After a work trip, we decided to stop by Smolick's Smokehouse after hearing good things about their barbecue. First impression--the place is big, with plenty of seating. When you walk in, there's a clear line leading up to the register, with menus posted along the way and a large menu board up front, which makes ordering pretty easy. They offer a wide variety of options. The day we went, they had a chopped beef sandwich combo with a drink and a side for around $10, which felt like a solid deal. For my sides, I tried the mashed potatoes, potato salad, creamed corn, and okra. The okra was a standout--fresh, crispy, and really well done. The potato salad was also very good and worth getting. The creamed corn was something I hadn't had before--it included bacon and had a really unique flavor. It might not be for everyone, but I personally couldn't stop eating it, so I'd definitely recommend giving it a try. As for the chopped beef sandwich, it wasn't my favorite. It was a bit dry, even after adding extra barbecue sauce, and I didn't find it especially flavorful. That said, others in my group actually thought it leaned on the sweeter side, so your experience may vary. One thing that really stood out was the service. The staff was super friendly, patient, and happy to answer questions and help with recommendations. Overall, I'd say it's worth stopping by if you're in the area. If you're up for comparing, there's another barbecue spot a few miles down the road--Choke Canyon--that I've also enjoyed, especially for their sandwiches. Makes for a fun side-by-side if you're a BBQ fan. read more

Smolik's Smokehouse - Okra (YEA!) - Barbeque Near Me - Mathis, Texas

I normally like their food but had a questionable experience recently. I ordered a hamburger combo (in-store) and the presentation was wonderful. I had ordered a burger all the way. With my first bite I realized the burger was dry. As I deconstructed the burger I found there wasn't a drop of condiments on it. I asked the waitress about the lack of mayo, mustard and/or catsup. She told me the hamburger does not come with those condiments. What??? Who serves an $8.99 burger without any condiments? read more

Super nice staff. Design is exactly what you'd expect of a Texas BBQ place. Lots of fun stuff to look at on the walls and displayed in the rafters. Pretty expensive but you definitely get 2 meals worth of food. Good food too! I like all the available options for sides. read more

Smolik's Smokehouse - pulled pork with dinner roll, sweet potato, mac&cheese - Barbeque Near Me - Mathis, Texas

Your food is wonderful everything has a great taste service is good nice and friendly.. Ambience is real chill nice environment highly recommended..... read more

Sunday lunch is definitely attractive for locals! Tables quickly fill with families. We've traveled thru Mathis a bazillion times and finally decided to stop for lunch. First timers here and we chose to eat out on the patio for our large party of 11. Cool breeze helped get us through our meal before it got too warm. The waitstaff was busy serving their patrons and my goodness, they are all super stars, especially Jennifer!! We ordered the Chuckwagon Family meal, plus 3 lbs of ribs, half a chicken so we had just about every protein on the menu to try. Typical sides like potato salad, green beans and creamy coleslaw with their delicious pickles rounded out meal with plenty leftover to feed 2 more. Very nostalgic decor and desserts to go...if you can't seem to squeeze that in after your feast! Their own brand of bottles of specialty sauces are a nice take home gift read more

Smolik's Smokehouse - Barbeque Near Me - Mathis, Texas

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Ran across this place at the gas station across the street looking for food decided to give it a chance boy was so glad I knew that. some of the best stuff I've had in Texas thus far and I've been to every corner beautiful clean ambience outside even better Inside friendly help at the desk great food. I'm typing and eating. Talk to you later!!Definitely coming back!!!Thank you. read more

Smolik's Smokehouse - Shrimp and catfish Mac & cheese Cabbage - Barbeque Near Me - Mathis, Texas

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I had the brisket, okra and a baked potato. All of it was yummy and more than filling. The okra was fresh and hot, the potato was luke watm but still tasty. The brisket was moist and tender. My girlfriend had catfish, baked potato and Mac n cheese. The Mac n cheese was not hot and the potato was like mine. She said the fish was hot Fresh and tasty. There was more fish than she could possibly eat. The service was fast and very attentive. read more

The whole experience was meh... It smelled, the service was average, the coke was flat. The food was nothing special. Could have made better myself. read more

The food was so delicious! The service was excellent and our waitress Crystal was attentive and very friendly. I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Quickly becoming my usual stop between Corpus Christi and San Antonio. If I could, I'd also take the time to peruse all the historical items placed within the restaurant. It's part restaurant, history museum and country store and bakery. I can imagine it was probably much bigger back in the day. Such a great stop for amazing Texas BBQ and reading up on some history. read more

Smolik's Smokehouse - Barbeque Near Me - Mathis, Texas

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led here by yelp reviews, good call! hubbie ordered 1 meat plate with pork ribs, tater salad & okra, i got 1 meat with lean brisket, sweet potato & cabbage, we both opted for dinner roll rather than bread. first i appreciated variety of sides offered, much more than your usual bbq joint offerings. service was very fast & friendly - we were there @4PM on a holiday monday so probably a bit less busy, more tables seated around 5. you order at the window, and then are given a table number & server name. server brings out drinks & food and if you need something, put server card back up - great idea! everything was really good, generous portion sizes. hubbie got 3 ribs - but one was very big end piece. i received 4 thickly sliced pieces of brisket. both meats were tender, juicy & flavorful. all sides were well prepared. i didnt care for bbq sauce - it was thin and vinegary - but thats a personal preference & neither meat needed it. check is brought with the meal for you to sign - since food is brought to you and refills taken care of by server, dont forget to add a tip. SAVE ROOM for dessert! they had choices of pies, puddings, cookies and more that all looked good. we opted for a fave - buttermilk pie, it was cool and creamy & down right yummy! casual spot, great for families. restaurant is right off 37, so if you are traveling through mathis - plan to stop here! read more

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What delicious BBQ. In a region where bar-b-que is plentiful that says a heap about the quality of this place. I got lost on the highway. I stopped in here for a drive-thru take out lunch of a beef brisket wrap, which was a combo deal including fried okra and pink lemonade. The meal was very satisfying: fresh cut delicious beef placed between a super soft roll with choice condiments on the side and okra being some of the best I've had (and I make my own at home). It was perfectly breaded and fried to a crispy, non-oily perfection with some light seasoning. Take that all down with the fresh tasting, wonderfully-sweet pink lemonade and it makes for a perfect lunch combination. read more

Great place, with a nice atmosphere. The staff were super friendly and cheery! The food was great, too!

You stand in line to order. Find a table to be served at and a waitress will serve you your drinks and food. The food was delicious and we loved our entire experience. We will be returning. read more

Smolik's Smokehouse - Beef rib plate - Barbeque Near Me - Mathis, Texas

This place has some legit Texas brisket yall !! They got you covered if you prefer more lean or marbled meat as well, yummy coleslaw n fries, drive thru if you're in a hurry.. just great spot ! A meal with two sides n a drink plus dessert was around $23 including tip which is a steal for anyone that knows brisket pricing these days. Really nice folks as well. Told me about their dollar wall which is super cool lol. Will be back again before I leave! Very comforting home cookin vibes read more

I got a loaded baked potato with .25 pounds of sausage, and that was amazing. The service was great, and it was all fresh and hot.

Good brisket, excellent cabbage, and good tater salad. Cool country decor. Not many choices left on bakery items so we didn't try that as we were hoping for kolaches. Overall a good lunch stop on the way to South Padre. read more

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Great bbq and bakery. I love the ribs! And the yeast rolls! We often buy a dozen and take them home. read more

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The food here was pretty decent. While driving to South Padre Island, we stopped here to get lunch. It was after the core lunch hours, so it wasn't crazy busy, but there were a decent number of customers dining in. After looking over the menu, I decided to order the smoked chicken salad on croissant with a side of cabbage. My coworker ordered the pulled pork sandwich with a side of pinto beans. Our waitress, Lucy, was super nice and attentive. Our food came out within 10 minutes. Overall, our meal was delicious. I enjoyed my sandwich and cabbage.y coworker mentioned that his pork was a little dry but said it was delicious. We both agreed that this is a place where we would stop again to get food. read more

Smolik's Smokehouse - Pulled pork with Pinto beans - Barbeque Near Me - Mathis, Texas

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Food always good but a little pricy.....I laughed today when I asked to make my drink a large and she said they only have mediums.....it's a blank styrofoam cup.....go to the store and buy some cups.....unless they are trying to get me to buy a second drink for my meal...if so that's genius read more

Brisket was dry so was the sausage sides were good catfish was ridiculous looked like chicken nuggets was not what we had gotten in the pass . Will go from going in there at least 4 days a week to 0 . Rather go some where else . read more

Just had a great dinner at Smolik's. Everything was delicious, brisket, sausage, ribs. Creamed corn was excellent including the cabbage. Only disappointment was they were out of chicken. If you are driving to Corpus Christi, it's worth a stop in Mathis to eat here. Portions are very big. I now have lunch for the next two days. My young daughter also realized that she left her favorite ring in the bathroom on the counter about an hour after we left. I called and they found it. Will pick it up when we are back down in a couple weeks. Great food and great service. read more

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Start with the good. 1 Two catfish plates , onion ring and hush puppies were very good an 4 out of five ranking for three of us having catfish. But after I bragged on your moist , marbled , tender excellent brisket I I was shocked at how bad the flavor.was. Moist and tender yes but a the fake l(liquid smoke) or dirty wood horrible flavor. My daughter gave a bite to me and I spat it into my napkin , sorry but it was bad. Service was excellent Crystal took care of us. Nicely, I told her what w thought about the brisket and she said she would tell the manager. We finished our dinner and was ready to leave. Another server walked by and I ask what was the managers name ? Tonight it's Toni , Crystal came over and thanked us for coming , I ask what did Toni the manager say (reply the meat is smoked is why it tastes that way. I responded we've came to Smolicks here and dowmtown for years and never has it tasted like this. Toni never came to our table or talked to us as we were leaving. Poor management practice. ,disappointing read more

Never again. Pricey to begin with and more so to make a sandwich a combo. Right at $20, was supposed to come with a drink but then said it didn't after I paid for my order. Had tried this place a few months ago and order 1/2 pound of brisket to take home. After taking so the fat off, not even enough meat to make a sandwich. Last time! read more

When you walk in it immediately smells like Texas Barbecue. The whole place is like a little museum of the area. There are hand drawn pictures on the walls as well as pictures from way back when. It's a really cool place. I'm going to go in record that the Po' Boy I got was the best I've ever had, and I've had many. The service is great and the waitress gave us a name tag for her that you put on a sign holder to let her know when we needed her. Very smart idea that more places should use. All in all an absolutely fantastic experience. Half way between San Antonio and Port A it's the perfect spot to stop and fill up. Can't wait to come this way again! read more

We would have loved to give 5 Stars because the food was delicious. But the young girl with short brown hair that charged us for cookies & ice cream, was extremely rude to us. I mentioned this to the young lady with the red shirt, since the girl refused to give me her name. I recommend that if you no longer offer ice cream sundaes anymore, you might want to remove it from the chalkboard menu. Especially because that young girl was so bothered to inform us that you all don't offer this anymore. When she gave us the ice cream, my husband asked for a spoon, and she said they are right there, so you could get it. read more

The smoked meats are delicious. It is also nice they have a lighter eater menu/ kids menu. The brisket was tender and nicely smoked. My chicken was juicy and smoked well. read more

Yumm!! Best food here and cozy old fashioned Bbq diner type style. Brisket so moist and tender, Pulled pork with delicious sauce, and tender ribs. Home style potato salad and so many sides to choose from. Cabbage , pinto beans, okra...! Glad we stopped off Staff friendly and dessert cakes and kolaches too . Great service, food will drive back over again from Corpus!! Server name was Tasha & lovely checkout person was Alexis at bakery. Will have to make this stop again on way to Beeville Amish to get honey!! Oh And someone just got a steak , baked tater and corn!! read more

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We stopped here again on our way to Port A, just expecting some okay BBQ and this didn't even meet that expectation this time. The brisket was cold and rubbery and smelled of liquid smoke. We all thought it had been cooked the day before. It was really bad. We threw it away. The sausage and fries were okay, and the coleslaw was bad. The service was good and the place was clean. We will definitely have no need to go back. read more

We had two orders of Chicken Fried Steak with mashed potatoes, one plate with Mac & Cheese, the other with creamed corn. The Chicken Fried Steak was excellent. The mashed potatoes tasted like instant with 1 undercooked half raw potato thrown in to make it seem like real mashed potatoes. The creamed corn was canned sweet corn with heavy cream thrown in. There were black kernals in my bowl. The heavy cream had cooled and formed solid chunks on the top. It tasted terrible. The mac & cheese is bland and not very cheesy. The bread rolls were very tough, chewy and didn't have much of a yeast flavor. A small Styrofoam cup of unsweetened tea and a diet coke cost nearly $4. Each our dinner for two cost $45.68. Plus tip. read more

Omg , I am from out of state and couldn't wait to stop here again , the brisket sandwich is huge super tender, and delicious it's only $11 , the mac & cheese delicious also . read more

Smolik's Smokehouse - Restaurant right up 37 next to the McDonald's - Barbeque Near Me - Mathis, Texas

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This was our first time trying this restaurant. Of course we were on our way back home from Port Aransas to San Antonio and read some great Yelp reviews so we stopped to try. So very happy we did. It was absolutely amazing. From the service, to the food... everything was wonderful! Some of the BEST we have had in a long time. From now on we want to make this a first stop if we are ever travelling out of town. And their Ranch... is a 10/10! read more

Smolik's Smokehouse - 1 Meat plate and 3 Meat Plate - Barbeque Near Me - Mathis, Texas

It's another bbq spot but they also have some other food options. They had a Sunday special, brisket and sausage plate with 2 sides,$18.99 and it was good. Sausage isn't any different than any other place but the brisket was juicy and sides were good. Go stop and see! The help is very friendly and welcoming. read more

Smolik's Smokehouse - Brisket and sausage with 2 sides. - Barbeque Near Me - Mathis, Texas

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The food is great. The brisket is lean and juicy and the fat brisket hits the spot. The eating area is clean and they have clean restrooms. The service was great and had recommendations. read more

Smolik's Smokehouse - Brisket and jalapeño sausage / Mac and cheese and fried okra - Barbeque Near Me - Mathis, Texas

I guess I ordered the wrong thing based on everyone elses reviews. I ordered a smoked turkey sandwich with fried okra. The best part of the sandwich was the toasted bun and the bbq sauce. The turkey was not smoked, was tough and void of flavor. The only flavor was from what I added with the salt/pepper and hot sauce. The okra was fine but did need salt. My husband ordered the brisket sandwich and he had a better experience than I did. He really enjoyed the brisket. Our service was super friendly and very prompt. Love the faithful vibe and Christian images throughout. read more

Smolik's Smokehouse - My Turkey sandwich - Barbeque Near Me - Mathis, Texas

Smolik's is a century plus classic BBQ legend. I've been enjoying their 3 meat Po-Boy for over 50 years now, and have never been disappointed. They also have a very friendly staff read more

Always out of food and lady at window was very rude, disrespectful and gave hateful looks

Driving from SA and stopped in for a bite. Pretty good bbq!! I had the brisket, pork ribs, and sausage and it all was juicy. The Mac and cheese was AMAZING. Cream corn was also good. The main reason I wanted to write this review was because of the amazing one of a kind service. True southern hospitality the waitress made us feel right at home. Laurie was one of the kindest attentive waitress I have had in a very long time. Honestly her bubbly demeanor even made the food taste better. Thanks so much Laurie! Bless you read more

Gosh I just don't know where to start on this review! Headed home, after a short trip this Smolik's was on the way. Really happy we decided to pop in and try the food. You walk in and read the menu on the wall, and walk up to place your order. Then you select where you would like to sit, & once your food is ready, the food is taken to your table. The wait service was really good & even have a process in place to get your wait service. Consists of placing your wait staff's name tag so that your wait staff can see you need help. The atmosphere is casual, like an old barn with table booths with country music playing. My spouse opted for the 3 meat plate combo and I Chose the big arse rib! Yah I think I have mentioned I love a good piece of meat! Who doesn't? This rib, was big, juicy, had the right amount of fat and burnt sides. This meat explodes in your mouth, with all the juices. My only regret is not buying food to bring home. My spouse a true country boy, fell in love with his meat! No complaints, brisket was juicy, sausage cooked to perfection & pork ribs oh so tender! The sides, mac & cheese creamy and tasteful. The potato salad was just as good. The buns, oh my, was hard for me not to eat everything. No complaints. If I'm ever in the area, damn straight, we plan to eat here again! This is real smoked bbq! read more

Smolik's Smokehouse - The love of my life, the beef rib! - Barbeque Near Me - Mathis, Texas

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Excellent service, delicious savory food, & a homey environment. Definitely stoping here when we travel. The staff was phenomenal as well and the sweetest. read more

Smolik's Smokehouse - Two meat brisket and jalapeño sausage - it was delicious!!! - Barbeque Near Me - Mathis, Texas

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