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The Annoyed Man wrote:

cheezit wrote:can any of you guys tell me who sales roal oak in north ft worth? i cant seem to find it anymore.

It's a bit further north, but if you come up the 121 and exit at Glade, there's a Valero gas station at the NE corner of Glade and 121. That station also has a liquor store and they sell BBQ wood. I have bought oak logs there before.

That's Hall's Grocery, has been there a loooooong time....great mircro-brew (and Scotch) selection *and* they also FILL *your* propane tank(s), as opposed to the "swap tank" thing you see elsewhere. That is where I get my propane tanks filled for the BBQ (grill, not smoker, not that patient...yet), patio heater, etc.

fickman wrote:Unfortunately, North Texas doesn't have a rich tradition of "market style" BBQ ordered by weight off the pit. The plate / platter / basket places fall far short of the central Texas market style places.

Hard 8 is trying to change that, and is doing it well. We love the Roanoke location.

fickman - I've gotta tell you, after eating at both the Coppell and Roanoke Hard 8 locations, I (and the wife) am not a fan of the "market style"...maybe because we've grossly over-ordered both times? Maybe because I'm not used to that style? I dunno...it seems to get quite pricey when it's literally all ala-carte...

Also, didn't have the best experience the last time at the Roanoke location...the meat was pretty dry (maybe sitting out too long?) and not all that warm...and the BAD thing...flies, flies and more flies...INSIDE, not on the patio...it was so bad I called the health inspector on them, seriously. I thought about addressing it with management but already had to chat with them for being overcharged (they charged me for a dessert that I did not get/order, they did take it off the bill) and I felt that if they couldn't tell that they had a fly problem then my bringing it up wouldn't matter, but someone with the power to "make a change" would matter. It wasn't just us, every table/everyone in there was constantly waving their arms...if you didn't, well, you got flies landing on your food, our table alone had 5-6 "guests" that wanted on our plates. Hopefully the health inspector had a friendly chat with them. It was nasty...and I like weird food...but not "free flies ON the food that it's not supposed to be on" BBQ...now if it was "BBQ'ed Flies" and that was the dish I was paying for...well, there ya go...where is Andew Zimmern when ya need him? LOL

All kidding aside, I hope that was just a bad one-time deal and that they have taken steps to address it. However, the impression on my wife was made, so doubtful that she/we will be going back.

I do think a BBQ road-trip weekend has a nice sound to it though!

While I would not have the audacity to declare any one BBQ joint "the best" I sure have enjoyed meals at (in no particular order):
-North Main BBQ in Euless
-Pecan Lodge (Shed #2, Dallas Farmers Market)
-Bartley's BBQ in Grapevine

And a nice "shout out" for the chains that I frequent:
-Dickey's BBQ in Southlake (LOVE the Smokehouse Salad with chopped brisket and ranch and bbq sauce, the onion tanglers are good too!)
-Spring Creek BBQ in Grapevine