My wife and I ate at Top Notch while staying in Childress on our way home to Tyler, Texas. We went…read morethere because I was in the mood for Texas barbecue, and this place had great ratings. I had the brisket and ribs, and my wife had a rib plate. It was very good. The only reason I can't give this place five stars is because we have Country Tavern near Tyler, which has the best barbecue (especially their ribs) that I have ever had. Every other barbecue restaurant I have ever eaten at is second rate, at best, compared to Country Tavern. But Top Notch is quite good. I would definitely eat there again if in the area.

Stopped in for a late lunch - noticed a bunch of cars outside and thought it was a great sign. We…read morewere promptly seated and got our drinks right away. Unfortunately it took about 10 minutes for our server to return to take our order. We both ordered the daily special - Chicken Fried Chicken with sides of mashed potatoes and potato salad. It took at least 20 minutes for our food to come out. The chicken fried chicken was decent - a little bland but decent. The mashed potatoes tasted like they came from a box and the potato salad tasted like it came from Costco - which is cool because they make good potato salad. Overall - just ok food and lackluster service. Not sure we'll stop in again.

Awesome BBQ with Many other great options! Service was So…read morefriendly and made sure we were happy with our meals.

The 806 Burger Tour traveled to the 940 to Copper Breaks State Park for the week. Had an awesome…read moretime enjoying the peace and quiet (with a little breeze) as well as the dark skies! Magnificent views of the stars! While we were there, on the recommendation of a good friend, we went over to Chillicothe to try Love's BBQ and Steak house. Those with us tried the daily special Chicken Fry and the Texas Tornado Potato Nachos. I had some of the nachos, covered with brisket and can certainly confirm that Love's can smoke!! True to my nature, I had the "build your own Burger." Added pepper jack cheese, jalapeños, and cut the tomato. The burger patty was a generous amount of meat. Nice sear on the patty and well seasoned! The bun was butter grilled and very tasty!! I has Jalapeño Rings for my side and they were amazing! We give Love's If you're ever in this part of Texas Love's certainly worth the trip! The wait staff was the best ever, friendly as can be!

wife and I stopped here on our way back from Colorado. both had burgers, and we tried the fries…read moreand onion rings...everything was AWESOME!!! if you drive through Childress, Texas, do yourself, friends and family a favor and stop for a quick bite to eat.

Drove thru on a road trip and saw the high yelp reviews. This did not disappoint. I highly…read morerecommend over any of the chain burger joints. JTs is legit. I got a patty melt recommended by the young miss taking our drink order. Yum! I loved the grilled onions on it. I was happy that this drive-in had a dining room to get out of the weather. Also has a patio and drive thru. Hub got a bacon cheeseburger and loved it.

This was our first visit to this restaurant. It is a large metal barn-type building with a country…read morethemed interior. Through the main entrance is a covered outside dining area, suitable for a large group of diners. A second door goes in to the main restaurant. The waitress welcomed us to choose a table and took our drink order. Beer is available here, but we had iced tea. The tables and chairs were clean but some of the bench seats were in need of repair. The restaurant was a little dark but had nice background C&W music. I ordered a shredded beef barbecue wrap. My spouse ordered a Turkey sandwich. My wrap was very good. My only suggestion would be to warm the tortilla instead of serving it cold. My spouse stated that the Turkey was very tender and the sandwich was great. We appreciated regular tea fill-ups on this hot day. The staff were dressed very casually which was okay but perhaps jeans and a shirt or Logo T-shirt would have been more appropriate. The parking outside was great. Plenty of room for trucks and RV's. Overall, a good place to eat. The restaurant needs a little upgrading. We will eat there again.

Looking for some food, heading through the area lots of small towns not much in the way of dining…read more Anyway, found this place decided to grab some BBQ for dinner. Very slow country pace. Food was pretty good.

On the way home from work I decided to tryout Billy Sims barbecue. I didn't know what to expect it…read morebeing in a strip mall basically but from the moment you stepped through the door, you could tell it was going to be some good barbecue. I got the three meat brisket, pulled pork and jalapeño sausage for the price. It was good food kind of a barbecue knob since I do it on my own at home, but Billy Sims is a good alternate. I will definitely be back service wise the two gentlemen that were in there were very friendly and polite and treated you right.

Lots of places to sit, enough for 50 Plus people inside…read more Friendly service and customer friendly. The food did not hit the mark for me. Brisket had no bark, taste was lacking, I believe they oven cook as there is no smoke ring. Pulled pork was not bad.

Very solid bbq place right off the highway. very cheap prices too. we ordered the hot link, beef…read moreand rub sandwiches. $4 a pop. the beef was our favourite, having a lot of flavour like jerry and great texture. the bbq sauce was also topnotch and they were all on a toasted bun. the service was exceptionally good. I tried cobbler for the first time a d it was excellent!

CLOSED. This place is closed and has failed to take down their Yelp info. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIMEread more

My family and I were just driving through Memphis around lunchtime, so we decided to stop for…read morelunch. We usually stop at Sonic or Subway on the way back home, but I was intrigued by the bbq truck next door. So I decided to check it out. The owner was very friendly and helpful. I needed something fairly quick and not too messy, so I got the chopped brisket sandwich. I kind of expected it to be either dry, bland, or way oversmoked. It was none of these. It was really good! Good smoke flavor without being too strong. Good seasoning. Sorry, I was super hungry and didn't get a picture. But if you're passing through Memphis, I'd recommend giving this place a try!

Delicious!! Great owner!! Brisket was super tender and amazing!! If I'm ever in Memphis again I…read morewill be back!!

One of the joys of traveling around Texas is finding places like this. We'd spent the previous…read morenight in Lubbock and our bartender at the restaurant told us about TC's Ponderosa. He'd grown up in the Dickens area so it was a local favorite of his. We veered a little out of our way to stop here for lunch and were so happy we did. As others have mentioned--you'd drive right past it if you didn't look closely. Looks like an almost-abandoned gas station. Inside, it was packed with people, including a local rancher buying lunch for the cowhands working her ranch. That's a big endorsement in my book. As mentioned in a couple of reviews, this isn't the place to be in a hurry. Orders were written down by hand and the money was collected by a sweet, friendly woman who grew up when the world wasn't so uptight and fast. Bless her heart for sticking to her pace. You can get stressed out it or you can settle in and enjoy the moment. We enjoyed every bit of it. The food was the final payoff. Damn good BBQ. Everything we had was good. Pretty good chance I'll be on the motorcycle again in west Texas and an even better chance the day will be planned to be in Dickens when I'm hungry!

If you like super saucy, sweet BBQ this place is for you. Even w onions, pickles & jalapeños- it…read morewas too sweet for me (chopped beef sandwich). The good part is they have a regular and large sandwich- the regular was more than I could eat. Might try again w sliced brisket.

We walked in and we were invited to select the table of our choice…read more My Texas Tater was loaded with cheese and beef brisket. I requested a side of sour cream. It was a filling lunch. My husband enjoyed their gumbo and fried okra. The staff was attentive. Perfect lunch stop on our travels north.

I've been here a few times before. It had been a while so I made it in tonight…read more Not too busy, but it is Football Friday night. Picked a table and the menus are already there. Madilyn came and got my drink order. I went with no appetizers as I was getting extra sides. I ordered the 3-meat plate with ribs add-on. Requested the sausage, sliced brisket, smoked ham, and a couple of baby back ribs. The sides were pinto beans, potato salad, hand cut fries, and Tchoupitoulas Gumbo. The wait was not too long, better than average. Presentation on the plate was nice. Check the photos. All the meats and sides were great, very tasty. I absolutely loved the hand cut fries, they were seasoned just right. The real surprise for me was the cup of Tchoupitoulas Gumbo. It was quite delicious. I'm definitely going for the larger gumbo meal next time. All kinds of cool things adorn the walls and hang from the ceiling. Above average noise with all the different conversation volumes. Very clean and lit for character (night). Madilyn and Trinity were the best tonight. They helped to make the experience enjoyable. I'll definitely be returning.

So I just tried this food truck on base today. Let's talk about catching me off guard, geez, this…read morepulled pork sandwich was top notch. I was highly impressed. The smoked flavor came out like traditional BBQ. Someone knows what there doing at this establishment. I'll be back.

Best damn BBQ and lunch specials in town! Pulled pork BBQ…read moretacos are a hit! Can't go wrong with anything on the menu.