Early's BBQ and Catering — Restaurant in Texas

I give it a 5 for overall experience and quality of food. This is one of those TX old school BBQ joints worth traveling to. It's definitely off the main drag. Owners living on site as part of a boat storage business. They've been in business 50 years and three generations.

The building shows it's age and history. I count that as a plus. The smoke has infiltrated every corner of ever building. There is indoor seating, screened seating and open air picnic seating. Your choice. Old beer signs and photos from the past adorn the patchwork walls.

It's a family operation, and children of the owners were playing outside. Another plus IMHO. They greeted my like family and it wasn't busy so I actually got table service and my drink filled twice. It was relaxed and casual.

The food. First I'm generally one who prefers BBQ WITHOUT sauce. Good smoked meat should stand alone. But my plate came drizzled with their home made sauce. And I'm glad it did. The sauce complimented the meat perfectly. I would have missed out had ordered my plate dry.

I got ribs, brisket and chicken. The chicken was a tiny bit dry but flavor was perfect. Smoked chicken skin is usually tough and bitter IMHO. But this skin was great.

The ribs were served onthe bottom of the pile and soaked up all the fat and juice from the other meats. The meat fell off the bone and was very flavorful.

Brisket is usually not my favorite of the meats but here it was. It was chunked rather than sliced and each piece had a nice bit of the charred crispy ends. They left a generous amount of fat on too which I think makes the meat more moist. The brisket really brought the meal home.

The beans were average but I really like the potato salad it was cold and tangy just the way I like it. Perfect.

The whole plate was served and presented stacked. It looked really nice. Not that presentation is an expectation at a BBQ joint but it really made me excited about what I was...

We've been looking for good bbq for a long time and finally found it at Early's BBQ. We hadn't been here before so I ordered the plate with a little of everything. The brisket was so flavorful deep into the meet. Perfect smoke ring and smoke flavor throught. Same with the ribs, sausage and chicken. Didn't even need sauce, BUT the sauce was amazing. Great flavor with the perfect amount of kick right at the back of your throat. My mouth is watering writing this review! The potato salad and beans were the best I've had anywhere. And you can't leave without getting some of the best banana pudding you've ever had (award winning from what we were told and I sure believe it). Make the drive and get some really good food. Saturday and Sunday only though.

Also wanted to say that this was our first time there and we ended up hanging out for a couple of hours. They made us feel like family. Thanks y'all. We will...

I wanted to cry when I received my food. I ordered on DoorDash. I ordered the 3 meat plate with ribs and double chicken. I got a big chicken breast chopped in two. It was inedible. It was so dried out I could rub it against a car and scratch the paint off it. The ribs were like dried out rope. I wasted my money and it was nothing I could do about it. I ordered double candied yams for my two sides and believe it or not, that was the worst part of the meal. It’s like they poured the yams from the can straight onto my plate and no other preparation. Maybe I got them on a terrible night or something because I only ordered because of the great reviews. Nothing I ordered was good enough for consumption. I just hate it when I have to waste money. I’m so scarred, doubt I’ll ever order out again. DO BETTER!!! You are NOT...