It shouldn't be hard to find great BBQ in Texas, after 5 years of hit and miss, or overly popular that weren't worth the hassle we've found our go-to place. You walk it and it feels like home, the staff are genuinely kind and happy to be there you aren't greeted with a canned "welcome to ______" just amazing smells and an atmosphere that screams you're in right spot.I witnessed the owner come over to a regular to check in on him, they took care of the families meal even though they are working their butts off to make that amazing food.Great food+ People good to their core = lifetime customer. I am so happy to have finally found Big Ray's BBQ.
Cant say thank you enough to the staff at Big Rays!!! Awesome food and even better people. So thankful for them letting me put an order in a few minutes after close. At 8 months pregnant I was about ten seconds away from being a total sobbing wreck on the way home if I couldn’t get some pulled pork, and unfortunately they had closed just a few minutes before. They let me in anyways as they finished closing up and got me exactly what I wanted and it was amazing!!! The fried okra is awesome. 10/10 will be back again.
It may have been an off day and I never select a place by one review but, I hate to say this was the worst brisket I have ever had. Dry, no flavor and you definitely needed sauce to eat it. The sausage was decent and the pork ribs were dry. The sides were okay. But, the people that work here are awesome and very friendly. We had a big group and they were very accommodating. I hope my day was just an off day because these people work hard and want to do a good service for the community.
Overall a real tasty meal. I ordered the two meat sandwich which is called the Big Tex, and I thought that considering the sandwich contained two different kinds of meat, it would be a more substantial meal because I must say they were pretty stingy with it. It seemed as though they give you half of two different kinds of meat instead of a full portion of each meat. The okra is fried to order and is very crispy and tasty, but it took a little longer than it should have because I was halfway finished with my sandwich by the time it came out. The potato salad was also very good. Lastly, when ordering the sandwich and one side special it's supposed to be $8.99 but instead they charged 7.99 for the sandwich, and an additional 2.59 for the side. They rectified this problem without any problems, but it makes you wonder how often this happens. Overall, a good experience and very tasty food.
This place came highly recommended by someone while we were traveling to Allen, TX for work. This was such a great hole-in-the-wall BBQ joint. It was a Monday, so there was hardly anyone in the place. They had so many great choices and the prices weren't all that bad either. Like most BBQ places, I got way too much food and it was all amazing! Not a lot of meals I like better than Texas BBQ. This will be worth a re-visit if I ever make it down here again!
The best bbq that I have had in Texas. Maybe not saying much since I have only been to 3 other bbq restaurants since moving here but all three of those were highly rated. I had the two meat Big Tex Sandwich with two sides. The man and woman behind the counter were extremely friendly. I would go back just for the service but the sandwich was great. I had mac and cheese, and potatoes and onions for sides. Good stuff!!
My husband and I tried Big Ray’s for the first time yesterday. It is now our favorite BBQ place. I had the brisket sandwich and my husband the rib sandwich. Both were delicious! We are looking forward to trying Soul Food Saturday.
Great homemade and authentic barbecue! Texas style, great prices, clean environment, wonderful service! No complaints at all and will definitely be back! Thanks
We are here visiting before we move to the area and came here based on reviews! This place is phenomenal and everyone is so nice and helpful. Do yourself a favor and give them a try, you will be glad you did!! Cannot recommend enough!!
Excellent okra and scalloped potatoes, all the meat you can handle!