Proper american BBQ?

I'm from Houston and serious about BBQ. We tried texas joes a few weeks back when I was last over. It was decent.

Talked to the lady running it. Apparently they're importing briskets to get the right fat content. Using an aged English oak trying to get close the the flavor profile of mesquite (not that close).

There are a million BBQ places around Texas. Very few bad ones cause they can't last against the competition. So the average is a very high standard and only a very few places stand out above that. I thought Texas joe's was a bit below that average standard I'm used to, but close enough to get my fix when away from the good stuff for a long time. I would recommend it, but know that you'll get better stuff in Texas when you're able to make that trip.


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Good to hear a review from a genuine Texan. I've never been to Texas but really want to go now!

Not sure if said already as I skimmed, but I LOVE Bodeans BBQ/Smokehouse (few in London).

Not sure if said already as I skimmed, but I LOVE Bodeans BBQ/Smokehouse (few in London).

We were there for 4th of July. It's fine for pulled pork. Not close to as good as the stuff we had back in Kentucky where I'm originally from, but i didn't leave leftovers on the plate just the same. That's the problem with pork though is there's a wildly different flavor profile every 50 square miles or so across the entire south. You can never give everyone what they're looking for and never deliver the variety you get traveling those areas. I'd pass on their brisket though.




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We were there for 4th of July. It's fine for pulled pork. Not close to as good as the stuff we had back in Kentucky where I'm originally from, but i didn't leave leftovers on the plate just the same. That's the problem with pork though is there's a wildly different flavor profile every 50 square miles or so across the entire south. You can never give everyone what they're looking for and never deliver the variety you get traveling those areas. I'd pass on their brisket though.




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I've tried quite a few of their things as I've been a few times and I personally thought it was the best BBQ that I had ever had myself since moving here but if I'm honest, I've yet to have anything as good as US BBQ (like I don't find the BBQ sauce thick enough).

I also did enjoy Blues Smokehouse though as well as Bluegrass BBQ. All had quite a few good dishes and the beer selection at Bodeans and Bluegrass aren't terrible either


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I've tried quite a few of their things as I've been a few times and I personally thought it was the best BBQ that I had ever had myself since moving here but if I'm honest, I've yet to have anything as good as US BBQ (like I don't find the BBQ sauce thick enough).

I also did enjoy Blues Smokehouse though as well as Bluegrass BBQ. All had quite a few good dishes and the beer selection at Bodeans and Bluegrass aren't terrible either


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Thick BBQ sauce? Weird. That's not a thing in Texas for brisket nor the south for pulled pork. Maybe some KC rib sauce or something, but that isn't real BBQ.


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Thick BBQ sauce? Weird. That's not a thing in Texas for brisket nor the south for pulled pork. Maybe some KC rib sauce or something, but that isn't real BBQ.


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I'm not from th south, so that would probably explain it

Bluegrass BBQ has two locations, one in Reading and one in High Wycombe. They are the real deal, they even have mustard based Carolina sauce. Either town is readily accessible from London by car or by train. I live in High Wycombe so it is just a short walk for me  I have eaten there often and never had a bad meal. Not cheap but worth a visit.

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What I will say about the last time I looked at their beer menu - if that at all matters to you - is that Reading seemed to have the majority of the fancy American craft beers (like Shipyard). Not sure if that's changed as this wasn't too long after they opened that I checked it out and it wasn't all of them, but a good few were "Reading only".

I know someone else said they were underwhelmed by Red's True Barbeque, but I have to say my husband and I went there for our 1st wedding anniversary and LOVED IT. We can't wait to go back...but not anytime soon because there was so much delicious food, we pretty much wobbled our way home. I think it was the best BBQ I have had here in the UK.