We stopped in here on the way to Dallas as we have one of their original locations close by our home so we are familiar with the brand. We ordered a pound of moist brisket and a jalapeno sausage link and some drinks and were served promptly by the friendly staff. Since it was the middle of the afternoon they weren't busy but the place was clean and the staff was helpful. Now, the taste test. The brisket was hot, juicy, and very flavorful. The jalapeno sausage link was also spicy with great snap and it was quite tasty. Yes, we didn't get any sides but I don't go to a BBQ place to eat sides. I want to taste the MEAT and it was delicious and the star of the show. I'm not a big sauce guy either but their Rudy's sause IG good with a tangy flavor. While they may not be on the Texas Monthly list of top BBQ places, they put out a satisfying meal for the money and are veteran friendly offering a free meal when they sign up for their veterans club. The only drawback at this location is that the highway construction makes entry and exit tough. Good experience, we will be back! read more

Wow, what happened to Rudys?? Ordered 2lbs of moist brisket, very dissatisfied. No smoke flavor at all, no bark, doesn't even taste like BBQ. Taste like its oven baked. Maybe its just this location, ordered here before about a year ago and was hoping it had gotten better, NOPE. Ive been a fan of their BBQ in the past from other locations but this location is just not worth going back to read more

Rudy's - Smoked moist brisket? - Barbeque Near Me - Schertz, Texas

It has been awhile since been on this location. The ordering is simple and fast. The menu overhead is big and easy to read. The half chicken was very good and tender. Didn't think I could eat half a chicken but today, I proved myself wrong. Very soft and delicious. Place is big inside and have numerous tables with chair to accommodate any small to large size. The cashier was very friendly and knowledgeable. She assisted me in getting what I wanted while getting the best for my bucks! read more

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After a two fitness class, my friend and I were super hungry. So, we stopped at Rudy's as we exited San Antonio, TX. It is important to note that there are country stores and franchise stores at Rudy's. This is one of the original corporate stores. Also, pricing can be different at corporate v franchise stores. My friend ordered the special 2 chopped beef sandwiches for $8.99 and Cole slaw. She ate both sandwiches and loved them. I ordered 1/4 turkey and small pinto beans (healthy) and peach cobbler (totally unhealthy). I had been working out for 2 hour, so I earned it (at least that was crazy logic justification). All aspects of the meal was delicious. I believe the food quality at the corporate stores is a bit better than the franchised locations. Rudy's has both indoor and outdoor seating. The decor is typical country BBQ fare with country artifacts. With happy tummies we got back on the road and headed to Austin, TX. read more

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Stopped by to order for Sunday family game night and was very disappointed . The guy cutting my meat didn't know how to cut and asked for moist and he say they just cut the meat in half and either you get fatty or dry. I am familiar with Rudy's so I was shocked to hear him say he couldn't give me moist .the meat had no flavor and there was definitely more fat on the meat if that's what you call "Moist". The sign outside said the best bbq or the worst BBQ in Texas thought it was a funny slogan but it was so true . Definitely the worst of the worst Rudy's I have even been to . Definitely not worth 120 of meat that the family did not enjoy at all . Please don't go to this location as you will not enjoy the "RUDYS" experience !! After reading the previous reviews I should have read them before I stopped by yesterday! :( read more

The bbq chicken lunch special (half chicken, side, and large tea) was great. The chicken was juicy and flavorful even without bbq sauce. The chicken leg and wing were a little small. Love the creamed corn! The banana pudding, sliced bananas in a thin vanilla pudding topped with a huge mound of whipped cream, was a sweet ending to a relaxing lunch. Team members were very kind and helpful. read more

Rudy's - Banana Pudding - Barbeque Near Me - Schertz, Texas

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Another stop to gather food to take with us to my parents. The staff was again excellent. They had all we needed like brisket, chicken, port ribs and jalapeño sausage including sides. I even chatted to a very nice customer who was a veteran. He was a regular and suggested the peach cobbler so I decided to try it. The whole meat selection was very delicious and my parents enjoyed it even the peach cobbler. read more

Rudy's - Rudy's honors veterans - Barbeque Near Me - Schertz, Texas

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It did the trick.... But there wasn't a "wow" factor to any of it. I got the brisket, Mac and cheese, potato salad, sausage link. It was all subpar. Service was friendly. If it's empty in the parking lot as you're passing by stop by. If it's packed..... keep driving by you're not missing anything special. read more

We arrived at 7:15 pm and they close at 9pm. When we arrived they made us wait 20 min because the brisket wasn't ready. We waited, didn't think it was a big deal. When they told us the brisket was ready we ordered moist, it was anything other than moist. The brisket was very dry and cold. They also ran out of Mac and cheese and baked potatoes. For it to be at least an hour and 45 min before closing I expected there to be more food choices and waiting for brisket it should've been fresh. This Rudy's definitely disappointed. Never again. read more

This is the first time I've been to any Rudy's and it was dead. No cars in the lot... very quiet for 12 noon. Anyhow, the ordering process took a long time. Everything is cut to order and there's only one person cutting for everyone. I got the Mac and cheese and it was very... different. Very al dente and not really cheesy. I wasn't a fan but oh well. The brisket was excellent as always. First responder and military eat free! read more

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The food is terrible. The ribs were so dry and hard. It was like they put baby back ribs on the grill and fast cooked them so the meat was not thoroughly cooked. It was an expensive lunch at $70 for two people to be thrown in the garbage. read more

Rudy's - Barbeque Near Me - Schertz, Texas

During the holidays I am often tasked with bringing the sides and this year I had a great idea of placing my order in advanced so that I could grab and go as I headed into town from Austin. Yeah yeah we got a couple of Rudy's in Austin location but this location was closer to my family's gathering for the holidays so I chose this spot as my pickup for my side orders order. Also note that I chose to pickup on Christmas Eve and I was surprised this location was open at 10:00am and ready to go with my order! Several quarts later of beans, potato salad, and cream corn my family was a happy one as we ate our holiday meal. Everything was packaged up perfectly for me to walk out and I got all the sides including bread, pickles, onions, etc. A note about the online ordering - it was easy and I appreciated the coupon they had embedded on their online ordering page where you could get $5 off $30. The other locations I considered did not have a coupon offering like this location offered. I was able to select a date and time in advance for when I wanted to grab my order. From the ease of online ordering and my experience to having an employee help me walk my order out to my car was just the bees knees. I will definitely keep selecting this location for all my holiday and father gathering needs in the future. read more

We got a secret shopper gift card Here is our experience Took 30minutes in-line to get the food to go Then our meat was missing from the bag Ordered 3 sides, bean , potato salad, corn The beans were only 1/4 full of beans the rest of the cup was bean juice The potato salad was served out of a nasty plastic 5 gallon container When we arrived we were asked to check out the men's room it was dirty read more

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Came in from out of town and stopped in. Carvers and staff were very pleasant. Brisket and sausages were on point BUT the ribs tasted like they were boiled and do disappointing, didn't finish them. Had the rice crispie treat but please ask the baker to double wrap as it tasted a bit smoky and may have needed more marshmallows as it fell apart. Just my two cents! read more

Way below Rudy's standards of BBQ. Ordered moist brisket, baby back ribs, half whole smoked chicken, and jalapeño sausage. Brisket: dry and flavorless. No bark! Watched the fella slice it and it seriously looked like pot roast. No long, against the grain, slicing. He kept rotating the brisket with each slice. Wonder who taught him this technique?! Baby backs: dry, flavorless with no visible rub on them. Half a whole chicken: leg and thigh were dry so you can imagine how bad the breast and wing were. No smoke flavor to be found. Jalapeño sausage was good. Not going back to this location. I'll just head up a bit further to the New Braunfels location. read more

Went in for lunch with my brother. 1/2 pound brisket, 1 sausage link, two sides and a bottled soda. 47 bucks and this is what I got with an under cooked sausage. Mac and chz sucks!! Only thing good was the creamed corn and their pickles. read more

Rudy's - 47 bucks for this a under cooked sausage link and two sides! - Barbeque Near Me - Schertz, Texas

It's been a while since I have stood in line for some barbecue. Walking up to the door the space reminds you of an old gas station turned restaurant. Smells of smoke smacking you in the face, clinging to your clothes and sweeping through your hair. Moving closer to the front of the line, I can finally take a peek at the menu. Oh yea, I want a little bit of everything. With sauce please. My stomach is growling and all of these smells are making me hangry. I excuse myself to the counter and ask to sample some brisket. I can already tell this isn't normal because the man I asked, asked a lady. She then asked a man. They came and asked me. Yes, please, a sample. I'm hungry. Finally, I was given a tiny piece on parchment paper. Yea, that will do it. Lol. When it was our turn to order, we opted for the creamed corn, the potato salad, the peach cobbler, the brisket, the pork ribs, the baby back ribs, the smoked sausage and it came with a half loaf of bread. Although everything was a smokey goodness, I do have favorites. Drumroll please; the smoked sausage and the creamed corn. And my blue cream soda! Just an FYI: Rudys was featured on Diners Drive-ins and Dives with Guy Fieri! read more

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Young man at the register was great! However turkey was extremely dry and brisket was mainly fat that is inedible totally gross. Bought a pound of each at least half of the brisket was nasty read more

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Food was YUMMY BUT YOU only get 4 stars because you didn't have BREAD!!!! Whaaaaaat? Service was excellent and the ambiance was perfect Foresee many returns but please GET SOME BREAD!!! read more

Food is good. The men's room was dirty and no paper towels. The music was extremely loud. I have been to four other Rudy's. This location is a real let down. read more

We went here because I needed to use a coupon. It is an interesting place. The food is OK but there is better barbecue in San Antonio. The staff was friendly and the portions were OK. The unsweetened tea was horrible. The coleslaw, potato salad and pinto beans were tasty. The brisket and sausage were OK. We weren't too fond of the pork ribs. Also the prices seemed kind of high. I don't think we will return since the food really did not meet our expectations. read more

I had the chopped beef baked potato, it was loaded with butter , sour cream, cheese and chopped beef, it was delicious. My husband ate a chopped beef sandwich, he said it was very good. We both had iced tea, that was very tasty. The people who were working were very friendly and helpful . We will definitely return and recommend this tasty barbecue. read more

I came from California. We wanted to try Typical Texas Barbecue. This is out of the roof. The meat is so tender and tasty that we went back 3 times to get that food. I love their service. Also the ambiance is typical western nothing fancy and very nicely decorated!! read more

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Forgot to take a pic of my marblelized beef brisket!!! I am yet to find another brisket restaurant to match this one. It hit the mark when I wanted wet and fatty brisket. I made sure I did not have any other meats in my order so that I could really test my taste buds well. Their wet and oily/fatty brisket was for me a winner. I loved their Rudy's Bar B Q 'Sause'. I smothered my meat with lots of it but it not kill the meat taste and even enhanced it. I never usually sauce my brisket but this one was truly an exceptional exception. I had cream corn for sides. Believe it or not I tried mixing in the Rudy's BBQ sauce with the cream corn and I loved it. Casual western style dining area was relaxing and ambience was great with country music. Staff was amazing. Rest room was clean Will come back and definitely will recommend at least this particular address to family and friends. read more

Good service thank you for the worsted barbecue it's delicious. the manager was great in helping me with my order good job guys look forward to seeing you guys again today was awesome the chicken was delicious read more

2nd time here and still happy with their food. Everything we ordered was good. They gave us a couple slices of brisket to taste and it was good too. It wasn't the best we've ever had but I'm really happy with our meal each time we've been here. The Jalepeno Sausage was outstanding. The snap of the skin was pure enjoyment each bite. Perfectly smoked! Turkey was juicy and the chop made for a nice sandwich with the slaw and pickles on it. Their BBQ sauce has a nice flavor as well. This is hands down a way better meal than that so called BBQ franchise that's on every block of this city. read more

Rudy's - Jalepeno sausage, chop, turkey, beans, and coleslaw. - Barbeque Near Me - Schertz, Texas

The service was rude and expected us to understand how to order right off the bat, but this Rudy's is different to the ones I've eaten in Austin. The moist brisket had a dark coating... but not of seasoning, just hard rock charcoal. Half the meat was fat and what was actually meat was flavorless. This is huge contrast to the non original (franchise) Rudy's in Austin. The cream corn and turkey were ok. And this is just because I'm a hater but they have Pepsi instead of coke. read more

Rudy's - Barbeque Near Me - Schertz, Texas

Last week I had a hankering for some ribs after my sister mentioned that she was going to Outback for dinner. I stopped by Rudy's on the way home from church to satisfy my carnivorous craving. I was daydreaming about the delicious cream corn side when the smoke filled air hit my lungs. After taking in a few more sips of outside air, I stood in the small line and hurriedly glanced at the menu to select my entree. The smoke was so thick I could have cut it with a knife and I couldn't bear to stand inside any longer. The sweet waitress who's lungs were probably adjusted to the smoke offered me some cream corn in a cup while I waited. After checking out the menu, I ordered a half pound of baby back ribs and a small order of cream corn. The menu offered chicken, ribs and brisket with some sausage pairings. The meals were al a carte and accompanied by pickles, BBQ sauce and slices of white bread. I wanted to leave a higher rating but the ribs were fatty and not worth the $12 and change they charged. The Smoke Shack and Big Bibs are still my favorite choices for ribs. I'd probably come back for the corn but would have to take a hard pass on the meat for the prices they were charging ... Would I recommend... if the prices were lower, the ribs not as fatty because in my opinion it was not worth the money $$... I thank them for the military discount ... Islandgal29412 AKA Ms. Foodie read more

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Rudy's is a San Antonio fixture and for those newly arrived go and enjoy. There is going to be arguments about where the best BBQ is in Texas but if you want good BBQ, good service, and a friendly place to go, well you go to Rudy's. Rudy's came through for me very recently when I catered my wife's retirement luncheon. Good BBQ with close friends and family, how can you go wrong? read more

My wife and I were on a long weekend trip in San Antonio and I had gone to a Rudy's about 8 years ago on a work trip. This place was a little hard to get to on a frontage road from the Interstate. I walked into the store and then was told to go outside to order from the patio. The servers were nice and I ordered a "Chopped", which was brisket, pork and turkey in their bbq sauce. I got a Shiner Bock to go with it from this huge tub of ice, which was pretty cool. We got a side order of beans for my wife and I to share. The had some pickled jalapenos sitting on the counter and I asked if they were free, they were not, so I passed. The previous time I was here, I want to say the chopped was different, more slabs of meat, but maybe I was wrong. This was more like a chili. It was good, but it was pretty greasy and way more sauce than meat. The beans were good, but nothing really special. My expectations were just super high from the last time I was at a Rudy's and this one was kind of just there. Better than a lot of BBQ in Minnesota, but this is San Antonio. I wanted the best. We were in and out in about 20 minutes. read more

Everyone was very friendly. However, the bbq here was not as good as other locations. I asked for moist brisket and it came out very light colored with hardly any flavor. Each piece was very chewy and I the quality felt low. Also, the way the pieces were cut was very large and bulky. The sausage tasted ok. The baby back ribs were very dry. I probably won't order them again. I probably won't go back to this spot as this is my second bad experience. It was also a Monday so maybe the food on weekends are better. read more

Rudy's - Really dry old looking brisket on the left. Moist on the right. - Barbeque Near Me - Schertz, Texas

It's RUDYS BBQ!!!!! If you have not been here... GOOOO!!!! The atmosphere is amazing old school bbq joint filled with smell of smoking meats over oak wood. I have tried tons of bbq since liking in Texas and this is consistently the best!! The staff are always outgoing, friendly and ready to serve! The food, wow!!! Absolutely delicious bbq!! The brisket is always juicy and easy cuts with a fork. The sauce is amazingly delicious. Full of peppery goodness that creates just a touch of heat. The also have a "Not so hot" sauce with almost no pepper which is the equivalent of Bill Millers or Smokey Moe's. So why 4 stars?? The price :( !hen you first see the prices, it doesn't look to bad for brisket and turkey, about 9.00 per pound... NOPE 9.00 per HALF pound :( Sooooooooo good but with a drink, sides etc it's about 20-25 a person read more

Rudy's - Bbq!!!! - Barbeque Near Me - Schertz, Texas

Great brisket especially their marbled brisket. I also love their peach cobbler. Their sausage is good. Authentic Texas brisket!

Ok Rudys is my favorite spot for BBQ in San Antonio because everytime I go they are consistent on the quality. The B

I'll just say... We do it better in the DFW. When I asked for the brisket sandwich they said they didn't do this sandwich when I asked for a baked potato and they said they didn't do the baked potato and then when I asked for a rice crispy treat they simply did not have a rice crispy treat.... What the hell is going on here?? I will say that the brisket is up to par.. San Antonio you guys are missing out... read more

Rudy's - Half pound lean brisket..... - Barbeque Near Me - Schertz, Texas

Food was cold. Service was horrible We waited 1 hr and 15 minutes to get our food Group of about 12 kids and three parents could not control their kids. Noisy. read more

Rudy's is always great. Their Turkey is very flavorful and juicy and popular. I wanted a pound of it but they only had half a pound left. I was very disappointed, but they substituted it with another meat of choice at no charge. Always appreciate the military discount. The take out area has been rearranged to make it safer for all involved. read more

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Came to Rudys as it was recommended by a few people we asked about looking for a good BBQ place. My wife and I ordered brisket, chopped, creamed corn, cole slaw and potato salad. With the hype a few locals gave us, we had high hopes. The look of the place was country and local, which we really liked. As for the food, the sides were great. Creamed corn was good and creamy, potato salad had the right amount of everything in it, and even the cole slaw was yummy. However the brisket we felt was very lacking. Not the juicy delicious full of flavor brisket Ive had at many other places. The chopped meat wasnt bad. I was expecting more of big chucks of meat cut up in sauce, but it was more of scraps thrown in a blender and given a quick mix. It would be good thrown into a sandwich or a hoagie. The sauce was also ok. Nothing mind-blowing or special. Also, dont buy bottled drinks like we did. We had no idea there were fountain drinks until we came into the eating area and sat down. Its worth giving it another shot to try some of the different meats. read more

macaroni was cold nothing but fat on brisket sandwich baby back ribs were good corn was good but everything else was not up to par for 60 dollars read more

They suck and they don't have breakfast. Here's the thing with Rudy, if you're in a bind for barbecue and you can't find nothing else open then this is your go to spot. As far as their sides, all are good. There's sweet tea is very good as is the cobbler. The barbecue is just meh. Be prepared this barbecue isn't cheap either, everything is Sold à la cart and then mean you can be very tricky you have to pay attention to the prices and do you realize that that brisket is for a half a pound of meat? pay particular attention to how much you're getting for the price you are paying. Skinner only about $15-$20 a person read more