Rudy's Country Store & Bar-B-Q

“"The worst BBQ in Texas." (It's not.)”

Rudy's is a Texas chain that runs out of converted gas stations, and its tongue-in-cheek slogan — 'the worst BBQ in Texas' — is a joke it can afford, because the product is genuinely good. The Research Boulevard store leans on the chain's biggest advantages: open daily, no line, and a moist brisket that outperforms every low expectation the signage sets. That moist brisket is the order, richly fatty and served on butcher paper, and the creamed corn is a legitimate standout side that has earned its own cult following statewide. Smoked turkey rounds out a menu built for convenience without cutting the smoke corners. When the artisan trailers have sold out and the craving hasn't, Rudy's is the answer that doesn't apologize — barbecue you can actually get, cooked better than the joke suggests.