Down South Texas BBQ — Restaurant in Pflugerville

I ordered from DSBBQ today for the first time. And WOW… This is the best BBQ I have had in a very long time. I simply can’t believe how good this place is…. and even better, it appears to be family owned and operated (support local biz!!!). This place blows 95% of the trendy BBQ spots downtown out of the water— it’s not even close. Finally I have found a place with FLAVOR. All the other spots in town need to TAKE NOTES. DSBBQ serves very high quality, seasoned, flavorful meat (I had the brisket)… I also tried the Mac n cheese and it was INCREDIBLE with a unique smoky flavor. Last thing I tried was the potato salad and it was very fresh— no complaints. I have not been this excited about a meal in long time. Next time I order here, I’d like to try the other side items + maybe dessert if they are serving it.

You take one look at the menu and you know they are not messin’ around. Oxtail? Mac n cheese? Smoked...

Hate to leave a bad review since this seems like a locally owned business, but the food was really, really, sub-par. The brisket had a really strong odor as if some liquid smoke/artificial smoke had been used. It was dense and chewy and seemed like low quality meat. The Mac and cheese had little to no actual cheese and was soaked in grease, like maybe BBQ drippings (sounds like it could be tasty, but it had hardly any flavor). Worst of all was the "queso". This was definitely cheap, canned, maybe not even ballpark quality nacho cheese. I would be embarrassed to call this "queso" and bring it to a potluck. Thoroughly embarrassed. It had no flavor, no cheese or veggie chunks, and was the bright color and thin consistency of fake cheese. I get that you have to make a dollar, but serving up this kind of food quality in a city like Austin...

My husband woke up wanting barbecue and our goal this year is to always try a new place (when we can). And let me tell you, Deep South BBQ did NOT disappoint. We asked the gent who took our order for his favorite and he recommended the Rico, and while my husband’s heart was set on brisket, he wanted recommendations for the sides - mac & cheese & corn on the cobb. THEY WERE ALL SO GOOD.

Idk what they do to the corn but it was fantastic. Their brisket was sooooo tender (literally falling apart) and delicious. Their Mac and cheese was amazing (and I don’t usually care for baked m&c - yeah, yeah, I know) and the Rico? HUGE.

I will be bringing any out of town friends and family here if they even whisper “BBQ”.

Also had every intention of taking pictures but once we tried it,...