Godley V.
Yelp
After looking forward to checking out The Original Roy Hutchins Barbeque since moving to the area last year, I finally made it in for a meal. As we approached the entrance, the sight of the smokers and the smell of the meats being smoked got our mouths watering. We got there a little after 11am on Tuesday and there were only a few people in line ahead of us. After perusing the menu, we proceeded to place our order and the gentleman who was stacking the meats on our plates was patient and friendly.
My dining companion (who was also a first timer) and I opted try several items and we knew ahead of time we would be ordering "too much" and planned to take the rest home. We went with a beef rib, rack of St. Louis ribs, sliced brisket, a Texas Twinkie to share, and a few pieces of brisket burnt ends. For sides, we tried the dirty rice, potato salad, fried okra, and jalapeno pinto beans.
In all honesty, the meats in particular were a mixed bag. Ranked in order are our favorites down to our least favorite:
1. Texas Twinkie - simply delicious, unctuous, and altogether enjoyable
2. Sliced brisket - we opted for the "wet" variety, and it was moist
3. St. Louis ribs - cooked to perfection but we felt it could have been more flavor-packed
4. Burnt ends - while tender, they lacked a flavor bunch as they were not sauced/candied
5. Beef rib - very disappointed by this, especially it's the item I was most looking forward to trying. The meat was tough & dry and just fell flat in every way. The most impressive thing about it was that the bone slid out easily.
The sides were all solid with the pinto beans being the one item we didn't care as much for. There is nothing wrong with them per se, but the flavor fell short of what the other sides offered.
For dessert, we both had the banana pudding which was good - it was light, packed with flavor, and the vanilla wafers were not at all soggy.
Service at our table was good and the gentlemen made sure we didn't have to get up for anything, including discarding our plates and such.
Lastly, their BBQ sauces were decent and not overpowering. I took note of 3 varieties in the squeeze bottles (located by the fountain drink station): original, spicy, & tangy.
I will come back here and try some other items and would definitely get the Texas Twinkie and brisket again.
My final rating is closer to a 3.5 but I will have to round down to a 3 because a 4 is for an overall "very good" experience. I will leave room for improvement and would be happy to increase my rating if the next visit is better overall.