Taylor Cafe

Our 7th stop on our trip through TX BBQ country. Truthfully, we had strongly planned on visiting Louis Mueller when we arrived in town but alas, they were sold... read more Our 7th stop on our trip through TX BBQ country. Truthfully, we had strongly planned on visiting Louis Mueller when we arrived in town but alas, they were sold out already on this Saturday. We were aware of Taylor Cafés story and reputation through research. We arrived to the outside of a non-descript building with a weathered sign out front. As other reviews have mentioned, it’s full on dive bar inside, folks watching sports, smoking, and drinking beer. Most not eating-not a good sign. Mr Mares, the 90+ year old owner, was in what I think is his usual spot, wheelchair bound and not the picture of health. Thank you for your service. Can’t imagine him doing anything regarding the pits these days. Speaking of pits, that’s what our meal was. Sat down at the bar and ordered a 3 meat plate with two sides. Turkey sausage-the lone slightly bright spot here. Were afraid of it possibly being dry but it was very moist and had a bright zesty flavor. Pork spare ribs-mushy and light on any inkling of smoke. May have been a holding issue here. Not good. Brisket-no offer of fatty or lean but this was definitely lean to the point of being chewy. Nothing in the way of smoke or flavor. Sauce-huge error on my part to not ask if meats came sauced. Both ribs and brisket came with sauce on top. This sauce was the worst we tried on our whole trip. Very thin with a flavor akin to minestrone soup without the vegetables. Did nothing to compliment the meat. Just had to do our best to scrape it to the side. Potato salad-just average commercial product. Taylor Café was one of the two worst joints we experienced in our 14 stop tour.

Good times. Great company and memories. read more Good times. Great company and memories.

This is a child hood memory with my Grandfather that still stands exactly the same as I Remembered. The sausage is my favorite it is drier than others. Potato s... read more This is a child hood memory with my Grandfather that still stands exactly the same as I Remembered. The sausage is my favorite it is drier than others. Potato salad and beans are perfect with ribs and sauce raw onion and pickles ofcourse. Really yummy and homey. My husband just surprised me with some sausage for lunch and it was lacking some salt on potatoes. The sausage seemed different. Wonder if they changed cook? I love this walk back in time. I recommend.

You feel like you are going back in time. Nothing much here has changed in the last fifty years. Had a chat with Vincel, a WWII Medic. A visit to the past and y... read more You feel like you are going back in time. Nothing much here has changed in the last fifty years. Had a chat with Vincel, a WWII Medic. A visit to the past and you can get some real good BBQ.

Not typical Texas BBQ. Too much sauce, and the place allows smoking which ruins the taste of the food. I have asthmatic reactions to cigarette smoke, so this wa... read more Not typical Texas BBQ. Too much sauce, and the place allows smoking which ruins the taste of the food. I have asthmatic reactions to cigarette smoke, so this was an awful experience and the food wasn't worth going for take out either.