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3.8 (191 reviews)
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Cheese tonkatsu and kimchi fried rice
Alex N.

I've been to other Gen locations plenty of times, but this was my first time at the Westheimer location. The food was about the same, pretty good quality, but they dropped the ball on service. Our waiter was nice, but I'm not sure what was going on in the back of the house. It took 20 minutes just to get a fork because apparently they were out of clean silverware. Orders were coming out painfully slow. They were out of noodles and calamari. Mind you, we were here at 4pm, still early in the day and off-peak hours as well. We kept having to ask to check on 2 of the meats we ordered in the first round, and one of them still hadn't come out by the time we asked for the check. It's a shame, because the food itself was good. Higher quality meats than other kbbq places I've been to and the honey soy beef belly was fantastic.

Assorted vegetables, beef bulgogi, garlic samgyubsal (garlic pork belly)
Fernando P.

Had to give another KBBQ spot a try for a dear friends birthday and the consensus was GEN, which I was coming into with pretty high expectations after a previous okay experience with KBBQ. First let's talk about the vibe. Some might argue this doesn't really matter but I respectfully disagree. I think a well curated vibe can help enhance your experience and lemme say the vibe was definitely curated. It's giving this modern, low lighting feel that just matches the mood with chowing down on some meat. Even to the grill equipment. Secondly the menu/pricing. Look I'm a simple man, give me the pictures and one set price for the normal AYCE experience. And chat that's what we got. Okay they did have a premium menu but let's be honest, you're gonna go ham on the bulgogi mostly right? I'd definitely stick to the normal menu because there's PLENTY of meat options to choose from! I mean pork, beef, chicken. The holy trifecta with plenty of different marinades and sauces. Even for you seafood lovers they got that as well! You might be thinking, ok that's cool and all but how was the QUALITY. Here's my no bs opinion and you don't even have to watch an ad. It's definitely above average and the certain marinades like the honey soy and garlic were especially delicious. However I feel like some other meats like the carne asada and short ribs were not packing the punch I was expecting. There's definitely some room for improvement maybe with a few meat cut quality and marinade/spice mixes but definite gems. Now the service, we were very lucky to be served by some very nice and friendly guys. Now at first when we got our rice it was a bit cold and ofc you know when it comes to the rice it's gotta be WARM, I NEED THAT STEAM BABY. So we asked for it to be exchanged, and just the interaction itself was no fuss smiles all around and even an apology. Love to see it. One of the gentlemen, Boyce, took very good care of us the entire night checking back quickly for any new orders we wanted, giving his recommendations on items, and clearing away plates. But like what summed it up for me, was he was LITERALLY so on top of exchanging out our grill plate after every 1-2 meats that it really gave us the best grilling experience every time. #bless All in all, great KBBQ food at an appropriate price, great staff, great vibes, and great company. So look, give the diet a break and go inhale 2000 calories worth of delicious meat into ya belly. Right neow.

Leanne D.

First time visiting Gen in the H and the experience was good - although they were out of shrimp that day (we still had a good experience, yes love the shrimp with kbbq) Meat selections were good and service was consistent and fast, what threw me off was the rice, not quite sure what type of rice it was but it was not jasmine rice which I am usually used to when hitting up kbbq spot. Ambiance was clean and wasn't smoky because we went during lunch and there were only a few people at the restaurant. Overall a solid experience and a good pick when looking for kbbq

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Jennifer L.

On the day that I went, it was still starting to open so there was not a lot of people. Due to that the service was good and very efficient. I was able to get the cuts that I wanted and tried different types. For people who is curious, stop by Costco and then go and try their premium menu. I think it tastes better due to having a lot of choices.

Cilantro lime rice

This was my first time here. I was very hungry and excited to eat here but...... it was terrible all around. This will be my first and last time here. There is a lot of work needed in this location and if the food and service is like this at all locations then they need to reevaluate it. Food: - KFC Korean fried chicken! this was not made from scratch. The crazy thing that it looks like pieces found at the bottom of a chicken tenders bag. I have thrown away lots of these nuggets from my tenders bags. So not happy with the dish. - Bulgogi fires! I felt it wasn't fried enough in the fries, cheese weren't melted and taste cold. My girl wasn't happy with it and she likes a good bulgogi fries - cilantro lime rice: it wasn't good. Idk but maybe it is the recipe spec but having chunks of garlic pieces in the rice like that I don't know how I feel about it. Which it should be minced or small dice. Rice was also crunchy and not like a fried rice crunch but an under cook rice. Speaking of rice the side rice that comes with the meal was also crunch or hard. Again under cooked, not enough water in the cooking process. I love rice and raised in rice and damn it was sooo bad that I didn't even make a dent in my rice. That's sad!!! Wow! - protein: galbi 1 piece!!!! Really!! Speechless Garlic chicken ehhh ok. Carne asada a lot of meat but damn no flavor and not good. I took one bite and that was it. Didn't eat it. - taro milk tea boba. We order with mango flavored but no mango flavored. This drink should be cold but it was warm. It was good but the result was not correct. Service: - from all around was ok. - they served the protein but didn't serve the utensils. I had ask I'm assuming your food runner but didn't do anything or return with a tong. I ask our server and she went to get it. Our server didn't really checked on us and I had to flag her down a few times for a few things.

Gerald H.

We stayed over in Houston for our anniversary dinner, and we picked the perfect dinner as we were wanting Korean bbq, walking in the lighting is low making it more intimate. Our server was outstanding providing the perfect slices of meat for grilling. Ordering the premium made far more sense for us, and the pickled veggies really cleansed our palate. Try different meats especially the waygu, and do try the soup, which is spicy and delicious. We will definitely return.

Patricia T.

Started off pretty rough with no host in their position by the door...We stood there for a couple of minutes until someone nonchalantly walked towards us while still scrolling on their cellphone. Not a good look, especially when people are hangry. Luckily this was the only bad thing that happened tonight. First off, menu is extensive! I've been to Gen before-- their first location, but I don't recall having so many choices. Very pleasantly surprised. Another shocker was the sizing of their apetitizers! Other K-bbq places their appetitzers would be half the size, but here they actually give you a good portion. For appetitizers I liked the soondooboo soup and tonkatsu. Mandu was nothing too special, but it wasn't bad. Japchae is an easy pass-- very bland. First time trying ricepaper with k-bbq, did not know it was a thing till tonight. Not bad. Now the meats, all of them were tasty. No complaints. Usually there would be at least one meat choice in every k-bbq place I go to where there would be a miss, but today everything was solid. Beef bulgogi somehow always ends up being #1 at any establishment that we go to, but tonight crown goes to Hawaiian steak. Okay and to top everything off, our lovely server tonight, Roland! You made my mom so happy, I don't think she's ever been so impressed with anyone like this before. You impressed her so much that it made me impressed because she's pretty hard to please. Management if you're reading this, if you can, please give him a raise. He truly deserves it! As mentioned earlier, we were pretty dissatisified from the beginning, but Roland managed to change the whole night around for us.

Banchan dishes handed at the beginning of the service
Nairi R.

It was our first time trying out this place, as it was a recommended by a friend of ours. It was a very pleasant and delightful experience our waiter, Jacobie, was very down to earth, easy to talk to and very attentive to our table. The food for the price blew our mind, it was pretty good quality food for the price point, we went particularly just for the dinner service. The ambiance was very chill when we walked in and pretty inviting to us when we went around dusk/late evening. Would recommend this location to others in the future!!!

Henry Y.

One of the cheapest AYCE KBBQ spots in Houston, at $30.95 per person. They can accommodate huge parties of 16 easy, at least based on the birthday party group that was there. Lots of meats to choose from, and plenty of sides to order from as well. Favorite meats to order were the chadol, gochujang beef belly, and of course the galbi. They replace the grills at a good frequency. A few areas where they lost points: 1) only 1 order of galbi at a time, and the slices are super thin 2) some of the sides took forever, the cheese katsu probably took 30 minutes, and we asked about it 2 times. 3) they ran out of the rice wrappers, and we arrived at 5pm... 4) cheese katsu, soondooboo, and hotteok were disappointing; would not recommend any of them.

Receipt for 29 adults Premium Menu ($31.95+$20=$51.95) even though they ran out of Premium Marinated Long Bone Short Rib Steak and Shrimp.
Vien N.

I was at Gen's Westheimer location on Sunday 2/2/25 and will NEVER return to this location. As you can see on my receipt, we had 29 adults for a birthday dinner. We made the reservation in advance and paid a $200 deposit because we had a large party. We are extremely familiar with the Gen Midtown location which we love but decided to give the Westheimer location a chance because it was closer for the majority of our guests and parking is easier/more plentiful. We arrive and the manager lets us know it can only be a maximum of 2 split checks (same policy as Midtown). She then lets us know that there is a Premium Option which is $20 more per person and a Regular Menu ($31.95 per adult). The majority of our group wanted to try the premium menu and a handful were okay sticking with the regular menu. When the manager saw that so few people wanted the Regular option, she encouraged us to do Premium for All guests and offered 8 carafes of Soju to make up for it. As hosts of the party, my husband and I did our best to spread our time between the 2 tables. 15 minutes into us being seated, a few of our friends let us know that the Premium Marinated Long Bone Short Rib Steak as well as the Premium Cajun Shrimp were out. We immediately flagged down the waiter and he confirmed this. I told him we only ordered 1st round and you're already out of the main things we wanted to try on Premium, I want to go back down to Regular menu or at least receive a discount on Premium. Our server was very understanding and said "Look, I haven't charged you guys for anything yet, let me call my manager out to see how we can make this right" Manager came out, we explained how we felt it was unfair of her to sell us on Premium when she's out of the main items making the extra $20 worth it (nobody is paying an extra $20 to eat Al Pastor, Carne Asada, and Pollo Asada). She stated that since we had already started ordering that she cannot charge us for Regular and that the register only has 2 options-one for Regular and one for Premium and that she's not able to give a discount. We asked how she planned on making this right and she said Gen is still able to charge full price for Premium as long as they have some Premium items. She told us we could still order ribeyes. We asked "What ribeyes? Where is that on the menu?" She looked around our table and returned to the front to grab a few laminated sheets that said we could have 1 Ribeye per person. THAT MEANS IF WE HADN'T had issues, we would have never even known it was an option to order ribeyes. We then ordered ribeyes and they came out FROZEN. I called the Manager back and said "can you tell me how to grill frozen ribeyes that still have ice on them?" This was the 1st time she actually seemed embarrassed and said she would go and get me the "non-frozen ones". When she returned I asked if she wanted the frozen ones back and she said yes. I am 100% sure that the frozen ribeyes will be served again to other customers despite sitting at our table for 10 minutes. My group didn't tamper with anything but who is to say that if this happened to another group they wouldn't have spit or cough on the steaks? GROSS!!! To make matters worse, the waiters kept bringing out the same cuts of meat and they were meats we hadn't ordered. I had to pull aside our server Rolando (that's what my receipt says his name was) and told him not to bring anything that was not ordered from a member of my party. He was apologetic and kind. The receipt came out and they tried to highlight 22% (options are 18%, 22%, and 25%) but we immediately said to change back down to 18%. TLDR Long Story Short: 1. Gen Westheimer Female Manager from Sunday 2/2/25 IS TERRIBLE! MEAT ALSO SUBPAR. Will never ever return to Gen Westheimer location. 2. Make sure Gen actually has all Premium Menu Items Available before opting for the $20 more expensive premium option ($51.95 vs $31.95). 3. Don't cheap out on tip for waiters/servers just because their manager is the worst (we still tipped 18% on receipt despite being straight up cheated).

Beer price on menu is $9, got charged for $12.98. Did not check till got home.

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Anny was the best waiter and brung everything out that we wanted! i loved the vibe! me and my family enjoyed ourself! the food was great!

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Anny was amazing waitress and super friendly ,we will be back!! The food was amazing! The bathroom was super clean and stocked !

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Pinkerton's Barbecue - Heights - Beef Ribs/Prime Brisket/Pork Ribs - 5/5 - Everything was great. You can tell just by looking the smoke ring and bark

Pinkerton's Barbecue - Heights

4.4(1.8k reviews)
13.5 miThe Heights
$$

While in Texas, we had to stop by at a BBQ spot and after some research on insta and chat gpt, we…read morecame to the conclusion that Pinkerton's is where it's at. Let me tell you, it did not disappoint! The pork ribs were the star of the show. So tender, fall off the bone deliciousness. Pair it with the hot sauce that they have on the side and it was chefs kiss! The best ribs I've ever had. The brisket on the other hand was a little dry and I wish it had more flavor, but the sauce made up for it. We also got the Mac n cheese with brisket on top. They really did not skimp out on the brisket. It was very delicious and the Mac n cheese was perfectly creamy and decadent. They also pickles, pickled jalapeño, and onions on the side which really cut the fat from the meat. The coleslaw that we got was okay though. Overall, it was a great experience. All the employees were nice and patient with us since it was our first time here and we had some questions. The vibes were definitely there. Will def stop by here if we ever go to Texas again!!

Came in here with high expectations but they were not met. Most of the sides were big flops besides…read morethe potato salad (the onion Cole slaw was lowkey atrocious; too much mayo), and the beef rib was tougher than I'd like (didn't really fall off the bone, might not have been smoked long enough?). The experience was redeemed by the cobbler which by itself would be worthy of a 5 star. But with everything else it drags up the overall rating to a 4.

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Pinkerton's Barbecue - Heights - Jalapeño Cheese Sausage | Prime Brisket

Jalapeño Cheese Sausage | Prime Brisket

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Truth BBQ - Brisket 1 Meat Plate

Truth BBQ

4.4(1.4k reviews)
12.0 miWashington Corridor, The Heights
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I went for the first time and spent $300 for brisket for the family and I was completely blown away…read moreby the quality of the food. I couldn't wait for my second time to show even more family how awesome this place was. Well my second visit spent about $250 on the brisket and I was surprised on how far the quality went down, brisket was so dry that after my first bite I literally wanted to throw the entire brisket away, it was that terrible and everyone that had a bite agreed and couldn't see why I bragged so much about it initially. With that price and amount of inconsistency I doubt I'll risk another visit to Truth.

I'm a bbq lover, and Truth did not disappoint. I believe it's pretty easy to remember your favorite…read moreversion of a dish and pretty hard to remember #2 and beyond - so I like to put food in buckets. Here's what I had: Ribs: Top 3 of all time. Didn't even use sauce - delicious and perfectly tender as-is. Current best: Dinosaur BBQ in Syracuse, NY and other locations. Wet/Fatty Brisket: Top 3. Very tender. Current Best: Black's BBQ, Austin, TX Dry/Lean Brisket: Not rated. Pretty dry. But I don't love lean brisket to begin with. Current Best: Black's Sausage: Not rated. I had Jalapeño cheddar (they were out of the pepper jack that I would have gotten). The casing is fairly thick and hard to cut through with plastic utensils, and the inside is fairly dense. Current Best: Datil Sausage at Woodpecker's BBQ, Saint John's County, FL Baked Beans: Way better than I expected (and way better than they look, since they look like standard baked beans). I was glad I got them. Brussels: Better than expected - very tender, and the glaze/sauce they pour over is a great compliment. Overall, an outstanding meal. Easy to park. Not too crowded. A great stop on a work trip.

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Truth BBQ - 2 Meat Plate Brisket

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CorkScrew BBQ - Pulled pork, brisket, a rib with mac& cheese

CorkScrew BBQ

4.6(1.4k reviews)
26.0 mi
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CORKSCREW BBQ is Houston's Michelin star restaurant! It is about 30 minutes drive north of Houston,…read morewhich isn't super bad. They are only open Wednesday-Saturday 11AM-4PM. We came a little earlier and there was already a long line. I heard that if you order in advance, you can skip the line. While you wait, the employees walk around and you can order a drink. Which is nice if you're waiting a while and it gets hot. The employees were all very nice and ambiance is how you would expect a regular bbq restaurant to be. There are plenty of seating outside but limited inside. The seats are all first come first serve, so usually the inside seating runs out first. We ordered 1/2lb ribs, 1/2lb brisket, 1/2lb sausages, and some sides like Mac&cheese, beans, loaded potato, cobbler, etc. total was about $120 after tip. The food was very delicious and worth the drive. Although, I will say that it doesn't taste that much different from my other favorite bbq restaurants. I was still a great experience and very delicious. I highly recommend to try if you're in the area.

Since they were awarded their Michelin star, I've been wanting to try CorkScrew... in particular,…read moretheir beef rib. Beef ribs are my go to bbq protein, and not many places have them. I've tried those deemed "the best," including Salt Lick in Driftwood and Killen's. So how did CorkScrew measure up? In addition to the beef rib, we tried the moist brisket, pulled pork, and sausage. We also tried several sides, including those recommended in the Michelin review: potato salad, mac and cheese, smokey beans, and coleslaw, and I picked up a peach cobbler, as well. The beef rib: STELLAR. This was outstanding with its flavorful bark and an impossibly tender texture that truly melts in your mouth, unlike any other beef rib I've ever had. Easily the very best beef rib, without a doubt. The brisket was delicious, as well: tender and flavorful. The sausage was nothing special... on par with sausage elsewhere, as was the pork. As for the sides, I've never been a fan of beans, but since the Michelin review specifically mentioned them, I gave them a try. I'm a fan! I would definitely order these again. Their smokiness is gently tamed by a touch of sweetness. The rest? Very average. The mac and cheese tasted like the stuff I had in my elementary school cafeteria - very un-special. The potato salad was salty and was missing any semblance of potato chunks. The texture was oddly like lumpy mashed potatoes. But the other surprise for me: the cobbler. This was simply and divinely perfect with crisp, sweet buttery crumble. A wonderful way to end a hearty meal. I'm so glad I ordered our food online for pickup. When I arrived at 1pm, the line was wrapped around the building. Pickup was very easy: I texted them when I arrived, and they replied when they were ready for me to go in and retrieve it. But even if there wasn't a line, I would never eat there: the restaurant is too divey for me: very rustic, picnic-like feel both inside and out, and it was uncomfortably warm and humid (again, inside and out.) The staff was very friendly and cheerful. Glad i tried it, and when i get a hankering for a good beef rib, this is definitely where I'll be getting it!

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CorkScrew BBQ - The Dino Rib - humongous!

The Dino Rib - humongous!

CorkScrew BBQ - Side porch of the restaurant. Covered outdoor seating is to t he left. Indoor seating is inside.

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Side porch of the restaurant. Covered outdoor seating is to t he left. Indoor seating is inside.

Henderson & Kane - We'll handle all the setup for you, keep the line stocked, and clean up when you're done.

Henderson & Kane

4.6(363 reviews)
13.1 miSixth Ward
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Family-owned & operated
Women-owned & operated

This place is great and it has a small neighborhood vibe! Raw Steaks for sale along with a bunch of…read moregoodies, but I came here for the barbecue. Atmosphere was perfect for Texas BBQ. I ordered the ribs in the jalapeño cheddar sausage, but got the brisket with sausage.. very happy they mixed that one up because the brisket was extremely juicy tender and had a great flavor on that bark. They did it perfect! The jalapeño sausage was a little dryer that I like it to be especially for having cheese in there. Still ate it and it was great.! So good I forgot to take a picture We'll definitely be going back to this place!

Update: Veronica reached out to me willing to make this…read moreexperience right. Issues will come up from time to time but how you handle them says a lot about you as a business owner. I'm adjusting my review to reflect Veronica's willingness to turn this experience into an opportunity. We were looking forward to trying this restaurant while staying at a hotel in Houston for medical treatments. We had it delivered to our hotel and sadly it wasn't the best experience. When we got our order to the room we were missing one side that we ordered. We got Mac n cheese, green beans and potato salad with a brisket/smoked chicken combo and a brisket/ribs. I was shocked to see two pieces of brisket and a chicken breast for $28. Maybe it was an off night but the quality just wasn't there. All the food was cold (our fault bc we ordered it for delivery) and was lacking flavor. Overall, we'd rate it like this: Brisket 3/5 Chicken 2/5 Mac n cheese 1.5/5 Green beans 3/5 Ribs 3/5 Potato salad 2/5 Maybe they were having a bad night but I wish our experience was better.

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We can provide specialty set ups to fit your catering package.

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Killen's Barbecue - One Meat Plate + Pork Belly Burnt Ends - Half Pound

Killen's Barbecue

4.2(3k reviews)
22.2 mi
$$

Excellent Texan bbq. We stopped by for lunch after our cruise. Two parking lots one to the side and…read moreone in the back. Our group of 7 ordered: Two lbs of brisket: 5/5 nice Smokey flavor, delicious! Beef ribs: 5/5 super tender fall off the bones. Excellent flavor. Collard greens: 5/5 tasty! Mac n cheese: 5/5 nice thick creamy cheesy! Excellent! Coleslaw: 5/5 very good Chicken wings fries: 3.5/5 this was ok Bread pudding: 5/5 amazing flavor! Loved it so much we ordered more at the hobby location! So happy that our last meal in Houston was amazing! On par with Terry Black's!

I came in to Killen's Barbecue about three days ago with my partner. The restaurant itself was very…read moreclean and organized and despite the line, service was fast, efficient, and friendly. My partner had the brisket sandwich with potato salad and a small helping of pickles and pickled red onions and I had the pulled pork tacos. My partner said the brisket sandwich was okay, but we both agreed that the potato salad was fantastic! The potato salad was way better than the one at Pappas Barbecue. The taste of the pulled pork tacos was great, but it was honestly too wet and made the flour tortillas too soggy and there was way too much coleslaw on top. I feel like if Killen's is going to serve pulled pork tacos there needs to be three things done. 1. Serve the tacos with an option of corn tortillas because I feel corn tortillas would've worked better to give a great contrast/pairing with the sweetness of the pulled pork and sauce. 2. Serve the corn/flour tortillas on the side so that they don't get soggy and wet. 3. There are some things that just don't belong on a taco of any kind and that's coleslaw. My partner and I also tasted the banana pudding and to say it was divine is an understatement. What I really like about this pudding was that you could taste real bananas in this pudding and it had been mixed well all together. Our total was $80 after tipping, which is a little pricey for some of the items, but honestly I would definitely come back to Killen's Barbecue when I was in the mood for barbecue.

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Killen's Barbecue - Dining room after restaurant closed

Dining room after restaurant closed

Killen's Barbecue - Banana and Bread Pudding Combo

Banana and Bread Pudding Combo

Killen's Barbecue - The exterior

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The exterior

The Pit Room - Memorial

The Pit Room - Memorial

3.9(216 reviews)
4.2 miMemorial
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They have such good brisket!! I often come here for my nacho…read moreMeat!!! Although it says by the pound and 1/4 pound...if you want one piece of brisket or chicken they will accommodate you. Don't follow the menu!!! You can order any amount that you want. The ambiance is spacious...,they have a bar area and plenty of seating so you do not feel overcrowded. Parking is ample and no issue at this location. They do not sell Nachos, I just buy the meat for my homemade Nachos. lol.

Tried the brisket egg rolls to start -- they were okay, but lacked flavor. For the main meal, I…read moreordered the two meats with two sides: brisket, jalapeño sausage, cornbread, and potato salad. The brisket itself was good, but next time I'd definitely request lean meat. The jalapeño sausage was the standout for me -- really flavorful and highly recommended. The cornbread and potato salad were both solid sides and complemented the meal well. The biggest downside was the BBQ sauce selection. The sauces leaned way too sweet for my taste. I tried the coffee bourbon sauce and personally did not like it at all. Overall, some really good food items, but the sauces were a miss for me.

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The Pit Room - Memorial - Here is where you start!  Check out that variety on their menu.

Here is where you start! Check out that variety on their menu.

The Pit Room - Memorial - One of my favorite BBQ spots in Houston. Pork ribs, brisket, beef rib, turkey, venison sausage.

One of my favorite BBQ spots in Houston. Pork ribs, brisket, beef rib, turkey, venison sausage.

The Pit Room - Memorial - 20 Beers on tap.  Menu of selections scrolls on the middle screen.  Baseball on the left and golf on the right.  Ahhhh.

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20 Beers on tap. Menu of selections scrolls on the middle screen. Baseball on the left and golf on the right. Ahhhh.

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