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this page and opposite page: Blue Smoke bbq by Melissa Hom AUSTIN, TX Lamberts Downtown Barbecue 401 W 2nd Street Austin, TX 78701 I get the boar ribs which taste like candy and the jalapeño brisket sandwich every time. Greg Weitzner Rudy’s Country Store & Barbecue 11570 Research Boulevard Austin, TX 78759 The brisket was so good I had to slap your mama and take some home to mine. Alex L. la Barbecue 902 E Cesar Chavez Austin, TX 78702 Brisket and ribs are both AMAZING. You can’t go wrong with either. Or both. Jennifer He Franklin Barbecue 900 E 11th Street Austin, TX 78702 The BEEF RIBS are the best item. Always sell out and not always available. Joe O. John Mueller Meat Company 2500 E. 6th Street Austin, TX 78704 DRIFTWOOD, TX The Salt Lick 18300 FM 1826 WASHINGTON, D.C. LLANO, TX DCity Smokehouse Cooper’s Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que 8 Florida Avenue NW 604 W Young Street Washington, D.C. 20001 Llano, TX 78643 So after ordering the BIG BEEF (it’s a chopped beef sandwich) without the coleslaw and a side of Brussels sprouts... my hubby and I snagged a couple of seats to get down to business.   Omg. I’ve found the definition of BBQ. This place is amazing. The meat is unexplainably delicious and juicy and the flavor is just off the roof. Dj B. OMG!!!  It was LOVE at FIRST BITE!!! And then I realize... after my first hit... my very first hit... I’m addicted... hopelessly addicted...Terinee Bonds Driftwood, TX 78619 HOUSTON, TX Stockyard Bar-B-Q The Brisket House 5775 Woodway Houston, TX 77057 The jalapeño sausage was delicious. Alexi A. Brook’s Family BBQ Houston, TX 77057 3602 Scott Street The Brisket was so tender, you could cut it with a fork … Janine Bostic-Smalls Houston, TX 77004 500 Dallas Street Houston, TX 77002 GoodE Company I scored Brook’s Family BBQ an 84 out 100.  This is Reserve Grand Champion Texas BBQ with a little Funk. Virgie’s Bar-b-que 5535 Gessner Drive Houston, TX 77041 2702 Main Street Lockhart Smokehouse BBQ 400 West Davis Street Dallas, TX 75208 Sonny Bryan’s Smokehouse 302 North Market Street Dallas, TX 75202 Fargo’S Pit BBQ 720 North Texas Avenue Bryan, TX 77803 Sausage:  Excellent.  A pork link that was a cross between East Texas and Mexico.  An East Texas spicy sausage seasoned with Chile powder. Texas BBQ Ranger CHARLESTON, SC Gatlin’s Barbecue 288 King Street 5109 Kirby Drive Houston, TX 77098 Pecan Lodge Dallas, TX 75226 6504 Westheimer Road O GF