Original Smolik's Bbq

501 E San Patricio Ave, Mathis
(361) 547-5494

Recent Reviews

Daniella Godinez

Clean restaurant the service was forced, hardly looked over had to be called over. Meat seems frozen defrosted then frozen again it had a bad after taste almost sour. Thought it was the sour cream ended up realizing it was the meat. Spent 30 dollars on the bakery and none of it was up to par. All of it was obviously sitting there for a while. Ordered a large cream corn and basically got a can of corn. It was watery and had zero flavor there were also huge pieces of brisket fat and at the bottom of the container was a lump of it. Barf. If I could put a zero I would. Don’t waste your money.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 1

Jorge Ciaski

Brisquet greasier the next day, sausage had little jalapeño & queso to taste.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Lidia Rivera

Order Catfish PlateGet catfish belly wanted catfish filletsCatfish had a fishy pond tasteMacaroni and cheese look like it had been sitting there for a while, not appetizing at allOrder loaded, baked potatoIt was very good, butPotato was very small& definitely not loaded

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 2

R Nalan

This is

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: BBQ, Brisket

Samuel Smiley

This is one of Texas top 50 barbeque places. Excellent brisket, smoked turkey, potato salad. Worth a stop if you are in the area.Dietary restrictions: Able to modify for gluten-free.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: BBQ, Brisket

Cris Cano

Food was amazingly delicious. Service is fantastic.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Half Baked Chicken

SoTxTraveler

My husband ordered a sliced brisket sandwich (marbled side) at the window of the downtown location. When he got home and opened it, it had a 1/2" slab of white fat and a little bit of meat. He didn't take it back because we live too far away. He was very disappointed. The sandwiches had always been good in the past.

Ernest R

Hands down best chicken fried steak I had in a

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Colben Carll

The food was so moist and perfect and cheep 10/10

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Rolls

ladybugtx76

As usual, GOOD food at great prices! Very filling with a great flavor! When I am in the area, it's always a go to place!

Jaime G

The brisket is always good. Love their sausage and braised cabbage. Ribs were good but were a little dry. Creamed corn and bbq sauce were good but a little watery. Still worth the stop, though.

Robert McBride III

It's good BBQ, it's $$$. Good people. They didn't put my half chicken in my order. Was an hour after I left before I noticed, they had closed by then.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: BBQ

Genece Norah

If those ribs had been on point then I'd have given 5⭐. Everything else was great, especially the fried catfish ?. Didn't get to try the peach cobbler but I'll Definitely

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Stephanie P

This is not true Texas smoked BBQ. The brisket was so dry it was hard. It tasted like oven baked. The roll was the best thing.

Claire O'Reilly

First timer ❤️WOW❤️Amazing flavor?

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