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Tender Smokehouse

4.5 (25 reviews)
Open • 7:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Joy D.

This is a fairly new restaurant. It's is extremely clean. The staff were all really nice. We put in our order and went to get our drinks. We had a really short wait and our food was brought out. I had a chopped brisket sandwich. The meat was a little dry and I looked for some bbq sauce. The waitress brought some over. They only had 1 bbq sauce. It wasn't bad but I prefer a sweeter sauce. I think it made in-house which is cool but I would have liked more choices. The sandwich was huge. I couldn't eat it all so brought some home with me. My grandson enjoyed it a lot. I had the pineapple slaw. I did really like that. Overall we liked it. Just a few small things that I would change,

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Conner S.

Tender Smokehouse is elite!! Terrific food & service! The vibes are great! And the value in price compared to other top BBQ's (Hutchin's, Hurtodo's, etc) spots is incredible. I was so stoked last year when eating at the Tender Smokehouse in Frisco to find out that my hometown was getting one. It's awesome for the town of Whitesboro, much needed! Hoping it's nothing but success for them!

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This is a secret worth sharing. Living in a small town it's often hard to get excited about a restaurant but this is a gem worth sharing. Great atmosphere, food is awesome and the staff was amazing! Give them a shot. My wife and I shared Brisket and smoked turkey and we were not disappointed. We will definitely make the drive again!

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Brandon K.

We have been here twice and both times the food and service were great! Nicely remodeled with plenty of outdoor seating and TVs. The Brisket Frito pie is our favorite but have had the Grand Slam sandwich, beans and the smoked chicken which were excellent as well. Can't wait to try the breakfast. Glad to have this option in the Boro.

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David A.

I have to say the two year wait for tenders was very worth it. I've never been to a Tenders before and I find this to be one of the best barbecue briskets I've had and I'm very picky about my brisket. Place is amazingly clean. Staff is friendly. I actually had two options on my sliced beef sandwich. One was moist and one was lean. I've never had options on a bbq sandwich before The moist was really, really good and the lean was good as well. Highly recommend the mac & cheese. Five star on that and the pickles are even awesome thank you Steve for the nice conversation to learn more about tenders. We will definitely be back.

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They have Great BBQ and friendly staff. The breakfast tacos are amazing with potatoes and egg. They are worth every penny.

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Friendly and accommodating staff, a bit over price, paid $32 for 2 chopped beef sandwiches with no sides.

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11 months ago

The food was good and for the price I think you got your monies worth. I will eat there again when I'm in town again. Service was quick

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“We both ordered the grand slam, my husband's was the sandwich and mine was deconstructed.”

$20.40 Grand Slam Sandwich

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My mom and I ate here on 3-25-26 11:00 am (i failed to add a review)…read more We met a friend who lives in the area. The inside is nice. It's a county style setting/diner type and was very clean. Restroom was clean. We had one of the lunch specials. Meatloaf, cabbage, mash potatoes and I can't remember the other vegetable. It also came with peach cobbler. And 3 teas. Service was great and the food was excellent. I'm pretty picky about meatloaf but it was really good. It did need a little more juice topping. I kinda like my meatloaf a little more moist but that's me. The flavor was really good. Everything was good. The price was great for the amount of food. Mom and I also purchased their homemade fried pies. I bought Apricot and Cherry with crème. We took those home. They were both awesome. We live over an hour away but I would return for lunch or dinner!!

NOPE, don't do it. Service here is the WORST EVER. This restaurant is north of Hwy 82 (Texas) off…read moreof Hwy 377 on the way to Lake Texoma. About 10 miles before you reach Lake Texoma and Megastar Casino. We stopped for breakfast on Saturday morning, September 19, 2026 @ 10am. Took forever to get waited on (about 20 minutes). Then waited for over an hour to receive food, as did 12 other customers in the restaurant that were there before we arrived. An older female employee with short light brown hair (about 60) kept refilling my coffee and apologizing for the slow service (as if this was not typical). I mentioned to her "Yeah, you must have a serious problem with the cooks in the kitchen." She laughed it off. Food finally arrived 1 hour later. Food was decent, nothing spectacular. Had to ask for the check. Went up to pay. The young male (about 16) at the register gave off a vibe that we were inconveniencing him. I asked for a discount since we had to wait so long. He responded with "There is no discount." I asked him to check with the manager. With irritated body language he walked away to ask a manager if we could receive a discount for our long wait time. He came back and said no discount. My husband asked to speak to a manager. A female employee came out to speak with my husband. She told him, RUDLY, there is no discount, there is no manager on duty, and the customers don't mind waiting. She acted as if how dare we ask for a discount for over an hour wait to receive food. He looked her in the face and said "We won't be back EVER, your customer service SUCKS, and we will be writing a YELP review." I find it hard to believe there was no manager on duty and they are running this restaurant like the wild wild west.

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Tender Smokehouse - breakfast_brunch - Updated October 2026

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