Texas Pride Barbecue

Texas Disappointment. This was my 2nd shot at this place. Not sure how this place gets the great reviews it gets, especially for the food. I do like the atmosphere and decor. It's a decent place to listen music out back away from the staff. I found the staff far from helpful almost to point of rude. If I ever go back, I'll see if I can't sneak in the back with some Bill Millers or Rudy's.

Turkey was good, for bbq. Nice and tender. The brisket left a lot to be desired and a lot of fat too. Cole slaw was just a mix put through a grinder til it was mush, very bland to the taste. "Pinto beans", tasted like no pinto beans I'd ever tasted. My date said they tasted like ranch beans with extra pepper. The "German Potato Salad" was not German. Not sure it was even potato. I lived in Germany for 6 years and it's usually warm and delicious. This was straight out of the fridge with no taste. I wanted to try their seasoning that was at the cash register, it looked good. When I ask where to get some and why they didn't put it out with the other condiments I was told it was to expensive and it was only for sale by the container. I wasn't about to take the gamble. I did complement one of the staff on their bread. Tasted just like the bread out of the Butter Crust bag, which is what it was. I was starved when I went there but didn't finish any of the sides and left a good amount of brisket fat on the paper that they serve it on. The butcher paper is put in a hard plastic tray like little milk cartons were stored in when I was in elementary school as a kid. Cute but greasy, at least both of ours were.

This may sound like I'm just a complainer but I call them as I see them. Basically this is fast food at a higher cost. Not a place I would take out of town guest to for good Texas bbq.…

So, So Disappointed. I don't think I have ever disliked a restaurant more than this one. The service was extremely slow and slightly rude. After we got our food, it took ten minutes of waiting in line to pay, so by the time we got to eat the food, it was cold. (There were only two other couples in front of us.)

You cannot order a cup of water, even if you order a beer or another drink. They only serve pricey bottled-water.

Although all the food was cold, the meat was tender. But it grossed me out that the trays that we used had others peoples greasy BBQ sauce and food on them. When I started to eat I had to first wipe the grimy previous eaters sauce off my hands. And flies were everywhere inside. Out of the 30-something napkin holders in the dining room only 2 had napkins. The "fork machine" was out of forks, and the BBQ sauces were down to just drops of sauce.

I am a pretty easy to please person when it comes to eating out. I can't even think of another restaurant that I don't like, but this was one time I was really disgusted.…

Way to proud of their BBQ. For a place that considers itself great, the bbq was mediocre at best. Ordered the brisket and the young girl cutting it was unaware of how to cut brisket across the grain. The portions were small and the price is exorbitant! If your passing through sure check it out. Its not worth the drive if your going out of your way to eat there. Stay in town and try Auggies or The Bbq Station if your wanting bbq.…

Diners, Drive-ins and Dives was so wrong. We ordered the hungry farmer? Got the beans, mac & cheese, german potato salad and cole slaw. The beans and mac were good the german potato salad and cole slaw not so good. The sausage was pretty good but the ribs were so salty I couldn't eat them and the brisket was dry and had no seasoning. One was overly seasoned the other nothing. Crazy I would give the tenderness of the meat a 5 stars too bad the taste wasn't there.

The bbq sauce was terrible it was catsup with a few spices in it. The spicy sauce was even worse(it's not spicy). I'm truly disappointed in Guy Fieri and DDD recommendation. They must have paid him off to say they had good bbq. Don't think I'll trust his opinion again. DEFINETLY NOT WORTH THE PRICE OR THE DRIVE.…