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    Big Tex Bar-B-Que

    3.4 (233 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    The outside
    Elizabeth J.

    The Food overall I would say was good! The fries are trash UNLESS you get the beer battered ones. It took forever to get our drinks and beer which was kinda crazy. Our waitress started sweeping the floor when we were waiting for her to come back and take our dessert order which we decided not to get cause it was gonna be a while. Overall it's Okay if you are willing to overlook service and know what you are gonna get that's good. The ambiance is great and it's cute but the service kinda took this down a peg.

    Green Chile burger and fried pork belly
    Steve B.

    We were here a couple of years ago during Rex Allen Days, I remember the experience being better. Maybe it was a slow Saturday. Service was off. Burgers were average at best, seems like they may have been pre-cooked? hope not, just dried out. Wilcox is not exactly a culinary destination but I hoped for better.

    J.P. W.

    We've passed by here a couple of times and finally had the chance to stop by. I'm certainly glad we did. We enjoyed a delicious lunch here and will definitely be back again. The server was attentive and the food came out really quick. The location wasn't that busy for a Saturday afternoon, which we found surprising. The menu has a sizable selection. I had the brisket sandwich and the beer battered fries. Lots of fries. The beer selection is quite good. And the amount of food for the price is quite reasonable. The interior is a bit "cavernous" and I find that charming. A great experience; I look forward to going back. I believe there was a surcharge because I used my credit card, which I get but I always find it a little disheartening. It's a shame that businesses have to do this now.

    Repurposed wood wall
    Mary D.

    Food was good and plentiful. The service was very good - they have a robot that brings the food to the table and then the server serves it. The humans did an exceptional job! The atmosphere was very fun. One wall was entirely made up of repurposed crates, etc. and there is a very large Texas long-horn on the wall.

    Brisket with Mac n' cheese and coleslaw
    Maiko K.

    When I go to a BBQ place I usually order brisket so Ive had my fair share of brisket in AZ, GA, FL and of course TX. I have to say their brisket was okay. Definitely not bad but not the best either . This place smelled so good from outside so I had high expectation. This place is ideal for a big party, family etc... They have a salad bar, which is a nice touch. And of course, the exterior of the restaurant is super cool and will definitely draw your attention! For a busy restaurant, the service was good and fast.

    Spare Ribs.
    Kirk H.

    I wanted to get some meat à la cart to go, specifically spare ribs. The kind waitress said "we've been slammed today but I'll see what they can do." She ran back out and said we're working on it! 10 minutes later she met me at the counter, and said "$16.00 please." For which I received six huge ribs plus the tail piece. They were delicious, and more than I could eat. Their house sauce is fantastic as well. I will definitely be back.

    Cauliflower pizza ( mushroom, pineapple, ham). Nice but didn't care for canned mushrooms
    Jim S.

    Mom and I were in Wilcox and she remembered she had been to 'The Train Restaurant". I had never been there, so we headed there after our business in town. This is a BBQ spot but neither of us tried got it. I didn't want something that heavy so I ordered the Cauliflower pizza (mushroom, pineapple, and ham) with a side of the Okra to share. Mom got the ham and cheese sandwich. The pizza was nice but the mushrooms were obviously canned (not my favorite). Not being too hungry, I brought have of it home. I really liked the okra as did mom. It was a reminder of the days we grew it and fixed it when I was a kid. There was such a large serving, again more for the refrigerator at home. Mom enjoyed the ham and cheese. There were so many fries it was almost a joke. She took half the sandwich and almost all of the fries home too. The atmosphere was nice. It was interesting interior. The tables were definitely a BBQ vibe. Our server was great. She was very quick. We laughed because when going between kitchen and other patrons, she flew by. She must be exhausted by the end of the shift.

    Big glass of soda
    Belle V.

    Someone recommended this place to my husband and I am so glad we tried it. It's a different experience, dining inside an old train, gives you a different dining experience. Service is kinda slow, we almost cancelled our appetizers, figuring it will come out, same time as our entrees. As soon as we told our server, not even a minute passed and she came out with our appetizers. Odd...Food is good but not great. They use barbecue sauce a dipping sauce for everything. But I wouldn't mind coming back to try other items in their menu.

    Pulled Pork Sandwich.

    If you like flavourless barbecue and the taste of disappointment, this is the place to go! I ordered the pulled pork sandwich, and my sister ordered the BBQ beef sandwich. The sauce was thin and watery and lacked any flavour component. It needed vinegar and or mustard to add some tang and flavour to the sauce. The meat in both sandwiches were completely devoid of taste. A bit dry and very disappointing despite paying over $15 each. The salad bar for an additional $2 was just OK. Nothing great or outstanding. The server was kind and polite, but the service was lacking. We had to track someone down to get extra napkins. In the end we packaged up the sandwiches and took them home. Added some Sweet Baby Rays BBQ sauce so they wouldn't be so challenging to eat and add some missing taste. They also charged us $1.53 to use a credit card. Nope. Never going back to this disaster again. Wayno

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    I'm from Texas. I've eaten a lot of barbecue. This was the worst brisket I've ever had. Fatty and tough.

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    Excellent food in Willcox near the highway. We enjoyed a tasty lunch - burger, pulled pork, French…read moredip sandwich - and it was all delicious and served hot. The kitchen was very busy on a Sunday midday and it took over 45 minutes to get our food. It was worth the wait. This looks like a ramshackle hole in the wall from the outside but it's a clean, simple family place for some good food . Much better than the fancy winery restaurant we visited for dinner the previous night.

    After a very long day of hiking the Chiricuahua's, my family and worked up quite the appetite and…read morewe were wanting something other than fast food, and then we found this place on Yelp and it looked and sounded so good just reading online so we decided to stop here before heading home to Tucson, and I am so glad we did. The place was pretty busy, every table pretty much has guests so we had to wait but the wait honestly was a couple of minutes. The staff had their hands full but you would never know it - they were super kind and fast with their service. It's a decent size restaurant with indoor seating and a patio and it was nice and clean. I was craving a nice cold salad and their salad bar hit the spot! everything was crisp, cold and fresh and the blue cheese was so good. I especially loved the tea and the sweet tea they both were super refreshing and even the water tasted so good. They serve the drinks in giant mason jars which I loved. Do not skip the Brussel sprouts or the green beans! We had steak, chicken fried steak, a burger and they even had my daughter's favorite, spaghetti, and it all was a hit for us. I was enjoying it so much that I forgot to take pictures of it! This place has me wanting to take the drive from Tucson to Willcox just to enjoy another meal!

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