Fat Cow BBQ

I had ordered from Fat Cow BBQ. We had their ribs, brisket , spicy pinto beans and corn as sides. The ribs fell off the bone and had flavor , the brisket was chopped which was new to me. The spicy pinto beans was flavorful and had good flavor of jalapeno. The corn was ok. Surely a ‘might try again’ place.

We visited Fat Cow BBQ because of the positive Google reviews. According to the menu, Fat Cow has won the Best of Denton County every year 2015 – 2019. After tasting the brisket, we understand why. The chopped and sliced brisket has a wonderful smoky flavor. No BBQ sauce needed. I order the 1 meat plate with 2 sides and a roll. My dining companion ordered the sandwich and 2 sides. Very flavorful and a good value. We highly recommend brisket along with the Mac & cheese, baked beans, and Cole slaw sides. During our visit, most customers seemed to be regulars (based on how the owner greeted them) and ordered a 1/2 pound of meat and a side. The sandwich bread and rolls are tasty and fresh, but I’m going with the 1/2 pound meat at my next visit. The restaurant has a nice rustic decor, located at the end of a strip shopping center. Definitely worth a visit.

Stopped here for lunch while working in the area. I live in Fort Worth, which has a very competitive bbq scene. This place wouldn’t make it out there. The Positives were the man at the counter, which I presumed to be the owner had great customer service. He was laughing, joking and shaking hands with customers. The establishment was extremely clean. Climate was comfortable. Other than those two things which are commendable, it wouldn’t be enough to bring me back and spend money to eat here. I had the three meat plate , which included 2 sides and a roll. Although the portions were fair and price was industry standard for a good bbq joint, the food quality and taste was poor. The people I see in some reviews talking about how great the brisket is must not be used to eating top notch briskets at places like Hurtado, Heim or Terry Blacks amongst others even though this place is pretty identical in pricing . I had ham , which you could tell was a lower quality vendor bought ham, the sliced brisket , which although seemed to have decent bark on it , was extremely bland and even though I got a fattier cut , it was not very moist and on the dry side. The smoked off the bone chicken came to me served as pulled chicken , and although it was the most seasoned thing on the plate, a better way to serve or prepare this would have been sliced breast or simply serving it on the bone. Shredded it was a bit mushy . The sides of green beans had bacon and onion , but were extremely bland with little to no seasoning. The spicy pinto beans had good flavor , but when served to me they were barely luke warm, and by the time I actually got around to eating them they were basically cold. The roll was crusty on the outside but dry on the inside and not soft or fluffy This place has a lot of stepping up to do in terms of seasoning and quality of menu items served. I can see this establishment receiving inflated reviews due to the previously mentioned great customer service, but the food is basically elderly white people food cafeteria food.