Lockhart Smokehouse, Dallas, Texas. (Photo ©Daniel Gonclaves/Fotobia.com)

1. Pecan Lodge, without a doubt, is the best joint in DFW. We already knew this, but it was reinforced as we toured the 7 area places that made Texas Monthly's new Top 50 list. There isn't a weak spot in pitmaster Justin Fourton's smoked meat lineup.

2. Bartley's BBQ in Grapevine and Cousin's Barbecue in Fort Worth don't belong among the Top 50, for food or atmosphere.

3. Call ahead to Meshack's to make sure it's open. We didn't and we paid the price when the place was closed. We wound up eating bad barbecue at a place we wish we had never tried.

4. Tim Hutchins of Hutchins BBQ in McKinney is the state's next hot pitmaster. He regularly benchmarks his food against the best joints and wants to constantly improve. "I'm trying to bring the level up across the board," he told us during our visit.

5. We hope it doesn't become an epidemic, but some of us are turning into barbecue snobs. "For better or worse, I've become a barbecue snob," Posse member Bruce Tomaso declared. "If the barbecue isn't good, I don't eat it."

6. There's nothing but upside for Jamie Geer's new joint in Rendon, called Jambo's BBQ Shack. We squeezed in a visit Saturday, even though the place is too new be on Texas Monthly's list. Geer is using gas, but he's turning out perfectly tender meats. He just needs more robust seasonings.

The Posse digs into lunch at Pecan Lodge. (Photo ©Daniel Gonclaves/Fotobia.com)

DFW Top 7 BBQ Tour

Monday 6/3
11:30am: Hutchins BBQ, 1301 N Tennessee St, McKinney, 972-548-2629. Open Sun-Thurs 11am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-9:30pm.
Tuesday 6/4
11:30am: Meshack's Bar-B-Que Shack, 240 E. Ave. B, Garland, 214-227-4748. Open Tues-Sat 10:30am-until the meat runs out.
Wednesday 6/5
11:30am: Lockhart Smokehouse, 400 W. Davis, Dallas, 214-944-5521. Open every day from 11am til they're done.
Thursday 6/6
11:30am: Pecan Lodge, 1010 South Pearl Expressway, Farmer's Market Shed #2, 214-748-8900. Open: Wed-Sun 11am-til the meat runs out.
Friday 6/7
11:30am: Bartley's BBQ, 413 E. Northwest Hwy, Grapevine, 817-481-3212. Open Tue-Thur 10:30am-8pm,
Fri -Sat 10:30am-9pm.
Saturday 6/8
11:00am: Longoria’s BBQ, 100 Christopher, Everman. Open Mon-Fri 10:30am-6pm, Sat 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
12:15pm: Jambo's BBQ Shack, 5460 E FM 1187, Rendon, 817-478.2277. Open Tues-Fri 11am-6pm, Sat 11am-3pm or until the meat runs out. (Newly opened, not on Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ list)
1:30pm: Cousin's Barbecue, 6262 McCart Ave, Fort Worth, 817-346-2511. Open Mon-Sat 11am-9pm, Sun 11am-3pm.


bubba

11 years ago

You have a picture of wood, and below the pic it states you support true Texas BBQ, yet you endorse someone who cooks with gas? Your credibility will suffer if you do that.

Anonymous

11 years ago

JAMIE GEER uses gas? What the hell! You'd think he'd make it a showplace for his Jambo pits. Bad move Jamie, very bad move. Come back to the true side of barbecue!

Jeff

11 years ago

Jambos has a lot of potential. You can actually make some pretty good BBQ with gasser. CatteAck in far north dallas/farmers branch is proof of that




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