Anyone been there recently? Supposed to meet some friends there on the 29th.

Yep. It's right around the corner from the house. Very solid.

Thanks!

We went before the LSU game in October. Everything was great. Sides were all fantastic. The tater tot casserole and dirty rice were my favorites. Do not sleep on the cornbread pudding.

Ribs were maybe a bit too sweet for my tastes but that was the only minor criticism.

Free beer in line too.

Thanks again!

They have a good YouTube channel with interesting content. I just recently learned about Bar A recently thru another YouTube channel. We live on Lake Livingston so a bit of a haul for lunch. But plan to include as part of a day trip in the near future.

Very good video. He makes some big cuts early, that I don't do. And uses that big slicing knife for trimming, which I haven't seen before. I use a smaller knife. His results look really good, and showing multiple brisket trims is very helpful.

Yeah, I will stick to my boning knife for trimming and just use my slicing knife for the finished product. IIRC, he said it took him about 3 dozen or so briskets before he got comfortable using the slicing knife. It would probably take me years to become proficient trimming like he does because I don't make brisket often enough to become skilled like that. Also, less is more where I'm concerned when trimming a large cut of meat like that. I ain't making those big slices like he does.

He also has a pretty big outlet for all the trimmings (sausage, etc), so he has ability to make a profit even if he trims too much.