Nine Line BBQ

Fantastic! Tyler is a magician with his BBQ. I highly recommend this place…read more I had the brisket and the sausage. Legit. He said the short rib is available on Saturdays. I am going to have to drive back on a Saturday. Strong work.

I was really looking forward to trying some of the great barbecue I'd read about and hoped to add…read moreanother Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ spot to my list. Unfortunately, the experience was ruined at the counter. I stood there for several minutes while the young man directly in front of me failed to acknowledge me--not even a quick "I'll be with you in a moment." Instead, he and a coworker spent several minutes discussing a chopped beef sandwich while I waited. When a customer is standing right in front of you, that lack of acknowledgment and basic service is unacceptable. I seriously considered walking out, but decided to order some food to go. The brisket had a solid, flavorful bark, but the ribs were overcooked. I also tried the jalapeño-cheese sausage after being told they did not make their original sausage in-house. Overall, the disappointing service overshadowed the food. This was a terrible customer experience and unlike anything I've encountered at a barbecue restaurant in the Texas Panhandle.

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Spicy Mike's Bar-B-Q Haven

4.6(381 reviews)

1.1 mi

The food was great, wanted to try a spot while working out here was recommended here and me and my…read morewife loved it, the service was good the lady behind the counter recommended some food options and they did not disappoint, and the rustic Americana vibe it brought was very country themed over all good food good ambiance and service would highly recommend.

The food was tasty. However the delivery service the used is TERRIBLE. Took 1.5 hr for a BBQ…read moredelivery with the restaurant is 4.5 miles from the hotel. I ordered the Justus 4 all it was nice and spicy also got turkey breast. It wasn't as good as the Justus. While that food was good, I will not place another order for delivery.

Potato salad, and the sandwich is in my stomach

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Rudy's "Country Store" and Bar-B-Q

4.1(237 reviews)

3.2 mi

Came here from California driving Route 66 and knew we had to find great BBQ and boy did we. The…read moremenu lists prices by the 1/2pound but you can get any amount. We got the pulled pork - with a delicious mustard sauce, pork ribs, and the baked potato with brisket. The server was really helpful and recommended the green chili stew paired with the pinto beans. It was so good. The potato salad was also good, but just know it is sweet.

1/2 lb Brisket wet was just enough to share with my husband (we are sissy Californians!) with some…read moreRudy's beans and Cole slaw. I so appreciate that the bbq sauces, pickles and beans were NOT sweet, but instead had a rich kick of flavor! The banana pudding was killer as well. We went through the line quickly and the staff was helpful for first timers. Ambiance is very chill country vibe, I liked the giant sauce containers on the table.

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CHOCOLATE PUDDING PEACH COBBLER

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Pork N Things BBQ

4.6(61 reviews)

11.2 mi

Today I witnessed God. Not the Jesus on the tired, listing billboard with its rusted iron roots…read morepulled up by the prevalent wind scouring this dusty patch of North Texas but from this innocuous, humble piece of chopped brisket before me that has just changed my reality in a way that will never change back. I am on one of those once-in-a-lifetime walkabouts with my daughter as we hop from asphalt lily pad to lily pad in her beat-up RAV 4, journeying ever Eastward from the gently lapping waves of Santa Barbara to Miami's Solla Salew shores where she will matriculate for her marine mammal masters (The Tripple M they call it in various job posting and loan application sites). Its been triple digit Temperatures for the last 20 hours of driving. A tour of hades realm. I will remember the specific moment today when my wonderful, non-red-meat-eating daughter, in an enduring act of kindness suggested that we go to a bar-b-que during our brief run through the Texas pan-handle as recompense for going to visit her friend in OKC rather than run the southern grill gauntlet through Dallas. I pressed the yelp button and we went down the Amarillo rabbit hole...across some train tracks, around the aforementioned canted "Jesus is here" billboard (but before the better tended "Jesus is Coming" promissory), past two cows too hot to stand, down a lane next to an grain silo, stood a sign. It stated simply but profoundly, "Beer Open" Surviving the sweep of ages, what more is there really in life? Beer? Check. Open? Always on so many levels. As my eyes wandered over to the more traditional homage to this establishment's Nome de guere- "Pork n' Things". I was able to surmise the primary offerings from the initial noun but I was intrigued by the 'n' things' and what they might entail (or perhaps entrail). Girding our loins, we crossed the heavenly air conditioned threshold. Suffice to say, God had not yet made his/her/their/them/they appearance and it wasn't until after we ordered our sweet tea/lemonade that I made the decision that changed my life. I asked for some of the brisket (my choice was chopped) and some of the ribs I saw walking out the door with a Harley driver into the teeth of that Texas summer furnace heat. We sat idly, my daughter pondering her phone and striking up a conversation with a shy, angelic little girl who had bravely helped her mom set the table for us and shared her Lilo and stich drawing. It was at this moment that my world tilted. I figured that I would go for the brisket first as an appetizer to the main course of ribs. They had chopped it finely and I sporked half of it into my mouth. Epiphany. So many images colliding at once, each visually shouting over the other to be heard... To be RECOGNIZED. I remember a childhood national geographic where the Eskimo dad offered the still pumping seal heart to his son as he bit down and the blood flowed. I thought of Jody Foster trans-warping to another dimension mumbling "I didn't know! I didn't know! at the grandeur of the cosmos. I thought of the show 'Chopped' where they lectured recalcitrant chefs on not just making a meal but rather transforming it...elevating it to some other plane of being. That first bite punched though my mortal coil like a coherent beam of light from a collapsing neutron star raising my orbit to a plane of being I did not know existed. Stripping away layers of civilization, I felt primal and powerful. Like Dungeon Crawler Carl, I had been converted...elevated to something greater than my constituent bits. Part dire wolf, part berserker, part 90th level undead necromancing mage. The fat and smoked meat sat in my mouth, my brain shutting down my throat muscles not wanting this oral carnality to end. Imagine stripping away every vestige of civilization, de-evolving a million years when survival and procreation were equal partners in a race to the future. My body was humming and I felt alive in a way that I had not since that weekend in Tiajuana with those carny workers. I had a brief moment of panic that my newfound vigor would cause me to spontaneously combust or that this magical alchemy would somehow bind with the brisket and miraculously impregnate a wandering waitress out of sheer will...like the reproductive equivalent of magnetic induction such was the primordial essence of that single bite. But I digress. Suffice to say, I am a California lifer. I can tell you what cheese is on a charcuterie board and whether the uni is fresh but I don't have sufficient reference for what is considered presentable bar-b-que. My data set is certainly sparse but in my humble, untrained opinion, if you need a reference point...a place to start your own bar-b-que walkabout, Amarillo's Pork n' Things is a guiding star to what brisket and pork ribs can be in the hands of a master truly anointed, perhaps divinely, in their craft.

Always enjoy coming here. The tacos with chopped brisket is on point! Mac n cheese is delicious…read more Pulled pork is a great choice too!

Nice, clean, and roomy spaces in the back.

2 individual Pork Ribs $7.00 & 1/4 lb Sliced Briskets $8.25

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Mitch’s Texas Style Bbq

3.7(62 reviews)

9.4 mi

Aside from the smoked chicken being on the drier side. This place being packed with people waiting…read morein line is fully warranted. My first time here, the Tootum Gas Station is CLEAN, I think this is a really good alternative for truck drivers if they are willing to forgoe taking a break at Petro or even Pilot. I wanted Protein today, was almost inching on parking my rig at the Big Texan again to get myself some steak, but I quickly opted for Mitch's BBQ Texas Style off the exit 75 in Amarillo Texas. Service is fast, lady and elder gentleman were super nice. Food overall no complaints, great brisket. Albeit a bit cold, but decent pork ribs, pretty good Johnsonville*ish polish sausage with cheddar jalapeno. I'd say for value this would beat any Dickeys BBQ located in California with a huge tray of food coming out under 28.00. Think I found my new spot to take a breather in Northern Panhandle Texas. Makes me want to rewatch the Yellowstone series because everyone in there was dressed like the Duttons.

3.5 stars Stopped into Mitch's Texas Style Barbecue in…read moreAmarillo, which is tucked inside a Valero gas station but don't let that fool you. I was just looking for a quick bite before hitting the road again, and the Yelp reviews didn't steer me wrong. I ordered the four-piece combo: two ribs, two chicken tenders, waffle fries, and a drink. Everything was served hot and fresh. The barbecue sauce was solid, nice flavor without being overpowering. The ribs were decent, and the chicken tenders were cooked perfectly, though the breading was way too spicy for me (I ended up peeling it off and still enjoyed the chicken inside). Waffle fries were crispy and satisfying, and the price felt fair for the portion. Nothing fancy--again, gas station--but definitely better than expected. Would I go out of my way for it? Probably not. But for a quick, hot meal on the road? It hit the spot.

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Shi Lee's BBQ and Soul Food

4.6(147 reviews)

5.3 mi

Everything on the menu was the pinnacle of that flavor. The brisket was perfect, the ribs melted…read morelike butter, the catfish fried perfectly and flavorful and the smoked sausage was a treat. Best food I have had in Alabama, Mississippi or the rest of Texas.

Wish I could have eaten here more than once!…read more On a solo trip and was craving real food. Not much else to say except the food here is just so comforting and makes me nostalgic for my grandmas cooking. Just legit. Everything was SO. GOOD. Ribs, catfish, Mac and cheese, cornbread and sweet potatoes.

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Wesley's Bean Pot & BBQ

4.6(61 reviews)

9.5 mi

Under new ownership. Food is just as good as the previous owners, with generous portions. Service…read morewas quick, efficient and our order was correct! The laid back atmosphere makes it easy to dine without worrying about expectations.

I come to Amarillo every September for a small western music fest. I always try to only eat local…read more While in an antique store on 6th St. the owner asked if I like bbq. It's just my favorite food!(after Maine lobster, of course ) She said Wesley's had the best bbq in town. Of course, we had to try it. It was quite a way from our hotel. 9 miles, but well worth it! I had the small rib plate. 3 meaty smokey ribs so tender the meat came right off the bone. With the sweet hickory bbq sauce adding just the right flavor, I was sold. The pinto beans were cooked just right. The cole slaw is the type I like, not over mayonnaised and not too sweet. Crunchy cabbage. There were 7 of us, and everyone cleaned their plate! The bonus was a young singer, Nelson mckinney entertained us with his wonderful voice and guitar playing. This is a don't miss place to eat if you are in Amarillo.

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Crazy Larry's Pit Bar-B-Que

4.0(149 reviews)

1.5 mi

This place is amazing! You can tell the owners actually care about their food and their customers!…read moreTheir potato salad is the best and that which we measure everyone else's we've ever found. Great value and and local!

This is the first time I've entered and ordered food from this Restaurant. I ordered a half rack…read moreof ribs for $17 to go. They prepared eight slices of ribs and the ribs tasted excellent. The two people upfront that took my money and prepared the rib order were very cordial, welcoming, attentive and pleasant. Thank you for the ribs. It was a great lunch and I will definitely be back to eat more of your ribs and other stuff.

Frito pie- Red plate Ribs, Brisket, Sausage, Potato Salad, Beans- Green plate

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Huge menu!

The Big Texan Steak Ranch

3.4(3.4k reviews)

8.8 mi

•$$$

I would have given them 4.5-5 stars, but the hostesses at the front consistently leave something to…read morebe desired. I've worked in customer service myself, and my past employers would never have tolerated this kind of interaction with customers. I visit this restaurant nearly every year, sometimes twice a year, and after all these years, the unwelcoming attitude never seems to improve. When I said it was just me, I was asked, "Do you want to sit at the bar or in the dining area?" I chose the dining area and was told I would be seated with other families. No smile, no warmth, and not even a simple confirmation that this was okay--it just felt unnecessarily dismissive with a snooty attitude. Is being unwelcoming a requirement when hiring hostesses, or is it a generational thing? I wonder when this will finally be addressed and improved. I may die of a heart attack if I ever actually see it happen! Thankfully, the food and table service were much better. The chicken-fried chicken with mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli was hot and delicious, and my server was very friendly. It's just unfortunate that the experience starts off on such an unwelcoming note.

It's a cool restaurant, and has its western charm. However, I was just completely disappointed in…read morethe service. We did get seated quickly, but the service was just slow. We did arrive for during the early lunch service so it was still fairly empty, however the food took quite a bit to come out. When it did come out, it had me questioning how long it was actually out for. The food just came out cold/lukewarm. We also shared our meal with our 2 adopted flies who wouldn't stop pestering us. The server was not great as well, they would help us and then disappear for a period of time before coming to check. Overall, it would be a really amazing place if the food and service were A1, but unfortunately the only good thing about this place is the cool appearance.

You can get RIBS, BRISKET & SAUSAGE TO GO by the pound. Sides also OuiOui.

The best french fries too yum yum yum yum :)...

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Bruburd H.

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2 years ago

After a good workout in the Gym and all hyped up on Pre Workout I decided I needed to get some lunch. I wanted to go to a locally owned place for BBQ and there is no better place then Nine Line BBQ here in Amarillo. I invited a few work friends and we all met there. I got the Medic (Smoked mac and cheese with pulled pork) Ribs, and a Frito Pie. Everything was nothing short of perfect! The service was fast and prompt and the owner even came out and sat with us and had a conversation. The food came out perfect and was full of flavor and exactly what you would expect from smoked meats. Also being a Veteran myself I love what this place represents. Everyone should strive to support both local businesses and especially those owned and operated by Veterans. I will 100% be back again! read more

Cole K.

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10 months ago

The food was amazing. The brisket especially was very tender and juicy mixed with the subtle sweetness of the smokey bbq sauce was an amazing combination. Absolutely will be coming back here again!!! read more

Debi F.

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3 years ago

Had lunch here for the first time. Pulled pork sandwich was delicious and paired it with smoked Mac n cheese!! It was all fantastic! Great service as well! read more

Anastasia J.

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3 years ago

Amazing food and service. Brisket is tender, the Mac and cheese is amazing, and the ribs are wonderful. Highly recommend

Brenda K.

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2 years ago

Great food! Friendly staff and an all around great place to eat. You won't regret stopping in there.

Dennis S.

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1 year ago

Local barbecue spot, Let's just say, We are Coming Back and we hope to see you there.

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