  We made it inside without melting and found ourselves to be the only BBQ customers.  This is a combination brewery and smokehouse (great idea that I would love to see more often) and the other customers were there for the brews.  I grabbed a Texas Trinity once more and found a nice brown ale at the bar to go with my BBQ.  The brisket was tender with a crispy crust on the outside but not a hint of smoke flavor.  ..read more

  https://www.4tbbq.com/ sampled about 12:30 pm This was our second stop on our mini BBQ day trip and this was my favorite of the three.  It was raining pretty good when we pulled up and we were the only customers in the place.  I opted for the Texas Trinity once more and the food came out quickly.  The brisket was tender and moist with deep smoke flavor.  If I didn't have 10 pounds of brisket in my fridge already I would have gotten a few pounds to go.  Some of the best brisket I have had in a restaurant in quite awhile.  The ribs were tender and moist and ..read more

  https://www.facebook.com/B4BBQB/ sampled about 11:30 am This was our first of 3 stops on our mini-BBQ day trip.  These were all joints Scott had seen on Daniel Vaughn's list so we knew everything was going to be pretty good.   It took us about an hour to get down to Mabank and we got there just after 11 am.  This place is actually inside the Mabank Feed Store.  The only hint that there is good BBQ inside is a BBQ banner flapping in the wind and the pits you can see from the adjacent road.  We found about 20 people in line in front of us and got our food ab ..read more

  Scott sent me an e-mail last week wondering if I'd like to join him on a couple of local BBQ day trips.  Silly Scott. Of course!  I am always ready for more BBQ, even when I have about 10 lbs of excellent home smoked brisket in my fridge.  This was the first of 2 planned trips.  This time we headed out about 10 am to hit joints in Mabank, Forney, and Garland.  If everything aligns, we will be headed west next week to Aledo, Cresson, and maybe elsewhere.  Individual joints will be reviewed below. The beautiful brisket above was seen and sampled at B4 Barbec ..read more

  Brisket #2 turned out great, according to the recipient.  We finished off 2 briskets in the oven over the last 2 days and, man, does our house smell great ..read more

  https://www.royhutchinsbbq.com/ sampled around noon, 3/28/24 We had a friend in town from New York and, lucky for us, she wanted some BBQ.  We ended up at Roy Hutchins in Trophy Club for a busy and filling lunch.  The ribs, brisket, and pork belly burnt ends were all excellent.  Unlike some of my previous visits, the brisket had perfectly rendered fat and nice smoke flavor.  I loaded up on their delicious Texas Twinkies and lived on the leftovers for several days afterwards ..read more

  sampled 3/9/24 As threatened last week, I headed back to Green's again today to get more of his spare ribs and other goodies.  I got there about 10:30 am and was first in line.  It was chilly out and there was a stiff north wind, but I dressed accordingly.  Some of the folks behind me were definitely feeling the cold.   He opened up right at 11 am and I grabbed the first pound from the fatty end of the first brisket, a rack of spare ribs, brisket biscuits, pork belly bites, and a pint of his chipotle mac & cheese.  When I left there were 15 people behi ..read more

  sampled 3/5/24, about 4 pm We have a friend in town this week and he was getting together with another friend who liked BBQ.  We suggested giving Roy Hutchins another try, but I warned them the last time I had visited that the ribs were awful.  Based on my previous experience, I loaded up on Texas Twinkies and pork belly bites, but I also got one rib just to see if things had improved.  Indeed, they had.  My one rib was tender and juicy and left me wishing I had ordered more.  Next time I will.  The Twinkies were awesome and the pork belly bites remain alm ..read more

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