Jeff's Texas Style BBQ — Restaurant in Marysville

Absolutely authentic Central Texas style BBQ. Jeff has invested in some serious smokehouse equipment to match his fanatic dedication to doing it right, and ships in Texas post oak all the way from Austin. Meats are carved in front of you, as they should be. Brisket comes darn close to what you'd get in Texas, but could use a bit more aggressive seasoning with the authentic salt/pepper rub. Pulled pork is also Texas style, with the mellow post-oak smokiness. Turkey breast is incredibly juicy, and the daily specials include a perfectly lightly smoked prime rib, and decadent pork belly. The sausage was a bit dry and lacked a good pop in the skin.

This place is well worth going out of your way for. Get there early; there's no way a joint can do BBQ right unless they cook just for the day, so they will sell out some days.

2021 Update: Thank goodness Jeff and crew have survived the pandemic business climate---still the closest you can come to authentic Central Texas BBQ here in the Northwest. They've scaled down the hours and upped their prices considerably, brisket now going for $28/lb, which is about what you'd pay, on average, at the top central Texas joints. The servers are friendly and knowledgeable, taking great care in proper slicing and serving.

At my latest visit, the pork belly and smoked turkey were outstanding. The brisket continues to have the great vanilla-tinged smokiness characteristic of the post oak Jeff brings in from Texas. However the slices I was served were way too fatty. I consider well-rendered fat to be part of the lusciousness of fine brisket, however my servings were more than 50% fat, suggesting they're starting the cook with briskets that are larger than the 10-12 lb that give the best finished product. At least a third of my brisket order had to be trimmed and thrown out---not good, especially at these premium prices.

And at these prices, what's up with charging 25 cents for sauce? I understand the challenges of keeping a business like this going, especially in these tough times, and will continue to patronize this jewel, but some of the basics have...

Jeff’s Texas Style BBQ restaurant is outstanding, and I will drive 45 minutes just to devour their amazing food. The beef ribs are superbly and expertly attended to during the whole cooking process, are cooked to perfection slowly with a perfectly balanced smoke flavor, tenderness and the right amount of “bark” on the outside. The owner, Jeff, is always on-premise and takes time to talk with every customer in the restaurant. We talked to him for ten minutes and could tell immediately his passion for BBQ is the real deal. The staff is also an exceptional group of people with great customer focused service. They have such positive attitudes and know every ingredient that goes into each dish. I find this very helpful as I’m someone who has a food allergy and can find it frustrating that one can’t always have transparency in the foods I want to order.

They have the best baked beans I’ve ever eaten and are a perfect balance of sweet and savory! If dining in, I don’t leave this place without taking home a large container of beans for the extended family. If word got out that I didn’t bring baked beans home for my in-laws who live close to me, I’m in trouble!

The restaurant is clean, and the food is fresh and well made. Their side dishes are great, and you can’t go wrong with any of the selections. The turkey is so juicy, and the sausages are flavorful and homemade. The pulled pork sandwich is excellent and it’s not overly fatty like some BBQ joints where you end up spitting the fat into your napkin because it’s so gross. The pork is moist and has a great smoky flavor and texture.

Take the time and drive to Jeff’s Texas Style BBQ and I know you won’t be disappointed. Here are two quotes found online about BBQ that have been jokingly credited to Einstein (who knew) that describe Jeff’s Texas Style BBQ Restaurant: “Barbecue that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom.” & “The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious barbecue. It is the source of all true art...

Ate a late lunch, 19Sep around 2 pm. Have heard about this place, come early, leave happy, okay. Didn't think 2pm was late, but they were out of several things already, only two tables had people and for the next hour only a few came and went.

I make my own sausage, have for years. This was basic sausage, nothing special, salt, pepper, garlic and smoked. Cut on a bias, not overly juicy, needed sauce. Sausage needing some sort of a sauce says its overcooked, no fat left in the meat. Fatty brisket was good, ribs were dry as well. Well seasoned and cooked bbq should be good or better the second time around... sorry, it wasn't. Chose 3 meats, ribs, brisket, original sausage, took home some of each and never finished them. Wasn't from overheating them either, oven @250° with tin foil and a little moisture added, it didn't help... the baked beans however, are on a separate level! If I'm going to send bread out to make a sandwich with my bbq, I'm going to toast it first, butter, some garlic, you know.. texas style toast. 4 pieces of plain white bread..

The beans were fantastic! Potato salad looked great, hoped it was going to bowl me over. Sorry, no. The vinegar in bbq sauce is used to cut the fat, same for slaw on a pulled pork sandwich, but not in potato salad since you normally don't load a forkful of each with every bite. Potato salad needs mustard to get the sour taste, not more vinegar onto top of vinegar bbq sauce.

Service was great, they were on us immediately when we walked in. There was someone there, assumed from the restaurant that came out to the dinning area to talk with someone at a table. Extremely loud, like they were the only people there. Drove up from Seattle on business, seafood night be the better choice.. fresh...