Drexler's BBQ (Houston, Tx)

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Every city has their fair share of "Hometown Heroes" that become icons among the community. One of those heroes for Houston, Tx is Clyde "The Glide" Drexler. A former NBA professional who helped us win the 95' NBA Championship during our "Clutch City" Era. He was also a pivotal member of University of Houston's Phi Slamma Jama, perhaps one of the greatest college basketball teams ever.


From what I've been told, Drexler's is a family owned BBQ establishment outside of downtown Houston that operates under Clyde Drexler's family.




Well I'm sad to say this that I drove there today and it's not there anymore. What was a waste of time...

I guess we'll never know if lived up to the Westfall standard...









Here are some blogger comments about why it shut down:

http://carey2.blogspot.com/2007/06/did-insite-miss-something-when-did.html

Anonymous said...
bad tasting food = no customers = shut down business. it is a shame because the new location was very nice inside. i supported drexlers a couple of times, but it didn't compare in taste to goode company etc;
i really wanted it to succeed, especially as a black business, but word spread fast that the bbq was NOT VERY GOOD. i don't understand why they could not hire a new cook.

Anonymous said...
the food was terrible...how u mess up bar-b-que...especially when you are in the position to afford to pay a good chef...

Anonymous said...
This happens when you boil the meat and then smoke it.

Anonymous said...
can you please put up a new picture of Clyde? something current? maybe from the dancing show or in a houston rockets jersey? come on Isiah, you are really behind the times.

Anonymous said...
Ate there once... it was mediocre and the quantity was, well, meagher. They were charging top quality price for a middle of the road product. Poor quality + poor quantity = no success in the land of a million bbq joints.

Anonymous said...
I spoke with a previous cook that work there when Drexlers first opened, he said the managers treated the cooks like crap!!! He said that he quit! He said that after he left it went down heel from there, because the other cooks didn't really know what they were doing..

Tom said...
I can attest the food was that bad I ate there on several in several months to be fair to tha brotha and I WASTED MY MONIE. Pappas BBQ is way better. the food was also over priced. It was such a relief that they closed down, I feel bad that Clydes name had to be linked to that mistake.. Its spelled hill not heel

Anonymous said...
Oh come on the food wasn’t bad, it was more commercial cooking, the appetizers were good and so were the drinks at the bar.
As far as the restaurant closing, I heard that the Drexlerl Family leased the restaurant out to another company and allowed them to use the Drexler name. The restaurant had been leased out for special events as well. I’m sad to see it go. There were some good times had there..

TOM said...
Trust me, you must have really bad taste the food was not worth the price of admission.

Anonymous said...
quit kissing clyde's ass

Anonymous said...
The food was horrible and overpriced!
2:02 AM

I give Clyde Drexler a 5 out of 5 stars for being an awesome basketball player.

Walker's Southern Style BBQ (New Orleans, La)

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I really wanted to like this place. I really really did. But I did not.

The ribs had a great taste, an ok texture (despite the fact that they left the membrane on), and yet they SMELLED awful.

They ran out out of the brisket so maybe I'm not being fair. However, I'm just going off what I was served.

Not much left to say. The women that ran it were really sweet and there wasn't an ounce of that presumptuous attitude that lurks many New Orleans establishments.








Walker's BBQ will be receiving a 2 out of 5 stars.


p.s. I'd like to say that maybe I'll try it again someday but I'd rather smoke my own BBQ than give second chances. I will also put a disclaimer up, Walkers is known for their couchon du lait po boys. I didn't get it because this is not a po boy blog.

Thelma's BBQ (Houston, Tx)

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Really?

This place came under the recommendation of a BBQ Documentary I watched called "Barbecue: A Texas Love Story". I took this recommendation in good faith because it was a great documentary. I'm going to have to rethink my product review on that documentary now. Thelma's BBQ was also voted in Texas Monthly's Top 50 BBQ in Texas. I'm also going to have to rethink my feelings on Texas Monthly magazine. Thelma's BBQ is also a BBQ staple in Houston. Again, I will be questioning the character of Houston and their BBQ from this day forward.

Thelma's was horrible. The sauce was a diabetic nightmare which tasted like Sweet and Sour Sauce from a Chinese restaurant. They just dump the sauce right on it. Imagine a red soup and you have to fish bbq out of. That my friends was my experience at Thelma's BBQ. There was more sauce than meat (and there was plenty of meat mind you).I'm a no sauce/no bullshit kind of guy when it comes to bbq. I like to taste the meat, texture, and enjoy the moistness of a good rib/brisket. I read a sign that said "Sauce on Side - $2". Yea...F* That.

Atmosphere was horrible. Granted it's in the middle of the hood, but I don't like watching talk shows and listening to AC window units in the background while I try to enjoy my food.

My advice. Skip the BBQ at Thelmas and go down the block to Frenchies which is closer to U of H...it's like a home cooked menu from Popeye's.




Also, I stepped in horse shit on the way out. That's never helped anyone.

Thelma's will be receiving a 2 out of 5 stars.

12 Mile Limit - Shortall's BBQ (New Orleans, La)

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This place is a bit confusing. No, it's not a haunted house. It's not a BBQ establishment. What it is is a really awesome bar located in Mid-City. They have really great cocktails, beer, cupcakes, and some BBQ...!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Once upon a night I decided to fight through my daily dose of crackheads to get over to Mid-MID-City and try some BBQ over there. I was told that the Pitmaster hails from Texas and smokes on a webber grill...I've never seen or heard of that, so I reserved the right to make a judgment on that information. It was nice to see fellow Texans pop into the joint such as Rex Gregory and Mike Girardo. But native Texan's within proximity of BBQ will not help out a score on this blog. Shortall's is the last name of the Pitmaster. That is how BBQ (or any product) should be. Putting your name on your product. A lot of people put out shitty products knowingly and hide behind the product under another name cowardly. Who want's to put their name on something shitty? Taking pride in one's work is a lost art in America. So I respect that. When I open my BBQ business it will bore the Westfall Logo. Shortall is a man without an ounce of Bullshit in his body...a True Texan.


Sides
Mac and Cheese - Honestly, I've made kraft in a microwave that tasted better.
Cole Slaw - Perfection (and I'm not a fan of coleslaw)
Potato Salad - Pretty Good (but not house, so you can't hold that against him)


and now the Brisket...
The brisket was a little dry with a microwaved texture and fell apart in little tiny pieces. But, the bartender told me he microwaved it.

Pulled Pork Sandwiches.
Look, Cattle is King. Pork is for the children in Carolina. But I've made exceptions to that rule. Some "people" (The "Yankee" Southerners in The Carolinas) put coleslaw on their pulled pork sandwiches. I've had that a few times and was unimpressed. Call me a Muggle but I've always thought that was pretty stupid. But, I decided to push my pride to the side and eat the pork sandwich with the coleslaw on it anyway. Low and behold, it was one of the better pulled pork sandwiches I've had in my day.

Look yall, I've had god awful BBQ in New Orleans and this doesn't deserve to be ranked among them. However, I don't think this ranks among the top tier in Central Texas. New Orleans is lucky to have a place like this.

12 Mile Limit/Shortall's BBQ will be receiving a 3.5 out of 5 stars.

Leatha's (Hattiesburg, Ms)

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o·ver·hype
tr.v. o·ver·hyped, o·ver·hyp·ing, o·ver·hypes Slang
To promote or publicize to excess: People grossly overhyped Leatha's BBQ.

I gave this place a second chance due to it's hype. Both times I have been let down. I don't get it, I just don't get it.

The food is fall off the bone greasy and flavorless with a sauce so sweet that the only thing you'll be getting early for Christmas is diabetes. Don't let the pictures of celebrities on the wall fool you.


If you're in Hattiesburg and want BBQ...make it to Tango's at The Shell Station...




I don't care who likes Leatha's BBQ, that place is no good. I'll stand by that till the day I die.








Leatha's BBQ will be receiving a 1.5 out of 5 stars.

Drexler's BBQ (Houston, Tx)

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Every city has their fair share of "Hometown Heroes" that become icons among the community. One of those heroes for Houston, Tx is Clyde "The Glide" Drexler. A former NBA professional who helped us win the 95' NBA Championship during our "Clutch City" Era. He was also a pivotal member of University of Houston's Phi Slamma Jama, perhaps one of the greatest college basketball teams ever.


From what I've been told, Drexler's is a family owned BBQ establishment outside of downtown Houston that operates under Clyde Drexler's family.




Well I'm sad to say this that I drove there today and it's not there anymore. What was a waste of time...

I guess we'll never know if lived up to the Westfall standard...









Here are some blogger comments about why it shut down:

http://carey2.blogspot.com/2007/06/did-insite-miss-something-when-did.html

Anonymous said...
bad tasting food = no customers = shut down business. it is a shame because the new location was very nice inside. i supported drexlers a couple of times, but it didn't compare in taste to goode company etc;
i really wanted it to succeed, especially as a black business, but word spread fast that the bbq was NOT VERY GOOD. i don't understand why they could not hire a new cook.

Anonymous said...
the food was terrible...how u mess up bar-b-que...especially when you are in the position to afford to pay a good chef...

Anonymous said...
This happens when you boil the meat and then smoke it.

Anonymous said...
can you please put up a new picture of Clyde? something current? maybe from the dancing show or in a houston rockets jersey? come on Isiah, you are really behind the times.

Anonymous said...
Ate there once... it was mediocre and the quantity was, well, meagher. They were charging top quality price for a middle of the road product. Poor quality + poor quantity = no success in the land of a million bbq joints.

Anonymous said...
I spoke with a previous cook that work there when Drexlers first opened, he said the managers treated the cooks like crap!!! He said that he quit! He said that after he left it went down heel from there, because the other cooks didn't really know what they were doing..

Tom said...
I can attest the food was that bad I ate there on several in several months to be fair to tha brotha and I WASTED MY MONIE. Pappas BBQ is way better. the food was also over priced. It was such a relief that they closed down, I feel bad that Clydes name had to be linked to that mistake.. Its spelled hill not heel

Anonymous said...
Oh come on the food wasn’t bad, it was more commercial cooking, the appetizers were good and so were the drinks at the bar.
As far as the restaurant closing, I heard that the Drexlerl Family leased the restaurant out to another company and allowed them to use the Drexler name. The restaurant had been leased out for special events as well. I’m sad to see it go. There were some good times had there..

TOM said...
Trust me, you must have really bad taste the food was not worth the price of admission.

Anonymous said...
quit kissing clyde's ass

Anonymous said...
The food was horrible and overpriced!
2:02 AM

I give Clyde Drexler a 5 out of 5 stars for being an awesome basketball player.

Walker's Southern Style BBQ (New Orleans, La)

To contact us Click HERE
I really wanted to like this place. I really really did. But I did not.

The ribs had a great taste, an ok texture (despite the fact that they left the membrane on), and yet they SMELLED awful.

They ran out out of the brisket so maybe I'm not being fair. However, I'm just going off what I was served.

Not much left to say. The women that ran it were really sweet and there wasn't an ounce of that presumptuous attitude that lurks many New Orleans establishments.








Walker's BBQ will be receiving a 2 out of 5 stars.


p.s. I'd like to say that maybe I'll try it again someday but I'd rather smoke my own BBQ than give second chances. I will also put a disclaimer up, Walkers is known for their couchon du lait po boys. I didn't get it because this is not a po boy blog.