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| - First thing people will probably want to know is how long the wait is. At 11:30, the wait was about 15 minutes, and my gf was already in line at the doorjam of the entrance. If you get there at 12:30 (when we left), I noticed the line was inside near the breakfast tacos area.
Next off, I don't have any nostalgia from eating at Rudy's from when I was young (I'm from Chicago). I also recently ate at the Texas BBQ house up in Scottsdale which makes me feel like I'm a bit of a Texas BBQ expert. Imagine if you watched a bunch of travel documentaries about London. Two weeks later, you travel to London and get off the plane. That's how I feel when I walked into Rudy's.
We ordered brisket (moist), turkey, cream of corn, and new potatoes. The brisket was awesome. Very moist compared to other BBQ I've had. The turkey was also not dry at all, and it was well flavored. Cream of corn was excellent and not too sweet. The new potatoes were quartered boiled potatoes with butter drenched on them (yes delicious). You get some bread with your meal and everything comes on wax paper which is supposed to be shiny side up. I like their condiments area with the different peppers. Their sweet tea was also great, and I especially liked how it wasn't as cloyingly sweet as I've had at other places.
The only downfall is that I wish their sauces tasted better. They have their bbq and their sissy. It's probably a personal preference, but I like a sauce with some major kick to it. I mixed in the hot sauce into the Rudy's sauce which made it taste better. I also think the brisket needed some sauce to it. Even though it was moist, it lacked on salt.
Those reasons aside, I found the food to be the best Texas BBQ I've had. Long lines may be there, but it moves pretty quickly and gives you time to figure out what you want. I'll definitely be back here when I have another BBQ kick.
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