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San Antonio BBQ

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Mkline
Mkline Posts: 180
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All, I have been reassigned to San Antonio for a short time on work I want to hit all the places in lockhart at some point but my question  to the experts/locals is where to get some great BBQ in San Antonio proper during the week when I don't have time to make the hour run north. 

any suggestions?
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  • Austin Egghead
    Austin Egghead Posts: 3,966
    edited December 2013
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    The BBQ joint in the pearl brewery complex was pretty good and pretty $$.  If you are going to be in SA for a while then you must go to Chris Madrid's for an over the top hamburger
    Large, small and mini now Egging in Rowlett Tx
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  • Dyal_SC
    Dyal_SC Posts: 6,052
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    I went there either last year or the year before that.  Got some decent Que from County Line on the Riverwalk.  The tex mex is the true gem of San Antonio.  Got some good stuff at Acenar and Casa Rio. 

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  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 9,832
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    The Granary (good beer made in house by the pitmaster's brother)
    Two Brothers
    Augie's
    County line for beef ribs
    Rudy's if you like lean brisket (I do)

    There are a few other small places depending on what part of town you are in...

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 22,961
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    concentrate on Tex mex and mix in BBQ. San Antonio is a Mecca for tex mex........not bbq. I would eat at 20 places before i thought about bbq in SA
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • Austin Egghead
    Austin Egghead Posts: 3,966
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    Thanks foghorn...I could not remember the Granary.  
    Mkline if you are on the south side by the mission Nichas on Roosevelt is good Tex Mex food. 
    If you have a good good expense account Little Steak House on the Rhine is very $$$ and very good.
    Large, small and mini now Egging in Rowlett Tx
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  • thailandjohn
    thailandjohn Posts: 952
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    It has been years since I was at this place but when I ate there, it was outstanding.......this is the real Texas BBQ, not a tourist place....when I was there, the pitmaster had been cooking there for 35 years on a real pit......if you do go there, please post your remarks here on the Forum http://www.yelp.com/biz_redir?url=http://www.thesmokehousebbqsa.com/&src_bizid=P-_KQtvXHfa3roC1v9v9hQ&cachebuster=1386387370&s=d5c7654c51c11ebca9703397240eff0d7c102fda520a83f9c05ddf1c0ea2c45a


    http://jvp.smugmug.com/Barbeque




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  • TarHeelBBQ
    TarHeelBBQ Posts: 317
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    The Salt Lick is my favorite BBQ....Mi Tierra is my favorite tex Mex. I love San Antone. Consider yourself lucky you get to work there
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,674
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    Only one place in SA: LawnRangers house (best I have found).
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.   

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  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
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    Mickey said:

    Only one place in SA: LawnRangers house (best I have found).

    :(
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
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    While I agree with Cen-Tex, I also disagree as a long term resident of San Antonio. I hate Mexican food...so I have found some BBQ spots that I very much enjoy when I'm not q'ing.

    In town:
    The Smoke Shack
    www.congercatering.com

    Barely out of town:
    Harmon's BBQ
    www.harmonsbbq.com

    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 22,961
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    HTF can a Mexican dude in SA hate Mexican food? You ain't right.............You'll do just fine in Nashville :))


    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • cazzy
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    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

    HTF can a Mexican dude in SA hate Mexican food? You ain't right.............You'll do just fine in Nashville :))



    Dude I've been having it for 30 years...I'm just plain tired of it. I will eat if I have to but it's the last thing I'll ever eat if I have a say in it.
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 22,961
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    cazzy said:
    HTF can a Mexican dude in SA hate Mexican food? You ain't right.............You'll do just fine in Nashville :))


    Dude I've been having it for 30 years...I'm just plain tired of it. I will eat if I have to but it's the last thing I'll ever eat if I have a say in it.
    Fair enough. I could eat it breakfast lunch and dinner (and I do lot's of times).


    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
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    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:


    cazzy said:

    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

    HTF can a Mexican dude in SA hate Mexican food? You ain't right.............You'll do just fine in Nashville :))



    Dude I've been having it for 30 years...I'm just plain tired of it. I will eat if I have to but it's the last thing I'll ever eat if I have a say in it.

    Fair enough. I could eat it breakfast lunch and dinner (and I do lot's of times).




    I guess the problem is that there are only a few spots I would consider "good" Mexican food in San Antonio. It's the most overdone cuisine in town and most are really ****. If I was coerced into going, the only place I would go to is Taco Taco.
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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  • henapple
    henapple Posts: 16,025
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    I like Taco Cabana.. probably because I only have it 3 times a year. I like Rudy's cream corn.
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 22,961
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    cazzy said:
    cazzy said:
    HTF can a Mexican dude in SA hate Mexican food? You ain't right.............You'll do just fine in Nashville :))


    Dude I've been having it for 30 years...I'm just plain tired of it. I will eat if I have to but it's the last thing I'll ever eat if I have a say in it.
    Fair enough. I could eat it breakfast lunch and dinner (and I do lot's of times).


    I guess the problem is that there are only a few spots I would consider "good" Mexican food in San Antonio. It's the most overdone cuisine in town and most are really ****. If I was coerced into going, the only place I would go to is Taco Taco.

    Yeah- there are way more bad than good- that's for sure. I guess it's that way everywhere. 3-4 gems in a heap of crap. Same way here
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,674
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    cazzy said:
    cazzy said:
    HTF can a Mexican dude in SA hate Mexican food? You ain't right.............You'll do just fine in Nashville :))


    Dude I've been having it for 30 years...I'm just plain tired of it. I will eat if I have to but it's the last thing I'll ever eat if I have a say in it.
    Fair enough. I could eat it breakfast lunch and dinner (and I do lot's of times).


    I guess the problem is that there are only a few spots I would consider "good" Mexican food in San Antonio. It's the most overdone cuisine in town and most are really ****. If I was coerced into going, the only place I would go to is Taco Taco.

    My vote is Alamo Cafe
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.   

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  • lakewade
    lakewade Posts: 385
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    Mickey said:
    cazzy said:
    cazzy said:
    HTF can a Mexican dude in SA hate Mexican food? You ain't right.............You'll do just fine in Nashville :))


    Dude I've been having it for 30 years...I'm just plain tired of it. I will eat if I have to but it's the last thing I'll ever eat if I have a say in it.
    Fair enough. I could eat it breakfast lunch and dinner (and I do lot's of times).


    I guess the problem is that there are only a few spots I would consider "good" Mexican food in San Antonio. It's the most overdone cuisine in town and most are really ****. If I was coerced into going, the only place I would go to is Taco Taco.

    My vote is Alamo Cafe
    The Granary for BBQ is not too shabby.  Mi Tierra Café y Panadería for Mexican food.  There are many more.  San Antonio is awesome for food.

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    I feel a whole lot more like I do now than I did when I got here.
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  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
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    lakewade said:


    Mickey said:


    cazzy said:

    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:


    cazzy said:

    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

    HTF can a Mexican dude in SA hate Mexican food? You ain't right.............You'll do just fine in Nashville :))



    Dude I've been having it for 30 years...I'm just plain tired of it. I will eat if I have to but it's the last thing I'll ever eat if I have a say in it.

    Fair enough. I could eat it breakfast lunch and dinner (and I do lot's of times).


    I guess the problem is that there are only a few spots I would consider "good" Mexican food in San Antonio. It's the most overdone cuisine in town and most are really ****. If I was coerced into going, the only place I would go to is Taco Taco.



    My vote is Alamo Cafe


    The Granary for BBQ is not too shabby.  Mi Tierra Café y Panadería for Mexican food.  There are many more.  San Antonio is awesome for food.

    I've heard good things about the granary but I could never endorse Mi Tierra. Downtown, Pico De Gallo is your best bet.

    Alamo Cafe is better than them both but isn't close to Taco Taco (sorry @Mickey).
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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  • Black_Badger
    Black_Badger Posts: 1,182
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    As a native Californian I must say the only thing I really hated about living in the Midwest (Madison, WI), was the utter dearth of good Mexican food. That having been said, one of the best Mexican meals I've ever had was at Xoco in Chicago.

    Still, all things considered SoCal is a true Mecca for Mexican food! I'll take the real thing over Tex Mex.

    I'm in the morning, noon, and night camp, good Mexican is beyond delicious!

    Cheers
    B_B
    Finally back in the Badger State!

    Middleton, WI
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  • Texansurf
    Texansurf Posts: 507
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    The original Rudy's in Leon Springs. 15 minutes west of SA

    The Saltlick in Dripping Springs 45 minutes north of SA

    County Line, San Antonio

    Grady's BBQ San Antonio

    Bun N Barrell in San Antonio

    BBQ Station in San Antonio

    Tex Mex.

    La Fogotas

    Pico Degallo

    Martha's 

    La Polma Blanca 

    La Tuna

    Rosarrios



    Corpus Christi, Texas.  LBGE x 2, Weber Smoky Joe, and Aussie Walk-About
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,674
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    Taco Taco will be tried on next SA trip.
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.   

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  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
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    Mickey said:

    Taco Taco will be tried on next SA trip.

    My wife is from Beeville and said her first visit..."now this is the Mexican food I've been looking for in San Antonio".
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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  • MaskedMarvel
    MaskedMarvel Posts: 3,141
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    Are La Fogata and La Margarita still down there?  I was born in San Antonio, but haven't eaten there in years.  
    Large BGE and Medium BGE
    36" Blackstone - Greensboro!


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  • QDude
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    As recommended by others - Acenar and Pico de Gallo are excellent!  I think that Mi Tierra is horrible.

    Northern Colorado Egghead since 2012.

    XL BGE and a KBQ.

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  • GQuiz
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    For BBQ, can't believe no one said Two Bros. On West. Just around the corner from Jeff's Backyard, where I bought my Egg. Two Bros. made the Texas Monthly top 50. Excellent grindage. Not as good as Lockhart. Barbecue Station at 410 and Harry Wurzbach is good, as is Harmon's on Main Street in Cibolo.

    XL BGE; Schertz TX by way of Stow OH. #egghead4life
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  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 9,832
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    @GQuiz is right about Two Bros... which is why I mentioned it about 20 posts ago.

    Barbecue Station i also worth a stop. I haven't made it to Harmon's.

    :)

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
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    GQuiz said:
    For BBQ, can't believe no one said Two Bros. On West. Just around the corner from Jeff's Backyard, where I bought my Egg. Two Bros. made the Texas Monthly top 50. Excellent grindage. Not as good as Lockhart. Barbecue Station at 410 and Harry Wurzbach is good, as is Harmon's on Main Street in Cibolo.
    I've had Two Bros.  It was okay...the taste was good, as was the sauce, but I hated the way they trim their packers.  The layer of fat on every piece of point I got was about 1 inch thick.  

    I still want to try it again to see if it was a fluke, but I was pretty disappointed my first visit.
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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  • GQuiz
    GQuiz Posts: 701
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    Sorry @Foghorn, read the post initially on a cell phone. Your post lost in the shuffle with all the Tex Mex talk. So if I were to weigh in, I would put in a plug for the breakfast tacos from Chachos. Had some a week ago and the clouds parted.

    XL BGE; Schertz TX by way of Stow OH. #egghead4life
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