@TexasDrunk@lemmy.world you been here? Is it worth trying?
It’s pretty good! The brisket is better than the chains (Rudy’s, Dickey’s, Papa’s, and the like), but probably not as good as what you get in the little smoke shacks around. The barbecue fried rice was fucking delicious.
I remember back when it was a little Chinese joint. That place was pretty good, too. Not sure if it’s the same folks running the place.
I used to frequent the original Rudy’s when I was a kid, back when the original Macaroni Grill was next door. I didn’t even realize Rudy’s had become a chain until 2016 when I saw one in Arizona during a drive out to California. I was about to get offended by you calling it a chain until I remembered that it is, in fact, a chain. And a pretty shitty one at that, once you leave San Antonio, apparently. Even the ones here are middling, at best, and certainly no longer worth the price.
Fun fact: Phil Romano, the guy who created Rudy’s and Macaroni Grill also started Fuddruckers in San Antonio. I used to enjoy going to the original location whenever I longed for a few days of nightmarish diarrhea. Now it’s an abandoned shell of its original shit-house.
Anyway, I’ll have to hit up that barbecue fried rice someday! I’ll let you know when my buddies and I are gonna head over towards Houston in case we feel like getting murdered by an internet stranger.
Rudy’s isn’t terrible over here. It’s better than Papa’s. It’s just super generic. There are a few chains like that where I feel like they have to have higher standards around SA/Houston/Austin because we have some really good options.
Depending on how long you plan on being here, I could probably show you and your friends some terrible dive bars before I murder y’all!
Just take us to Gallery Furniture to buy a lamp and get our picture taken with a monkey. Then you can murder us by the toucan!