Hitch-N-Post BBQ/Cafe

Mr: very homey, laid-​back atmosphere. Disappointed the ribs were sold out. Brisket, beans, and potato salad were good. Sausage was too much like Eckrich to me. Chocolate cake was very good.
Ms.: my favorite set-​up of the BBQ joints on the Texas Monthly top 50 we have visited so far – very comfortable and easy on the eyes, homey, clean, family operated – a good representation of what I imagine when I thinkTexas BBQ. friendly, food good. Chocolate cake was a little on the sweet side for me. Good fried okra, fried perhaps just a few moments too long, but I much prefer a little too done over mushy insides any day.

Wow! This was great! We found this place from a hotel flyer so we drove out. They advertised as having homemade cakes & pies & we needed something to take to the state park for a family reunion! At first we hesitated to stop. We even pulled past and turned back around. It is country! A mere few metal trailers decked out with country flare– rustic. You order at a window and can eat out on an open porch or come in another trailer to sit down in the a/​c on one of the 5 tables. It’s small; but wow does the food make the place. We had the two meat plate — which was on special this day as part of a fundraiser program. We had chopped beef (super) and ribs (4 short but huge meaty). The beans are awesome. We too received free cake for it being our first time! Then of course we wanted more! Ordered an awesome looking freshly made four layer monster cake. If this cake is as good as everything else we ate, it’ll be the hit of the reunion! So I have to tell everyone that i didn’t make it?

We were in the Livingston area and decided to try out this restaurant. It was a couple miles away from the highway. It’s a very quaint restaurant with friendly people. I had the 2 meat plate with sliced beef (I asked for loose cut or the fatty/​moist cut) & ribs. I received 2 pieces of ribs & 3 pieces of sliced beef. The sliced beef pieces that were given to me were larger than the regular pieces that were on my husband’s plate. The meat was very tender and it had a good flavor. We also received free chocolate cake. While we were there, several customers cane for take-​out and a couple more came for dine in. We ate in a covered porch. Don’t go after the rain, parking will be heck. I like this place. We will visit again if we’re in the area.

It has been a few months since I was able to hunt for some good Texas BBQ. It is a bit of a tradition that my oldest daughter, Alli, and I enjoy. I’m not a hunter, so we aren’t likely to go kill deer as we spend time together, but we have our own game we like to track down. We decided to have lunch at the Hitch-​N-​Post in Livingston, TX. It’s 3 ½ hours from home so we had time to work up an appetite.
We both ordered untrimmed fatty brisket which in my estimation, is the best tasting meat. I usually try the sausage as well, but we are planning an early supper at another BBQ place and I don’t want to gorge myself.
The brisket, though cooked, could probably have used another four hours in the smoker to completely render the fat and make the meat fork tender. I actually had to use a knife to cut the meat. There was a beautiful smoke ring and a decent crust, but I was hoping for a denser crust. Then again, this ain’t Lockhart.
The beans were good, but they were punched up canned beans. The potato salad probably came from Brookshire Brothers, but I came for the meat. The sides are just a bonus.
Apparently, the proprietor has a policy to give free cake to first time customers. He was a really nice BBQ enthusiast as he asked if I had tried Snow’s in Lexington. Then he started showing me pictures of BBQ joints on his phone.
The ambience was a schlockfest with old tricycles dangling from the ceiling and tiki umbrellas reminiscent of Gilligan’s Island. It was enjoyable soaking it in while I soaked up sauce with my bread.
The food was good. I would rate it a 3.0÷5.0, but with the outstanding service and friendly atmosphere, I rate it a solid 3.5. Hitch-​N-​Post is definitely worth a visit if you are in the area.

Wow, I can’t believe there’s no reviews here despite it being open for 4 years and recently inducted into the Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ fo 2013. Good ‘cue to be had here!
This is probably one of the more quaint and folksy BBQ pits (or any restaurant for that matter) I’ve been to. There are signs, statues, curios plastered all over the café. Theres a counter where you can order from. There is a small patio with random tables and chairs scattered throughout and an area where you can eat inside again with random furniture to sit and relax to. The place looks more like somebody’s house or a consignment store selling antique furniture. Very charming and classic Americana. I enjoyed just kicking back on the patio munching on a rib watching traffic drive by on the country road. Located in west Livingston, it’s a nice detour if you’re driving up 59 towards Lufkin and need a break or if you’re fishing at Lake Livingston, great spot for some excellent BBQ. Opened since 09 by a former sheriff. People who work there are very nice.
Back to the counter, there’s lots of items you can order from their menu. Ranges from BBQ, burgers, boudin balls, and pie. I’m here to check off the Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ list, so I was on a mission. Ordered a 3-​meat plate to sample their goods. Food comes out quickly. 3 meats included brisket, ribs, and sausages. The sides that came with it included potato salad, pulled pork, bread, pickles, and onions. Starting off with the ribs, the meat was reasonably tender and juicy, but not quite fall off the bone. Probably because I ordered a plate, the ribs were somehow diced? As if you took a rack and cut out cubes of it via a chainsaw instead of pulling by hand rib-​by-​rib. I say this because the cut was straight but through the bone. Despite the odd way of serving it, the rib itself was tasty. The ribs were generously lathered with their BBQ sauce which was extremely sweet and dense. I’m not a big fan of their sauce and I think it detracted from the rib somewhat. The sausages were very good with a nice snap casing and a subtly sweet and spicy taste to it. The brisket here is tender, has a good smoke ring and decent bark. The potato salad was excellent! The pulled pork had more of that sweet BBQ sauce mixed with beans, yet it worked well as a side item (although it would’ve been fine as a 4^th meat option). Ordered a triple-​fudge chocolate cake per their recommendation as their dessert of the day. Cake was moist, delicious, and oh-​so fine! BBQ doesn’t seem right anymore without a good dessert and this place knows how to do it right!
Good stuff here! I’d rank it 3.9 stars. Not necessarily worth driving here solely for the food, but definitely a great place to stop by if you’re around Lake Livingston area. I’ll probably swing by here again in a few months on my country back roads drives and order the meats separately instead of the platter next time.