Mitchy M.
Yelp
BBQ is probably the most subjective kind of food in Texas. With that being said, my experience was just okay. As a native Texan, I judge a good bbq spot on their ribs and their brisket. In my opinion, everything revolves around those 2 things on the menu.
I arrived around 11:30am on a weekday. I think that was a good thing, because the line got increasingly long the closer it got to the noon hour. The drinks are self serve.. sodas, ice tea and lemonade. They were playing old school Michael Jackson, which i'm a huge fan off. The decor is typical smokehouse decor. Nothing fancy or anything to worry about ruining if you splatter some extra bbq sauce while you're grubbing down in the corner.
I ordered the Shak Platter. Basically it's ribs, brisqket, boudin, sausage links, with 2 sides. I bet that plate weighs 3 pounds. It's well worth the $15 cost. As far as my bbq tastes go, the ribs and sausage links were average. I like my ribs wet & fall off the bone. These were more of a dry & a bit more firm. The boudin wasn't spicy.. it was mild (not sure if I had a option to order spicy). The chicken was a bit dry for my tastes. The jewel was the brisket. It has flavor and was tender, which means there's some TALENT on that BBQ grill in the back.
I ordered beans and potato salad for my sides. I'm a fan of the potato salad, but i think i'll trade out the beans for cole slaw next time. I didn't order a desert, but I wish I had. I will go back for the brisket!
The Shak Platter was enough food for 3 people.. so I had left overs for a couple days.
I gave Baby Back Shak 3 stars.. mostly because i wasn't impressed by the ribs. The staff is great. They are polite, friendly and efficient. And with out ribs.. it's just a shak.