angelo's

smells can be deceiving. smells good when you walk in.... but, angelos is just another cookie cutter meat joint, yuk, nasty, tasteless, c'mon man your killing me 13.95 for a combo plate...mass produced cole slaw and tater salad.
will the bbq gods direct me to some quality bbq. the beer was cold if that helps.

controversial, eh?. i can see this place is quite controversial. and i kind of understand why. it can be a hit or miss experience, though overall i enjoy it.

the sliced brisket has always been good in my experience. a half plate always does it for me - i can only imagine how painful the full portions must be to finish. i also like the potato salad, cole slaw, and beans that come with it.

the sausage was disappointing. the casing was too hard, and the actual sausage too soft. i hate to say it, but i much prefer dickey's sausage - far better texture and flavor.

the ribs are pretty good too, but i once ordered some to-go right before they closed, and they were very dry (yuck).

still, it's worth it to go once, experience the old-school texan atmosphere, and enjoy some meat.

i like this place. it is definitely a dive that has not been updated since it opened in the 50s. i recommend getting the chop beef sandwiches. they are the best! i have not found a better chop beef than angelo's. also the potato salad is great!

these ribs are slow cooked over hard wood and infused with a salty, earthy dry rub that permeates the tender meat. so tender your teeth sink right in.

ribs. when i first moved here 33 years ago, this was the place for bbq. best ribs i'd had in my life, and the freshest beer.

when the family patriarch unfortunately passed away many years ago, the children started trying to pass of charcoal jerky as ribs. they didn't fool anyone. their business collapsed virtually overnight via word of mouth.

i complained to the owners and gave them three chances over a year to get their act back together.

i'll never go back.

okay... at best. i have been to angelo's twice. the first time was better than the second. i am not one of those people who says it bad and has their opinion stuck and thinks everyone else doesn't know anything. i just haven't had good experiance with them. i was born in oklahoma and partially raised there and i have had a big share of bar-b-que tastes and millions of different sauces. since ok is inbetween texas and kansas city i have had both and angelo's wasn't either.

c'mon man!. i decided to stop at angelo's while in fort worth. the place is out of the way and looks not so nice from the outside. i went in anyway and i am glad i did.

i sat at the bar, had a huge beer and talked with some locals and the bartender. everyone was very nice and pleasant. the bartender recommended ribs and brisket for dinner which turned out to be awesome. she then brought over some smoked ham, turkey and 2 different types of sausage....all great!

i cant wait to go back for another round or two!

old school all day. i did not grow up in the dfw, but, had i, it would appear that angelo's is probably exactly the same as it was when i was born 40 some odd years ago. this is as old school as it gets. divider trays, white bread, cafeteria style dining, wood paneling, a stuffed bear that greats you, and simple tasty food with simple beer.

angelo's is my second favorite que after the railhead, a close second. the brisket is a bit sweeter than some, the sides are solid, but not memorable. but that whole lunch comes together so well. the potato salad is creamy and hearty, the baked beans have just enough smoke, and the simple white bread seems tough on paper, but in real life it works so well as a vehicle to get the bbq in your mouth or to soak-up that baked bean sauce.


-----07 may, 2010-----

love it! killer brisket. i am in the dfw 2-3 weeks/year. i have to stop here and railhead.

just good. old favorite in ft worth been around forever real texas style bbq

like it was when i was a kid. i remember when i was a little boy (i'm 52 now) seeing the "scary" bear that you had to walk past to get into the restaurant. it is still there! i love it!!! my wife is from waco so she never had the experience of dining here as a little girl and she got a kick out of hearing how that silly little (now it looks little, but then it was a kodiak gizzly!) bear used to scare me and i would hide behind daddy's leg until we were past it, and even then, i'd check behind us to be sure it wasn't going to get me.

anyway, the "q" still tasted like it did then, good food but now it seems a bit on the expensive side. the place looks and smells like a bbq joint, which you don't see too often these days. if you ate there as a kid, go back, you'll enjoy it just as much now. if you didn't eat there as a kid, take your kids and introduce them to the big scary bear. hahaha, maybe they'll be able to tell their future spouse about it. :)

used to be good bbq. multiple visits over the years. food was always decent. ribs can be exceptional.
recently had lunch here on a saturday afternoon. what a let down. the staff was surly. the brisket was mushy and had no discernible flavor. sides were also marginal. will have to let angelo's rest for a while. will not hurry back.

update 2017; i have been back multiple times since the original review. the brisket has been average to excellent, the sides are still marginal and i will certainly return

oh well. for several years now a good friend has recommended i stop by for some bbq and i kept wondering why nobody in my family had ever mentioned it. it was only after going that i found out why. i've said in my reviews before that i almost hate to review some bbq places because the flavors and textures are so subjective that one person's favorite might be garbage to another. angelo's fell closer to good than bad for me but still ranks as a disapointment.
ok, first bad sign was that on this saturday afternoon the tvs were all turned to the rangers/yankees playoff game but no sound! alright, stick with the food, fine. being my first trip i wanted to taste a couple of things so i ordered the combo plate. $15?......really? anyway, not much response to my request to leave off the included cole slaw but i can eat around it, fine. on to the main event, the meat. i sat down and dug into the sausage links first. nice flavor but an almost undercooked texture gave me pause. sauce is a nice dark, savory flavor though. like that alot. next up were the ribs. i have no problem at all with the flavor but the consistency was terrible. half of what i got was fat and like i said, tastes differ on this but you gotta have a limit. i like a little fat in my ribeye, a little bit here and there is tasty, but this was over the top. it was off-putting and with the nice old school decor and comfortable cowtown crowd i was just hoping to be wow-ed.
maybe another visit is in order. another cut of meat might be their specialty. if that happens i'll be happy to sway back over to "like".

love. angelo's is fantastic! the ribs and sausage are the best and the brisket is great. they've got the best sides of any barbecue place i've been to.

not good at all. like walking into a time machine, looked like a scene from a bad 60's movie. we looked for billy jack but he was no where to be found.

all kidding aside, the food is not very good here. we were encouraged by all of the positive reviews but once we were done, we were looking for some pepto. brisket was dry and flavorless, ribs were ok, sausage was boiled, no snap, no flavor. sides were just boring. there are better options out there.

just like home. i love this place! the menu is short, but good. the bbq is always just right....so what you have to ask for bbq sauce.....whats wrong with asking....i always get some and that is what matters. good food, pleasant folks, and a good place to meet friends...no matter how many and you can stay 'til they lock up and i suspect that if you were real quite you could spend the night!!! love it !!! a true original texan place to eat, meet, and greet!


-----14 jun, 2010-----

good good good. i love the barbq @ angelo's and the bbq sauce. even though some have stolen recipes from angelo's the sauce @ angelo's remains the best. ribs are my favorite. everything here is prepared correctly! folks there are friendly and smile lots, unless they run out of ribs!!!