Rudy's "Country Store" and Bar-B-Q — Restaurant in El Paso

Coming from KC, I thought we had the best BBQ.... BUT WOW. This was amazing. I don't know if they were on point today but this was the best BBQ I've ever had. Long story short, make a stop and eat here.

The baby back ribs and brisket were perfectly cooked, warm to hot when served, moist, good cuts of meat, good but not overly saturated smokey flavor, and the sauce.... I've found most places have good sauces to cover up the lack of good smokey flavor in their meat OR a good meat but the sauce falls flat OR a sauce that just is too overpowering where you can't taste the smokey meat. Rudys had a perfect combination of BBQ with sauce, which enhanced the BBQ with a hint of savory and spicy but wasn't distracting from the taste of the meat. PERFECT.

The turkey was also amazing. Good flavor. Good seasoning. Moist and juicy not dried out.

The potato salad was a rich mustard-type potato salad, which is my favorite and what I grew up on. It was also on point.

The coleslaw was neither a vinegar or mayonnaise based recipe. It was more of a moist coleslaw? I'm not sure how to describe it. It was fresh and crisp, which I like, but really fell flat on the flavor. I would have really liked to see more vinegar in it (if that was what they were going for, and the type I prefer over a mayo/cream-based slaw) and/or some more seasonings to flavor it up.

Everyone was super friendly and helpful. The staff gave recs, samples of the meat, and were patient and friendly. The place was exceptionally clean and set up like family, choose your own seat/bench. To me, the overall experience could not have been any better. I go into detail about this as a couple good BBQ places I've been to were too dirty or service was so bad, that despite how good the food was, I'd never go back.

Overall, best BBQ and BBQ joint I've been to, and would give it a 9.8-9.9 out of 10. I think coleslaw is a must and flavoring it up a little more would have easily made this a 10/10 for me. Try it for yourself, but I will be back again when...

The food was good but the tall guy that took our order was abrasive and rude. Not sure if he was having a bad day or if he thinks he was being funny treating people like that. So, if I’m going to get BBQ and be treated like that, I’ll take my business elsewhere next time.

To be honest, I’m surprised the people in front of us didn’t complain. He was way worse to them. They were getting their items and but older (in their 60s) so they weren’t the quickest at gathering our stuff. He started taking our order and yelling over them. It was uncomfortable ordering behind people still at the register.

Everyone (the chop crew, other cashiers, and the manager) was okay with the way he behaved, nobody corrected him or gave him feedback. The story I’m telling myself from that is either Rudy’s is okay customers being treated that way or he is rough on some customers but kind to others. They couple in front wasn’t told anything when they asked for white bread, but when we did—he immediately said we should have chosen wheat since it is better because it’s healthier. My question is why?

The manager asked how we were doing once we sat down but I didn’t want to deal with Rudy’s anymore because he is probably okay with the tall guy acting like that—so I just said fine.

We won’t be going back. What a...

Let me save you some time. This is the first BBQ you see when you enter Texas. You're excited . . They give you a sample of some nice lean meat. You appreciate the hospitality then you order a half pound of brisket and you find yourself with a terrible cut that is at least 75 percent fat. I've had better brisket in Seattle. I feel like this is a form of highway robbery

The girl at the counter is nice but in retrospect it makes sense that she asks the guy in the back for a "sample cut" rather than just "some brisket" - this is just an old switcharoo. I was ripped off and you will be too, keep driving! If you don’t heed my advice or if you’re willing to risk it and you ultimately find my advice to be true, do the civic duty . . Speak up, if they don’t refund you stand outside the door and use your order to offer samples to the people going in, then ask them how much different the sample they give you is compared to what...