I hadn't eaten here in years and when I did I usually came for their giant breakfast tacos. The inlaws were in town and they asked for the best BBQ in the area so I ordered their value pack #2 with 2 lbs of brisket, 1 lb of sausage, 3 sides, bread, sauce and I added a slab of ribs for a total of about $145. Everything tasted great!!! The brisket was peppery and delicious and the inlaws really liked the ribs. Everything was so good that about 2 weeks later my wife and I ordered the family board with 1/2 lb of brisket, pulled pork, sausage and 4 ribs. My favorite side so far is the cucumber salad which doesn't have your traditional dressing. I would definitely recommend it. read more

Pappas Bar-B-Q - Value pack #2. 2 lbs brisket, 1 lb sausage plus a slab of ribs for $27 more. - Barbeque Near Me - Houston, Texas

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This has got to be a new construction building, given its location on the Frontage Road of I-59, but they did a great job of making it look vintage, using 100 year old bricks, vintage railings and wood. So the vibe is relaxed and old school texan in an urban location. Papas is Houston tradition, bur only 2 of the 20+ locations are BBQ -- they are mainly famous for the Pappaduex seafood franchise. This BBQ pkace runs traditional, order at counter pour your own drinks so they dont even ask for a tip. The BBQ is top notch, the fries are really special, made from fresh potatoes and cooked perfectly. Free drink refills. Friendly staff. read more

Pappas Bar-B-Q - interior. - Barbeque Near Me - Houston, Texas

Had a great opportunity experienced with Pappas BBQ catered to my work office where ambiance is beautifully staged by default. However, more importantly the employees assisting were very nice, quick serving, and generous with consistent portions. The traditional bbq flavor was strongly present. Overall, would recommend the brisket and sides to try when freshly served! read more

Pappas Bar-B-Q - Barbeque Near Me - Houston, Texas

as an 83 year old grandfather i like to get BBQ for the family at least once a month. i have been going to Pappas for over 25 years on the southwest freeway and have enjoyed the food. this location has been going downhill for several years but i keep going back. it has ended today. the service at the window was bad and rude. they messed up my order ($135 worth of food) which i discovered after i got home. this place is not the same and not worth going back to. i never wrote a review before and sorry i had to write this one but bad service and mixed up orders is not woth going back to. Kevin H. read more

The line at 6am is way too long to not find out about these breakfast tacos. The line moves slow so plan for extra time to not be late for work. Get the chorizo and thank me later! read more

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We decided to buy turkey dinner along with some sausage and brisket from pappas for Christmas Eve. Went to the south gessner one but they did not want to serve to go orders for Thanksgiving dinner so we left and came to this location after I called in and they said they do to go orders. My parents have been to this location several times in the past for Thanksgiving when we used to live in Alief years ago. Since living in Richmond, there hasn't been a location near us and it's been a few years since we last went to one. Decided to come by and buy some food for Christmas this time. First of all, the customer service was great unlike the south gessner location where the counter person was rude and refused to take to go orders. We were greeted by an employee when we came into this location. We decided to do take out instead of the usual dine in experience - order took around 10-15 min in total - we decided to grab some condiments since it was pretty busy with all the customers in the shop. The place had nice lighting, clean floors/tables and decent amount of space for dine in. Plenty of employees to cook and serve - and like I mentioned having a greeter at the door enhances first impressions. First time having turkey from pappas, as a fan of turkey I enjoyed it. The beans and stuffing were good too. The yams/sweet potatoes were actually really good compared to the ones I had in other places in the past for the holidays. Brisket and sausage were pretty good. Sauce was okay but decided to have my own sauce (sweet baby ray) which made the eating experience better due to it being a bit sweeter and colder. Overall it was a great experience and my household loved it that I can see us coming back again for next holiday season whether that may be jul 4, Thanksgiving or Christmas. Shout out to this location for its customer service! read more

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Lunch was hot and delicious today, we shared a half chicken, side salad, and creamed corn. The girls enjoyed every bite, there was nothing to take home. The service was great and very fast. read more

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Hands down this is the best location. Always listen and make your order as you've requested and friendly staff.

It's been a while since we've had a Sunday family dinner at Pappas Bar-B-Q, but a recent visit was just as good as it was in the past. Finger lickin' bar-b-q scratch made daily. Their brisket slowly smoked over mesquite and hickory is a family favorite. Order by the 1/2, 3/4 or pound. Add bar-b-q sauce and classic sides. Cole slaw. Potato salad. Ranch beans. Sweet yams. A basket of fries. Grab a Texas sized baked potato. Served with chopped brisket, turkey or chicken with butter, cheese, sour cream and chives, it is so delicious. Drizzle some bar-b-q sauce on top for a true taste of Texas. I usually get a special chef salad with sliced turkey and honey mustard dressing. Ask for extra olives and add a little bar-b-q sauce, because...why not? It's so good!! Thirsty? The watermelon or cantaloupe agua frescas are so refreshing. A perfect compliment to a Texas bar-b-q meal. Cute rustic dining room with plenty of seating. The condiment bar with pickles, peppers, and more bar-b-q sauce is great. Lots of parking available, too. A nice place to bring family or friends to enjoy a taste of Texas. read more

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Great location! And the cowboy hat on top of the building is a great added touch to truly feel like you are in Texas ! I also love the old fashion saloon design inside of the restaurant! The food is also very delicious the beef is sometimes not as hot as it needs to be but the large Texas style fries are always hot fresh and crispy! The customer service is also amazing the staff is so friendly and even the managers take the time to give out recommendations of what to order! read more

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I don't know any other good Texas style BBQ restaurants around me. But since many organizations that I belong to have meetings here, I began to eat here more often. The location is kind of tricky coming from the Southwest Freeway town bound. Because the freeway exit is right before the parking lot entrance, getting here requires lots of navigating. I usually order pulled pork sandwich. I can easily spent less than $10 for a quick meal. While the fixing bar is free, I always cut up those fresh onions and mix in some BBQ sauce to serve as vegetable. Adding more value, I can change my iced tea to be packed into a takeout cup with a refill. I also like the counter service. I don't have to worry about the tips or dealing with the waitstaff. The atmosphere is always pleasant. The endless country music and Texas cowboys decorations boosted my liking to return to Pappa's BBQ. read more

Came on a weekday evening. Not crowded... was able to sit where we wanted. Service is friendly and depending what you order it can be slow. I ordered the beef sausage sandwich (tasty with good snap, the bread was toasted to perfection) with fries (crisp on the outside and soft on the inside) and coleslaw (crisp and creamy). There are bottles of sauce if you like your BBQ saucy. There is a bar with pickles, onions, jalapeños and carrots. Definitely a family place, is a casual atmosphere. read more

Pappas Bar-B-Q - Beef Sausage Sandwich with fries and a side of coleslaw. - Barbeque Near Me - Houston, Texas

Had my buddy pick me up some food the other day because I was going to meet him for work and wasn't gonna make it in time at 5pm driving from Porter. I've heard people rave about all Papas restaurants. So far I've tried Papas hamburger and it was ok mehh very over priced for a mid bigger. Anyway I asked him to pick up 1/3 pound of moist brisket and half a sausage. He called and told me they only sold the sausage by the pound so I told him ok. When I got the food about 10min later. Was I disappointed is an understatement it was 2 small pieces which was fine but it wasn't even moist. O fat on it. It was tough and dry! The sausage was ok but tasted like it was store bought. My buddy told me ribs were real good but I can't trust him cause he'd eat shoe leather and say it was 5 star. Maybe the experience is better eating there next time I'll try to eat in the restaurant. So far both Papas restaurants have been very mid and over prices. Brisket 3 outa 10 not the worst I've ever had Suasage 4 outa 10 it was decent read more

The food is always great. The service is very good and the ambiance is great as always.

Love Pappas food, but you might as well order it to go because when we came it felt like we reheated a meal from the other day. Mac, beans, brisket & chicken was room temperature - not even warm. Staff is very unfriendly, not a "hi how are you" or "have a good day." Stuff like this ruins the mood for when we are sitting down inside a restaurant to eat read more

On Christmas Eve I wanna to thank those who was working double hard but the service suck the staff was not in synced they was communicating the wrong orders I couldn't order for 20mins and they ran out of Pork ribs that should had been a park of my order Marie try to accommodate but they added bread with the meat which my wife is gluten intolerant so they mess up the whole order and they didn't ask me to substitute for the ribs they didn't have.So I believe that will be our last time coming here. read more

Pappas Bar-B-Q - See the bread at the bottom that shouldn't be there.... - Barbeque Near Me - Houston, Texas

Only ok. I used to love their bbq (7-10 yrs ago?). But now somewhat dry and have had much better elsewhere. Had combo of 4 ribs and chicken breast. Dipping or pouring on sauce necessary, but would have been better if cooked in the sauce. Yams great side, green beans poor. I Need to look elsewhere read more

I'm from California and I've never had or even seen a drive thru bbq place. Until now and it was SO GOOD. I got the 2 pork rib and brisket plate and let me tell you they did not disappoint! I also got the turkey baked potato and that was my absolute favorite The servers that took my order were pretty nice as well. I would definitely come back read more

The sitting was nice and the dining room was cool. I ordered the Baked Potato and had them add ham to it. It was a pretty basic potato. I wish I would have gotten some barbecue to give a better review. Maybe next time! read more

Pappas is always a classic. They're good for a chain and better than Rudy's. Their brisket is tender, has the right amount of fat, and they give you a decent portion. Their bbq sauce is mild but does the job, I actually don't use much of it. Their jalapeño bread is dry in my opinion but my brother loves it. Got this to go last weekend and it was packed up very neatly and nothing spilled. read more

Pappas Bar-B-Q - ows pork in a styrofoam container - Barbeque Near Me - Houston, Texas

Maybe it was because it was Memorial day, but everything was Awful! Bean soup for beans, limp soggy mushy cucumber salad, no potato salad and the staff had an attitude of "who cares what you want, I had to work today" This was a great place to come for a great meal at a great place. But Lately, it has gone downhill. This was just the worst experience out of many recently bad experiences. There is no reason to go back any more. read more

I admit it had been a minute since we ate at Pappas, But 18.95 for a Chopped beef baked potato. Only to receive this sad asf. Potato. I know times is hard but damn. read more

Pappas Bar-B-Q - 18.95$ Chopped beef baked potato. - Barbeque Near Me - Houston, Texas

I had a wisdom tooth removal and needed something soft that I could eat. I ordered a baked potatoe with chopped beef in sauce. When I made it back home it was scrapes of dry brisket, a very small amount of meet, hard potato, and minimal condiments. The whole point of me getting this is because it was SOFT. Thanks for helping me waste $17 read more

Pappas Bar-B-Q - Baked potato with "sauced chopped beef" - Barbeque Near Me - Houston, Texas

The ribs and chicken were pretty good as usual. This review is for the Mac and Cheese. This is not the first time this has happened w their Mac, so I wanted to review it in hopes of their interest for improvement, at best and warning to the customers at least. Y'all, it was soup textured, yellow liquid over overcooked hardened pasta. No bueno. I placed two orders back to back as I was unaware that the small was as small as it was when I ordered on the phone. So when I arrived at the restaurant and saw the small, I then ordered the next size up. Back to backostales on the mac and Cheese orders. My second order total, $10.72. My initial togo order was $44.82. The staff was pleasant both in the restaurant and on the phone. The restaurant was clean and well appointed, as always. But that Mac was tragic. read more

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Food always delicious. We ordered meats for thanksgiving to go and it did take over 30 mins to get the order while we waited . But the brisket and sliced turkey and bbq sauce were great read more

This place hits the spot no matter what time of day. I either get a kids brisket with a side of cucumber salad, green beans, and Mac 'n cheese or a chopped beef baked potato. The potatoes are huge and I they're always nice enough to give you extra butter and sour cream on the side. I've also had their chef salad w/ brisket and I actually ate it almost every day for lunch when I worked close by. You won't be disappointed! read more

Overpriced for what you get. The green beans are terrible. The brisket was 50% fat. The sausage was ok. There's just no value here compared to other Pappas franchises. But, the beer was cold. read more

Health Concerns I have been getting breakfast taco here for many years. If you've never had them you're missing out. Anyway, they've had the same lady working the window in the morning for a very long time. Very sweet woman who always gets the orders correct and keeps the line moving - no issues here. Well. this morning I noticed that she not only takes the orders and handles payment but she appears to also be making the tacos (without gloves) herself and that's a huge problem for me. Taking money, credit cards and tapping in orders on the touchscreen and THEN going back on the line to assemble the tacos without gloves is unsanitary and I cant believe that Pappas is letting this happen. Have we not learned anything from the pandemic?! There is a 10% chance that she only wraps the tacos. I say that because I could not see the entire line from my vehicle. Only the end of it where she wrapped and bagged my order. So, there is a small chance the taco is being made by someone else out of view and then handed off to her to wrap and bag (this I saw her do with my own two eyes) but even that is too much to be done without a glove especially after handling money. This needs to be addressed. Honestly, it kind of turns me off all together because if they're letting this go on in plain view what other kinds of unsanitary happenings are going on that I can't see? read more

They were sold out of everything 2 hours prior to closing. Food options were only dessert. Seemed like a nice restaurant but drove a long time to be disappointed and not eat some bbq. read more

Wanted some BBQ so got it TOGO from the drive through. I asked Daisy G for some bread. Simple right? When I got my food from her,I asked is there bread in there? She said, "I told them to put bread in there." Maybe you should look in there next time. And next time I'm not going trust workers and check myself too. Ashamed this world lacks people who care about things and simple instructions! Oh yeah it's expensive here and the 1 lb of sausage seems like only 1/2 a lb and the potatoes used to be much bigger and more meat on there. read more

Pappas Bar-B-Q - Expensive food - Barbeque Near Me - Houston, Texas

Baked potato with brisket was amazing, just like I remember Pappas being. So nice. Service was a little slow since drive-thru cashier had to take orders out to the call-ahead people which would detract on timeliness. However, same Cashier also took the time to smile in greeting. Ambiance of drive-thru lane was rustic western feel where you could imagine seeing some horses tied to the posts. I hope this Pappas will continue to please me. read more

This was awful and expensive. Ordered a baked potato with brisket lean meat. Most of the meat was pure fat. Had to take it back and the new potato had even less meat on it read more

First tried to go to the Pappas on Bissonett. Unfortunately that location was closed but was really craving BBQ. 40 minute wait in the drive thru, once I pulled up to the window to ordered I was already being rushed which was frustrating. Had to wait again and went to a drive up parking spot and a worker was confused as to why I was parked there even though the worker told me to go to the parking spot, so the energy was already getting worse. The food was so disappointing and who gives out 2 napkins for 3 different meals... Don't come here. Fair warning. read more

Though it's become rather pricy, the meats and sides are excellent! We visit the one off 59, and it's become our go to place for bbq. Their chicken and brisket plate is wonderful, as is their rib trio. This is also one of the few bbq places that have beef ribs 7 days a week. Like most bbq places they have good potato salad and coleslaw, but in addition to those standards, they have green beans, sweet potatoes, etc. read more

New to Houston and I have been to a sister restaurant and thought the service and food would reflect. Unfortunately this was a disaster. I ordered the pulled pork plate with two sides. Beans and yams, those were served first, they were at the bare bottom and received mostly bean water, the yams were ice cold. I didn't eat them in fear of time/temperature control, al little fearful of getting sick. Now to the main entree, pulled pork which was served literally floating in an orange grease. I understand this is a fatty meat but seriously? Ive had this entree numerous times throughout my life and this was absolutely disgusting. I approached the staff and asked if this is the way they serve it and was told yes??? Because it's a fatty meat there will be oil. I showed the plate to the employee where the pork was shiny and floating? She assured me this was how they serve it. I will honestly never return and have doubts about the other restaurants they operate locally. Best of luck if you decide to risk it by visiting. This is Houston and bbq is King, raise your standards across the board. read more

Most of the meat in our potato was FAT not meat even the side meat we brought was 8 dollars and it was mostly FAT read more

Pappas Bar-B-Q - Barbeque Near Me - Houston, Texas

Amazing chop beef sandwich w/ the potato wedge fries. They could use some season but they where ok. I normally stop here before work if I got time through the drive through. Everything is freshly made, and normally runs pretty fast with no hold ups. I'll be back to try other items on the menu. read more

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4 stars because the cheeseburger is just amazing. They're always good here just a nice old fashioned cheeseburger done well with a nice buttery taste. But.... the beef ribs today was way offf... the silver skin was just rubbery and in the way... just grubby and too much. Usually it's pretty good here but I think it may have not been cooked long enough today to have the fat render down . I love Pappas and they're usually pretty consistent so I'll consider it as an off day . The cheeseburger really made up for then difference. read more

Pappas Bar-B-Q - Cheeseburger - Barbeque Near Me - Houston, Texas

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So, I'm a big fan of the food here and I was really looking forward to my usual beef brisket. I went for the car pick-up option and got a text saying my order was good to go. But when I swung by, there was a mix-up and they couldn't find my order right away. After a 10-minute wait and a quick call, I had to head in and ask about it myself. Finally got my hands on the brisket and rushed back to work. But guess what? They forgot to toss in the original sweet sauce that's supposed to come with it. imagine having brisket without any sauce - not cool at all! read more

Sunday 8/13/23 11:20AM Terrible. Our order; beef trio $26.+ pulled pork po-boy $13.00 with fries $3.25, 2 drinks, bottled coke $3.95 and fountain Coke $3.25. We were charged extra for the sides which are included with the beef trio $6.50 + tax. The beef trio had 2.5 thin slices of dry brisket, 3 small slices of dry beef sausage with skin so tough you couldn't bite through it. The beef rib had very little actual meat and what was there was also dry. The side of green beans was overcooked and oily with no flavor. The cucumbers were less than fresh in the cucumber salad. The po-boy bread was good however the pulled pork was dry and too salty. I called the restaurant and the manager did say they would reimburse the over charge. I didn't complain about the food since our connection was poor. I don't recommend this place nor will we ever go back. read more