RJ's BBQ — Restaurant in Brownsville

This is a family run business that is rated number one in the Rio Grande Valley, and number seven in the whole state of Texas. I love that it’s family run, and everyone that worked there was family and they were wonderful. Very friendly and very hospitable. It’s a very casual dining experience, but this definitely makes it feel like a warm and welcoming family establishment with no pretension. They have competed regularly over the years and all of their awards are proudly displayed all around the dining area, which was wonderful. But I really liked to hear they do a lot of work with the community and definitely give back. All the fundraisers they participate in, they are sharing the profits 50-50, most business owners don’t do this. We ordered the brisket and the ribs. The brisket was absolutely unbelievable. I could have eaten another portion and I’m NOT a big eater! (The only thing I would say it was that a little on the cold side and would’ve been better if it had been heated up more.) The ribs were also incredible. Really really enjoyed the food!! Definitely take the time to stop by for some award-winning traditional Texas barbecue!! (Sorry i didn’t take a...

Nope. I was hopeful for this place especially because of other reviews but as with other restaurants here the reviewers are too often friends and family puffing up the rating. If you want OK BBQ for this price range just go to Rudy's and I am not a huge fan of Rudy's commercial bbq but it's way better than this. $20 for a single slice of brisket, cold, a cold HEB sausage link. HEB potato salad and watered down Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce. Brisket was cook ok but no flavor whatsoever. Where are they even cooking this stuff? I have driven by there dozens of times and I have never seen any smoke rising from this place, nor any BBQ smell or stacks of wood or anything suggesting they are cooking this there. Whatever they doing to win awards isn't what they are serving here. Just because you can do good at a cookout doesn't mean you can run a business. I've seen dozens of BBQ places come and go and I suspect it's only a matter of time for this place to be gone. They literally served my wife a chicken quarter that was as pale as boiled chicken and raw...

I always spoke highly for RJ's BBQ. Enough that I referred them to my place of employment as a vendor for our events. They were invited 3 times. The first evet they sold out even though their sandwiches had very little meat. The second time we contacted them to verify they will and they where a no show. Didnt think nothing about it so we invited them one more time giving a slot to them for our 10 year Anniversary. We Contacted months away, then the month of, then 2 weeks, then Monday the week of the event, and then day prior. They said they were coming. I called the day of Raul said I will call you back or text. Never got a response back we had only 1 other vendor selling agua frescas and elotes when we hosted over 1,000 people. Never again will I eat or refer anybody to...