I'm a bbq junkie. I traveled 3 hours just to get a true feel of this place…read more Cool atmosphere but the line was long. I'll never go on a weekend again. Free drinks ok cool. Brought chairs ok cool. Play card games while waiting and drank. Bbq is good but Houston has too many places short drive with short lines. Snows bbq thx but not worth the long drive and wait.

Well I did it. Showed up at 4:30 am and was #44 in line. What was rather interesting was sitting…read morein a lawn chair and talking to the other people that made the journey. At 7:30 they play the natoinal anthem over the loudspeakers and just about 8:00am the line start moving along. I was in about 8:30 and got my tray of Ribs, Brisket and Pork. The BBQ was really good. You could argue what you find to be the best in Texas and Snows should be on your list. It's a place you should do at least once.

Hands down best BBQ restaurant in Houston. Meats were delicious, sides were off the charts and the…read moresauce should be sold everywhere. If that's not enough Freddy made us feel like we were family and got pit master Will to give us a tour of the smokers and their process. They set the perfect environment. TOP NOTCH, Second to none.

Adding to my Texas BBQ travels I was able to hit Truth BBQ in Brenham. I was there around…read morelunchtime; it was easy to find off the 290, but parking could be challenging if they were busy. I had the 2-meat plate: ribs and brisket. The ribs are up to Texas standards bit I have to say the brisket was not. I am curious if they smoke here or in the Houston location and bring it in for the day. What I found interesting was their BBQ sauces. I normally do not us but it did help the brisket. I am giving 4 stars, but really a 3.5 in my opinion.

I can't believe we haven't tried this place before. We live about 30 miles away but are frequently…read morein Brenham. I came in today for takeout, I got two plates and a couple of extra sides. Brisket was tender and delicious with a heavy nice bark like I like. Turkey was tender and juicy. We tried the potato salad, coleslaw, cabbage, and macaroni and cheese. All were delicious, particularly the braised cabbage and the macaroni and cheese. We got a side of the street corn and even as a non-fan of street corn I have to say it was amazing--sooo good! These people definitely have "it". We'll be back soon.

Ribs are the bomb. Turkey and sausage, brisket and sides are all awesome. Get here early, when they…read morerun out of anything on the menu, they are out till the next day. Counter service, walk up, point at what you want, pay and have a seat. Smallish inside and limited parking. This place is worth the wait in line at lunch time. But don't show up at 2pm and expect them to have a full selection. It goes fast out here. Enjoy.

Great service and BBQ, he catered to my niece's and has done several meals to my sister's house for…read moreparties, reunions, etc.

Their quality and flavor is equal or better than any of the highly-rated Texas BBQ places. Best BBQ…read morefor the price!

We went to Retreat Hill to enjoy the Bluebonnets and went to Hill Country Barbeque for lunch…read more Upon entering, you are greeted by a grizzly bear. There are lot of photographs along the wall of cowboys and bull riding action shots. Thought that was cool. It was not busy when we arrived and went straight to the counter up front. We ordered the family pack consisted of slices of brisket and sausages and side of fried okra and coleslaw. The brisket and sausages were decent for the price. It was not melt on your mouth tender but was also not chewy with plenty of fat. The fried okra was great... newly fried and crispy! Highly recommend as a side. Coleslaw was tasty... not a big fan of coleslaw overall but my liked it. The fountain soda was a little old as water was dripping on the side as I was filling up my Diet Coke. Place is clean. Containers are disposable including utensils so it's easy to cleanup after yourself. Glad we tried it. Lots of locals eating there which is a good sign. They have a pool table and stage in the other room.

We spent $200+ for a bunch of meat and sides for a family gathering. The brisket was so tough, we…read morecouldn't eat it with the supplied plastic-ware. The sausage was ok, the potato salad was more like mashed potatoes than potato salad. The beans were flavorless. The BBQ sauce was good. We would have done better at Dickey's.

Bottom Line: The finest BBQ experience in the College…read moreStation & Bryan TX area is found on Hwy 21 a few scant miles west (about 5 mi from downtown Bryan). Excellent & inexpensive BBQ and truly exceptional people make C&C BBQ out on Smetana Rd a "Must Do!!!" stop in the area. Your taste buds will be happier and your day will be brighter for it. You can thank me later. Top Line: As is typical on my BBQ road tripping, most eateries in the College Station & Bryan TX got a single visit to check out their vittles & their digs. It takes someplace special to draw a second visit. In the College Station & Bryan area, that place was C&C BBQ. An alternative BBQ joint got slid down the schedule to make time for the second round at C&C on Sunday, since they are currently only open on Sat & Sun. Charles's touch with his smoker is exquisite. The smoke note in the meat is not sharp, edgy, or acrid. His smoke flavor comes out round, balanced, full, velvety, and smooth. His rub has enough peppery snap to give it character, without being harsh or aggressive. Again, balanced and masterful. Ribs on the first visit were meaty, arriving trimmed quite free of fat. This gave the smoke excellent access to the meat, which took it up very nicely. Brisket sandwich on my second trip west was very, very tender and wonderfully juicy. It was a 4-napkin sandwich! That indicates just how tender & moist it was. And it was equally tasty, exhibiting like the ribs Charles's mastery of his craft. Sides are limited to four items: potato salad, whole kernel corn, green beans, pinto beans. Potato salad has a slight hit of pickle juice jumping it up a bit. Corn with diced tomatoes has a bit of bite & snap to it, setting the corn apart from its usual semi-blandness. The green beans were very tender & seemed to have butter dancing in the mix, which made them more flavorful. The pinto beans were rich in flavor due to having some shredded meat added in. Their texture was on the mark as well. Banana pudding was the weakest link in my estimation. The taste was pretty typically sweet banana pudding flavor, which is not a bad thing. The texture, while being smooth & creamy as pudding should be, struck me as being a bit too moist. The vanilla wafers cookies had gotten soggy from the pudding, so there was no crunch or solidity contrast to the creamy pudding. Cost for this Nirvana of BBQ heaven was mondo cheap (see picture), particularly given the extremely tasty food. C&C BBQ is not only some of the very best BBQ in the area, it is also amazingly high value eating due to it's miniscule prices. Also, kudos to them for having a bathroom on premises to clean up in after your (over) indulgence. But to only mention the quality & cost of the food is to tell the lesser part of the story. The greatest part about eating at C&C is the bright, shining, positive, effusive, enthusiastic, sunshiny, uplifting personalities of Charles & Carol. These two folks radiate joy & happiness at an astronomical level. To hang out with this pair while downing such good BBQ makes your visit a jewel among the days of your life. So head west from Bryan TX to the junction of Hwy 21 & Smetana Rd to get your own shot of sunshine from Charles & Carol and a chowdown of their bodacious BBQ. As I said above, you can thank me later.

I came to C&C bar-b-que on a whim wanting to try something new and let me say I was NOT…read moredisappointed! I walked in and the first thing I noticed was the glorious smell of smoked meats. I was instantly greeted by Carole and Charles as well as one of their employees. I got a lunch combo which includes your choice of sandwich, chips, and a drink. I got a chopped brisket sandwich which was chopped in front of me and was piled into hamburger buns. I was offered to try the brisket beforehand since it was my first time and it was DELICIOUS! While I waited for my meal I talked with the owners and their employee who were all so nice. I recommend this place to anyone who is longing for some good old fashioned bar-b-que!! 10/10 recommend. I will without be coming back!

Awesome little quiet place and wonderful food and service! We loved the food . I had the Rueben…read moresandwich and my husband had the burger . We definitely will go back here .

The food was good, but the service was unacceptably poor. After the forth or fifth time of bringing…read morea party of five to six people and getting our order messed up twice in a row, we'll go elsewhere. Our group went there on Wed, 9/23/26. Two of our group ordered the brisket tacos WITHOUT onions. Many people have problems with onions. These were college kids, not old people like me. I observed the server typing the request into her terminal. Of course, both of the orders were delivered with onions on the tacos. This was the second time in a row that this restaurant can't do something basic like NO ONIONS! It was a Wed. night so it's not like the place was busy. If it were just myself, or if we'd all ordered the same thing, we'd have sent the order back. However, why should three of us feel obliged to wait to start eating while the kitchen help has to redo several orders that they failed to prepare properly. As I stated, this was the second time the restaurant screwed up the same item. I'll host the five or six of us at other places in the BCS area. There are no third chances in the service industry!

When I wrote this review, I was the sixth review ever…read more The other five reviews were five stars. I gave it five stars too. That should tell you something. * * * Herk's is a small convenience store with their own sandwich business. At lunch time, there are fifteen trucks parked outside. That means fifteen to thirty working guys getting lunch. Those fifteen to thirty guys know what they are doing. * * * The menu is hamburgers, a little bit of breakfast stuff, a little bit of brisket, a little bit of Mexican stuff and some non-hamburger grilled sandwiches. The hamburgers are rightly famous. I had a smoked turkey sandwich that was fantabulous. The secret was a cheesy jalapeno bread that was massively buttered and then toasted on the grill. The buttered bread was simply to die for. But it didn't hurt that they took the turkey off the loaf and grilled it until there was a good char on the meat. I never knew turkey loaf turkey could be grilled - and I didn't know it tastes great when grilled. Put that on your list with bologna of surprising foods that taste amazing hot if you put a char on them. * * * But the whole place is classy - not just the sandwiches themselves. Even though Herk's has almost no space, they put out one of the best displays of energy drinks you will ever see at a convenience store. And they have a great selection of everyday beer. Also tucked away in a corner is a supply of shampoo, deodorant and other clean-up supplies. You doing something really dirty and have to look good after work? Herk's has got you covered. You can get charged up in the morning. You can get charged up midday. You can kick back at night. And if something goes wrong with your truck, they even have a small stock of emergency truck supplies. * * * The place also goes out of the way to help out the local community. They have a big ad for a benefit for a local resident who survived what should have been an absolutely fatal stroke. That patient is now facing months of expensive rehabilitation. The community is selling homemade briskets and doing a great big benefit dinner. They have announcements for the Central Texas Diabetes support fundraiser (two C & W bands and another dinner.) There is a third dinner the next day for the local Lutheran church. (This time, the attendees get roast beef.) If cooking is going to be what helps people in need, Lexington, Texas is willing to do a lot of cooking. The community material can also be naughty rather than nice. They have a big ad for the locally made spice mix with a Before and After picture showing the merits of the spices. The After Picture is a Beautiful Model. The Before Picture is Old Hillary Clinton. There are gags about living on $15 a week. You use $8 for your beer, $1 for the wife's beer, $2 for horse tips, $5 for other fun stuff. You buy your groceries on credit. If your expenses go over $15 a week, your next move is to cancel the wife's beer. There are jokes about how no one has ever figured out how to win an argument with a woman. There are plenty of jokes about drinking as well, and a few not-so-naughty jokes about riding. * * * You get the idea. Herk's is more than just a place to get hamburgers. It is a place that takes care of its people. It provides the goods and services local people need. It provides a meeting place. It stands up for the high and noble virtues. It stands up for the sins that people-are-gonna-commit-anyway. * * * Overall you gotta like Herk's. Soul is a funny choice of word for a country western establishment. But, in a very real way, this place has soul.

Great home cooked lunches each day!!! Their burgers, sweet potato fries and homemade onion rings…read moreare also a favorite! Their Ruth's sandwich with avocado slices is also yimmy!!

Food was fire , Moe' knows BBQ had 2 meat platter with sausage and brisket and let me tell you…read moreprobably the best bbq in Texas, service was quick , place was a bit small.10/10 recommend

Very good BBQ. Good food. Come hungry, you will not leave disappointed. We have have been blessed…read moreto eat here and left full.

I love this place. Their sausage is unique and very tasty, their brisket is top-notch and I…read morebelieve Arron Franklin earned his stripes at this place. I could be wrong about that but I think that is where he started and even bought a big smoker from them that he uses today. My only issue with them is they are only open I think four days a week so check that out before you go. On top of that it has a very old-Texas feel to it with a screen door coming in and the mature wood interior. Very authentic Texas BBQ.

James Award for Culinary Excellence Winner Louis Mueller…read moreBarbecue is a Texas Treasure. The decor is rustic and smoke laden, just as any Barbecue place developed. The Old neon Grocery sign reminds us of the roots of this longtime, family business in Taylor, Texas. They take your order in line and by the time you are finishing at the register your food is handed to you on a tray and you go find a table. We sat in the adjoining room, which was less smoky. I had Brisket Burnt Ends, Pork Ribs, Cole Slaw and Beans. My brother had Brisket, Sausage, Cole Slaw and Beans. A side of warm Barbecue Sauce was provided along with Bread, Sliced Pickles, and Onions, as is customary in Texas. It was all wonderful, as always. Tender, juicy, just fantastic Central Texas Barbecue. Go on, get ya some. You will be glad you did.