Great tasting BBQ here. The sausage is homemade, loved the Gouda cheese stuffed…read more The meat cutter was kind enough to give me burnt ends, as I requested. The smoked turkey was delicious. We will return.

Mr R post-diagnosis occasionally--we're talking every other month--gets to indulge in a little beef…read moreor chicken. Last visit it was chicken from El Calentano and this time the guest of honor was a quarter pound of moist brisket. Used the opportunity to also order some moist brisket and sides for a personable new resident of 78666 who had not yet tried SMBBQ. The parking lot was pretty full but our to go order was packed and ready very quickly with friendly efficiency. Everyone was thrilled. I had leftover brisket in a roll this morning and the last of the chicken is going to be my lunch. We got five meals out of two combos and an a la carte order, but if we'd been super hungry and downed it all on the day it would have averaged $17/plate before tip. I find that more than reasonable for filling bbq plates with recognizable cuts and good flavor. Still my go-to bbq place in town.

I am such a fan, 4.5 stars. The rib sandwiches are as good as it gets…read more In the parking lot of Wonder World Park, just off old Bishop. We got there Thursday a little after 4pm opening in a downpour so there wasn't a line. The day's special--written on a white board--was an alligator po boy and Mr R had never had alligator so that was easy. For myself I chose the soulful catfish bites from the menu at the window (he posts the week's menu on FB, although I didn't see sides mentioned). As sides I chose sweet potato fries and okra, for dessert the blueberry cobbler. One lemonade and one sweet tea. Lord, it was tasty. The gator po boy had a soft white sub roll, untoasted, with iceberg, pickles and tomatoes. The gator chunks were about 1.5 to 2x the size of chicken nuggets, with a perfect crunchy coating and not greasy. The meat was not dry, the flavor was good. The catfish bites were a little smaller than the gator chunks, and with the most perfectly seasoned, crisp, ungreasy, cornmeal coating. The fish was cooked perfectly and couldn't have been hotter/fresher out of the kitchen. The sweet potato fries were lightly salted, cooked expertly and came in a generous pile. The okra came in a light batter and tasted so fresh and green--Mr R fell in love with them (he'd only had okra boiled/wet before), but also blasphemed them with ketchup because he's a terrible person. Each plate came with ketchup, tartar sauce (more like mayo, really), and hot sauce. Two packets of each condiment for each plate which was more than we used. The cobbler. OH! The cobbler. He'd upsized it as a kindness for us, and I still don't know how exactly he made the sugary crunchy cobbler bits as half of them *still* had powerful crunch this morning after sitting overnight. The blueberry part was lovely jammy sticky but not over sweet. It was a wonderful dessert yesterday and a fabulous breakfast this morning. My single point of retraction? The now-moved-on LeStourgeon had the superior po boy set up (in my nascent opinion) with toasty bread and more produce to include romaine, onion and avocado plus a schmear of mayo. That's it, outside of that this meal was perfection. It's not cheap, the wait's never been excessive, it is WORTH it. Forgot to mention he also had a table/chairs set up under a tent which is a nice alternative to eating in your car if you can't wait to get home with good food.

YUMMY! I stopped by on an overdue whim and tried their catfish plate. Catfish was perfectly fried,…read moremac and cheese was delicious, and it came with the accurate condiments--Frank's Red Hot!!!! The chef was extremely pleasant and prompt. I will be returning!

Despite what my boyfriend thinks. I totally inhaled this plate. It was fire. The meat was cooked…read moregreat I usually hate pork, it's usually dry and flavorless but this.... This was great. I really really enjoyed it, I was eating it like I was a little pookie myself .very Legit in my opinion. I was bummed they were sold out of a lot but means they must be doing something right! I would recommend and I could imagine it would taste 10x better if you were hammered. Staff was kind and the food didn't take long at all. Very cute little business I imagine they could do well in an actual restaurant!

Okay the menu looks solid. However we went to an event that started 30 minutes prior to getting…read morethere and Legit Ass Meats was the vendor for food. In that 30 minutes they were out of burgers, brisket, and sausage. All I was able to get was the Hawaiian special which was $20 each! Where the rating comes is false advertising and portion sizes you are telling me I spent 40 for a few bites of pulled pork a little mac and a piece of wonderbread. Which by the way the advertising said Hawaiian Roll. What a joke! The only reason this place isn't getting a one is because the pulled pork was good. Maybe when they get their inventory and advertising in order I will give it another chance.

I pulled up here by accident, fully intending to go to another bowl place, the name and Korean bbq…read moretex mex got me curious enough to abandon my plans. I am glad i did. This is a casual, fast dining, chipotle style korean food bowl or burrito-like (called ssam) place. Not much service to talk about here other than polite staff. Order, pay and eat. It's more Korean flavors than any mex imo but they did have a mean looking queso you can dump on your meal. I got spicy chicken bowl with noodles and a bunch of stuff. It was yummy! My only knock, it can be pricey, especially if you get the steak or bibimbap. That said, if my bowl was anything to go by, im sure it would taste great!

We came here for a quick bite to eat and ordered two bibimbap bowls - one with crispy chicken and…read moreone with beef. They topped with a fresh fried eggs and that was nice. It was nice that they let me get the bibimbap but with chicken; so they are flexible. The area where they make your food is sort of like a Chipotle where they have the toppings and add them to your taste. The kimchi was good but the other veggies could be a hit or miss. The crispy chicken in my bowl was pretty good and crispy. However the beef was hard and was not as good according to my partner. Overall we thought the food was pretty good and had some healthy options.

Great place to take your family. The ambience was relaxing. La Patrona BirriaTx tacos were…read morephenomenal.

Nice food truck park with a small stage for live music!…read more While all the vendors were super nice and welcoming to let us sample their food, our favorite was WEH. The ube waffle was decent didn't really get a lot of taro flavor coming through. The loco moco taco was solid and I don't think I ever saw a loco moco taco! The tortilla is also ube/taco infused and is bright purple but again didn't really get any of the flavor to come through. Super neat food truck park, I definitely recommend checking it out if you're in the area!

Waitress was nice and food was good. The pasta slappps. My friend and I sat in a corner table…read more There were a ton of flies. Got a picture of four of them together. There were 10+ more around our table. Dirty af. Solid three stars.

We had a large company dinner here with about 35 people. It was a great venue and the food was…read moreexcellent as well as the service. The location is right on the river and atmosphere was excellent. In addition they worked with us on price and drinks and the service was excellent.

Don is the only restaurant in San Marcos that is truly one of a kind and perfect. Nothing will ever…read moreneed to change about the place, I will follow Don to the ends of this earth and out into the void. Shoutout Don for the phenomenal food and service. I've come here for many years and I will continue to until it is gone with the wind, replaced by a luxury apartment for students or just otherwise shuttered. Try the fish it's the best Also the NAN BOMB Literally everything on the menu is at least good, but most is exceptional.

Came by on a Friday evening around 5 PM, after tubing in San Marcos. Parking lot was open with…read moreplenty of spots available. This is a fast casual spot -- you order at the counter, they give you a ticket, and call your name when it's ready. No tip required, and service was really kind. The owner was there and was super nice as well. Seating is pretty unique: two long wooden benches, so you might end up sitting close to other diners, but it makes for a lively, friendly environment. They also have three unique sauces worth calling out: a spicy mayo (pretty standard, but rich and delicious), a curry mayo (strong curry flavor in every bite -- not for everyone, but I loved it), and a wasabi mayo (never had this before, and it was honestly great -- strong wasabi flavor that paired really well with my dish). Chicken Teriyaki Bento ($10.50, 7/10) -Comes with a side of rice and ginger, both of which paired really well with the wasabi mayo -Portion size was relatively large -- left me full, but really only enough for one person -Topped with a crunchy garlic/panko crunch that paired nicely with the chicken -Teriyaki sauce on top was a little too salty; would've been better with less salt -They give you a water bottle on the side, which was much appreciated since everything ran on the salty side Overall, a great fast casual spot to hang out with friends and get good food at a good price. Really enjoyed their three sauces -- the mayo, wasabi, and curry were all unique, and I haven't seen that combo anywhere else. Great to see that adventurous side.

No wait for a table, restaurant was very clean, our waitress was friendly, food came out quickly…read moreand all was tasty. Fun, eclectic atmosphere,

Delicious prime rib shaved French dip sandwiches- great tasty fries with no funky potato coating…read more Yum! Good darn happy server.