Sam's BBQ

Kristina H

For me the meat was “just okay.” The brisket didn’t have that smoked flavor and in fact, it lacked ANY smoky flavor at all. If I had to guess, it tasted baked and not smoked. My husband smokes brisket almost every weekend, experimenting with different wood flavor and cook times so we know what we like from a brisket. I will hand it to Sam’s, it was moist. But it’s almost as if they were depending on us to dunk it in the bbq sauce for any flavor which is NOT how I eat brisket. I don’t want to rely on a dipping sauce to make the meat taste good, that’s a waste of meat (I might as well dip spam in bbq sauce at that point because it takes from the fact of it being brisket!). The ham actually had a hint of smoke flavor but it was served lukewarm. Our sides of mac and cheese and green beans were also lukewarm, kind of gross and we didn’t finish them. The okra, on the other hand, was great! Ugh, I hate to write this but the tea was sour and the restrooms hadn’t been cleaned in a while (the walls were dirty and the soap dispenser wasn’t working but was still hanging on the wall despite there being a soap bottle on the sink). It gave me the feeling that they rely on customer patronage based on the bar/happy hour more so than families visiting during the daytime. The nighttime life probably is where they get most of their money, just an assumption based on what we experienced. We won’t be returning for the food. The guys serving our meat plates and sides were not that friendly either, they seemed bored and didn’t really want to do anything, so it was a slow moving line. Albeit the lady running the cash register was friendly though. Wait! The saving grace was the banana pudding! It was actually fresh (the bananas were barely brown) and the wafers were not soggy. So they do have that going but not enough to make a special trip over here.

L. H.

Great local place to have BBQ. Love the pulled pork and the marbled brisket. Owner is welcoming and friendly. Can enjoy karaoke and music at night.

Landon Moore

Had dinner here on a Wednesday night. Food was very good. The sides are excellent and the meat is good. The Broccoli and Cheese Casserole is delicious. The Brisket is just a little lacking in flavor, but the pulled pork is really good. If you come on a night that they have musicians, know that it is very loud throughout the whole restaurant. The only bad thing was dessert. We got Peach Cobble to go. It look really good at first, but it was obviously not finished cooking. In addition, it seemed to have almost no sugar, just an almost unsweetened dough and some peaches. It was very disappointing. Other then the dessert, Sam's BBQ is very good. Will be back.

Jeremy moore

Looks small but bbq is 5 star! Don’t leave without trying some amazing peach cobbler!!! Will def. Be back! Family of 4 for around $40 (great deal for great Texas BBQ)