Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Central Texas Style BBQ


PEARLAND: Central Texas Style BBQ
4110 Broadway Street

Pearland, TX 77581

281-485-9626

Open Daily 10-9

www.centralbbq.com


Driving south away from Houston towards Texas's Gulf Coast is not where you'd expect to find smoked meat similar to the hallowed dining rooms of Central Texas, but right in the middle of Pearland is a joint named 'Central Texas Style BBQ'. For effect, I expected to see large smokers on display and meat served on butcher paper. Instead, I got a styrofoam container of tough meat soggy from a bath in a thin acidic sauce.



Even covered in sauce, the brisket was ironically dry. It had been trimmed of all its fat, and held no smoke flavor. The slices were tough to chew, and had little redeeming quality. Ribs had a bit more smoke, but were also dry and chewy. The had good seasoning, but were just average ribs. Pulled pork was a bit better with good smokiness from the crusty bites, but it was hard to separate the meat from the off putting sauce.

As I ate, I felt absolutely duped. Based on the name, I was expecting at least a mediocre attempt at what is truly Central Texas Style BBQ. Instead what I got was a below average version of East Texas 'cue with poor version of the region's sauce. Now I really can't wait to get back to Lockhart.

Rating **
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DISCLAIMER:

Each joint is judged on the essence of Texas 'cue...sliced brisket and pork ribs. Sausage is only considered if house made. Sauce is good, but good meat needs no adornment to satisfy. Each review can only be based on specific cuts of meat on that particular day. Finally, if the place fries up catfish or serves a caesar salad, then chances are they aren't paying enough attention to the pits, so we mostly steered clear.

-THE PROPHETS OF SMOKED MEAT