Petty's BBQ - Authentic Texas Style Barbecue

Im originally from Vegas, and this is the juiciest brisket ever had, not super overly smokey but the flavor it all there. The fries are very crunchy just how I like them and the cornbread is not dry and has a good sweetness to it, and the green beans are good! Definitely a place you should stop by if you love some BBQ

This place looks nice and has great potential. But we left very disappointed today. The employees behind the counter were working really slow and seemed very unorganized. There were no customers there when we walked into the place. It still took 30 mins to get our food. That in and of itself was not the issue. But the food wasn’t being freshly cooked so it should have gotten plated alittle faster. The sides were phenomenal. But the meat could use some love. On my combo plate the brisket was all fat, and I couldn’t eat it. It turned my stomach. The one kid behind the counter didn’t speak up so you could barely understand him. He kept telling us to hold on for a minute for our beers and dessert. The beer and dessert never came and after being there for an hour we ended up leaving without ever receiving the 2 beers 2 cobblers and banana pudding we ordered and paid for. Also to note the frozen drinks were not frozen and the card reader was not working. We fly out tomorrow so we won’t be back, but wish I could say we had a better experience here.

I would have gave 3 1/2 Stars if I could. The meat was good but a bit skimp. Only 1 rib and only 2 slices of brisket. Not much sausage and the pulled pork wasn't pulled. The pinto beans were good, but not exceptional. The potatoe salad was the same. The bar b q sauce was decent. The bacon holapinio wraps were pretty good. The food could have been a little warmer.

My mother ,grandpa and I decided we wanted to try somewhere new so we headed to Petty's BBQ in killeen from copperas cove. I have to say we absolutely loved everything ,they were super busy with not a lot of workers so yes it did take awhile for our food but I rather good food take awhile than eat nasty food sent out quickly. The mustard BBQ sauce was so freaking good on my loaded fries & the regular sauce on the ribs. Sitting in there eating you could see they are a busy business and that every loves the food.

Stopped in last week, first time at the new location. The place looks great, spacious dining area, very clean throughout. Plenty of parking etc. The staff were very friendly and polite. I even got a tour since it was still early in the day. I ordered the 4-meat combo (brisket, pork rib, pulled pork and jalapeño cheddar sausage). I tried with and without sauce, rub was very consistent on the meat. Everything was delicious right down to the blackberry cobbler and potato salad. Would definitely recommend. 10 Stars if that was an option. Stop by for lunch or dinner, you won’t be disappointed!

I ordered ribs brisket mac and cheese and green beans. The only thing I enjoyed was the Mac and cheese. The brisket tasted like pot roast without seasoning. The ribs also were overcooked and under seasoned. Tge green beans were soggy and not edible. I hope that this was just a bad day for the cook and not an everyday representation of how they handle business. Oh and the corn bread had the consistency of a sponge. Hopefully yall change things up we need good bbq in downtown killeen.

Ordered to have it delivered, the extra brisket I ordered was missing. Heard good reviews. The brisket had no flavor without the sauce, the sausage was good so was the fried rice and Mac n cheese. Need to flavor up the brisket.

Man, i wanted to love this place. We’ve been on a roadtrip for the whole day and all we could think about was bbq. sadly (and even more sad now, Young’s BBQ was closed) so we had to find a new spot. We found Pettys in Killeen and had semi high hopes because of the 900 reviews and pretty good food on their website. what a disappointment. we walked in and no one was in there. the workers didn’t greet us. we stood at the counter for about 6 minutes and this sad older man comes and as bluntly as possible asked us for the order. i ordered a Combo with brisket and sausage with some sides of pinto beans and green beans. for 21 dollars. my dad got a mild sausage with cucumber kimchi (weird) and potato salad. now as a texan i’ve grown custom to good barbecue. we barbecue at home. our neighbors barbecue. we live right next to hutchins, so we KNOW good barbecue. this doesn’t even come close to what i would qualify as “good”. this was a sad step up from what a middle school cafeteria would call barbecue. i received sad thin slices of unseasoned brisket. cardboard thin. the sausage tasted like an attempt at what a person who’s never tasted spicy sausage thought it would taste like. all of the food was lukewarm. the greens and pinto beans were decent, but my mom can make better. it was really a disgrace to texas barbecue. if a person from the north came and that was their first impression of barbecue, let me tell you they would run back to their little mountain town crying because wow, that was awful. we got the worst barbecue in all of texas. genuinely. as i’m driving home the one thing i’m thinking is “i hope no one ever comes here”. sorry, but it’s true.

Amazing pinto beans and French fries I have to say! Clean throughout, a great place to grab barbecue and a beer.

Disappointed. Bought the jalapeño poppers. They were very small for 3 for $10. Brisket was just average. Not worth the money.

Came later in the afternoon to grab some food from here because I'd like to hit new barbecue spots and it must be good cause they were sold out of chicken and ribs and brisket. I believe so I just got a couple other things. It was good solid barbecue. The sides were pretty good to cornbread was a little dry, but overall a good meal.

1st timer. Ribs, Sausage, beans, coleslaw bread....its bread. fr, food was good y'all. Beans and ribs were Dayum good. Will be coming back FO SHO'! Service was excellent. Staff was friendly and fast. They had my order ready within 5 minutes. Reastaurant was clean and had lots of tables for dine in. Definitely recommend this place!

Staff is very helpful and efficient. Love the free drink to veterans . Got the pulled pork plate with coleslaw and pinto beans and corn bread

Food was cold and not seasoned good. Don't waste your time or money. Food cost too much and was not good. Smoked wings were not smoked and they tried to say it was.

Food was pretty good really liked the corn bread and brisket, would most likely go again

Coming from CA, we were looking for some good bbq and luckily we found this place. We really liked the baby-back ribs and the brisket. Paired with mac n cheese and green beans, topped with spicy bbq sauce. I literally want to back to tx just for this food. Also don't forget the banana pudding, literally the best I've had. Service was fine, two people behind the counter and prepping the food so it was a bit slow but we weren't in a rush. The ambiance was a bit weird because some guy came in and started playing his mix tape on his little speaker which not a bad singer but I would have enjoyed waiting for my food in peace. Either way, will definitely be going back when we are in killeen again.

The food was old and it was cold. The ribs seem as if they were cooked days prior and rewarmed.

***Long sigh*** I really hoped that this BBQ spot would be good but it simply missed the mark. The Brisket was dry, the mac and cheese( questionable on the cheese) was dry af and not edible and the cabbage was oily and disgusting!!! The pulled pork was good and ribs were good just needed sauce that they did not include. The best thing I had was the banana flavored pudding.... When I think Texas, I think BBQ and it just wasn't it for me. I probably won't return

Gf and family like this place for some reason and I'm always Dien to support Veteran-owned business. However, the ribs had a taste like dishwasher soap. Employees weren't really customer service oriented. One was decent, don't recall who it was. Will not be back if I can help it.

Everything tasted yummy!! And the banana pudding was awesome! Took a little more time to get the order, but all good things take time! The staff was friendly as well and the restaurant was clean. I would definitely recommend!

Got the 4 sampler plate the brisket was hard and dry very inedible the pulled pork was very dry even with the sauce which was overly vinegary the creamy macaroni tasted very watery and lacked flavor the only decent things were the sausage and the ribs all in all a very poor first experience would not go here again unless for the ribs and sausage.

20 August 2025 at 9 pm. I was just at Pettys BBQ. My order was taken at 8 pm and i sat in the drive thru for 45 minutes until i got my food. I could tell that the staff were working really hard to fulfill the orders. One of the staff said that the reason they were running behind is that they were let a worker go. I saw the owner who is an older man wearing an orange T-Shirt walking around behind the cash register area. It appeared he went to get a cold drink. I saw him walk past his struggling staff without blinking an eye at them. I know that he had to have realized how backed up on orders they were. He never stopped to check on his two employees that were running the place and obviously struggling. Ive worked in a food establishment where the managemement has gone off and left myself and a cook to run the whole business and we struggled when it became un believably busy like it was tonite at Petty's. During the 45 minutes i sat in the drive thru i observed the owner casually sweeping his driveway while he very casually chatted with another guy thst was sweeping as well. The owners lack of concern for his employees and customers reflect extremely bad on himself and his business. I would think that short of an emergency he would have been helping his employees take care of his customers. Food was good but he lost my business.

Driving through Killeen and wanted to stick to my New Year's resolutions i decided smoke chicken was the best lunch option. Petty's didn't disappoint. Friendly staff served me and quickly took care of regulars who wanted refills on their drinks. I got a 1/2 chicken. The skin was crispy while the meat was juicy with a nice level of smoke. They were pulling off the chickens right as i showed up.

Flavor, smoke, spices, tenderness...all amazing! Great trimming on the no fat brisket. The smokiness was done just right to allow the meat flavor was there, but you get the smoked meat Flavor with every bite! I also had the dark meat chicken. The flavor was balanced as well, juicy and tender. I had coleslaw smd potato salad for my sides. The potato salad really stood out for me. The recipe they use is amazing. When I tasted it, it knocked my socks off it was so good. The cornbread was also good. It's was moist and slightly sweet, and bot dry and crumbly. Recommendations would be to add a couple once to the portion size on the sides. Other than that, I was very satisfied.

$8 for a sausage sandwich and this is what you get. Never again! This is my first and last visit to the new "Pettys". I've patronized Pettys since they originally opened in the old location. I'm not sure who the new owners are but this is foolishness to think this is worth $8! Edited to add*** The sausage was cold and texture as if it was cooked some time ago! Beyond disappointed!!!

Good food and friendly staff. Went here will a friend of mine several weeks back. Despite it being relatively near closing, the staff was delightful.

We eat here every time I come see my kids in Killeen. Great tasting high end bbq. Don't skip it.

Everything was amazing. We arw from corpus christi and plan to return and make sure to stop here before going back home because of how delicious it is. Veteran owned too. !

Great food and wonderful service! The gal taking the order was amazing very kind and friendly.

Not good, Straight up no taste to the pulled pork i got and this corn bread taste like hay mixed with styrofoam. the meat tasted like it was boiled in water and then someone whispered "bbq" in its general direction hoping for some sort of seasoning. I also order extra meat and either they forgot to add it or their portions or it aint that big to start with. I would not recommend this place. its too pricey for the complete lack of taste. I thought there was a standard to texas bbq but I was wrong

Food was great but they need to wear gloves when preparing your food. Who knows if they washed their hands and touching the credit card machine as well

Parking is convenient and covered! The prices are good and counter service is friendly. There is plenty of seating in the dining area if you don't want carry out! The space is clean and efficient: not upscale: good for a family.

Super friendly, super tasty, and doesn't blow the bank for bbq, which is rare these days for quality product. Great experience!

This is the very first time I have eaten at Petty's barbecue. We actually found it by accident trying to find a barbecue place but maps kept taking us to food trucks and places inside of H-E-B and we wanted barbecue in a restaurant. My friend and I got the brisket barbecue combo and it was amazing. Best barbecue I've had since I moved to Texas 2 1/2 years ago.Petty's barbecue was very clean. The owners came by to see how we were doing and if we needed anything, the staff was very friendly. I especially enjoyed the family style tables where strangers can come up and sit with you. We sat with a group of people that were incredibly friendly and they told us that they've been coming here for the last 2 years and it's the only BBQ place they will eat! This restaurant was very busy( on a Tuesday at 1:00) and loaded with military from Fort Hood, and they give special rates to our military, which is wonderful! Thank you, Petty's barbecue for a wonderful barbecue experience in Texas .

Meat doesn't really have flavor. I got the ribs plate and it was ok. The green beans were really good though.

Great ribs. Friendly service. Reasonable prices. Even gave us equal portion because we split a plate.

I've been here twice and the food was so good each time. The baked Mac & cheese is better than the creamy Mac & cheese but both are very good. The potato salad reminded me of my mom's (and hers was amazing). The ribs fell off the bones. I couldn't eat all my food there was so much food on the plate. I had chicken the second time I went. The chicken is good - tender & juicy and well seasoned. The barbecue sauce is so good. The staff is friendly and efficient. For the amount of food they served the price made sense. My husband and I were able to share a plate and had plenty to eat. Can't wait to go back and try something else.

Amazing!! The food was good, the service was stellar! The three young people working there were friendly very courteous and helpful and fine examples of great service. Definitely recommend.

Awesome food awesome service with a clean newly renovated building. I would definitely recommend the brisket. And the hot barbecue sauce is actually hot.

There are better options in town, but this was adequate. Unfortunately we hit Band of brothers BBQ before trying Pettys. The prices here were way more reasonable, but BOB is serving brisket on a whole different level.

I got the sampler plate with Mac and cheese and tater salad. Mild sasuage was great. The tater salad was sweet, not a fan of sweet tater salad. Pork was moist and smokey, woulda like to be able to taste some seasonings. Brisket o asked for no fat and that's all i got and the little brisket I did get was dry and had no seasonings. All and all it was basic bbq. Nothing to write home about.

Voted the best BBQ around. You can't go wrong with the place. Great service! I love their new location that has more seating.

I tried the 4-legged plate. Asked for moist and got 1/2 fat, 1/2 meat slices. Beans lacking any flavor. Potato salad and bread was good though. Pulled pork looked chopped and not pulled. We rarely eat in downtown Killeen due to documented violence. Sure enough, while eating, a homeless dirty guy came in begging. That ruined the meal, so we left. It also seemed to take too long for our 2 meals to be prepared. Suggestion: Try the beans and BBQ at HEB. Might help.

The food and service always excellent. The restaurant is very clean and bright......... .......

Dont go on a Sunday evening...showed up and the order wasn't even started... staff was all lost trying to find my order. First and last time I go here

The food was really good. The marble brisket was delicious and the spicy bbq sauce was to die for! A little slow on the service but we didn't mind it because they were so friendly. It's a small spot but very clean. We're from Houston so finding a good bbq place here was our goal. I recommend it!

First time trying this BBQ place. I highly recommend this place. The ribs are even better than Rudy's BBQ. The meat falls off the bone, their most brisket is great, the sausage is great, the coleslaw and potato salad is the best I ever had. I can only find two things that need to be addressed. The BBQ sauce has a little bit too much vinegar flavor for my taste and a little bit to watery of a sauce. Other than that, every was great.

OH MY GOODNESS!! This was some of the best food in life.....EVER!!! If you haven't gon, GO. Of you don't rank it like 10 stars then you have personal issues that they are not responsible for like maybe you just can't be pleased. Lol in all seriousness this place is one in a million and the people are great as well. Nect time I'll get a pic of the food lol

Food is good,a little more fries would be better Service is great,the lady with the black hair and ponytail needs to be a little nicer,she always seems mad and treats the other workers kinda like a bully to them. Otherwise I love this place To the young man with glasses and curly hair,you are a fantastic worker don't let that lady distract you.Thank you for that great customer service on 4/13 in the evening when I went in.

I love Petty's. The food is decent BBQ, but the service is excellent and the lunch deals are unbeatable.

Petty's has great food cooked fresh and quickly, excellent service and shows respect for military personnel. This is a frequent favorite for our family now!

Wow. I'm not a brisket fan but, this was phenomenal. Pulled pork was delicious but a touch dry. Only three sauces, "spicy" was spicy but still sweet and not overpowering, the standard "sweet" is just that. A basic, to the point sweet barbecue sauce that hits all the right marks. Mustard sauce was again, a basic mustard sauce sweetened just enough to knock down the tart a bit. The rest, baked Mac n cheese was a tad dry but also very chewy and cheesy, the slaw was fresh and delicious. Worth a drive if you're in the area.

I didn't like it. The food was plain nasty. I don't know what that was they called peach cobbler, it looked like oat meal was sprinkled on top of it. The beans were nasty, and the mac n cheese was hard. I will never go there again

Meat has no real flavor. you can't taste any seasoning. The only side worth purchasing was the Mac & Cheese. We'll wait quite a bit of time before we eat there again. BBQ Hub would be my recommendation for good BBQ and sides in that area of Killeen. Service was friendly and was good. The facility was clean but, plain with no frills. Not a keeper for BBQ Meals

Very expensive not worth it the bananas pudding cheesecake what very good! The pork just didn't have too much flavor! Just wasn't impressed with the 25 dollar plate I bought

I haven't had Petty's BBQ since I moved to Utah three years ago but am reminded WHY I love eating BBQ here in TX. I'm REALLY picky when it comes to BBQ as I come from California and BBQ is ALTOGETHER different back west. There are only a couple of TX BBQ places I like but when they do it right they do it RIGHT. And Petty's is def one for the records. My office is right around the corner and I know I'd be - massive 300 pound mama if I indulged more often but I Do treat myself once in a while. Perry's knows how to do brisket CORRECTLY, as well as fall off the bone ribs. I had a little mixup the first time I ordered Thru Door dash with a receipt mix up and I think the guy on the phone thought I was attacking him (I was NOT!) I was just tryna make sure neither of us was being scammed, but no matter -the food was FANTASMIC!!! I will def be back!

Overall the food was good. I got the combo 2 meats came with: Small scoop of pinto beans Small scoop of potato salad 3 ribs (2 medium size and 1 small) = 1lb 11 pieces of thin/medium sliced sausage I don't think it was worth $22 The service was good. The area was clean and well kept.