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4.2 (145 reviews)

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The Three 3 Meat Plate with brisket,sausage and ribs.
Oliver B.

After reading many great reviews of Garcia Barbecue, I decided to give them a shot for lunch. I got the three meat plate with sausage,1/4 pound of brisket($2.00 extra) and ribs($1.50 extra). I got a side of Jalapeño rice and mac & cheese. The ribs had good flavor and were very good. I wish they were fall off the bone tender. They were not tough just not super tender like I like it. The brisket and sausage are good not great. The brisket could have been more tender in my opinion. The sausage was nothing special. The jalapeño rice was very tasty and the Mac & cheese was very good as well. It was very cheesy and I liked that. The bbq joint was decorated nicely and the staff were very friendly. It's a good place for bbq if you're in the area. I would recommend a few other bbq places in San Antonio that are very good: 1) 2M Smokehouse has amazing bbq. It's the place to beat in San Antonio. It's worth the trip to the south side of town. 2) Pinkerton's BBQ is downtown and has really good food. Definitely try them out when you're downtown.

Brisket Nachos
Morgan H.

BBQ is definitely on point and tasty. A great spot in a centralized location for when you're craving some good Texas BBQ. The brisket is tasty and the sides were banging. Would definitely be back son.

Joyce K.

I was excited to try this place since they won an award. Nothing really exciting. No bbq pits and not even a smell of bbq. I ordered the bbq ribs, coleslaw and a side of fries. You order at the counter, the service is fast and they are nice. Just the food nothing truly that stands out and makes it worth talking about. It wasn't bad neither... just ok A good place for a quick meal still much better than fast food

Happy to see they're open today
Glenda G.

Everything is always delicious here. Today i ordered the half and half nachos- brisket and pork. And I got my husband the two meat plate with ribs and brisket with double charro beans. Mm mm mm! Service is always with a smile and the ambiance is relaxed. We love it here! Thanks, Garcia!

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Kat S.

Brisket was moist and ribs had the perfect amount of pepper. Charro beans had chunks of sausage which elevated the flavor. You order at the counter but the waitress was great and checked on us a couple times after we got our food. Def best bbq spot in this area. Limited seating and got super busy when we were leaving but they do have a drive thru.

2 meat plate
Royce S.

I ordered the 2 meat plate with Brisket and sausage along with the cream corn and Charro beans. Everything was delicious. The Brisket was very flavorful, tender and that was a thick slice of Brisket. The sausage and sides were very good. The beans had a bit of a jalapeño kick to it. I look forward to coming back

Jasmine W.

For a fast casual barbecue restaurant, this place is pretty good. I would suggest getting there earlier in the day since the premium meats sell out fast. I ended up ordering the 2 meat plate with turkey, sausage, green beans, and macaroni and cheese. This was decent food and I would come back for lunch and dinner.

More hot juicy meat!
Patricia M.

Now this is interesting. Last time we were at this location this was a totally different restaurant. I know from last experience well over a year ago we were not pleased. Here we are again except it's a BBQ place! How the heck did we miss this?!!!! Very casual restaurant, you walk up to the counter to place your order & then your food is taken to your table. The cashier shares her knowledge & provided some suggestions. After seeing all the food photos, wanted 1 of everything. Now I know how I gained all this weight! Yes, we love our beef! We had the brisket nachos, which were absolutely amazing, could easily feed 2 people. The cheeseburger, fresh, juicy & hot. These memories have helped me decide what's for lunch, today! The 3 meat plate, again, brisket, sausage & ribs, amazingly fresh. All the meats were wet, & not dry. Potato salad was a bit too thin & wet. Overall nice to know we finally have decent BBQ near us. The only complaint was we ordered way too much food for 2 people!

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Gilberto C.

Place is clean,restroom also clean. Promptly serve and food smells good. Attendant pleasant with a smile. My sandwich with fries really good. I recommend this place definitely!!personally I would it like bbq sauce because it's a bbq place. I got a small ketchup packet for the fries no bbq sauce for the sandwich so I can't give 5 stars. I'm taking one star off!!because of his answer to my question about offering bbq sauce he said it just doesn't need bbq sauce to me sounds like I don't care if the customer likes bbq sauce with the sandwich just eat it dry without sauce. I change my opinion about the food service to 3 stars because the place is clean and the the order was served promptly. I won't go again or take any of friends and family

Brisket & Sausage, charro beans, creamed corn, pickles, onions and bread
Brian B.

This place had caught my attention while driving down Huebner. After seeing such great reviews, I had to check it out. I stopped by for lunch and the place was quite packed. I placed my to go order at the counter and took a seat to wait for my food. The layout of the restaurant was pretty much the same as Pollo Project, with plenty of seating. The food was brought out rather quickly. I went with the 2 meat plate, with brisket and sausage. My two sides were creamed corn and charro beans. The plate also included two slices of bread, pickles, onions, and BBQ sauce. The brisket was really tender and the sausage had a nice flavor. I preferred the beans to the creamed corn, but both were pretty tasty. Overall, I enjoyed the meal. I hope this place has better luck than the previous restaurants that occupied the same space!

Because and sausage
Claudia P.

Food is great, the meat is moist and tasty. Nice atmosphere. Super friendly staff . I will continue to eat here, it is hard to find spots like this.

My meal
Jay R.

First time coming here. A little off the beaten path but found it. Ordered the 2 meat combo. Brisket and sausage. Came with 2 sides but didn't get to try their charro beans since it wasn't available. Had the Mac and cheese and potato salad. Brisket was bomb. Sausage not so much. Mac was cheesy and the potato salad was on point. Over all a good meal. I'd recommend. Better off all their sides were available.

Alyssa C.

Okay now Garcia's bbq , while visiting San Antonio I wanted some good authentic bbq. Garcia's bbq was one the restaurants that came up on my list . It's a foodtruck I love food trucks . Located next to a lounge that offers indoor and outdoor seating . The ambiance of the whole place is relaxing and fun . I wanted the full experience and I wanted to try a little bit of everything so I ended up getting the sliders which contained one brisket slider , one sausage and one pork. The service was great they were friendly and the food didn't take long to come out. LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. AMAZING. Everything was amazing the food came with a side of chips and a drink . But I wanted to try the whole menu but I was being greedy . Please don't walk to this restaurant you need to run here because it's so good . I told all my Texan friends to please go to this restaurant because when I come back to San Antonio I want it to be open . I will definitely be back

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Ask the Community - Garcia Barbecue

I was about to try them today but saw no wood or smokestack--nothing to indicate it's true barbecue. I didn't enter. Maybe the wood is inside. Where is the wood?

As long as it’s good and tender, what does it matter

How is it you don't have a home signature bbq sauce ?it would be nice to add flavor to sandwich!!

I don’t think the brisket sandwich itself doesn’t need any sauce. It’s good like it is

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I am very upset with them for selling out of beef ribs before I got in. Guess I'll have to come…read moreback again. Line moved decently. Staff are of course very welcoming and helpful. Seating is plentiful. Is it worth it? Yes. Go early. Before they sell out. This is Texas BBQ. You see their smokers while waiting in line. All wood fired. All honest quality bbq. This is what I come to Texas for. My craving for true Q has been satiated for today. Thank you

Stopped by on a Thursday afternoon around 4 pm and there's a line. I found myself about 10 parties…read moreaway from the steps onto the porch. It took about 35-40 minutes to get to the door and another 10-15 inside. Service wise, all the servers were friendly. The main reason why the line take me so long is each order is customized. You can order by piece (1 or 2 ribs, 1 or 2 slices of brisket, etc) and it's weighed or you can order by pound. If you get pork ribs, try not to get the last piece...there's no meat on it and you're essentially paying for the bone. You'll order from 3 different stations (sides, dessert then meats) I opted to skip the sides to focus on trying the different meats and a dessert. The dessert was the mistake. I got the banana foster by staff recommendation. It didn't have any chunks of banana and too much cinnamon. But the worst thing is getting sick from it. I'd probably come back to try the beef ribs and sides next time I'm in the area. The brisket was one of the best I've ever had. It was tender juicy and not too fat. The pork ribs were very tender except for the end piece which was a little dry. The sausage was OK, nothing special. The two flavors of BBQ sauce (sweet and original) were different but okay.

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