So good! We had sausage and brisker! Loved the BBQ sauce. Service was great! Will be back when…read morewe go back to Del Rio.

Stopped at Heavy's BBQ with three more families. The brisket and the pork ribs were excellent, the…read moremac & cheese, creamy corn and cole slaw were the perfect sides for the meat. The place is real, the family was there, working hard for your business, I'll be back.

Great food and service. Great BBQ for a small town. The ambiance was friendly and clean. Great and…read morereasonable lunch special

After driving around forever on a Saturday(every dang restaurant was closed on a weekend in…read morePearsall, Tx!!!!), we found this bbq place. Again our rule is , if it's empty on a weekend, think twice. We were starving, and had driven back from Laredo and didn't want to keep driving. First, the staff was amazing! I have to start with at least one positive. Which I hate to say, is wish I judged in only service. This was one of driest briskets I've had in a looonnnng time. I mean I had to take a drink after every bite or douse it in sauce. Man I wanted to like this place soooo much... the Sausage tastes almost 99% like the one from bill millers, which is not necessarily a good thing. It also was not spicy at all. The beans....all I tasted was black pepper. That's it. Nothing else. My order wasn't completely a waste, as the turkey I I order was right up there with some of the best I've ever had. It was perfectly seasoned and way juicer than the brisket. Go figure! My son on the other hand, over his grilled cheese brisket sandwich. I took a bite and agree it wasn't bad. The rice was good, he got it as a side. Seems we've had bad luck lately with brisket. To my cousins in Florida, not ALL Texas's bbq is great.

The pork belly was great. I got and end piece off the board, which at first wasn't excited for but…read moretried it anyway. Somehow they have a perfect crispy char with a juicy bite. Mac and cheese along with house made potato salad were great as well. No complaints on the turkey or brisket I tried. I'll be back next time I pass through!

3.5-4 We decided to…read moretry this place out after having it on our list for some time. The brisket was great! Really tender, I liked the bbq sauce, a little different than "traditional bbq sauce" here, my boyfriend didn't like it. We also got the smashburger and the potato skins. The potato skins are a perfect appetizer and the smashburger was alright. The service could have been better, they kind of side eyed us, not sure why, castroville is a small town but I assume this is not a spot "for the locals" only. In general the space had enough seating for the time we went but I could see it getting packed.

I found this place by accident, and I'm soooo glad I did! The inside was pretty quiet. I thought…read morethere was a Bible study going on when I walked in. The people working here were incredibly nice. They got me taken care of and on my way with my belly full! I ordered a chicken sandwich, nothing fancy. All I wanted on my sandwich was onion and bbq sauce. When I got my food it was exactly as I asked! Oh- and that bbq sauce was out of this world!!!! I also got some fries, and they were soooo good. Totally hit the spot. I might have to go back to try that banana pudding!!!!

What a cool little place!! Food was great, ribs and brisket were on point. Sides just as good…read more Really, really nice people too! Glad we found it.

Excellent brisket. Excellent service Sausage good also…read more One of the very best brisket I've had.

Walked in on a slow day, greeted immediately with a smile. Nothing fancy about this roadside…read morerestaurant, but the folks who run it are incredibly polite people. Had a conversation for 45 minutes with the owner about the area and how he grew up in it. I got the meat plate, which was very good and priced right. I'd go back again.

TRUTH: I don't research (aside from a quick rec check on Yelp or similar) before dining, much like…read moremy shopping (look at the tags AFTER you know how much you LOVE it!!!). What I'm about to share (like all my reviews) is pure, unsolicited, first-time experience with some additional details for your enjoyment & pleasure. In short - BEST BRISKET EVER!!! GET YOUR BBQ PASSPORT STAMPED HERE!!! In case you need convincing: ESAUL ("The Smoke") and GRECIA ("The Sugar") husband-and-wife team have committed to the highest standards in beloved BBQ, earning them distinctions all the way from James Beard, "Best of" Texas Monthly & San Antonio Magazine, ++ their 2025 MICHELIN award. This Monday 31AUG, they'll be featured on FOOD NETWORK PITMASTERS which means best to get in line now before it blows up even more (although there's shade & YETI-cooled water for waiting). In my case, the line moved quickly with JERRY & IZZY tag-teaming trays - tasting notes as follows: COLESLAW - Refreshing in its simplicity - crunchy, slightly sweet & snappy - exactly as my heart desires CHICHARONI MACARONI - Creamy & cheesy with cracklin crunch, touch of black pepper PULLED PORK - Buttery tender & topped with green tomatillo - I'd love to try this on one of their sandwiches with a combination of PICKLED FAVORITES (onions & spicy pickles were FIRE) PRIME BRISKET - MAIN EVENT needs no sauce, in fact could be served solo and make a meal - it is hands-down the best, most flavorful & moist brisket EVER!!! They say "come hungry," I'd add come early if you'd like to try the house-made sausage, TRI-TIP on Saturdays. I might have to bring another stomach (or at least make a second visit) to try the dessert - cheesecake appears to be served by the 1/2 LB as well, and looks just as good as Mom's! Even so, I'm a 100% satisfied customer, seeing full delivery on their promise of "bringing people together" with BBQ that's "slowly smoked, scratch-made, with genuine hospitality."

Best BBQ I've ever eaten. Really. And I know BBQ…read more We ordered: brisket, tritip, sausage and turkey. Sides: corn, mac, slaw, beans, egg salad, pickled nopales/serranos/bell peppers, pico. Everything was extraordinary. Very helpful staff. Funky hole in the wall venue. Pro tip: come at opening 11:00 am on Sunday morning to avoid a wait. My favorites: tritip with pico, sausage by itself, brisket in the thin and tangy BBQ sauce, elote corn, nopales, beans. But, it was all good and you won't be sorry ordering anything on the menu. Even the complimentary onions and pickles are house made. The sausage was almost like the filling in a dim sum dumpling. The pico was some of the best I've ever tasted, which sounds ridiculous but there it is. The tritip is to die for. The brisket melts. Excellent turkey. Bring a group, order everything, and take home leftovers. Highly recommended. Best of Texas and probably beyond.

It was a bit of a hoof to walk here from our hotel, but it was our last night and even though we…read morewere not hungry, we had to go since this was one of the best barbecue places. I wasn't hungry, but still managed to eat some of the ribs, pimento cheese, and brisket, all of which were very good. The potato salad looked like deviled egg, potato salad. The pimento cheese was so good. I wish I had gotten a larger size than a small to take to go. It was definitely worth going to and we took our food to go for the plane the next day. The guys behind the counter were funny and helpful. Given the late hour, there was no line and we walked straight in.

In San Antonio for my nephew's graduation from Army Combat Medic training graduation, for Family…read moreDay, we opted to "cater" our meal. We ordered take out and enjoyed awesome BBQ from Pinkerton at our hotel room. Why Pinkerton? We check reviews and asked locals, it was a great choice. We ordered ribs (dry rub + wet), sliced and chopped brisket, plus the fixing - the meat was truly outstanding - moist, tender, and the meat, not the rub or sauce was emphasized. The only downside to takeout? The beef ribs, which I called "Flintstone ribs" are only available on site...so it I will have to dine in the restaurant the next time I'm in San Antonio. And based on the line which was forming before it opened, it's a popular place for a reason. Texas BBQ + Shiner Boke, it's a combination which cannot be beat, check it out. I definitely will when I visit San Antonio again so I can try the beef ribs BBQ and re-assess my review.

Definitely some phenomenal Texas barbecue here! In a cool town…read more I got brisket, and smoked turkey. The smoked turkey was very moist. Rub on it was definitely spicy and maybe a little too salty. But it was still phenomenal. The brisket, as expected in Texas was great. Sauces were really good. I enjoyed the law a lot also You ordered at the counter, and service was really good. A great place to come for barbecue in the San Antonio area

IMO, these are my ratings: Food: 4.1/5…read moreService: 4.3/5 Ambiance: 4.0/5 Total: 4.13/5.0 Good bbq

This is Truly" great BBQ. We stopped in for a sliced brisket sandwich... excellent service, great…read moreprice and a great sandwich! The regular sandwich is loaded with tender, juicy, slices. Pickles and onions were provided on the side as well as extra sauce! Reasonably priced at $8.99 a sandwich, we had a nice picnic lunch. There is a little area that eat inside the grocery store but we took our sandwiches home!

This was some of the best HEB BBQ brisket I have ever had. I have eaten the BBQ at 3 other HEB'S…read moreand this location has been the best by far. Usually you know that you are going to get okay BBQ at these HEB locations, but this was a little step up. Pleasantly surprised. If through the area again, I would get BBQ here again.