Reese Bros Barbecue
Barbecue restaurant · Lavaca
906 Hoefgen Ave, San Antonio, TX 78210, USA
Highlights
Melt-in-your-mouth brisket, ribs & queso sausage.
Melt-in-your-mouth brisket, ribs & queso sausage.
"Reese Bros is a smoky oasis just a few blocks from San Antonio’s Alamodome. The entire operation is outdoors, with shaded picnic tables and breezy fans swirling around a heady vortex of smoke and spice. The menu leans on the classics, but it’s the daily specials—costras with confit brisket, carnitas tostadas, and burgers topped with refried beans—that make this place worth a road trip from anywhere in the state. The brisket is thick-cut but pulls apart with a gentle tug, and the queso fundido sausages are packed with just enough oozy cheese to mellow out the heat, making a sweltering San Antonio afternoon feel like peak barbecue weather." - nicolai mccrary, kevin gray, nick rallo
"Reese Bros is a smoky oasis just a few blocks from San Antonio’s Alamodome. The entire operation is outdoors, with shaded picnic tables and breezy fans swirling around a heady vortex of smoke and spice. The menu leans on the classics, but it’s the daily specials—costras with confit brisket, carnitas tostadas, and burgers topped with refried beans—that make this place worth a road trip from anywhere in the state. The brisket is thick-cut but falls apart with a gentle tug, and the queso fundido sausages are packed with just enough oozy cheese to mellow out the heat, making a sweltering San Antonio afternoon feel like peak barbecue weather." - Nicolai McCrary
"Tucked in a residential neighborhood near the Alamodome, this barbecue restaurant doesn’t have the historic charm of most destination smoked meats joints. Titular brothers Nick and Elliott Reese draw long lines anyway. The offerings hew closely to the Texas ideal with moist turkey and peppery brisket, but the spot excels most when it reflects its home city. The pillowy tortillas, queso fundido sausage, and ridiculously creamy poblano macaroni and cheese are as puro as they come." - Brandon Watson
"This San Antonio barbecue restaurant will do a pop-up at a Tarrytown wine bar on Saturday, November 18 from 1–4 p.m., bringing its barbecue offerings to Austin guests for a limited afternoon service." - Nadia Chaudhury
"Brothers Nick and Elliott Reese are still relatively new to the barbecue game. Before they started working pits in West Texas back in 2018, their only barbecue joint experience had been front of house. But ever since they opened their own truck, nestled beside a covered patio full of rainbow picnic tables in a residential part of San Antonio, they’ve been winning coveted Texas barbecue awards left and right—which, when you live in Texas, is very serious business. The proof is on the tray: fall-apart brisket oak-smoked to barky perfection, juicy-spicy sausages stuffed with queso fundido, and a slew of excellent Mexican-inspired sides from chefs Jorge Flores and Gabriel Perez." - ByThe Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors
