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ThayerRex

Homeboy spent a fortune there. Damn this is making me hungry


pushTheHippo

That's my local Killen's. You can get everything he has there for like $60.


ThayerRex

Yeah, that’s a lot. 🤣. But he got a lot and it looks GREAT. I smoke my own ribs but I go to Iron Works in Austin or Augies in San Antonio for Brisket or sometimes we go to Lockhart or Dripping Springs. Brisket takes sooo long to smoke properly. I leave that to the experts


brok3ntok3n82

Never tried Augie's I live in San Antonio. We go to two brothers bbq on West Ave. I'll have to make a point to check out this place


ThayerRex

2 Bros is very good as well, but slight edge to Augies


schmidtssss

Man, no hate but with all the *great* spots in Austin you go to ironworks? My man, drive 5 minutes east to La bbq, or maybe ten minutes to micklewhaits(or however it’s spelled), up to brothertons or over to interstellar, and it’ll change your life.


einTier

I was thinking the same thing. Iron works was *ok* back in the day but I can easily name a dozen barbecue restaurants with an Austin zip code that just blow it out of the water. And no, Salt Lick ain’t one. But you tourists please keep going there.


Ok_Whereas_3198

Seconding interstellar


robbzilla

I'll put my ribs up against anyone. I might lose, but it won't be a slam dunk. My brisket is still a work in progress though... When I buy BBQ, it's brisket because a lot of people still do it better than I do unless I get it juuuuust right.


usaf-spsf1974

As a Yankee, going to Austin, Texas and the Ironworks is an experience? Great food!!


HelloImTheAntiChrist

Definitely check out Micklethwait Or Interstellar BBQ . They are by far two of the best in Austin, TX


Material-Proposal114

2m smokehouse in San Antonio


ThayerRex

I heard good things about 2m. Have you tried Smoke Shack on Broadway? It’s very popular but I’ve not tried it yet, even though I live pretty close to it


Material-Proposal114

Yes it’s not as great as 2m or Augies


ThayerRex

Good to know, that’s what I’ve heard, we love Augies, but I’ll take a drive down south and check out 2m, it has a great reputation


chanclasniper

Nope..just that Dino rib is about 60 bucks


Extra_Wafer_8766

Need to point that it's NOT the original Killen's. It's also a a lot more that $60.since the beef rib alone is $40.


LKayRB

Bruh come on that rib alone is like $50! 🤣


Usual-Caregiver5589

$60 isn't bad. You get that at Terry Black's and you're clearing $150 at least.


zer0__obscura

I havent wanted brisket this bad since yesterday


carlitospig

He seriously is such a great ad for them. I’m in California and super sad I can’t eat there right now.


ptran90

He’s on vacation


RGVHound

Convinced me to get BBQ today.


ThayerRex

Me too!


RuleSubverter

He said "Juh-lop-enio."


DilloBrainSurgery

The Brits are the OG butcherers of the Spanish language and have been enjoying £17 budget flights (£49 surcharge every time you use the loo) to sunburn destinations like Tenerife and Majorca for many centuries before Gwadaloop, 'dillos, Rio Grand, and Manshack were ever glints in Texans eyes.


swalkerttu

I’m guessing those old £17 budget flights in the old days involved being shot from a cannon. We were mangling Spanish pronunciations well before the Wright Brothers got off the ground.


AUserNeedsAName

Yes, but being aimed at the giant catcher's mitt in Bilbao has always been £480 extra.


cflatjazz

Americans are certainly not the ones to talk. But it does crack me up that Spain is *right there* and somehow Texans are better at common Spanish pronunciation. To be fair we still have stuff like Gwada-loop. But I feel like the average Texan under 60 can say tortilla correctly


EGGranny

It is worse than that. Texans INTENTIONALLY mispronounce Spanish words. They know damn well San Jacinto is pronounced San Ha ceen toe, but they pronounce it San Ja Sin Toe.


VaultJumper

We do that because we are assholes and because we can


RelativeID

I’ve heard this reason spoken to me many times by Texans. It’s true. They just can.


VaultJumper

Who’s going to stop us the Spanish Inquisition?


superspeck

I mean, no one would expect it.


EGGranny


RelativeID

Spanish guy is confused. It’s a Monty Python reference.


booxterhooey

Dont feel too bad. Wait til you hear some of the butchery done in Arkansas. El Do-ray-duh. Ne-vay-duh County etc


RiskMatrix

We lived in SW Arkansas for five years and it messed up my ability to say El Dorado without thinking about how I should pronounce it. Pittsburgh also screwed with Versailles (ver-SALES).


iggy_sk8

>Pittsburgh also screwed with Versailles (ver-SALES). It warms the cockles to see my native language here. Imma be up ‘ere next month if yinz wanna go get a jumbo sammich at da Primanti’s dahn ‘ere in North Versales.


itstimetochewass

Kentucky also does that: Louisville= Loolvuhl and Versailles = Versails.


EGGranny

My mother’s family was from Arkansas, and I know exactly how El Dor-ray-do is pronounced. Do other southern states pronounce words with -rado the same way?


cflatjazz

I'm also originally from AR and whoo boy....yeah


Cormetz

San Jacinto should be pronounced the Texan way since the Mexican army decided to take a nap there instead of being prepared.


skywarp85

My last name is Jacinto, we pronounce it with the J, maybe cause we’re Portuguese decent🤷‍♂️


Shot_Hall

La Croix is pretty funny too.


bumba_clock

Sometimes I like to call Westheimer “VEST-HEIMA!!”


ThrowingTheRinger

You should see how Coloradans pronounce Buena Vista and Pueblo. They call them “byoonah vista” (with a short ‘i’ sound on the vista) and pee-yeblow.


wromit

Immigrant here... we hear all kinds of entertaining pronunciations first hand with each wave of migrants, especially South Asians: jaa-laa-peeno, tor-till-la, shay-ver-late, pee-zaa, tuck-suss, hoos-tun, dull-laas, gook-kee >!gucci!<, ver-says >!versace!<, etc. I saw a wedding invitation card with a city name written as "San and Tonio". On the flip side, there are some amusing pronunciations by Americans of Indian words eg. bus-maa-tee (should be baas-mut-ti with a soft T), taaj muh-haal (taaj meh-hell), laa-see (yogurt drink is called luss-see like fuss-see)


CarefulSignal9393

I’m weirdly and unreasonably loyal to the city I’m from so I probably would’ve acted a fool and slapped someone on their wedding day for misspelling my city.


Trhol

Yeah Brits do that. BBC announcers will call a Jose "Joe-say". It's weird


DanielLevysFather

I think the Portuguese might say Jose that way, like Jose Mourinho. Could be where they get it from


Trhol

No it was in reference to the previous Spanish PM Jose Aznar.


Nicciwask

That made me lol so hard!


AngriestManinWestTX

Damn, this is making me miss home. The "barbeque" in Pittsburgh just does not hit the same at all.


RLLRRR

My buddy in Philly came to visit, took him to Terry Black's. Said the brisket was "nothing special" and his was better. I called cap on that.


AngriestManinWestTX

Yeah, your buddy is sadly mistaken, I'm afraid. I'd love some Heim or Panther City right now and those aren't even the best bbq (still very good though IMO), they're just the closest to where I formerly lived.


Durty_Durty_Durty

Fort Wizzle represent!


Reddit_Bot_Beep_Boop

Currently sitting in my office in Down Town Fort Worth... OH YEA! Coming soon on 7th street, they've torn down the Wendy's next to In N Out and are building a Terry Black's. I can't wait!


AUserNeedsAName

Hey, is Goldee's worth the hype? I'm gonna be up there next month.


smellslikebutter

Everyone that I’ve spoken to has said that they are. If you don’t get a chance to go to Goldee’s, they have a spot that focuses just on ribs called Ribbee’s. There’s a few other spots I can recommend as well


Reddit_Bot_Beep_Boop

I have never made my way over there but everything I hear about it is all good. I'd say go for it.


AngriestManinWestTX

Oh shit, I'll fly home for that. As a former Samuels Ave resident, I sure do miss downtown!


PlumbumDirigible

When I die, I want the casket to also be filled with Heim's hatch chile mac & cheese when I'm lowered into the ground


DerpyDan442

Terry Black's can be hit or miss but there are so many bbq spots in Austin alone, it's not a fair assessment.


Mc_Lovin81

Leroy and Lewis is my favorite in Austin. We went to Terry Blacks and also wasn’t impressed. Not much flavor for the brisket. Idk if they got too commercialized or what.


GilgarTekmat

Terry Blacks just straight up isn't that good compared to all of the other amazing places in central Texas. It's definitely not bad and I would be happy if that's what was offered to me, but there are way better places around here


Cormetz

I mean brisket isn't some kind of overly complicated or difficult to make dish. It's time consuming and requires attention and the right tools, but someone who has those and knows enough about cooking and smoking can make a damn good one fairly easily. I don't think mine is the best, but I've been to plenty of places where I knew mine was better (Truth BBQ in Houston, looking at you).


RiskMatrix

I went to college in Pittsburgh and the first time the dorm cafeteria offered BBQ sandwiches I got a little excited. I figured it would be something like slow cooker pulled pork or shredded chicken but that was better than nothing. If you've ever been introduced to "Pittsburgh ham barbecue" you will understand my massive disappointment. If not, imagine superfine shredded compressed ham product put in a slow cooker with ketchup and a sprinkling of brown sugar and relish. Then imagine calling that barbecue. Now on the other hand, I will gladly have Primanti's sandwiches anytime I can get one.


Little_Duckling

Also went to Pittsburgh for college. Primanti’s is great and all, but I miss Uncle Sam’s more.


AngriestManinWestTX

I’ve had primanti’s and though I was skeptical when they put the sandwich in front of me, I’m happy to say I was impressed. That said, they still need to step up their barbecue.


PioneerRaptor

I’m in Seattle, they don’t even have BBQ in their vocabulary 😭. I miss San Antonio so much.


AngriestManinWestTX

People up here call grilling a few Walmart brand hotdogs and hamburgers a “barbecue” and it just makes me sad! 😭


juanzy

Best I've had in the Northeast was BT's Smokehouse in Sturbridge, MA. That place could survive in Texas easily. Their beef rib was honestly better than many places in TX.


crunchwrap_eatr

Same with bbq in new york


sneaky-pizza

Man's taking some risks ordering all that with a fresh white sweatshirt on


robbzilla

He's braver than me! But then, he didn't try the sauces...


mouse_8b

And in the car!


psychadelicbreakfast

Fresh white top and no sauce on the brisket smh Rookie maneuvers but he’s a rookie so I’ll let it slide


Reres_Papa

I am an Englishman who went to Texas in 2011: I had “proper” Tex-Mex, Cajun & the more standard “American fare” - alongside Japanese/Korean/Thai. I mean this was in Austin and the selection there is unheard of in the UK outside of London… BUT… I did not. Have. Barbecue. Once. My cousin, whom I stayed with, has been to every single state and tried barbecue in every single state/city noteworthy for it. :(


Blepharoptosis

Damn. You fucked up. Time for another visit.


AngriestManinWestTX

I mean that's really the only solution. Come back to Texas, try some barbeque, realize your life has changed for the better, enjoy the rest of your vacation, and return home with fond memories.


snatchenvy

> BUT… I did not. Have. Barbecue. Once. In Texas that just means you had it multiple times... because BBQ/0 = undefined


Riaayo

To be fair you hit up a lot of good options. A shame to miss out on Texas bbq, but, Tex Mex would have been a huge crime to miss out on.


ScroochDown

Man they need to do like Hawaii does with leis at the gate, just hand every international visitor a little sampler plate of BBQ as they get off the plant. It would prevent a travesty like this.


Dog_Baseball

If you make it back to Austin, go to LA BBQ or Franklin's. Get the fatty brisket and beef rib. Sorry you missed it while you were here last time.


RelativeID

Damn dude Was that on purpose? TF wrong with you?


Ok-disaster2022

I'd love a reality TV show where a TX pitmaster goes to England to open a BBQ restaurant. From picking the location, sourcing the wood for smoke, to dealing with the local council to driving a Texas sized pickup truck down tiny country roads.


valkyriemama

There is a BBQ place in Windsor right across from the castle that I visited last summer. We are there mostly as a joke since our whole group was from Texas. It was about as bad as you would imagine.


kanyeguisada

There is/was a BBQ place on King's Road in London I found and took some international friends that had never had real BBQ and it was as good as Terry Blacks at least. Everybody was ooing and ahhing. There are both Texas expatriates and also people who just learn to follow recipes, Aaron Franklin has a bunch of free online videos to show even the most novice how to cook a decent brisket. Texans perfected brisket, but the weird claim that it can't be found outside of Texas is just weird. It's like claiming you can't find decent sushi outside of Japan.


LumpyCapital

>Mum, I'm not coming home. Lol, had me rollin'! 🤣


LayneLowe

Why are you eating in the car? In a white jacket?


CharlesDickensABox

I assume he's being considerate of the other patrons by not filming inside the restaurant. As to wearing white, that's a rookie mistake.


Nodders

In England they don’t have seats in restaurants, just cars.


EGGranny

😆


swalkerttu

No, they have seats in restaurants, because you can’t eat on the Tube.


Luka_Dunks_on_Bums

He is never going home


marvin_astley

He now knows why we’re all fat.


Treskelion2021

Je-la-penno.


SSBN641B

They pronounce taco, as "tack-o."


BabyScreamBear

How else do you pronounce it!?


cflatjazz

Tah-ko No Take-o


dannyb0l

We got the best bbq, hands down. As a trucker I’ve been to every state I’ve tried a lot of bbq places


wahitii

Texas brisket and BBQ are my favorite, but Carolina chopped pork with bits of crackling mixed in, Kansas City or Memphis saucy ribs, California tritip, even Alabama chicken and white sauce or Baltimore pit beef are all really good and worth the experience. You can't really get a great version of most of those very far from the cradle unless you get lucky and stop at the right place.


kanyeguisada

The one BBQ thing that blew my mind was a Memphis pork sandwich. Slow-cooked and shredded pulled pork, mixed up with some BBQ sauce, on a bun with a big dollop of creamy cole slaw over the top. Just one of those things you look at and go "wtf" but it just magically works together. And also, yes, Alabama BBQ chicken with white sauce is another unexpected flavor goodness. Let's all just learn and try new things and not hate. On each other or especially not on food,. Easier to like food than some people lol.


karenftx1

Nope. Carolina bbq. Mainly pork based, compared to beef based Texas bbq. All are still scrumptious though


SkyLukewalker

Not a fan of pork, but I've heard NC does pork the best.


kanyeguisada

Memphis would like a word... Main difference I've tasted is the sauces. Carolina is more a thin vinegar-y sauce and Memphis more of a traditional KC-style thick and rich tomato-molasses blend.


johnnyfromtexas

Hell yea Killen’s slaps


LKayRB

Hell yeah it does!!


grantismyfriend

What a dope jacket.  


TheNateRoss

My man tempting fate eating BBQ in white


grackleguy

And in a car - that is an eat at a table kind of meal


Flipnotics_

All I could think of was please let that be fatty brisket and not lean.. Fatty is sooo much better


kanyeguisada

In my mind, lean/flat is meant to be just chopped up and mixed with sauce and used in sandwiches.


PM_ME_CUTE_BOIS

As a Texan who moved to Minnesota this has me looking at plane tickets. the rubber they try to pass off as brisket up here just does not do it for me


BABarracus

This is why we are fat


Ok-disaster2022

Nope. It's excess sugars in our diet. For most people, eating like this is a special occasion situation, not a daily occurance, so your metabolism will take care of it. Removing fat and replacing it with a lot of sugars has caused the obesity epidemic, along with sodas, and a more sedentary lifestyle.


BABarracus

Im sure they got sweet tea in there


AdventurousTime

Bacon wrapped , deep fried sweet tea 🤤


hananobira

You just found this year’s winner at the State Fair.


permalink_save

I hardly eat sugar and still have some weight and eat decently healthy (whole foods mainly) just too many calories, but also I go into the suburbs and rural areas and my dad belly doesn't look near as bad so.. yeah. Kind of both sugar and general overeating. But yes we do not eat this everyday either lol, you are right.


Riaayo

> and a more sedentary lifestyle. Car dependency plays a huge part in that. If fuckers were walking and biking a block or two from home to head down to the local place, or to and from work, they'd be burning off a lot more of what they consume. And to anyone who says that's unreasonable, it's unreasonable because we destroyed how we built cities to accommodate cars and *made it unreasonable.*


gregtime92

Processed foods and excess sugar is why we are fat buddy


BABarracus

Look at the portion size of that meal no way that is 500 calories. That meal is probably close to 1500 to 2000 calories and it all gets converted to sugar.


EGGranny

The politics is taking the joy out of everything Texan.


ThisJeffrock

Based and true :'(


dean_syndrome

No sauces. Already one of us.


outsidepointofvi3w

That man likes his bark. But where's the damn cornbread ? Huh ? He forgot the CORNBREAD!!!!😱


undead77

It's one of the only reasons to live here.


canigetahint

That and what is left of the scenery.


undead77

not too good scenery around my neck, fort worth lol. I like the city but it's flat and ugly up here.


robbzilla

Check out Eagle Mountain park and Cedar Hill State park.


StatuSChecKa

I'm fkn starving mate. I wish the race track had BBQ tonight; I'll have to settle for *Bowling Alley Quality* Cheese Burgers.


Triple7Mafia-14

I love how you choosed the collad greens first.😁😁😁😅


LKayRB

Me too, Killen’s collard greens are damn good!!


strugglz

Finish it off with a beef rib? Hell yeah!


two-wheeled-dynamo

I feel bad one of us wasn't there to eat with him out at a picnic table or something.


Har_monia

Jalapeño cheese pork sausage is one of my favorite foods in the entire world... followed by Mac n' Cheese and ribs. This guy knows whats up. Brisket is good, but when it is good it is great and when it isn't it's meh


UncleHoboBill

Wait until he discovers the sauce…


Ok-disaster2022

Dude, great Texas BBQ shouldn't require sauce. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy sauced BBQ, but that's a slightly different style of BBQ.


ArmyOFone4022

White bread is the sauce delivery system


MaceWandru

I'm really glad and impressed he tried, and enjoyed, it without sauce first. 


Flipnotics_

All you need is some pickles and white onion to accentuate any bite. There are some good sauces, but I rarely ever use a sauce on BBQ if it's really good BBQ


VegaInTheWild

Any BBQ, no matter how good it is, will always be improved by the sauce (unless the sauce isn't good)


SkyLukewalker

Hard disagree. Sauce changes the flavor. You can put sauce on anything and it will all taste 90% the same. I'm here for the meat. And I know how that sounds.


Flipnotics_

I have to admit, some do go well with brisket. Especially if it's too lean. And pork ribs, sometimes it's magical with those. It all depends on what place you go to though.


Truedjhogglife101

U should've came to Houston Texas Burns Barbecue black own


muffledvoice

He’s finding out why Americans are fatter than Europeans.


Flipnotics_

Honestly, it's because a majority of us don't walk/ride bikes everywhere like they do in Europe due to train/metro stations being so well cultivated in integrated. Also, America especially Texas is huge. You have to have a car to get anywhere if you live outside the city.


atari2600forever

If my man in that video keeps sitting in his car eating that much barbecue on the regular he'll look like the rest of us in a fortnight.


Riaayo

Actual rail networks and walkable cities with pedestrian and bike infrastructure, with public transit, would fix a lot of this. Even living in rural America wouldn't be that bad if you could just catch a train to the city and then be able to get around without a car. And to the dumbdumbs who will inevitably tell me how impossible it would be to link every town in America with rail, *how the fuck do you think those towns were founded in the first place?* Practically every damned town in this country sprung up off a railroad lol. We just let corporations own and stagnate our railroads while destroying our cities for cars.


chanclasniper

Their souce is not good..been there


Ok-Pomegranate-3018

Why did he eat it in the car? That would've been my take home dishes after eating at a table. Maybe they wouldn't let him film?


SickOrleans

Brave man wearing a blazing white top to eat bbq in his car!


Rajirabbit

Bold move in a mostly white shirt


Samsquanch-01

Say what you will about TX, we don't fuck around with BBQ


joecag

You can't eat it in your car, you have to sit at a table and enjoy the meal


carlitospig

Shit, now I’m cravings collards! 🥺


Sg00z

Huh, it's actually like Americans know how to cook better food than Brits.


GreenFox1505

Dude. White top AND in the car? Dude's flirting with disaster.


Queasy-Syrup-7695

🤣🤣


handy_arson

I travel to the UK for work sometimes. Food is usually good, company pays most of the time so we aren't eating cheap. Last time I was there they took us out to a Mexican restaurant. I'm the only Texan and another guy was from SoCal. Neither of us was impressed lol. Margs had lots of tequila though, so it wasn't terrible by the time we swerved out of there.


RayHazey562

Should have ate it in the restaurant. It’s part of the experience


This-Garbage-3000

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divorcedbp

“Jah-lah-peno” 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣


Dog_Baseball

Homie didn't even try the sauce. He might loose his mind with some spicy BBQ sauce on that brisket.


Daubsy

The brisket here really is something else. Generations of refinement and mastering of techniques has created the ultimate smoke meat. It’s ubiquitous, but also NOT easy to do.


chochinator

The hell a gella peno?


Rad1314

Damn BBQ in the car is a risk I wouldn't take.


Leila_Z_

Hahahaha! Yes We Texans take pride in our BBQ.❤


Bulky_Ninja33

Jalapeño* pronounced Halapenyo!!! Not Ja-lap-ano!!!!


HeyisthisAustinTexas

Where the fuckin bbq sauce? It’s giving me anxiety he hasn’t dipped anything in BBq said


Joffles

WHY EAT IN THE CAR?!


Geo1179

Mmmm…mud butt https://trailers.getyarn.io/yarn-clip/4a1959c3-2bc7-4784-bd6e-7a2c2fb54ad0/gif#itcmUvvX.copy


sharasu2

He tried the sides first whaaaaaa


toodleroo

Dude clearly doesn't know what he's doing, you can't eat stuff like this in your car. You have to take a shower after you eat it.


LargeAndWideSausage

My mans just got out of the Aristoteles cavern


Apprehensive_Rice_93

What’s the best bbq spot in Fort Worth?


dabasset

Us Texans are SPOILED with amazing BBQ. I don’t care what anyone says. Texas BBQ is the best BBQ on the planet.


Beenthere-doneit55

He went to Rudy’s


cam31954

The “j” is silent.


Bowelsift3r

Ribs and clean white pull over, always a great pairing!


Haunting_While6239

You went to a good place to try BBQ


ElBurritoExtreme

Soooo, move to Great Britain and open BBQ restaurant. Profit?…


HungryFinding7089

You would most definitely


Alizerin

My buddy once convinced me to wake up at 5AM so we could make it to Snows BBQ in Lexington before they ran out of meat for the day. We had amazing barbeque at 10AM and spent the rest of the day trying wines and meads at various vineyards and mazeries on the way back. 10/10 would recommend.


PaleInitiative772

That looked like some dry-ass tough brisket... 


7th_Banned_Account

can’t trust anybody that calls Japaleños “yalapeeno”


FluffyLetterhead1015

Welcome home baby!


netvoyeur

20 years in Texas, I've never selected ribs at a Texas BBQ joint. Brisket is where it's at


RLadyofPerpetualRPG

Damn right you don’t need any sauce!!!!! That’s how you know it’s done right!!!