Three meat plate of brisket, ribs and jalapeno sausage with pinto beans and potato salad at Uptown Bar-B-Q in Dallas. (Photo ©Jim Rossman, Texas BBQ Posse)
Editors note: Good news, we got an email that Uptown Bar-B-Q is open again under the ownership of Al Heidari.
I ate lunch at a new barbecue joint this week called Uptown Bar-B-Q, which is aptly named, as it shares space with venerable uptown Dallas restaurant The Old Warsaw.
Uptown Bar-B-Q shares space with the legendary Old Warsaw restaurant. (Photo ©Jim Rossman, Texas BBQ Posse)
Robert Austin, who had the Baker’s Ribs franchise in Grapevine until late summer has a well-seasoned Bewley pit fired up on The Old Warsaw’s patio. He and his son, R.J., are serving up lunch and dinner seven days a week. They’ve been open now for two weeks.
Meats on the menu include brisket, ribs, regular or jalapeno sausage, turkey, pulled pork and chicken. I had a three-meat plate with brisket, ribs and jalapeno sausage along with a half-pound of pulled pork. The pork was the star of the meal, followed by the ribs. The brisket and sausage were good, but I’ll reserve judgment for a warmer day when I can try the rest of the meats.
The serving line is outdoors, and my co-workers and I visited on a day when the temperature was in the mid-30s. Seating is set up on the patio, but luckily for us, the Old Warsaw’s bar was open for inside dining.
Robert says the late crowd has been pretty good, with a lot of business after 10 p.m., which is almost unheard of for a BBQ joint.
So if you see smoke over on Maple Avenue, don’t hesitate to stop. Uptown Bar-B-Q is worth a visit.
Uptown Bar-B-Q, 2512 Maple Avenue, Dallas, 972-838-5122. Open Mon-Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 10am-4pm.
Pitmaster and owner Robert Austin, right, and son, R.J, work the counter at Uptown Bar-B-Q. (Photo ©Jim Rossman, Texas BBQ Posse)
Uptown Bar-B-Q's pulled pork had plenty of bark and a great rub. It was the star of Jim Rossman's lunch. (Photo ©Jim Rossman, Texas BBQ Posse)
Uptown Bar-B-Q's Bewley pit came from Brotherton's Black Iron BBQ in Pflugerville. (Photo ©Jim Rossman, Texas BBQ Posse)
