Dining Guide
Zeke’s BBQ

Try the smoked version of Windthorst Sausage at Zeke’s, and you’ll find a good reason to remember the small town. Zeke’s smokes Select grade. The fatty side of the brisket still has plenty of juiciness, but Zeke’s also does well with the lean beef from the flat. They take good care to trim the fat down, so whatever’s left is just the amount I want to eat. The fat provides the moisture that might be missing otherwise, and helps carry the smokiness. It’s no surprise that this brisket makes a remarkably good chopped beef sandwich. Zeke’s only goes through five or six briskets a day, but there’s plenty more on the menu, such as the peppery pork ribs with just enough chew left on them. Dare we say it, they’re even better after a squirt of Zeke’s spicy sauce.
City: Windthorst
Cuisine: Barbecue
Method: Oak in an indirect heat pit
Pitmaster: Chris Pettyjohn
Price: $
Address: 19000 US-281, Windthorst, TX, 76389
Hours: M-F 11-8, Sat 11-2
Phone: (940) 423-6888
Year Opened: 2015
Last updated: May 22, 2016
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Zeke’s BBQ
Sometimes all it takes to seduce me into a high-mileage gamble on a barbecue joint are a few meat photos on Facebook. Unless you’re taking the circuitous route to nearby Wichita Falls, Windthorst, Texas isn’t really on the way to anywhere. …