Nathan’s BBQ

BBQ is pretty good but I have had better at a few other places. The customer is usually pretty good but on occasion I will get an employee at the register who isn’t very friendly or helpful. They seen rushed sometimes and are eager to get me out of the way. The prices are too high for the size of the portions received.

This place is awful. They don’t smoke their meat; apparently, they use an Old Smokey, or something. Brisket was tasteless and dry, which is exactly what the chicken was like. The sides were less than pre-​made Walmart quality. Try Truth BBQ if you want good BBQ in Brenham.

This is the worst BBQ I’ve ever had and I’ve had a lot of BBQ all over the country. The ribs were hard not soft and juicy like I look for in BBQ. I didn’t care for the BBQ sauce. The staff when ordering weren’t friendly and they came across as untrained because they didn’t know what is in a kids meal. Had to go back up to the counter multiple times to get our order right.

A restaurant attached to a convenience store on the US-​290 frontage road. While the barbecue brisket is good but nothing special, the smoked ribs –for which this place is well known – are just excellent. The real surprise in this cozy little joint however is… their hamburger. It is quite frankly one of the best restaurant hamburgers I’ve ever had and worth a special trip to go eat one. The meat was wonderful – perfectly seasoned and perfectly grilled. The homemade bun however, was utterly transcendent… absolutely the best bread I’ve had in ages. I will eat there again when I pass through town.

It’s the time of the month when bluebonnet picture taking is popular here in Texas. This place was a second choice destination for us since our first choice ran out of bbq to serve while we waited in line for almost 30 minutes!
When you walk in, you see a menu to the side, food trays, forks, and spoons. The style of serving is more of a cafeteria style, but it’s really efficient since we got our food right away. My parents ordered two meats and two sides. Their tray consisted of briskets, sausage, potato salad, and corn bread. My sister got the same. I wanted to get a sloppy joe with potato salad and macaroni and cheese for the sides. My sloppy joe tasted so good! I have a thing for sweet food and the sloppy joe had the perfect taste of sweet, tangy bbq. However, I tasted their brisket and I felt like it was too dry… my parents said the same thing. It was nothing special.
I just have to mention this…
It was a busy Sunday afternoon around the time we went so I understand that they were busy and I was guessing, a little bit under staffed. I didn’t feel like I had to wait in line since all I wanted to ask for were to go boxes, and I saw that it was right behind the cashier employee. I waited next to a couple who were looking at a menu. Next thing you know, they started ordering, and I was confused at first because I thought you had to wait in line and I saw the people who ready to pay getting frustrated that these two weren’t waiting in line. I suddenly found myself in an awkward position on whether or not I should just move to the back of the line, but after the the couple had their order taken, the cashier just looked at me and went back to the people who were in line. So, I just stood there because I didn’t want to be rude and interrupt the people who were already paying. so I just waited for a bit longer until he finished doing his thing, but he never looked at me or asked me what I needed. I was about to go to the end of the line when the person handling the meat at the end of the line came up and asked me what I needed and then he gave me a to go box.
As I’m writing this, I realize how stupid I am for just standing there like an idiot. How hard could it be to just ask for a damn to go box

We stopped here after the Bluebonnet festival and had a craving for good BBQ and that is what we got. It was very tasty and we will definitely go back.
The sausage was cooked spot on.
The ribs fell off the bone as it should and the brisket flavor was perfect.
And the COLESLAW was out of this world!

The BBQ was really good! The customer service was awesome and it’s conveniently located right off of 290. The staff was extremely helpful and friendly and gave us samples because it was our first time. Great place, we will definitely be back!

Best brisket I ever had, been there like 4 different times and I usually get the moist brisket with green beans and broccoli salad, love it love it love it!!!

This place was outstanding!!! Best BBQ in Texas! We had such a wonderful experience and the owners are top notch. Lovely people and the environment is exactly what you would expect a great BBQ joint to look like. Definitely worth a visit!!!

The BBQ ribs and chewy brisket wasn’t as good as our last visit, they had a few good sides, broccoli salad was very good and the green beans, can’t get fried okra as a side, you know that causes stars to fall from the reviewing skies, they make it, just can’t have it as a side… fried okra is one thing I use to gauge how well I like or compare BBQ joints.

The visit started out pretty good but customer service was not there. We asked for a to go cup and they were going to charge a fee. I guess they forgot we were paying customers. That ruined it for me. There are to many barbecue places around to put up with poor service and the brisket and sausage was tough.

We found this place on a road trip from Austin to Houston. The staff could tell we weren’t locals so after ordering a «Texas Sloppy Joe» pork with cole slaw and a jalapeño bun– they brought us a sample plate of just about everything! Brisket, ribs, marinated chicken, broccoli salad, baked beans, pinto beans, sausage. I think we tried it all and nothing disappointed! Excellent Barbecue, friendly people and barely a detour off the highway! Delicious!!!

The food is ok we used to have much better bbq selections now this is all our town really has to offer for it. I only eat here when I’m really craving bbq I tend to fill up on sides when I go, the twice baked potatoes and the mac n cheese are great! Also the pies are pretty good.

Some of the best bbq in town. I love the chicken sandwiches. I even more so love the draft root beer, however that’s hit and miss. I’d give them five stars if the root beer was always good and not just sometimes.
Aside from that the food is pretty good!

The lean brisket & hot links are finger lickin good. You have to try the broccoli salad & baked beans! Tell them it’s your first visit & they will let you taste the food. We will come back to Nathan’s

I flew into Houston on red eye flight that was delayed. I picked up the rental car to drive to Austin and was so tired and hungry on the way. I decided to look up BBQ spots and noticed Nathan’s was right off of the freeway and had great reviews so I stopped.
This place has seriously the best BBQ I have ever had! Not exaggerating. I got brisket and sliced pork. Both were excellent. Juicy, tender and seasoned just right. The crust on the meat was spectacular! I’ve never had pork with that kind of amazing flavor!
I saw Nathan the owner walking in the dining room and told him how happy I was and how much I loved the food. After eating everything Nathan brought me some ribs to try for dessert! Holy cow! Even though I was stuffed I ate them all and they were even better than what I had ordered!
Do yourself a favor and stop here. Nathan and his BBQ are both so awesome! Thank you Nathan for kicking off my TX trip with some amazing grub and hospitality! I’ll be back for sure!

Stopped by on the way to Austin. I’ve lived here for my whole life and never tried this place. Amazing bbq better than Franklins, salt lick or county line. Found my new stop. Hell, I might come to brenham just for the ribs.

So good… the End. :D This particular Saturday I needed to get out of town and get a dose of blue sky,(Spring)green rolling hills and some delicious Texas BBQ. (2 wks of cloudy, rainy weather in Houston will do it! I figure the good people of Washington County should benefit from this.) First I visited the wonderful, Antique Rose Emporium, just northwest of Hwy 290 & Nathan ’ s on FM 50, almost to 390. The Details: It use to be, ‘Big Daddy’s’, & Google still thinks it is, but greatfully, Google maps led me here through downtown Brenham. It’s located on the west bound feeder of Hw 290. & wraps around a gas station.
There were positive reviews, but one must prove this for him or herself, so off I go. The 1^st good sign… the undeniable smell of smokey goodness before you even hit the door. Entering through the back of the bldg. Welcome signs Texas style. You’ll order cafeteria style then sit down to custom made, bottle top table, (Texas brands mind you ;) Every bite ws scruptous. The ribs, the sides and the banana pudding, so good.
Some ‘claim’ to be great, but Nathan ’ s truly is! :)
Signed…one happy (very stuffed) camper. Safe travels now!

They say «there ain’t no fibbin’ about our rib», but that statement is a lie. It must be because there’s no reason anybody should be talking about this rib. it’s forgettable.
Some barbecue joints off the beaten path should stay there.
Perhaps it was the hour I arrived (7 p.m.), but the brisket’s juices had been drained by some unseen demon.
In the golden age of BBQ, why settle for a copper penny.

I would like to call attention to a serious Unilocal fail. This place deserves an overall rating of at least 4 stars if not 4 & a half.
No one said this is the best brisket or the best ribs or the best chicken, but it’s all VERY VERY good. The sides are excellent. The prices are VERY VERY reasonable for what you get.
The staff is over the top Texan nice. I don’t think I’ve ever met such pleasant people in my life. Their service went above and beyond. They prepared a sample plate of all the meats for us before we ordered. Everyone wanted to help us out.
I’ve been travelling across America for the past three weeks and I can say this place is VALUE.