Best Barbecue in Dallas-Fort Worth | Eater Dallas

"Arnulfo “Trey” Sánchez has created one of the coolest pit rooms in the state of Texas. His cookers are custom-painted, as is his smoker, and they’re all visible through a big window from outside. If you ask, he just might take you on a tour of the closed-in room. Diners won’t smell smoke wafting out of Vaqueros, however, because it lives at the bottom of a commercial office building in a shopping mall — a true rarity that means the smoke from the pit room has to be cleaned and recycled, and can’t escape. Don’t let that fool you: this place sells killer quesabirria tacos stuffed with salty brisket, pork belly with a crispy outside and soft interior served in a thick salsa, and corn on the cob with the husk still on that is some of the most incredible at any barbecue joint in the Metroplex. Sánchez is from a family legacy of barbecuers, and their story in barbecue and Mexican food can be seen on the giant mural in the Vaqueros dining room." - Courtney E. Smith