Best Barbecue In and Around Dallas: Congratulations Off the Bone BBQ in Forest Hill

Posted on January 21st, 2010 9:03am by Nancy Nichols
Filed under Awards, BBQ, Restaurant News

You’re number one in our book!

Marilyn and Eddie Brown from Off The Bone.
Marilyn and Eddie Brown from Off The Bone. (Kevin Marple)
The horseshoe at Off the Bone.
The “Horseshoe” at Off the Bone. (Kevin Marple)
Ribs.
Ribs. (Kevin Marple)

Check out more of Kevin Marple’s Off the Bone photos.

20 comments

  1. Mmmm…My mouth is watering. Everything looks delicious. I will have to try Off the Bone this weekend.

    @ 9:24 am on January 21, 2010

  2. I was about to say amen, because my favorite ribs in the world are at “Off the Bone” on south Lamar, but apparently this is a different place.

    @ 9:50 am on January 21, 2010

  3. congrats to the winners. too bad for me the top spots are all an hour away.

    @ 9:50 am on January 21, 2010

  4. Why did you disable comments on FB about the new issue. Actually, why do you folks rarely announce the new issue is out? Curious. Developing….

    @ 9:59 am on January 21, 2010

  5. Charles, I turned off the comments on FB so that we could concentrate our comments about BBQ here on SideDish.

    @ 10:10 am on January 21, 2010

  6. No one is more deserving of the top spot, tremendous barbecue and great people.

    @ 10:30 am on January 21, 2010

  7. Pretty sure that Lamberts BBQ in Austin is the best in the state. Maybe it will make its way to Dallas one day.

    @ 11:14 am on January 21, 2010

  8. Skip,

    Smitty’s, Kreutz, Snow’s, Louie Muellers, et al would all have something to say about that…

    I know people who really love Lambert’s but it looks more like a restaurant that serves some BBQ than a BBQ joint…

    @ 12:46 pm on January 21, 2010

  9. great website
    http://www.offthebonebbq.com/

    @ 1:05 pm on January 21, 2010

  10. Wow, that baked potato w/ ribs (The Horseshoe) looks great!

    @ 1:07 pm on January 21, 2010

  11. Lamberts in Austin is good for fancy cue, but as Darnell said it’s mostly a place that serves BBQ, not a BBQ joint. Any place that you can order Chimay with your ribs shouldn’t be considered as a BBQ joint. By the way, there is a Lamberts in Ft. Worth, but the Austin version is better in my opinion.

    @ 1:07 pm on January 21, 2010

  12. after seeing the explosion at The Grape after the burger plaudits, someone should tell Off The Bone to staff up for the coming months! Congratulations and get ready ’cause we’re all on our way!

    @ 5:20 pm on January 21, 2010

  13. Off The Bone, put some extra ribs in the smoker because, I’m on my way!

    @ 5:35 pm on January 21, 2010

  14. Lambert’s in Fort Worth is just as good as Austin but doesn’t focus on barbecue –

    Kudos to Vaughn for spotlighting the little, out-of-the-way places like Texas Pit in Saginaw and Trading Post in Azle. He’s really done his homework.

    These are 15 great BBQ places, and it really doesn’t matter which is No. 1.

    @ 11:24 am on January 23, 2010

  15. Three of us went to Off The Bone today for lunch. They told us they were much busier than usual today due to the positive publicity from D magazine.
    But they had plenty of help on board and although the food was a bit slow to come out of the kitchen it wasn’t too long a wait.
    I ordered the rib (BABY BACKS!) and sliced beef plate with two sides which was $12.95. I had asked for a fatty piece of brisket but, the girl who took the order wasn’t sure what a “fatty” piece of brisket was. So, what I received were fatty ribs and dry sliced brisket. But, I’ve had worse brisket in Dallas. The ribs, although somewhat fatty were still delicious.
    My friend’s ribs, which were not “fatty” were, absolutely fabulous. Perfect, actually. It was so nice to see baby backs being used instead of regular pork ribs. A pleasant change for sure.
    The side were, OK. Nothing special but still good enough.
    And after all, we don’t usually judge a BBQ joint by it’s sides. It’s the meat that counts!
    To sum up, I wish they were closer to me because I could eat their delicious baby backs at least twice a week. But, it’s too long a drive for just for ribs.
    They’re also kind of skimpy on the condiments. Instead of a “condiment station” they put a (very) small cup consisting of a few onions pieces, pickle chips and jalapeno slices on the plate with your order.
    overall: I’d go back just for the baby backs.

    @ 7:11 pm on January 23, 2010

  16. Further to my above post, I wish to add, Marylyn and Eddie (and all the staff) were very gracious, helpful hosts and eager to make sure everyone was happy.
    I wish them, great success.

    @ 7:16 pm on January 23, 2010

  17. Twinwillow: “My friend’s ribs, which were not “fatty” were, absolutely fabulous”

    If you ate your friend’s ribs, that would be canibalism. Lucky for you they are BYOB (Bring Your Own Body).

    @ 8:19 pm on January 23, 2010

  18. TwinnieWillow. Thanks for the first-hand report and your enthusiasm. How long was your drive?

    @ 2:47 pm on January 25, 2010

  19. @NN~ First I had to drive to pick up my eatin buddys in Oak Cliff. That was about 15 minutes. Then, from my friend’s house in Kessler Park it was an easy 25 minute drive. Easy because from my friend’s house we got right on I30 west and then South on 820 to Mansfield Hwy. So for me, a total of about 40 minutes door to door. All highway driving, thankfully.

    @ 8:03 pm on January 25, 2010

  20. Great Post. Really it will help lot of people. Thanks for the post.

    @ 5:12 am on February 23, 2010