As we were passing through Amarillo I had the kid look up a BBQ place in the area that had good…read morereviews and wasn't some mall based chain type place and he came up with Tyler's. Decided to give it a go and we are glad we did! Pulled in for lunch and the place was hoppin'! Long line, all local plates...always a good sign! We had a brisket sandwich and the brisket meat plate, sweet tea, and lemonade. Everything was delicious and the sauces were wonderful. Service was fast and friendly. Plenty of seating and an open inviting atmosphere. If we lived in the area, this would definitely be a go-to spot!

I was really looking forward to trying some of the great barbecue I'd read about and hoped to add…read moreanother Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ spot to my list. Unfortunately, the experience was ruined at the counter. I stood there for several minutes while the young man directly in front of me failed to acknowledge me--not even a quick "I'll be with you in a moment." Instead, he and a coworker spent several minutes discussing a chopped beef sandwich while I waited. When a customer is standing right in front of you, that lack of acknowledgment and basic service is unacceptable. I seriously considered walking out, but decided to order some food to go. The brisket had a solid, flavorful bark, but the ribs were overcooked. I also tried the jalapeño-cheese sausage after being told they did not make their original sausage in-house. Overall, the disappointing service overshadowed the food. This was a terrible customer experience and unlike anything I've encountered at a barbecue restaurant in the Texas Panhandle.

Ordered the 3 meat 2 side meal for &27.99. The ribs were incredible! Loved the cheddar jalapeño…read moresausage as well. Brisket wasn't super tender but still very good.

Not good. Chewy brisket. Over priced. Basic sides. I'd get better bbq and sides at a fundraiser…read moreplate for 1/4 the price. And actually help someone. Please don't eat here. I'm done in the pic.

Spicy Mike's was a real pleasant surprise. We had the smoked turkey, and it was perfect-- just the…read moreright amount of saltiness from the brine, and the smoke was nice & flavorful without overpowering the delicate flavor of the turkey itself. The ribs were also on-point with the dry rub having pops of tasty pepper & other complex seasoning-- you know these tender ribs are good when they require ZERO sauce! We tried 4 sides and all of them were delicious... the soft-cooked greens were classic & tasty, the potato salad was great, the pinto beans were particularly good, and the cole slaw was fresh, crunchy & rich in flavor. The people that worked there, from the counter folks to the servers were ALL great, super nice & friendly. I'm not sure what more I could ask for-- they even have a back patio that was dog-friendly so our guy could stay cool, and not be in the hot car as we passed through town.

The food was tasty. However the delivery service the used is TERRIBLE. Took 1.5 hr for a BBQ…read moredelivery with the restaurant is 4.5 miles from the hotel. I ordered the Justus 4 all it was nice and spicy also got turkey breast. It wasn't as good as the Justus. While that food was good, I will not place another order for delivery.

Came here from California driving Route 66 and knew we had to find great BBQ and boy did we. The…read moremenu lists prices by the 1/2pound but you can get any amount. We got the pulled pork - with a delicious mustard sauce, pork ribs, and the baked potato with brisket. The server was really helpful and recommended the green chili stew paired with the pinto beans. It was so good. The potato salad was also good, but just know it is sweet.

1/2 lb Brisket wet was just enough to share with my husband (we are sissy Californians!) with some…read moreRudy's beans and Cole slaw. I so appreciate that the bbq sauces, pickles and beans were NOT sweet, but instead had a rich kick of flavor! The banana pudding was killer as well. We went through the line quickly and the staff was helpful for first timers. Ambiance is very chill country vibe, I liked the giant sauce containers on the table.

Today I witnessed God. Not the Jesus on the tired, listing billboard with its rusted iron roots…read morepulled up by the prevalent wind scouring this dusty patch of North Texas but from this innocuous, humble piece of chopped brisket before me that has just changed my reality in a way that will never change back. I am on one of those once-in-a-lifetime walkabouts with my daughter as we hop from asphalt lily pad to lily pad in her beat-up RAV 4, journeying ever Eastward from the gently lapping waves of Santa Barbara to Miami's Solla Salew shores where she will matriculate for her marine mammal masters (The Tripple M they call it in various job posting and loan application sites). Its been triple digit Temperatures for the last 20 hours of driving. A tour of hades realm. I will remember the specific moment today when my wonderful, non-red-meat-eating daughter, in an enduring act of kindness suggested that we go to a bar-b-que during our brief run through the Texas pan-handle as recompense for going to visit her friend in OKC rather than run the southern grill gauntlet through Dallas. I pressed the yelp button and we went down the Amarillo rabbit hole...across some train tracks, around the aforementioned canted "Jesus is here" billboard (but before the better tended "Jesus is Coming" promissory), past two cows too hot to stand, down a lane next to an grain silo, stood a sign. It stated simply but profoundly, "Beer Open" Surviving the sweep of ages, what more is there really in life? Beer? Check. Open? Always on so many levels. As my eyes wandered over to the more traditional homage to this establishment's Nome de guere- "Pork n' Things". I was able to surmise the primary offerings from the initial noun but I was intrigued by the 'n' things' and what they might entail (or perhaps entrail). Girding our loins, we crossed the heavenly air conditioned threshold. Suffice to say, God had not yet made his/her/their/them/they appearance and it wasn't until after we ordered our sweet tea/lemonade that I made the decision that changed my life. I asked for some of the brisket (my choice was chopped) and some of the ribs I saw walking out the door with a Harley driver into the teeth of that Texas summer furnace heat. We sat idly, my daughter pondering her phone and striking up a conversation with a shy, angelic little girl who had bravely helped her mom set the table for us and shared her Lilo and stich drawing. It was at this moment that my world tilted. I figured that I would go for the brisket first as an appetizer to the main course of ribs. They had chopped it finely and I sporked half of it into my mouth. Epiphany. So many images colliding at once, each visually shouting over the other to be heard... To be RECOGNIZED. I remember a childhood national geographic where the Eskimo dad offered the still pumping seal heart to his son as he bit down and the blood flowed. I thought of Jody Foster trans-warping to another dimension mumbling "I didn't know! I didn't know! at the grandeur of the cosmos. I thought of the show 'Chopped' where they lectured recalcitrant chefs on not just making a meal but rather transforming it...elevating it to some other plane of being. That first bite punched though my mortal coil like a coherent beam of light from a collapsing neutron star raising my orbit to a plane of being I did not know existed. Stripping away layers of civilization, I felt primal and powerful. Like Dungeon Crawler Carl, I had been converted...elevated to something greater than my constituent bits. Part dire wolf, part berserker, part 90th level undead necromancing mage. The fat and smoked meat sat in my mouth, my brain shutting down my throat muscles not wanting this oral carnality to end. Imagine stripping away every vestige of civilization, de-evolving a million years when survival and procreation were equal partners in a race to the future. My body was humming and I felt alive in a way that I had not since that weekend in Tiajuana with those carny workers. I had a brief moment of panic that my newfound vigor would cause me to spontaneously combust or that this magical alchemy would somehow bind with the brisket and miraculously impregnate a wandering waitress out of sheer will...like the reproductive equivalent of magnetic induction such was the primordial essence of that single bite. But I digress. Suffice to say, I am a California lifer. I can tell you what cheese is on a charcuterie board and whether the uni is fresh but I don't have sufficient reference for what is considered presentable bar-b-que. My data set is certainly sparse but in my humble, untrained opinion, if you need a reference point...a place to start your own bar-b-que walkabout, Amarillo's Pork n' Things is a guiding star to what brisket and pork ribs can be in the hands of a master truly anointed, perhaps divinely, in their craft.

Always enjoy coming here. The tacos with chopped brisket is on point! Mac n cheese is delicious…read more Pulled pork is a great choice too!

Not fancy but solid. We got 1 pound of brisket and a large Mac and cheese. It was very good. More…read morethan 2 adult men should eat for lunch. The spicy Nashville sauce was really good. Don't be turned off by the gas station aspect of this place. Nice folks running the counter too.

The sausage is tasteless and the chips were burnt. This place is overrated. No joke my dog wouldn't…read moreeven eat the sausage. I took a bite of my sausage and tasted nothing. I tried it again still nothing. I thought I had the Corona Virus but after tasting bbq sauce crisis averted. I tried to leave no star but clicked on the one.Its not even worth a piece of a star.

Wish I could have eaten here more than once!…read more On a solo trip and was craving real food. Not much else to say except the food here is just so comforting and makes me nostalgic for my grandmas cooking. Just legit. Everything was SO. GOOD. Ribs, catfish, Mac and cheese, cornbread and sweet potatoes.

First time here and WOW. I had the catfish with candied yams and dirty rice, and every single bite…read morewas amazing. The catfish was perfectly seasoned and crispy, the yams were sweet without being overpowering, and the dirty rice was full of flavor. My boyfriend got the brisket with okra and collard greens, and I kept stealing bites because it was that good! Everything tasted homemade and fresh. The portions were great, the food came out hot, and we'll definitely be back. If you're craving real soul food, this place is absolutely worth the stop!

This place is amazing! You can tell the owners actually care about their food and their customers!…read moreTheir potato salad is the best and that which we measure everyone else's we've ever found. Great value and and local!

If I could give this place more stars, I would! My boyfriend and I are on a cross country road trip…read moreand stopped in here based off of recommendations. Right upon walking in, we were charmed! The staff here is SO incredibly kind and the food is out of this world!! If you're going to get Texas BBQ, this is THE spot! I wish them many more years of service!

Great fun place to eat!!! Someone also beat the 72 oz challenge why were there! Yee haw!!read more

Try and stop by every time we're in town. It's always packed regardless of the day but most wait…read moretime is only 20 or so minutes which you barely notice if you spend some time looking around. Sitting is family-style, which is just part of the Texas charm and gives you a chance to meet your fellow travelers. It's a steakhouse and their steaks are definitely the star of the show. You have other options on the menu if beef isn't your thing. Steaks are usually cooked to your choice and seasoned perfectly, the rolls and butter are delicious. They have an excellent drink selection and have some home beers that are worth the try. I've always been too full to order dessert, but it's there for your selection. Service has always been friendly and I do hope the staff know how great they are.