Houston Barbecue Company

06/20/09

Rude Customer Service, Overrated Food

by BBQRegular at Citysearch

My wife made a recent visit to this restaurant and ordered some food to go. After overcharging her for the food, she brought this to the attention of George, the man who serves the food. My wife in her southern charm, called the man sweetheart and brought to his attention we were overcharged for food. He said, "Don't call me sweetheart b--ch."

My wife was appalled, I'm glad I was not there. What an unprofessional, insecure man, poor little George. I have talked to other African Americans who have also been treated poorly, but none have been called the B word to their face.

The issue was brought up to management thru e-mail, and they refused to apologize or correct the situation, and did not even give my wife a reply to her e-mail.

On top of it, this BBQ is nothing out of the ordinary that you couldn't get at any other BBQ joint that uses oak in the firebox Overrated, and extremely rude.

• Cons: See Comments

05/02/09

Rating missed the mark

by rose323 at Citysearch

while visiting the Houston area I wanted to partake in some of the great BBQ that Houston has to offer. I decided to try Houston Barbecue Company because of the high rating site visitors gave the restaurant. Unfortunately, the selection was small and did not induce appetite. If you're looking for an enjoyable and tasty dining experience, please keep looking.

• Pros: food in a flash
• Cons: limited in many ways

02/15/09

Extremely disappointed

by ck7rx at Citysearch

We went to this 'straunt based on the ratings here and man were we disappointed. Our first clue should have been that the place was empty - we were literally the only people there at 12:15 on a Saturday afternoon. We went through the line which was reminiscent of Luling City Market (IMO, the best BBQ joint in Houston) so I thought things would be good.

Wrong.

This place really kinda stinks. The meat was tough and the dude behind the counter cut it wrong so we needed the largest toothpicks ever. The ribs were tasteless and chewy. The beef sausage was unremarkable. In short, this place does not deliver.

Even Pappas' is better than this place.

My advice? Skip it and head down to Richmond for some real BBQ.

• Pros: No wait to eat here
• Cons: There's a reason

02/12/09

Finger Lickin' Good

by Meg2586 at Citysearch

Wake up nothing, to the post below. This resturant is honest to goodness good BBQ. I go during lunch. I always get the jalapeno link sausage and potatosalad. They have BBQ sauce at the tables you sit at, and I wished I could take home that bottle everytime I went. It is priced decent too. The wait in line can sometimes be long but once you get up there it moves right along. They guy that cuts the meat, he's really nice too.

• Pros: awesome BBQ sauce, good priced
• Cons: lengthy line

02/06/09

Reviewers

by johnmckee87 at Citysearch

Does anybody at City Search ever read the user reviews. The only two in 2008 were terrible but City Search still has a high rating on this place.. What I see from the reviewers is it's high priced, small or meager portions and not very good tasting. Wake up City Search

08/28/08

very expensive BBQ

by hbkp at Citysearch

I do not know how this is priced with only one "$". i ordered 3 ribs and 3 slices of brisket and it cost 20 dollars. The food was descent but it is way too overpriced

• Pros: brisket
• Cons: price

07/22/08

Bad sausage, bad sauce, exorbitant prices (but decent brisket)

by lazlow23 at Citysearch

Brisket: The pieces I had were good - moist, nice char (despite the almost complete absence of any seasoning) and plenty of smoke.

Ribs: Barely average. No rub in sight, smoky enough, but no flavor (and plenty of fat on my portion, unfortunately). Tad chewy, too.

Sauce: Way too vinegary and mustardy, it COMPLETELY masks all flavor of whatever unfortunate piece of meat happens to get so much as a drop on it. Good sauce enhances, not overpowers (and this sauce would overpower a jalapeno).

Potato salad: More like mashed potato salad, but I didn't mind. Nice tang, but too much onion.

Sausage: The links here are... Weird. I'm not sure how much meat goes in there, but it can't be much. My link tasted more like bread than any meat product - almost exactly like a hush puppy in a crackly skin.

Value: HA! WAAAAAAAY too overpriced - $11 for a single sausage, two slices of brisket, and one dinky side? Please. Like pickles? Hope you like paying for those, or jalapenos at 50 cents a pop.

Atmosphere: Nice enough, I suppose, they're trying to be rustic with the wooden walls and tables but the semi-fancy bar in the corner belies it's upscale West-side heart. Went twice at lunchtime during the week and these people know their customers: Stiff-collar yuppies from the nearby energy corridor who don't mind shelling out $15 for three ribs and three slices of brisket (as the guy in front of me did).

All in all, a place worth avoiding.

• Pros: Clean
• Cons: Terrible value

07/11/08

Over priced and underwhelmed

by NotafanofHoustonBBQ at Citysearch

Just because it looks like a BBQ joint and smells like a BBQ joint doesn't mean it is going to be a good BBQ joint. The very first thing you see when you get in line to order is the fact that they are going to nickel-and-dime you death. Jalepenos - 10c each, pickle spears - 25c ea., just to name a few. Then I ask for the Friday special and it is $6.99 for a small pulled pork sandwich and an even smaller bowl of beans. I am assuming that the drink is over $2 beacuase my total was $9.53 for the daily speacil ($6.99) and a tea. The only think that I found to be "included" was the slice of pickles. Other than this if you are looking for over priced BBQ that is average tasting...Houston BBQ is your spot!

01/01/08

Great sauce

by zwilliamson at Citysearch

This is probably my favorite new barbecue joint. The sauce is awesome, and the ribs are pretty darn good as well. How can you not love a place where they serve your food on butcher paper?

• Pros: Great sauce, good BBQ, good sides
• Cons: A little pricey

12/11/07

Good place

by samaustin at Citysearch

To me BBQ is about the sauce and ribs. I like both here, my ribs were very meaty had lots of flavor. I like the sauce but may not be for everyone, it is central texas style. The prices are higher then some but all BBQ places are high now. If you like Luling city BBQ then you will like this place, if you dont then you will not.

• Pros: Ribs...