I was invited to a meet and greet before the state convention started in Fort Worth last Wednesday that was held at Cooper's BBQ in the Stockyards. I've been wanting to give them a try since we saw them on an episode of Mystery Diners where a nephew of the owner was a manager selling their "famous" secret sauce to other BBQ joints. I didn't get a shot of the outside but here is one of the main dinning area.
They were serving us buffet style with brisket, chicken, and sausage with sides, so I didn't get to try the ribs
Here's my plate with my drink to show their logo and name.
The slaw was very good, not to sweet and the beans were tasty with a good spice bite. The brisket was pretty fatty and had sat and steamed to long so it was a bit mushy and dry even though they sloshed it around in the pan juices before plating it. The chicken was cooked well but tasted of nothing but black pepper and the sausage had a good flavor but was somehow rendered very tough to chew and the famous sauce had a good flavor but was very thin and runny. The highlight of the entire meal was the fresh made peach cobbler which was phenomenal. I would probably give them another try to see if it was just because of the buffet style and long wait if I'm in the area but I wouldn't drive the 90 miles one way to eat there again.
Sorry about the picture sizes, I resized them down and they still came across from photobucket that big and I haven't figured out how to do the little thumbnails that expand without opening in a separate window.
