4.5 Stars
Texas Barbeque... Hickory smoked lowwww and slowww, served sans sauce so you get to add sauce to your liking, the way good barbeque is supposed to be.
Today we tried out:
- the Smoked Brisket
- The Classic BBQ ribs
- Chopped Beef Sandwich
All the meats were soooo tender and juicy you can practically cut it up with a plastic fork. I loved the ribs with their hot sauce and the brisket with their mild sauce.
On the side we had
- Red Beans
and the Potato salad
- The sides were exactly as I expected them to be, which is fairly average, which is not a bad thing, but they weren't anything earth shattering.
My absolute favorite on this vist though was their home-brewed sweetened iced tea.. just what I needed to fight off the 120 degree day that I had.
Prices are way better than every other BBQ place in town
1/2 lb Brisket - $5.79
1/2 lb Classic Ribs - $5.49 ?? Unheard of!
Lucille's is still my place for Beef Ribs (Dry- no sauce) but for Brisket and everything else, CJ's is my new spot.
I'll admit that it's not the best BBQ I've ever had, because hey, nothing beat MY Home Cooked BBQ, but it ranks pretty high up there, especially when you factor in the great prices and the convenience factor (Sahara/Buffalo)
- TIP - Wear your grungy clothes if you are planning on eating at the restaurant because you WILL come out smelling like you've been slow-smoked.
- Update - Several visits later and I STILL Love the Brisket and the sweet iced tea. I am absolutely addicted to it. It seems that this place is getting more and more popular which is a good thing. The bad news is that it's so popular that there have been times where they had to shut down early because everything was sold out. AWESOME.