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Heh. Dickey's is like the Panda Express of barbecue.

As far as chains go, how does Lucille's stack up?

I am not familiar with Lucille's. I do not do chain barbeque joints.

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:

Apparently there is a world famous popcorn shop in the DFW airport that I am compelled to suggest to you all. My SIL insists.

If you're thinking of the one I'm thinking of, it's one of the Chicago popcorn places, either Garrett's or Nuts on Clark. I can't remember which one it was when I was in the airport a year ago. Probably Garrett's. Really amazingly good cheese popcorn.

Tex Mex offers a wide and deep field of choice worth exploring.

Yep, with the deepest choice being do you want chicken fajitas or beef fajitas?
Personally, I prefer chicken fajitas. It's hard to get really good beef fajitas unless you're at an expensive restaurant. Getting that perfect combination of a good cut of steak, cooked just right, and sliced just right, isn't easy to find. And even when you do find it, it won't be as good the next time you go there. But, I may be just really picky about my beef fajitas.

 Frazzled wrote:
If you are in Dallas do not go to Dickeys. That's generic barbeque. Ask locals there for good barbeque.

While Dickey's isn't bad, the problem is when you're in Texas there's almost always a better BBQ place within five minutes. I would personally recommend Hard Eight, which is near Grapevine. It's a pit-style place, where you just order what you want from the pitmaster and pay by the pound. Which means it's very easy for your eyes to be bigger than your stomach (and wallet!).

Dickey’s......would it not be an idea to go there first, so I have a better reference point for what isn’t good barbecue?

Logic there is if it’s a chain, it clearly exists for a reason - so it won’t be absolutely awful.

So with a genuine point of reference, I can better appreciate proper barbecue?

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Dickey’s......would it not be an idea to go there first, so I have a better reference point for what isn’t good barbecue?

Logic there is if it’s a chain, it clearly exists for a reason - so it won’t be absolutely awful.

So with a genuine point of reference, I can better appreciate proper barbecue?

Hell no. Life is short. Fill it with Good barbeque and TexMax.*

* Get some good Mexican too. This is a different animal than TexMex. Tex is basically peasant good with more beef and a lot of cheese. Mexican can come in multiple varieties and has less cheese. It offers more sauces and has less beef and more fish platters.



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I amost forgot. If you can, go to a rodeo. That's a very different experience for a Brit and it's rodeo season .

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Dickey’s......would it not be an idea to go there first, so I have a better reference point for what isn’t good barbecue?

Logic there is if it’s a chain, it clearly exists for a reason - so it won’t be absolutely awful.

So with a genuine point of reference, I can better appreciate proper barbecue?

Agreed with Fraz. If I went over to the UK, would you tell me to try some average fish and chips before telling me where the good ones are?

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Dickey’s......would it not be an idea to go there first, so I have a better reference point for what isn’t good barbecue?

Logic there is if it’s a chain, it clearly exists for a reason - so it won’t be absolutely awful.

So with a genuine point of reference, I can better appreciate proper barbecue?

Nah, honestly that isn't really how it works with BBQ. There is good BBQ, which you will know when you first have it. It is an experience, honestly. Then there is bad BBQ, where you may be full and satisfied, but your soul seeks more.

There is a new show on Netflix called Ugly Delicious. Watch the episode about BBQ. A lot of it takes place in different areas and the focus is on Murphrysboro IL, about 10 mins from where I lived and life was good, but there is a nice segment on Texas BBQ and it goes to the #1 BBQ joint in Texas.

Also a really good show in general. The pizza episode was great.

Texmex and mexican food is a must-try in the US in general (and I guess more specifically in Texas).
Even Chipotle is better than 90% of the stuff I find in France.

 Tannhauser42 wrote:

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Dickey’s......would it not be an idea to go there first, so I have a better reference point for what isn’t good barbecue?

Logic there is if it’s a chain, it clearly exists for a reason - so it won’t be absolutely awful.

So with a genuine point of reference, I can better appreciate proper barbecue?

Agreed with Fraz. If I went over to the UK, would you tell me to try some average fish and chips before telling me where the good ones are?

Well, I'd take you to an English chippy, then an Edinburgh Chippy so you might see the light having been suitably endarkened first

Now, I know there's fierce competition when it comes to styles of barbecue - is there much the same for Tex-Mex? Do some parts of Texas feel they've got it More Right than others?

Competition is fierce between locations. The style is similar. Barbecoa is another thing, but it's very different.

You guys have any good taco trucks down there?

 Dreadwinter wrote:
You guys have any good taco trucks down there?

I'm a huge fan of Torchy's tacos, which started out as a Taco truck. They are a chain now, but they are still really fantastic.

There are food trucks in DFW, but they're not as big a thing as they are in other cities, mainly because it's so hot in summer.
But, there are a lot of taco places just about everywhere you look.

 Sasori wrote:

 Dreadwinter wrote:
You guys have any good taco trucks down there?

I'm a huge fan of Torchy's tacos, which started out as a Taco truck. They are a chain now, but they are still really fantastic.

They are awesome.