I wasn't overly impressed with The salt lick BBQ. The atmosphere was great but the food only mediocre and had the appearance of grilled ribs slathered in sweet sauce.

My favorite Texas place is the chain of "Rudys' country store and BBQ" gas station BBQ restaurants. Top notch meats. The brisket sandwich is only topped by the one in KC (Oklahoma Joes'). Rudy's sides could use some work.

For BBQ, I haven't yet found a region that could beat KC. Jack Stack's and Oklahoma Joes' are my favorite. Didn't care much for the Smokehouse BBQ or Zarda's.