Dining Guide
Mike Anderson’s BBQ House

Mike Anderson Jr. runs one of the most popular barbecue lunch spots in Dallas. He uses fresh-cut hickory wood in rotisserie smokers. These smokers are well suited for pork ribs, a popular dish here—and for good reason. He uses two-and-three-quarter and down St. Louis ribs, which means each rack weighs less than two-and-three-quarter pounds. They’re meaty, smoky, and just a little sweet. The come off the bone nicely, and don’t need any sauce.
Our favorite menu items are one you might not even notice. At $3 a piece you can get brisket-stuffed jalapeños wrapped in bacon, or a half quail in bacon. Get both. They look similar, but look for the tiny quail leg sticking out the top instead of the jalapeño stem if you want to tell them apart. The best part about them is the crisp bacon that surrounds the whole package.
City: Dallas
Cuisine: Barbecue
Method: Hickory in a gas-fired rotisserie
Pitmaster: Mike Anderson Jr.
Price: $
Address: 5410 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX, 75235
Hours: Mon-Sat 10 - 2:30
Phone: (214) 630-0735
Website: www.mikeandersonsbbq.com
Year Opened: 1982
Last updated: May 3, 2013
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Mike Anderson’s BBQ House
Mike Anderson Jr. runs one of the most popular barbecue lunch spots in Dallas, but when he opened it with his dad back in 1982, they really didn’t know what they’d gotten into. “We started it together the week after …