I used to love this place but it has gone down hill fast. The wife and I went to get some beef link poboy sandwiches. We grabbed our tray and went sliding down to order our sandwiches. When I saw little roaches crawling by my tray. Then I saw another one on top of the sneeze shield above the beans and cobbler. It almost fell into the beans. My heart sunk. I had loved the food here for so long and now I am completely and suddenly disgusted. We left and have not been back since. I can't make myself go back. The owner seems to be a nice guy but it obviously did not faze him a bit. The health inspector said that they have proof that they have sprayed for roaches but somehow he let this business stay open. I was totally grossed out. Can't go back and will not suggest this business to anyone. read more

The workers were very friendly and handled the food in timely manner. The workers were Ashton, Katelyn, Emma. Very great food been a long time customer. Stacie Malone read more

i have been a barbecue judge in several contest - calling thisa bar b q is a joke it - they have no traditional pit to cook over- we went there two times to make sure that the first time was no accident - it wasn't read more

The people working are very nice. The place is cute, western appeal. As far as the food - it was just ok. The sauce was too sweet and my husband said the brisket and ribs were well cooked and tender but no flavor and no smoke. Good texture. read more

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Great food. Friendly staff. They have been here for years and there is a reason for that. The meats are great and the fried fish is cooked to perfection. read more

We recently visited Nacogdoches, Texas, the oldest city. Well, we decided to go to the Barbeque House, which is the oldest restaurant in Nacogdoches. Big mistake!! We should have walked out when they said they were out of the ribs, but we went ahead and got their 2 meat plate with potato salad and cold slaw. Potato salad and cold slaw was ok, but the meat was not. It was warm not hot and just didn't taste good. I got the banana pudding and when i went to eat it, it looked like day old pudding, turning brown and looked bad. Told the girl about it and she asked me if I wanted another, which I said no. This place was over priced, service not very good, and just an overall bad experience. read more

I walk in and smell the smoke from the BBQ pit. I get excited, thinking if you can smell the smoke the food has to be good. WRONG. I ordered a brisket sandwich. It was covered in BBQ sauce. The kid cutting the meat put on more seasoning. If the meat is already seasoned, why would you need to add more. The service was fantastic. The food was not very good at all. The brisket had no smoke flavor at all. My kid ordered a 1/2 a chicken. It was bland as well. The sauce was tart and not very flavorful. The potato salad tasted ok. The Cajun rice was pretty good. It did taste like it came from a box and not homemade, like I expected. To whomever thinks this is the "Best BBQ houses in the south", needs to have their tastebuds examined. I have had better BBQ at a local BBQ chain restaurant. If you are considering this place, do not bother. You will only be disappointed. read more

It was just ok. Maybe we tried it on a bad day. There seemed to be seven or eight high school kids there behind the counter so maybe they were distracted. Anyway, the food was just average. Not sure we will try it again. read more

The Barbecue House is our Sunday restaurant. We go there regularly after church every Sunday. We request "lean meat only" and they do accommodate our preference. The food is delicious and there are ample servings. There's a variety of tasty sides, yummy baked beans, dirty rice, potato salad, coke slaw and Mac and cheese. Most Sundays we bring friends with us and everyone says they love the food! For good old Texas barbecue, we highly recommend The Barbecue House! read more

Well, where to begin. First there was only 2 people working. Once we got our food we sat down. There were flies on the tables. Then we start to eat, the worst barbecue we have ever had. Even the banana pudding was a let down, old. The Peach Cobbler was also horrible. We left after taking a few bites. What a waste of $40.00. read more

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Great experience. Friendly staff who even offered to make up a dish for us when I asked for a Fritos pie (which ended up tasting really good made with their sloppy joe mixture). Loved the atmosphere. read more

ROACHES This place used to have the best food. Not sure what happened. The last time I was here I walked out because I saw roaches crawling on the counter. One was on the sneeze shield and almost fell into the cobbler. The man that runs the place is kind of a jerk as well. I will not ever eat at this place again. And I would not recommend this place to anyone, accept for the Health Department. read more

Tasty, local barbecue joint. Good chopped beef sandwiches, good potato salad. Clean, spacious restaurant. Friendly, polite service. Clearly a favorite of the locals. read more

East Texas us much like other locations in the South: You can't throw a rock without hitting a church or a BBQ restaurant. This location's on Stallings, on the left before you arrive at Lowe's. Easy to turn in, or to escape with your tasty dinner fixins. Check out the menu photo: There's the usual armada of entries and desserts, served with a smile. I'm especially partial to the truly superior BBQ-baked beans. Don't over-look the tater salad, either! Their onions are sliced, not chopped, same for their dill pickles. Items can be ordered in 'bulk' or in standard meal plates. This really comes in handy when you don't know exactly how many relations will be showing up in your kitchen. If you're in the mood for a BBQ dinner that's totally non-traditional, order your bulk chopped beef with smoked sausages blended in! Trust me, it will change your BBQ world! read more

YUM. I grew up eating here every Sunday when it used to be in the old North Street building. I have such fond memories of sitting on the counter to watch them make my chopped beef sandwich...oh, and the old fashioned glass bottles of Sunkist were so much fun! I moved out of Nac about seven years ago, but every time I return (and I mean EVERY time), I make a point to stop by and get some barbecue from the Barbeque House. The brisket is SO delicious (probably thanks to that well seasoned smoker out back), the sides are generous, and the people behind the counter are incredibly pleasant. The building may be a little more modern than the old one, but the BBQ is just as delicious. I always go for a chopped brisket sandwich (smothered in their delicious bbq sauce) and a side of baked beans. If you want bbq in Nac--eat here--you will NOT be disappointed. read more

The Brisquit is precut and put in a warmer and soaking in BBQ sauce. The sausage is grocery store sausage. No selection of side. This place is pretty nasty. You can smell the bathrooms before you get to them. They are horrible. There were swarming and dead fly all over. Don't waste your money. read more

I've eaten here twice now and have only good things to say. I walked in expecting a sit down BBQ place, but it's more of a cafeteria style. This means you get your food quickly, but the food isn't made to order. The ribs are good, but not fantastic. They've only got one BBQ sauce which they put over everything. I recommend the beef and link combo, it's beef brisket and sausage links covered with their BBQ sauce. It was very good and reasonably priced. They also have a selection of sides to choose from, the only one that's worth getting in my opinion is their baked beans, they've got bits of pork in them and are freaking FANTASTIC! Price wise, it seems pretty reasonable for quick barbecue, I think dishes are around $9-$12 each, and sides are a few dollars more. If I'm in Nacogdoches again I'll definitely come back. read more

Stopped there today to pick up some pork sandwiches for lunch. What a let down and waste of money. I ate my sandwich and had about 3 pieces of grizzle and fat. Not too bad but wasn't impressed with the overall taste. However my mom and niece had one and half sandwiches and it was nothing but grizzle and fat!!! Look at this plate there was no edible meat. Will not ever go there again. Want to go back and complain and get our money back but my Momma wouldn't let me drive back into town to do it. Don't waste your money! Not even worth it if you're starving. HOWEVER the beans were delicious so that's why I gave it 1 star. read more

The Barbecue House - Barbeque Near Me - Nacogdoches, Texas

One of the best BBQ houses in the south. We ordered the ribeye po boy sandwich and tri tip meat platter. The ribeye meat was the tenderest piece of meat that I have had in a long while. Their house BBQ sauce had great flavor. Their beans were to die for and of course their banana pudding was a perfect finish. read more

The Barbecue House - Barbeque Near Me - Nacogdoches, Texas

Driving down to Houston from Dallas, we found this place from a travel book. Walked in with an empty stomach and with the prospect of sinking our teeth into a delicious rack of ribs, we were actually quite disappointed with what was presented in front of us. But as they said, when in Texas, so we struggled through our brisket and ribs. Maybe because it was a Sunday evening that the place was very quite or business is simply not doing that well at all. The lady behind the counter said the restaurant has been around for a while but have only been in the location for several years. They have interesting items hanging on the walls. Just don't get spooked by the squirrel or fox living in the bathroom like I did. Other than that I would skip this place unless you are super, super hungry. read more

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I just had the brisket plate. Meat was cold and tastless. The sauce they pit on the brisket was mostly vinegar. The baked beans were cold an tasteless. The cole slaw was warm and tasteless. Bread was store bought sliced white bread. Was not worth the $15.00 charge. read more

Beef sandwich ordered. Tasted good but didn't care for Barbeque sauce. You have to go back to ask for more sauce. Not in bottles available. Diet Coke Zero ended up to be root beer Beans are good with lots of meat. Coleslaw boring. No taste. Didn't get potato salad because it looks like mashed potatoes. Staff are nice. Turkey is deli meat not Barbeque. read more

If I could give this place zero stars I would! This place is simply disgusting! The beef and link is usually days old, trust me I know my nephew works there. He tells me stories were they see roaches in the food and they have pet friendly rats running around in the back. The owner simply doesn't care at all, as he usually pays the health inspector to pass every year. The only people who go there are boomers who have lost their taste in food and locals who have never tried real bbq food in their life. The food is also over priced for the quality of it. The staff is filled with friendly college students who simply serve up the food. The poor kids are only making $7.25 and with no option of tip! Overall, the food is terrible, the staff is good, and the owner sucks because he doesn't want to make the place better! read more

I kept hearing the commercial on the radio and usually go to a place down the road, but thought I would give them a try. Walk in, the smell of BBQ just kinda hits ya, and bam a man size plate of goodness! Really liked it, better than my "old" usual place, and a lot cleaner too. read more

Stopped here while I was passing through. I wish I could give this establishment more than a mediocre rating. Plenty of parking plus cattle trailers and cop cars made it seem promising, but I started to have an uneasy feeling when I walked in and saw several microwaves behind the counter. I will admit that I am a bbq snob. I've cooked in several cook offs and have eaten brisket and ribs my entire life with my very large family. Therefore, I was appalled when the brisket was pulled out from a warming pan pre sliced and pre sauced. No bbq should ever be pre sauced - it is a way to cover up bad cooking. I had to ask for plain brisket which had no good smoke ring, flavor, or cut-with-a-fork tenderness. The only other item I had was the potato salad which were more akin to cold mashed potatoes flavored with some paprika. Nothing that really wowed me and I have had store bought potato salad with more flavor. I give it 2 stars because it does seem like a decent hangout for local law enforcement and I like any place that supports them. The service was not enough to bump it up because it was neither good or bad. read more

Simple barbecue. I like everything here except the brisket which is consistently very dry. Otherwise I would give them 5 stars. But you have to get the rice and barbecue beans because they are delicious and unique to this place. I like their sauce because it is a bit spicy. Try the sausage, I get it every time. :) read more

The ribs were cold and spicy even though my dad asked if the ribs were room temperature and the guy said they would be a bit hot. I just didn't like any of it in general. read more

Really good BBQ and usually very nice people working. I rarely have time to go in which means that I go through the drive thru often. It has been an extremely long wait in the drive thru the last 3-4 times I've visited, and on multiple occasions parts of my orders have been forgotten even after waiting for so long. Overall, it is good BBQ just make sure you're prepared to wait and it's probably best to double check the order before leaving. read more

Sandwiches are very small for the price. Chopped beef sandwich is tasteless. Sauce is watered down. Beans and potato salad are very good. read more

My family would not recommend this place to anyone meat didn't taste like it was smoked the rest of the food wasn't good at all

Just are for the second time in 3 yrs. First time a German Cockroach crawlwd across the table. Today same thing happened. I will never eat here again. The tea tasted like dirt. The combo plate was not good meat was tpugh and sausage nasty. Do not eat here. read more

Definitely do not recommend. Chicken was very dry and tasted like it was days old. The diet coke and water both tasted like dirt. Definitely not the best bbq in the oldest town in Texas! read more

They sauce their bbq. And not just lightly sauce it...it's DROWNING in sauce. My boyfriend and I got the brisket and the sausage. Brisket wasn't anything special. Not awful, not great. The sausage, though...wow. There's no way they make their sausage in house. It's almost certainly store bought, and not good at all. But I've had they're rib eye poboy before, and it's pretty good. Not exactly bbq, though. So this place is mediocre, and definitely not even close to being Texas-style bbq. read more

Good old fashioned Texas BBQ. There isn't much else to say about it. All the food is good the sauce is good. The people are great, most of the time, but then again everyone has a bad day. All in all not to bad. read more

One of the most foul places I have been to eat in a very long time. We went by here on our way back home to Austin, the worst $33 I have spent in a long time. I would like my money back and was VERY surprised a refund was not already offered after having to point out TWICE that there were bugs in and near the food and beverages. I am equally tempted to call the health department, simply out of concern of this place making people ill. If cockroaches are this obviously out in the open, I can only imagine how terrible the rest of the place it. I can't imagine how this place stays open, if there were negative stars ~ I'd give them. I saw cockroaches in two separate areas of this place, one on the buffet line as they were getting our food and another larger one on the drink counter. I pointed it out to the guy behind the counter, he casually knocked it off onto the floor and stepped on it. He was not the slightest bit surprised or apologetic. Our rubbery, nasty 'bbq' and sauce were both heated up in a FILTHY microwave (which prominently sits right on the front counter), the sides were flavorless, mushy and terrible. I ordered pulled pork, it was actually chopped up chunks of fatty, gristly ham, drowning in a horrible supposed to be bbq sauce. As we sat to eat, there were what appeared to be two hair or hair type items in the beans. The 'sausage po boy' my son ordered was actually more like a chopped up hot dog, dosed in their terrible sauce, hacked up and placed on stale bread. There was NOTHING redeeming about this place, go somewhere else.....ANYWHERE ELSE. read more

Had a beef and link po-boy, which I enjoyed but I do have a couple of minor nits to pick. Please take it easy on the sauce. I'll ask for it on the side next time but the poor sandwich was swimming in it. Also, why does everyone chop the beef and the links into tiny pieces? I prefer sliced beef and links. Maybe I'll ask about that, too. My son really enjoyed his sliced beef sandwich. Can't comment on the sides as we both had potato chips. Prices were okay but the counter help was stone- faced and didn't appear to enjoy working with public. read more

I've loved the food for years, but tonight was disappointing. We called to see when the restaurant was closing, were told 8:30, then drove over getting there at 8 and told they were closed. It was obvious the young guys working there decided to close so they could go out on a Saturday night or whatever. Very unprofessional. The real kicker is the website says 9pm on weekends. read more

Skip this place! The food is not good and there was actually a worm in my food and the place is just creepy. Not to mention the owner/manager that happened to be there is not a nice person at all. Other restaurants in this little town deserve your business. read more

We have eaten here many times; the food is always good and the service is fast. We usually have brisket or links. It is definitely our favorite BBQ in Nacogdoches. Their beans are the best of ANY BBQ restaurant we have tried. read more

I hate to say this because I've ate at this place for as long as I can remember but twice now when we've ordered chopped beef sandwich we've gotten what I can only describe as mush of bits of beef. It wasn't freshly chopped like they usually do. I would have complained but had gotten this to go and didn't notice it until I was already back home. What a disappointment! Hopefully, management is looking at these reviews and will correct this problem. read more