Opponaut Hive-Mind:  Recommend BBQ near DFW

"doodon2whls" (doodon2whls) 01/12/2016 at 16:20 • Filed to: BBQ, Recommandations

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MMMMMMmmmmmmm....

OK boys and girls... What is the best ‘fo real’ BBQ place that I need to hit in the DFW area ? Prefer the Dallas side of town as that is where I will be conducting business.

Go!

d15b > doodon2whls 01/12/2016 at 16:28

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Two things!

1. Texas has some damn good BBQ. Franklins. Saltlick. Yum.

2. You can DRINK IN LINE in Texas. You have a 1:30 hour wait for BBQ? Crack open some LONE STAR Tall Boys and have at it!

gin-san - shitpost specialist > doodon2whls 01/12/2016 at 16:30

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This reminded me that Behind Closed Ovens always used to begin with a photo of some delicious looking food. Nearly choked on my own saliva.

Also, I know Behind Closed Ovens was being posted on some other website since kitchenette stopped - anybody know where?

finn's arm > doodon2whls 01/12/2016 at 16:31

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Pecan Lodge if you can.

Lockhart was OK; it’s a clean establishment, but was pricey for what you get.

Ash78, voting early and often > doodon2whls 01/12/2016 at 16:32

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Just be careful: A lot of Texans I know will serve BEEF for barbecue. Yes, from a cow. I love cow. But it’s just confusing. :P

Brian, The Life of > Ash78, voting early and often 01/12/2016 at 16:34

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This is the best poof of the fact that Texas =/= The South.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > doodon2whls 01/12/2016 at 16:35

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Dallas guy here. I’ll readily admit that the volume of quality barbecue in Dallas is not nearly what it is once you get south of Waco, but we’ve made huge strides over the past few years in getting some legitimately good joints in place.

1. Pecan Lodge in Deep Ellum, just outside of downtown. By far the most fanfare of any joint in Dallas, and it’s generally well deserved. Brisket is Texas-quality.

2. Slow Bone in the Design District. This one is kind of in a weird industrial area, but their sides are generally top notch. Brisket doesn’t live up to area standards, but the sausage is primo.

3. Lockhart in Bishop Arts. Trendy, hipster district, but not oppressively so (for the most part). This place is all over the map with its quality, but the among my favorite ribs in town when they’re done right.

Avoid: Sonny Bryan’s, Dickey’s, just about anything with multiple locations. We’ve spent a long time undoing their legacies, although the OG Sonny Bryan’s location occasionally has its moments.

Pro-tip: barbecue is a lunch meal, and I advise you to eat it as such. Slow Bone is a one-batch per day type place, and Pecan Lodge used to be before it moved into its new location. With all of them, the first batch is always the best batch; sitting around in a warming chamber isn’t good for barbecue, even if it was good barbecue when it went in.

Brian, The Life of > doodon2whls 01/12/2016 at 16:36

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Bone Daddy’s if you’re feeling ... naughty!

Or Lockheart’s in Plano ... if you’re in mixed company ;)

Gone > doodon2whls 01/12/2016 at 16:37

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Dallas is huge. What part?
Meshack’s
Baker’s Ribs
Baby Back Shak

haveacarortwoorthree2 > doodon2whls 01/12/2016 at 16:38

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In Dallas there’s Pecan Lodge (east of downtown in Deep Ellum), Slow Bone (off I35, just north of the Design District), and Lockhart Smokehouse (Bishop Arts district). Mike Anderson’s (by Parkland Hospital) always has been recommended to me but I’ve just never eaten there. There are others in Dallas, but I personally think these are the best combo of accessibility and great food. I think Sonny Bryan’s is way overrated (even the original). And of course FW has several great places.

Brian, The Life of > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/12/2016 at 16:39

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It’s now on Wonkette and it’s called “Off the Menu”

http://wonkette.com/597719/more-st…

gin-san - shitpost specialist > Brian, The Life of 01/12/2016 at 16:42

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Bookmarked, thank you.

haveacarortwoorthree2 > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 01/12/2016 at 16:42

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We were typing at the same time and managed to have the same 3 recommendations, as well as dissing Sonny Bryan’s. Have you tried Mike Anderson’s? I would have told him about Cattleack but it’s too hard to explain!

Ash78, voting early and often > Brian, The Life of 01/12/2016 at 16:48

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A lot of places are commonly confused with The South. This is because rednecks exist everywhere, but are usually unfairly given to us by default. Also because of secession (ancient history) and sometimes due to sports conferences (arbitrary). Sometimes it’s based on accents, but like England, those can vary from cities to rural areas, even in the same geography.

For example, people in the Northeast sometimes call Maryland and Northern VA The South. No. Those places are 99% Northeastern. Don’t let the lifted trucks and deer hunting fool you.

Missouri and/or Kansas can be a split, but both are really mostly Midwestern in culture.

Arkansas and Oklahoma are tough ones. Maybe. But they are like a million miles away to most of us. I know a total ONE person from Arkansas. Coin toss.

Florida is a trainwreck, as we all know. They’re like the dregs of The South combined with the worst of the Northeast. It’s a bad combo. We have disowned Florida from The South.

Texas has a lot of Southern window dressing, but they’re like a different country (by their own admission) Modern Texsas is like if Californians read a bunch of books about The South and built a giant master planned community to reflect it. So it works sometimes, but other times not at all.

Nate Bleker > doodon2whls 01/12/2016 at 16:53

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GO TO PECAN LODGE IN DEEP ELLUM, YOU’LL THANK ME LATER.

d15b > Ash78, voting early and often 01/12/2016 at 16:54

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Texas has a lot of Southern window dressing, but they’re like a different country (by their own admission) Modern Texsas is like if Californians read a bunch of books about The South and built a giant master planned community to reflect it. So it works sometimes, but other times not at all.

lol!

Disclosure: I am a Californian. Sixty-three degrees in the middle of winter!

Ash78, voting early and often > d15b 01/12/2016 at 16:57

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“Hey, bro, you from the New Inland Empire?”

“Yep, Dallas.”

Brian, The Life of > Ash78, voting early and often 01/12/2016 at 17:21

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Exactly. I’m the 1st generation of my family born outside the South since 1624 and this kind of thing always cracks me up. Redneck =/= Southern Culture, either. I have a CA-born uncle in Redding that is proof of this; the dude is as much of a shit-kicking Good Ol’ Boy as any Southern Bubba.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > haveacarortwoorthree2 01/12/2016 at 17:31

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I haven’t tried Mike Anderson’s, but I’ve heard good things. I live over my Love Field, so I don’t have a great excuse as to why I haven’t been over there yet.

I’m ashamed to say that I haven’t made it out to Cattleack yet, but it’s not for a lack of trying. It’s at the top of the list for lunch spots the next time I can take a long lunch with a coworker of mine on a Thurs/Friday. (or are they Friday/Saturday?)

Where have all the lightweights gone? > Ash78, voting early and often 01/12/2016 at 17:41

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But...Texas brisket = beef, and Texas brisket = magical. Therefore, beef = magical.

haveacarortwoorthree2 > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 01/12/2016 at 18:01

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It’s Thursday/Friday. Good stuff.

qbeezy > doodon2whls 01/12/2016 at 18:05

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There isn’t real bbq in Texas because they use beef.

qbeezy > Ash78, voting early and often 01/12/2016 at 18:05

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Lives in OK, can confirm OK is not southern.

doodon2whls > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 01/12/2016 at 18:26

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Fantastic advice, Bob... Thank you !

doodon2whls > Brian, The Life of 01/12/2016 at 18:27

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I will be traveling with a female colleague, so..... I think I’ll save Bone Daddy’s for my next solo trip.. ;-)

itranthelasttimeiparkedit > doodon2whls 01/12/2016 at 21:37

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You don’t go to bone daddys for the food.

doodon2whls > itranthelasttimeiparkedit 01/12/2016 at 21:58

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Clearly...

itranthelasttimeiparkedit > doodon2whls 01/12/2016 at 22:18

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I just want to be clear - food is not good. Go to a hooters or something if you want T&A. On the note of good bbq, coopers has a fort worth location. Not sure if its worth the drive for the food alone, but if you really want to texas it up, billy bobs is right across the parking lot. its a grand adventure

nafsucof > d15b 01/12/2016 at 22:55

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Those are both Austin, is dfw that close to Austin?

Edit: These places are 3+hours away from DFW btw.

doodon2whls > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 01/13/2016 at 08:02

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Another local contact mentioned Babb Brothers (3015 Gulden Ln #105, Dallas, TX 75212)... Any thoughts on that place ? Looks like it is in a recently rejuvenated neighborhood. He also mentioned lockhart’s ... There are now several votes for Lockhart’s.

My problem is I won’t get into DFW until 4PM-ish, so it’ll have to be dinner... Based on your pro-tip, I might have trouble finded a _real good_ BBQ place for dinner.

Many thanks again for the info !

d15b > nafsucof 01/13/2016 at 09:31

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Yep, I know it’s not close to DFW. But, I did say Texas, so there’s that.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > doodon2whls 01/13/2016 at 10:35

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Haven’t been to Babb Brothers yet, it’s in an interesting little neighborhood that’s a gastro-incubator (pardon the horrible jargon) for a bunch of restaurants. Stuff over there ranges from very well done to a little bit kitschy, but I would expect it to be above average at the very least.

If you’re going to do dinner then I think Pecan Lodge is probably the way to go, personally. I think it’s probably your best bet on any given day anyway, but moreover it’s definitely the most consistent for dinner service.

I think you’ll make out okay anyway, don’t let my snobbery get in the way of a good meal!