My buddies and I got off the plane in South Padre Island and headed directly to Smoke for lunch!…read more Gott love Texas BBQ and Smoke eas no exception. Good sized place inside and you order from the friendly staff at the counter and I got brisket slices, which is strange for me, since I usually get pulled pork, but I was on vacation. I got Mac and Cheese for my side. Food was ready pretty quick and all delicious. The mac and cheese was buttery and cheesy and al dente and the brisket was melt in your mouth. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. Good stuff. The ambience was your basic Texas BBQ place, all good. Give Smoke a shot!

The food and service are great. The restaurant has a unique atmosphere and offers a bar with tv in…read morethe center of it. The dining area is comfortable, casual, and laid-back, making it a great place to relax and enjoy your meal. I definitely recommend giving this place a try and experiencing it for yourself!

My wife and I visit Reyna's BBQ and Cocina about once a week. Their lunch specials are always…read moredelicious and very affordable, which makes it easy to keep coming back. The staff is consistently welcoming, and Andrea deserves a special mention -- she's always helpful, upbeat, and brings such a positive energy to the place. We also appreciate that they honor military discounts. Reyna's has become one of our go‑to spots, and we're grateful for the great food and great service.

The restaurant is very clean and they take your order very quickly. They have lots of options to…read morepick from. Although they were out of Mac and cheese which is the main reason I came here (The Trinity Sandwich). They were also out of water at both soda machines. They were also out of hand sanitizer. The BBQ was really good, the brisket, pulled pork, and sausage were all really good. The mashed potatoes were very bland and not very creamy. The waffles fries were amazing. The Elote did not have a lot of flavor and was mainly just the cream flavor. Overall the people working were really nice and the main food was good.

Very average, almost basic. The brisket was very tender, so no complaints there, but it had zero…read moreflavor. It was as if it wasn't seasoned at all. I couldn't even taste any smoke flavor on the brisket either. I was very thankful for bbq sauce, which was damn good! I also had the potato salad, which was also basic and very bland. Highly disappointed because in my humble opinion, Texas has the best bbq, hands down. I'm guessing it just isn't good in Harlingen. I will try this place again when I come back to Harlingen in a few weeks for work. Could've just been an off day. Sorry, no toes or thumbs for Backyard BBQ. Happy eating, my foodies!

Starting from excellent service, to the delicious BBQ, an A+ experience. I tried the brisket,…read moresausage, & chicken- all of it was my kind of BBQ. Texas BBQ! IYKYK I got the lean brisket and it was actually lean! No fat to deal with but tender and delicious. The sides, potato salad and charro beans were also very good and it didn't break the bank. Must try.

Good two meat platter: brisket and sausage, potato salad (mustard version) and coleslaw…read more The hit at the table was the cup of beans! And the longhorns out back.

If you like beans, they have beans! As soon as we sat down the waitress promptly greeted us with…read morefour cups of yummy bean soup. It was pretty tasty and we got an other cup with our meal. Are you thirsty? They have you covered! Your water, tea or soft drinks comes out in a good size mini pitcher just for you. You don't have to share it, you drink out of it. Everyone gets their own. We all ordered the baked potato, smothered with chopped beef brisket, cheese, butter, and sour cream. It was pretty big. Most of us couldn't finish ours and happily took it home to eat later. The turtle cheesecake is delicious. Perfect ending to a great meal. As you're eating, you can look out at the fields and they have a few Longhorn cattle and a couple donkeys out there. It was a nice meal, great service and great atmosphere.

Visited this establishment on a Sunday. It is a gas station converted into a restaurant. The…read moreestablishment was clean and has about 10 tables. Staff was pleasant. Ordered Brisket, Ribs and pull pork. The portions were generous and the price was adequate for BBQ. The coleslaw was fresh but had to much mayo. Cream corn was delicious. BBQ beans were OK. I was happy to see that BBQ beans were not just beans with BBQ sauce. The moist Brisket I received reminded me of what was left over. It was very fatty and lacked taste. The ribs had a smoky taste instead of BBQ taste and not as tender as other places. The pull pork sandwich was good with a little BBQ sauce. Their BBQ sauce is very neutral in not being sweet or vinegary. Pass on ordering a soft drink as the water/ice must not be filtered. It was awful at $2.50. Also be aware, this establishment will charge 4.5% if you pay with a card.

I was already a big fan of the Frankie Flav restaurants and all of Frankies food. I came in with…read morebig expectations for but my expectations were exceeded. I ordered the 3 tacos. Wow much larger than I expected. I was able to finish but I think most will struggle to finish them. You can select 3 different kind fO tacos from a choice of about 5 tacos. They also looked very pretty. I sent snap out to friends and they were all jealous. The owner Frankie came to my table and asked if everything was good. I had a mouth full of great food but I think he got my message that I loved it. I will be coming back for sure to try the rest of the menu.

We were visiting from out of town for the first time. The service was excellent from the beginning…read more They explained the menu, made suggestions, and didn't rush us to order. The restaurant was clean and there was plenty of seating. We ordered the family menu, it was pricey but worth it. The food was delicious! Homemade tortillas made it better. The Dino rib was fall off the bone tender. We will definitely be back if we find ourselves in Brownsville again. 10/10

This screams Texas BBQ! There's nothing like accidentally finding an amazing BBQ spot. We missed…read moreour exit off the highway and passed by. Saw all the cars lined up and decided we needed to line up too! It's clean and comfortable. The staff were all very welcoming and helped us through the menu. Everything was perfectly seasoned with a good spicy kick! We took dessert to go because we were so full. If its as good as it looks, and as amazing as the main course, we are probably going to be in a food coma by the time we finish it all. Definitely recommend. Be ready for a little spice (or a lot)!

Great restaurant! They have innovative Menu options and great service. I definitely recommend any…read moreof the burgers and those wings! Oof! Enjoy a great meal here and tip your server and bartender well, hard working and friendly staff.

Food is great! Definitely going again! Did not expect the fries to be Delicious! I loved them! Went…read moreduring lunch so it wasn't crowded at all, got my food fast! Billiards and tvs all around. Gives a Bar vibe. Going back!

The food was good. Great customer service…read moreLoved the music. Great atmosphere. The drinks were the best!

I ordered the Pecan Chicken and it didn't disappoint…read more The bar is great. The house smoked Old Fashioned was really good made correctly with a clear block of ice. There is a great selection of allocated bourbons and ryes reasonably priced. The bartender was very knowledgeable and friendly. Highly recommended.

This is our second or third visit to Tejano Grill and we thoroughly enjoyed the food and service…read more We ordered a mixture of TexMex, BBQ, a chicken sandwich and seafood between the four of us. Everyone seemed to like what they ordered. My Two Meat BBQ Plate had brisket slices and some smoked turkey breast. The turkey was a little dry but had good flavor and there was a lot of it. The brisket was nice and moist but unfortunately two slices were sliced incorrectly WITH the grain instead of across the grain. This made them tougher than they should have been. Kind of a rookie mistake. But the flavor was good. The grandson's spicy fried flounder was very good. He loved it! The spicy Chicken sandwich was excellent and shared between two of our party. Overall the food was good and the service was very good. The place wasn't busy because it was midafternoon which was nice since it's usually packed on the weekends. We definitely will return when we travel to Harlingen to pick up visitors at the airport.

As close to the Boarder as you can get with Mexico and this is some of the most disappointing…read moreMexican (Tex-Mex) I have ever had. First, of course, the chips and salsa. The chips were hard as rocks and had zero salt. Seriously NO SALT. They felt like they had been made the day before. The salsa was underwhelming. I was hoping the food would redeem the chips and salsa but they did not. I got 2 cheese enchiladas, a taco and a chalupa. The taco shell Was stale. I dumped the meat out (that's all that was in the shell) onto the chalupa hoping to add some flavor. None! The ground beef was bland. No seasoning- just regular cooked ground beef. Mi took one bite of my chalupa- lettuce and what tasted like baby food beans. The cheese enchiladas had a lot Of cheese melted on them and very little in them. Tasted like melted cheese in a flour tortilla. My husband had the spicy flounder. It came with 2 nice portions of flounder, cooked very well, however once again, it lacked flavor. I thought since it said spicy at least it would have some seasonings but my husband had to have the tartar sauce and ketchup to eat it. The food was very reasonably priced. Had the taste been there I would have recommended it. Nice little restaurant if you are sensitive to spices this might be the place for you. However as native Texicans, we expect our food to have at least salt and pepper. Wait staff was attentive and professional. We had ordered a baked potato go for our son before we got our food. I'm hoping I can update this post, but not holding my breath.

The briscuit sandwich was very however the ribs were almost burned. The were terrible. The…read moreservice was good and the owner is great an love s to talk with customers. You eat on outside tables under shade tree.

Wow that was really great and this comes from a former BBQ restaurantuer. Don't miss the brisketread more