IsThatBrothaMouzone?
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For BBQ, it's probably Pecan Lodge. Ten Fifty and Lockharts are both pretty good.
None of these spots matches up to the GOAT...but that place no longer exists. Carter's BBQ near Fair Park used to be the BEST BY FAR. Old man Carter had a tiny little shack with brisket, chopped beef, hot links, sweet potato pie, potato salad etc. The sauce is still the best I've ever had. We need more Southern/East Texas style joints around here...basically more black American-style BBQ. Everything now is based on Central Texas style which is ok, but overrated. Central Texas (German/Czech/Polish) = sauce is trash and no one cares for it (they'll say "good 'que doesn't need sauce...same people that don't put hot sauce on chicken...don't trust them), no hot links/greens/sweet potato pie, heavy emphasis on brisket.
None of these spots matches up to the GOAT...but that place no longer exists. Carter's BBQ near Fair Park used to be the BEST BY FAR. Old man Carter had a tiny little shack with brisket, chopped beef, hot links, sweet potato pie, potato salad etc. The sauce is still the best I've ever had. We need more Southern/East Texas style joints around here...basically more black American-style BBQ. Everything now is based on Central Texas style which is ok, but overrated. Central Texas (German/Czech/Polish) = sauce is trash and no one cares for it (they'll say "good 'que doesn't need sauce...same people that don't put hot sauce on chicken...don't trust them), no hot links/greens/sweet potato pie, heavy emphasis on brisket.