Drove all darn day long, and still in TX. Great barbque spot.

[John Z]

Well, reluctantly, Tubby was pointed north after an afternoon shopping and eating in Mexico. The highlight of my shopping was a sack full of fresh avocados. They were so good, i wish i had got twice as many. The TX grapefruit were and still are, sweet enough to eat like an orange. And we are already regretting not buying way more watermelons. And i was feeling like i had missed the target on the Texas barbque. The places we ate at were good, but they just did not ring any bells for me. And then by chance i pulled into a small place on the east side of 59 just south of Houston. RING RING RING,,, bells went off like crazy! Now, this was the barbque i had been looking for. This was food so dang good it almost made me cry. The name of the place is Hinzes. They smoke their stuff with pecan. If you get there, try the carrott sald, it is way better than i could believe. And the potato casserole was awesome also. But the ribs - bowhatelyouwhat, them right there, thems some good eatin ribs! I kid you not - my list of great rib places is now shortened to a list of one! If you ever find yourself close to Wharton Tx, this place is a must to stop at. Hinzes is the only reason i can think of to drive through Houston again, but i will do it time and time again to eat there. We only made it to Marshall and had to stop for the night. Last night we spent in Lamar MO and sat out one long loud windy and rainy night! Now I am sitting an hour north of Des Moines and it is bed time. Tubby has run well, but i think i will be ordering a water pump when i get home. Barrs is doing its job for the most part now. Big time thanks to Clifford, Sonny and Mike again, and to everyone else who offered help with the compressor failure.   PS - i really want a longer list of good barbque rib places, so if you have any favorites, please let me know.

[jackhartjr]

Hi John...yessirreebob, Hinzes is the place, used to stop there coming out of Refugio!
Jack

[luvrbus]

John,glad you enjoyed your stay in Texas I will make you a list of BBQ places there are some great ones in Central Texas like Coopers were you buy the meat by the pound off the open pit, you pick your own meat off the grill and they have a 2" thick pork chop that is out of this world.John if you like chicken fried steak I know a place where you can get a pan fried not deep fried real steak hand tenderized round steak with the bone in  best you ever had .My wife and I are headed for Texas now so I will pickup were you left off on the food part      be safe

[jackhartjr]

Loverbus, you aren't talking about Bonnies Steakhose in Weatherford TX are you?
Sounded like it till you got to the bone in part, I don't think her's has the bone.  I know it covers the plate and then some, they bring the baked potato on another plate!
Jack

[luvrbus]

Jack, I was talking about Mrs.Goodsons place at Tomball north of Houston but Bonnies is a good place I love the steak fingers there about a foot long cut from a real steak ( no sams or costco stuff there) and one order will last me about 3 days.Jack I am sorry about not sending your hoses have them boxed up and forgot to call UPS to pick it up but I will take care of it when I get back 

[John Z]

If you guys will send me the addresses for these places, i will compile a list of them. I know i won't travel without it. Thanks.

[tekebird]

kick @$# place in San Antonio by the horse race track forget the name right now but it is on the frontage road on the oposite side of the highway f rom the track

[Dreamscape]

If anybody is in the Abilene TX area give me a call. We have some great places to eat steak, ribs and about anything else your heart desires. Some of the best I have eaten.....To date at least....

JohnZ, Glad you had a good trip. Hope to see you down the road somewhere,

Paul

[TexasBorderDude]

If it's Texas and it's ribs, you gotta mean BEEF ribs!  And you haven't even mentioned the Holy Grail of Texas B-B-Q in Lockhart....Kreutz's and Black's (same family but they won't admit it) one has the original location, one the original name.  Bring your own pocket knife to cut the meat!

dg

[gmbusguy1]

keep em coming folks, I am starving!

Chris

[Green-Hornet]

[luvrbus]

gmbusguy1  look at coopers site if your hungry now just wait till you see this stuff on the pit,by the way I am there as we speak just tell me what I can eat for you

would be nice if I put the web address for you guys      www.coopersbbq.com      click the tour botton

[rdbishop]

The name of the place in San Antonio is RUDY'S, north bound access rd.

Richard

[kingfa39]

John, could you be a little more specific on where theis barbecue place is close to 59, i live just North of Houston and would like to try it out. Glad you enjoyed the food here, they have some woderful tomatoes, oranges, and grapefruit that comes out of the valley area but hard to find sometimes. thanks
Frank Allen

[tekebird]

RMMMM Rudy's.....thats the plcase, ate there three times when down in Novenber