The Barbecue
Killen’s Barbecue is located at 3613 E. Broadway
Street in Pearland, south of Houston. It’s
a big white building with a large covered dining area to the side.
We arrived just after noon and got in the
short line. It was a beautiful day and
very comfortable in the shade as we waited.
The line moved quickly and we placed our orders. My wife ordered their two meat plate with
lean brisket and pulled pork, with a side of beans and green beans. I ordered my usual moist brisket and pork
ribs. They were also serving beef ribs,
so I had them drop one of those bad boys on my tray. Our meals came with homemade pickles and
pickled onions. We grabbed some drinks,
found a table indoors, and dug in.
The brisket was very tender and had a nice smoky
flavor. It was sliced a little thinner
than I like, but you could not see through it like the brisket I got in Kansas City
a couple of years ago. My wife said her
last slice of brisket was a little drier than the first slice, probably due to
the thinness of the cut. The pork ribs
were big and meaty with a great chew. I
snuck a couple of bites of the pulled pork and really enjoyed it. The beans were nicely spiced and my wife
loved the green beans.
But the star of
the show was the beef rib or should I say brontosaurus rib. Great smoky flavor, super tender. Almost like eating a meat popsicle. Oh my. . .
There were three types of sauce on the table: original, tangy, and
coffee. The first two were “light”
sauces with different degrees of sweetness and spice. The third was richer and had a bit more depth. All three went well with the barbecue.
In 2017, Texas Monthly named Killen’s Barbecue as one
of the fifty best barbecue joints in the state.
From what my wife and I sampled, I suspect Killen’s will keep making
that list well into the future.
I rate this barbecue two Hook ‘Ems!
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