Make the drive! Staff were so friendly! We enjoyed everything! The chicken, pork, jap sausage and…read moretri-tip were our favorites, all the sides were delicious as well. Great customer service! Definitely will return!!! Thank you!

We chose BAR A barbecue after carefully looking for what we hoped would be the BEST in the Houston…read morearea. We saw some great options ( Truth, Triple J, Killen's, and Brisket & Rice were all in the running, and we didn't try any of those so can't say on them). This was a thought out choice and I was super excited to try them! Being a family run operation was really awesome to me as well. First the good to great: the staff was super nice and helpful. The brisket was ah-mazing. Not too Smokey but cooked very tender and delicious! The barbecue sauce was on point. Sauces tend to range from too thin to too thick, too sweet to too spicy but Bar A's hit the bulls eye! Not too thin, not too sweet...I really enjoyed the brisket! Walking up, the smells were incredible! A nice outdoor spot to eat (it was a very mild day and just beautiful out..but I digress). Also, the Mac and Cheese...oh my!! Some of the best I've ever had! The downside: We drove an hour and a half especially to eat here...it was our primary reason for heading up to Montgomery! Getting there around 3pm, you would figure is a sweet spot for a restaurant open from like 11-6 on a Friday. When we went to order as we're trying to figure out the plate we want, you know, 2 meats or 3 meats ...sides, yum, as you're drooling, we were going for the TRINITY Plate. Brisket, rib and sausage...a nice cross section. Nope, we can't do a TRINITY. we only have brisket and turkey left. I know a lot of people love turkey. I'm not one of them and my heart was set on Beef. So now we're on a 1 meat and two sides track I guess. Ok, can we do brisket on the one meat? "Sure I can do that" was the cheery reply. So we got two plates brisket, and I asked could you make that moist cut brisket (my favorite, while my wife always prefers the lean). "Nope, sorry, we're all out of moist brisket". Ok, so one plate with cheesy potato casserole (doesn't that just sound amazing?) and Mac & cheese and one plate With cheesy potato casserole and pinto beans, that way we can get more great tastes and share, right? Oh, and bread, pickles, onions and jalapeños. (The bread is Martins and is always amazing if you know what I'm talking about...I think it's potato roll bread?). Got our plates and start to pay...two $20 plates and no drinks, just water. Over $50! Hmmm, well, the one meat tray with brisket has a $4 up charge. Hmmm. Sat down and got to chowing down! Here's where disappointment sets in. As I said, brisket and sauce was on point. The onions are maybe slightly pickled, not sure, but also very good. The meat, was 3 slices of brisket...4 would have been a sweet spot but eh, 3. The sides. Cheesy potato casserole had the texture of rice...I kept thinking it was rice as I ate it. It had some spice to it but very little flavor. Very disappointing. Mac & cheese--ah-mazing! Pinto beans were like a salt-a-holics take on ranch style beans. Not good. Almost not edible. But I was hungry. I put some sauce on the potato casserole and made it taste ok...still couldn't get Over the rice texture (I'm not saying it had rice, but just had the texture of a rice pilaf ). Two pieces of great bread rounded it out! So overall, disappointed that there wasn't more to choose (ribs, moist brisket, sausage) and I get it, They make so much and sell out then that's good business for them. To the customer who drove and hour and a half to eat there, not so good business. The sides were 1 for 3 in the good to great category and worst of all, after spending $50+ on lunch for 2, I was still hungry. I wouldn't have expected that for sure. I couldn't decide between 3 or 4 star but my missing stars shake out like this: 1 went because of availability and then ultimately being up charged for what was left. And 1 went for disappointing 2 out of 3 sides and portion size/value. Sorry, we didn't take any photos of the food.

Sigh. So I saw Farrah gave this place 4 stars and I thought well maybe it's ok since I've passed…read moreby many times but never went in. However that review was13 years ago. And the awards on their wall were all from days gone by. Enter 2026. 7 years since their last award. And I was not impressed. I was going to get their prime brisket burger until I discovered it's actually just a burger and not sliced brisket. I asked what smashed meant and the cashier said she thinks they smash the whole burger and I asked is that the bun too and she said she didn't know. So I Decided to get their pulled pork sandwich because I figured that was pretty standard and safe and it'd be hard to mess up. I asked which side I could get since it comes with a side and she said any. I chose onion rings. Well apparently there's an undisclosed upcharge for that one. There's also an undisclosed upcharge for credit cards. A real pet peeve of mine. I decided on the fried okra instead. And it, like the sandwich, was flavorless. Kinda reminded me of Covid. Just chewing cardboard. Dry and tasteless. The sauce really didn't help. I do like the decor inside. Very western. They even got a jackalope head mounted. But unfortunately it's not sufficient to make me ever want to return.

I purchased the Family Pack #2 on July 3, 2026, which is supposed to feed 5-7 people. When I got…read morehome, I only had 3 sides not 4, the brisket was floating in grease and if that was 1 lb. of brisket I'll eat my hat. Tasted terrible. The sausage looked like it wasn't cooked. Went back to restaurant to obtain the other side and ask why I only received a half loaf of bread, which was already opened. This family pack would not feed 3-4 people much less 5-7. The pints of sides were small, the other side, corn on the cob, we were only given 4 pieces. The service girl was nice but offered no apology upon return. There was hardly anyone in the restaurant so everything should have been checked. Will not be returning or recommending. Certainly not worth the money they charged.

First and foremost, the food was INCREDIBLE! The staff, as always is friendly, polite, quick…read moreservice and just awesome! I had the 2 meat plate with ribs and sausages and sides fried Okra and Mac and cheese. The rib meat fell off the bone, tender and moist. The fried okra....mmmmm. Always a great family and friendly atmosphere. The owners were at the table next to us. They are FUNNY and a testament to why this place is ​​​​​one of the most incredible places to eat. Keep up the great work!

Service was kind, good beer selection (bottles) and wicked bbq. Loved the sausage and the Cole slaw…read moreMac n cheese. Jalepeno poppers are fresh and spicy. Go for it

A great local joint! Good BBQ and service!…read more We come here a couple of times a month for an itch of BBQ.

I've been here 5 or 6 Wednesdays for their Bbq ribs special and they never have ribs you think if…read morethey adve a rib day they would cook enoug. can see be out once but every week is unacceptable.Do better meeting place

We've been anxiously waiting for this place to open in the Gosling Express food truck plaza and…read moreit's finally here. Tried it out and it's fantastic. This is old school BBQ--the menu is handwritten on an erasable board, so you get whatever they have that evening. When we went they had brisket, turkey legs, sausage and a few other things--no ribs. OK by me, I was there for the brisket. Had it on a sandwich with green beans and potato salad. The sides were OK. Green beans were cooked well but not a lot of seasoning. But we're here for the meat. And the brisket was amazing, as good as any I have had. Very tender so it ate well on the sandwich. The flavor was very good without the sauce, you could taste the smoke and the seasoning was excellent. But the sauce is over the top. A traditional red sauce with great depth of flavor. You don't need a whole lot but I put a lot on anyway, might have drunk it. They are very new but should not be missed. Good 'cue is hard to do, and they have nailed it.

Great restaurant!! Great food, atmosphere and service. Staff is very friendly. Barbecue was Very…read moregood!! I Highly recommend this restaurant.

First time visit, will definitely be back. The taste and service was awesome. Thank you Elizabeth…read morefor the fast & friendly customer service. Everyone is so polite :)

Expect a small restaurant where you will be greeted with a warm "welcome!" This front counter is…read morealso where you will place your order. We had super high expectations of the baked potatoes as a sign advertising their "famous baked potato" so we stopped in. Sadly, even a loaded baked potato with chopped beef needed more sour cream, cheese, etc.

Can't go wrong with bacon and guac- very thick burger patty and the most affordable meal in old…read moretown spring. It's the go to! Large menu with good margs as well

Meh Tourist Trap. Nachos rival whatever you've had at a…read morehigh school football game. But you got 'em fast! Service is good, I guess, never saw them during the 10 minutes it took to find a sign "Please order Inside." Ambience is wonderful. Suggest BYOB, and a picnic. I'd be astonished if anyone working here noticed you're not ordering anything.

I love the name so I had to try the ribs lol The line was long and it was hard to find a table but…read morewe got one so be prepared for that. I enjoyed my ribs. The meat fell off the bone so it was perfect! My green beans were good but the fruit wasn't sweet. I should've gotten a different side but I was full by the time I tried it and didn't want to deal with the line again. My husband had the chopped beef potato and he was happy. Brisket bombs are spicy but worth it. Overall not a bad experience.

The ribs and peach cobbler are my favorites, but everything is great…read more The catfish and South Congress is my husband's favorite. The smoked turkey and brisket are great too