The Original Willie's Bar-B-Q

"EXCELLENTE ..."

"Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Willie's Barbecue was once one of the best barbecue spots in the entire Rio Grande Valley. The brisket and loaded potato used to be legendary, tender, smoky, and packed with flavor. But on this visit, the brisket was dry, bland, and missing the richness it was once known for. I had to smother it in barbecue sauce just to finish the plate. The only things still going for them are their generous portions and the addition of a drive thru, which makes it convenient if you are in a hurry. I will probably come back again, hoping things improve, but for now it was a disappointing and mediocre performance compared to the Willie's I used to love."

"My go to spot when I don't get to my regular BBQ spot in time. I'm a sucker for the coleslaw with the cranberries! The Ribs were good, the Mac and cheese was saucy, potatoe solid and traditional. For those complaining about dry brisket , always always always order the moist no matter what bbq spot you go to. Better than lean for sure. The brisket I got though had bitter bark, meat was tender but the bark had a bad bitter/dirty smoke taste. Been here tons of times before, never had the brisket bark like that."

"Decent BBQ and reasonable prices - the brisket was a tad dry, but I still ate every bite. I did wish they had an option for spicy BBQ sauce, but I mixed my own with Tabasco so that worked. The absolute best thing on the menu is the coleslaw - we ordered a large to go. Whatever you do - get the slaw!"

"My wife and I are full time travelers wintering in the LRGV. We drove by here recently and stopped to eat but they had closed early. Luckily we stopped again and got there early on a Thursday, and they were pretty crowded already. We put in our order, and found a table. Food came out pretty quickly. I got the fish 'n shrimp with mac 'n cheese and rice 'n beans. My wife got the brisket plate with mac 'n cheese and sweet potato fries, and we got an order of onion rings to share (we had skipped lunch). Everything was very fresh, hot and delicious. We're glad we stopped back here, and hope we get a chance to eat here again before we leave."

"1st time to get down. Brought my Dad for his 77th birthday. The food was good as heck. I got full halfway off my plate. The Dino ribs we delicious that the meat just fell off the bone. Definitely going back."

"Local barbecue place, I would give the food 5 stars, but not a fan of Texas Barbeque, but it was still good. Very reasonable prices, alot of sides. Baked Potato Monday Special, looked amazing!! Atmosphere would be 5, place could use a little better cleaning. I would come back."