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November 5th, 2009 at 8:55am
Larry says:
My wife and I did a road trip from Snow’s, to Louie Mueller, to Southside, to Smitty’s, to Kreuz, and finally Blacks. Snow’s ended up in second place on this trip (Smitty’s took first) and here’s why: Their brisket was similar in texture to a pot roast and the flavor had very little smokiness to it. Did the brisket fall apart, yes, but not in a good way. Don’t get me wrong, it was still good, but the best? No, not the best. Their sausage was very good though. It’s very country style, similar to how my dad and I make our link sausage and it had good texture, i.e. it wasn’t mushy and didn’t disintegrate when cut. The sauce was very good (if you like sauce) but the sides where boring and bland. There are much better places in Texas, than to struggle to make it to this little place in the middle of nowhere, before they sell out. Something tells me though, the more people that make the trip, the less people that will be going back for seconds.
November 2nd, 2009 at 3:34pm
jim washburn says:
I find it amazing that you would call Snows the best in Texas. I’ve eaten BBQ for more than 70 years now and Snows is not the best by a long shot.
We read the article and made the trip early one Saturday and had to wait for the placed to open. We wandered in and placed our order in a small crowd who had, I guess, all showed up at the same time, seconds before us.
We looked forward to what you call the best in Texas but we found the place greasy and dirty. There was food on the table that had been left from when Texas Monthly visited the first time, several months prior to our visit.
But, when we chomped down on the brisket, we both looked at each other with our expression of "What are we doing here?" I was thinking that we had missed the right spot and found a look alike, but we asked and the person behind the counter proudly said that they were the best.
I’m not in the habit of telling folks that they lie, but anyone who says that Snows is the best in Texas is telling a lie, or, they have never been any place else.
September 11th, 2009 at 4:54pm
Michael says:
i guess 6 people out of the thousands that have been there since the TM article is not bad. I live in Dallas and have made the trip 4 times since a good friend turned me on to this place. I have traveled all over the world and have never had bbq this good and it has been each time i have been there. I have also been to 3 of the other top 5 numerous times and they have been a far fetch from being as consistant as Snow’s. Sorry for you bad experience, But mine has only been wonderful each time. Michael
July 29th, 2009 at 5:32pm
Kenny K says:
Haven’t eaten at Snow’s, don’t think I can make it to Lexington from where I live (FW) before they close on Saturday. I can’t understand how the TM judges picked a joint only open around six hours in one week. Where is the logic in that.
Here is the point - the BBQ at Snow’s may be the best in Texas as TM says. Great. But I believe I and many other BBQ smokers in Tx can do brisket, ribs, ect... to perfection once a week on a Saturday morning. I don’t need to drive to the Snow’s for that.
What Mueller’s, Smitty’s, City Market and other weekely joints stand for is a consistent product, week in and week out, year after year. BBQ is an imperfect meat rendered great by the people who cook it on a consistent basis (not Saturday morning like me). Believe me, its’ easier to screw BBQ up that get it just right, particulary brisket - the benchmark of BBQ in Tx. I’ve probably eaten at the three above establishments over 30 times and can only remember a poor plate of BBQ once or twice. That daily consistency deserves the recognition, not the Saturday morning cook.
Thanks,
Kenny K
July 29th, 2009 at 3:39pm
Cocklover says:
To the above posters,
When you initially read the review in Dallas Voice that exlaimed the virtues of smoked hot meat. Your mouths salivated in eager anticipation. So much so that you were willing to drive several hours to try it for yourself. Only to be dissapointed to find out that it wasnt actually that you would be filling your mouths with. Sorry you were dissapinted.
Cheers.
February 21st, 2009 at 8:55pm
Bruno says:
We gave it a try this past Saturday after hearing rave reviews. Not the best in Texas by any stretch. Very dissapointed with the pound of brisket that I had bought to take home. I had more fat than meat. They didn’t even try to trim it. That in itself sealed the deal for me. Won’t bother to go again. Circle S BBQ in Cameron should have been in this race. Much better!
January 10th, 2009 at 4:57pm
charles says:
I'm afraid the critic needs more training. My wife and I took one look at our sandwich and wrapped them up and threw them away without taking a bite.
October 6th, 2008 at 8:02pm
Jon says:
I echo the comments above, except there was no waiting in line on 10/4/08. I fear fame has impacted Snow's product (as it also has Lillian's Casstevens). I had both the brisket and ribs and both were lackluster. The brisket was fall-apart dry and a little rubbery. The ribs were just boring and not very meaty. I agree with the review that the sauce was good, but I wished I hadn't needed it.
Of the Top 5, I say the Lockhart twins and Mueller's in Taylor were the standouts. Smitty's and Kreuz' profoundly changed my ideas about BBQ.
Of course, the best part of visiting the Top 5 was the company of the friends who went exploring with me.
October 1st, 2008 at 1:03pm
Gary Scism says:
Ok so me and my father love bar b q we eat it about 4 times a week we have been everywhere luling, lockhart, robstown, we live near belton i was pit master for 3 years at schoepfs so i know a little about bar b q we drove last weekend to try the "best In texas" waited a hour in line got everything on the menu and i was not impressed at all the brisket was not done and rubbery the sausage dried out and the pork was awful the sauce was great i could taste charcoal not wood i think louie muellers is better and luling is far better and joe cottons in robstown which is barely mentioned in the article is the best in texas i was very disappointed i will never go back to snows a waste of 3 1/2 hrs.
