This place has the look of a long well-managed business. I'd say it's even historic. Their loaded…read morebaked potato was good and stuffed with brisket. Clean. I loved the mural outside depicting my exact 1955 Chevy, my very first car. I have a warm spot in my heart for the founder of this place. Good for Willie!

Great food! But always cold, Dino rib awesome, brisket plate a little expensive compared to other…read morebbq places around, family place like a said meat always cold or room temperature

Loved it. It's been…read more12 years since I've been back to Willie's. I had the same thing tonight as I did back then - Stuffed Baked Potato with Brisket. You queue up in the ordering line as you walk in. There were about a dozen people ahead of us so it gave us time to study the menu. Maybe 10 minutes at most. When arrive at the cashier, you place your order and pay. You're given your receipt and the cashier adds a hand-written order number on it. We grabbed a 6-top table for our party and waited for our order number to be called out. Took 10 minutes at most. We helped ourselves to silverware and extra BBQ sauce while we waited for our food. Our potato was piping hot. The potato is opened up and fluffed a bit. They add butter to one side and sour cream to the other side. They add bacon bits or similar, then pile on whatever meat you may have ordered. It ends up being huge! My wife and I split one. They're open from 11 am to 6 pm. We arrived at 4:30 and they were out of a number of things (ribs and some sides). Get there earlier in the day if you want maximum selection. We enjoyed our meal and will come back again.

I've been eating Willie's since it was a small walk-up place on Bus.83 back in 1990's-early 2000's…read more Still my favorite bbq place with great ambience in their rustic dining area. The food has never been wrong and the sides are great- carrot salad and sweet potato mash are better than most deserts offered at a bakery. Love it

Our first time trying Smokin' Moon BBQ & sorry to say it was just okay. Our visit was on a Friday…read moreafternoon (2 pm) there was only a couple of tables with customers so it was quiet with ladies soccer on the tv's. We chose a seat & the waitress came over with menus, we asked a couple of questions regarding food/drink (tea, potato salad & brisket chili) items & was told she didn't eat/drink those things so had no opinion/knowledge. Needless to say we ordered a 1/2 lb of both brisket & beef sausage, potato salad & brisket chili & 2 unsweetened iced teas. The brisket was closer to a slow cooker pot roast than smoked brisket. The potato salad I'm pretty was Reser's potato salad from the premade section at Walmart. The brisket chili had burger meat rather than pieces of brisket but it tasted ok. The beef sausage was the best part of the meal but it was just ok. The tea was terrible & tasted old. Our waitress was lacking in customer service granted she was working the bar with maybe 2 people in the area. Will we go back probably not.

Fun little place, can't wait to come back! I had the pulled pork nachos, absolutely delicious, and…read moreI loved their selection of sauces. My husband ended up getting a burger, he said it was really good but we definitely want to try a bbq plate next time. We sat at the bar to grab a few drinks with our lunch. The bartender was super friendly, attentive, quick, and made sure our drinks stayed full. Restaurant was clean and smelled nice, I definitely recommend trying them out!

Best I have ever had pork belly was unreal both times I went they had run out of a lot of dishesread more

They will ALWAYS get my 5 star rating!!! Every time we've gone has been an awesome experience, the…read morevibes, the food, even the customers all 5 stars! I love that they switch the menu up so we can try new things. It's dangerous that they are located so close to my house, especially now that they opened their beer garden!

I got the recommendation for 492 BBQ from a local while visiting for business. After having dinner…read morethere, I definitely trust her judgement! The smells that greeted us when we walked through the door let me know we were heading for a great meal. After perusing the menu, I decided on the brisket plate (moist and sliced) with potato salad, beans, and a tortilla. The brisket was everything Texas brisket should be--fork tender and so full of flavor. I added a bit of the sauce they keep on the table and it took up another notch. As an added bonus, they serve tea in quart jars. And it was strong and fresh. Service was outstanding. Everyone there was so nice. If I get back down this way, I'll definitely head back to 492.

I was in Edinburgh Tx. Decided to stop by this place instead of Rudy's BBQ…read more The server was friendly and knew the menu well. I ordered the 3 taco combo with corn Tortillas. One was brisket, pulled pork and regular sausage with a side of beans. I loved the smoke flavor of the pulled pork and all the meats were moist and juicy. The beans could use more flavor. It was supposed to be to be charro beans but was missing ingredients that could be the reason it was bland. Also ordered the strawberry lemonade and it was delicious. It is served in a large mason jar. Ambience is casual and yes it is a bit chilled inside but with this Texas heat it is understandable. I will not complain about that. Frankly I would prefer this place over Rudy's BBQ. Give a try and tell me what you think.

First time stop in McAllen Texas and have been to a lot of great bbq places. If this restaurant…read morewere in Dallas or Austin not sure it would be rated the same. Regardless had a sampling of their brisket, pork ribs and chicken. In order of preference was the chicken, then the ribs and lastly the brisket. I will admit I am kind of a bbq snob. The chicken was moist and cooked very well full of flavor. The ribs were meaty, good flavor but not epic. The brisket needed more of a bark and should not have been sliced as thin as it was. Again good taste, good smoke taste, well priced and no regrets.

Came here for an early dinner. It was quick to be seated. I ordered the Baked Potato with Moist…read moreBrisket, and a side of corn. The baked potato is in the larger side and also came with a generous amount of meat. The meat was seasoned well, however with the size of the potato, there were not enough cheese or sour cream so I would say 2/3 of the potato can use more seasoning or more salt

I haven't tried too many other bbq joints in the RGV, but I do like Rudy's. I enjoy getting the…read morechopped beef sandwich and from time to time I'll try the jalapeño sausage. I usually go through the drive thru. They always pack everything nicely and never get my order wrong. Great customer service!

So I ordered a big bag of BBQ to-go at the counter over the weekend. It didn't go well, several…read moremistakes were made, the worst of which was not sending us home with sauce. Dry brisket was saved by putting green chile stew on top. My wife called them and they actually sent an employees to our house with two bottles of sauce and dessert. My wife gave them the wrong address to our air-bnb and the dude called and got the package to us anyway. Monday morning the Rudy's Regional Director called me on the phone personally. Great service.

Come enjoy some delicious food, family friendly restaurant…read more Great staff. Dine in or take out.

Had never eaten hear before. So when a coworker was selling/fundraising BBQ plates I thought this…read morewould be great time to help and try their BBQ. If it's good we would should go dine there. Well ... the plate was sad looking and tasted AWFUL. The smell of chicken hit my face when I opened the plate. (You're not suppose to smell chicken unless it's spoiled). Oh and the "BBQ SAUCE" was red and looked/tasted like watered down ketchup. The chicken was so dry and hard/burnt we couldn't eat it. The rice was dry and nothing special to it. The only decent thing was the beans. Sadly those plates told us never dine at Smokey's.

Ordered a moist brisket plate with bbq beans and mashed potatoes, a chopped brisket sandwich and…read morecorn nuggets for delivery. Potatoes didn't come with gravy as advertised in the picture. Only got 2 smallish slices of brisket, and it wasn't moist, it was more than half fat. It wasn't even lukewarm, it was absolutely cold to the touch. Bbq beans were okay, but with everything else I mentioned, just not happy with my meal. Yall gotta do better. I really don't think I'll be coming back after this experience.

Menu is alacarte so it gets pricey but the BBQ is good. They need to put together a plate meal for…read moreribs and brisket.

Of course this is located inside an HEB, with a nice little area to be able to sit and enjoy your…read morefood. You approach the counter to order on a kiosk. The worker was kind with her willingness to help me order since it was the first time. You order and pay on kiosk. You then receive a text of them receiving my order and then in a few minutes, I received a text that my order was ready for pick up. Because I didn't like the option drinks, I went to the store part and bought what I wanted. My husband ordered a stuffed potato with smoked turkey slices. My husband stated it was good but he removed some of the meat, it was over stuffed. I ordered a poblano & cheese sausage link sliced which came with 2 slices of bread, pickles, onions and bbq sauce; elote bowl and Serrano cornbread. The sausage was not spicy but with a little kick. The elote had pickled red onions on top and plenty of cotija cheese on top, with a lime wedge. The cornbread was not spicy but flavorful and moist. When I picked up my order, it was missing the trimmings for sausage but I walked over to the counter and let them know and they immediately made it right. We will be back to try more on the menu.

Good food quality, but there are less expensive locales that offer the same if not better serviceread more