Houston is one of the best metros when it comes to variety of cuisines and quality of food in offer. However, when in Texas you gotta have at least one BBQ meal. Stockyard was my chosen stop, on this visit.
I chose a two meat...plate with two sides. Beef brisket and dry, spicy ribs paired with heart attack potatoes and garlic green beans completed my spread. It was a huge serving of food and I almost wished I had been starving all day. One of the complaints I had was while I wasn't paying full attention, the server dunked a whole lot of barbecue sauce on both my brisket and ribs. I would have liked my ribs dry.
The brisket was very tender, juicy and perfectly flavored. The ribs were a little underwhelming, maybe my palette was compromised because of all the unwanted sauce. But the texture was a little off and flaky. I expect more from a highly rated Texas BBQ joint. The heart attack potatoes was truly heart stopping in more ways than one. And the garlic beans went great with the meat servings too. Combined with a local Karbach beer, I was quite happy with the meal. I wish I had the appetite for a peach cobbler. The interior is set up like a rustic smokehouse BBQ place, and was unusually dead on a Tuesday night.More