Houston Barbecue Company

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

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

06/03/07

Not what I expected

by dable at Citysearch

All I can say about Houston Barbecue Company is it was adequate. The food was nothing special (brisket, sausage), and the sauce was bland. The potato salad was pretty good, though. Service, again, was adequate. They were not rude, but not very helpful either. Maybe they were ready to go home, but it was 7:30 on a Saturday night. I should have known better when there were only 3-4 other people in the restaurant at such a normally busy time. If you are in dire need of BBQ, it will hold you over, but I wont be back.

• Pros: Location
• Cons: bland food

10/10/04

Disappointed

by cc585 at Citysearch

Brisket was fatty, sauce was too spicy, perhaps to cover up the bland taste of the meat. Meat was served on paper, which makes this place seem even more pretentious-- most BBQ places were butcher shops, and this place obviously never was. The paper tears when you try to cut your meat. The sides and sandwiches are served on dishes, which makes the paper seem all that more ridiculous. The decor is a mixture of western, sports, and placards that laud their BBQ, which is nothing more than average at best. There is a bar in the middle of the restaurant, to appeal to the happy hour crowd as well, which was kind of rowdy when I went, so I won't be bringing the kids.

• Pros: plenty of parking