the slow bone barbeque

i was in dallas for the eric church concert & this place came up as being within walking distance from my hotel. let me just say i would fly back to dallas to eat here! i had the brisket, ribs, greens, brussels sprout cauliflower, & hush puppies & every bite was just as delicious & perfect from beginning to end! i've eaten at a lot of barbecue places around the country &slowbone is one of my top 5 favorites!

best brisket and fried chicken in dallas! friendly, efficient service but can get. yay during lunchtime rush. can't go wrong withslowbone for getting your bbq fix.

could have been better. the food was tender and the bark on the q was good. you wait in line to place your order and go through a cafeteria line of sorts before you are seated. the place is nothing fancy by any standard. the owners don't invest in the facility, that is for certain. my main complaint was that ribs and brisket were very fat. i know they use a very long andslowprocess but it fails to render a large amount of the fat. i have not seen this much fat in bbq food in a long time. some people like the juicy, fat and tender q. if this is you, this is your place. unlike a lot of places, the sauces tend toward the sweet side. again, not a complaint per-se but an observation. if you like sweet sauces, this place is for you. i would probably not go back because of the fat and the fact that the price was a little steep for lunch although the portions are generous.

i will be going back to theslowbone to eat. although disappointed with the sausage and the barbecue sauce (which wasn't needed for the brisket and ribs), the brisket, ribs, and okra will have me coming back. theslowbone gets a 8 on my 10-point scale. i would not consider this place a top tier barbecue joint like pecan lodge, but it was still very good. right now, i would prefer to go to theslowbone because the lines are much shorter (at least for now). before i left, i made sure i got a pound of brisket and a half-rack of ribs to go so i could enjoy some good barbecue for the rest of the week.

excellent bbq for dfw. as soon as you enter the restaurant, there is a cafeteria style line where you can choose your meats, hot sides, cold sides, and bread (either corn bread or hush puppies). i ordered the brisket, the st. louis style ribs, and the "old time" sausage. for sides, i got beans, fried okra, and hush puppies. the brisket and ribs were absolutely fantastic. lots of bark on the brisket and the ribs had a fantastic rub that was sweet, with a hint of spicy. the sausage wasn't particularly impressive, but it wasn't bad either. it just paled in comparison to the brisket and ribs. the beans and hush puppies were good, but the fried okra was perfect. it was some of the best fried okra i have ever had. my brother also let me try a piece of his pork loin, which was decent, but not great. to aid in digestion, i got the apple-mint iced tea, which was very refreshing
i will be going back to theslowbone to eat. although disappointed with the sausage and the barbecue sauce (which wasn't needed for the brisket and ribs), the brisket, ribs, and okra will have me coming back.

while the portions sizes were very good, that's about the only positive there is about theslowbone. servers could have cared less that they had customers. meat was tender and juicy, but totally flavorless. bbq sauce was vinegary and watery. had the macaroni and cheese and brussel sprout casseroles and they were dried out and once again flavorless. was really wanting to like this place, but just couldn't.

theslowbone is on the fast track to becoming the new top dog of dallas barbecue.