Don's Barbeque

WHITESBORO: Don's Barbeque
21852 Highway 377 North
Whitesboro, TX 76273
903-564-5813
Open Tues-Sun 11-8
www.donsbarbeque.com

Don's is located along a Highway 377 a few miles south of Lake Texoma. I wondered if Texas BBQ quality would suffer this close to Oklahoma. The newly constructed building didn't give me much hope, but I went inside and ordered anyway. I asked for a sliced beef sandwich and ribs. The sliced beef came out looking more like nearly chopped beef, so the delectably smoky crust was inconsistent. Morsels without crust lacked smoke, but still had good flavor, if a bit roast-beefy, and was moist and tender. The ribs had a good crust on top, but too much fat along the bottom. The meat was moist and tender, but the flavor was lacking a bit outside of pure smoke. This was till a tasty rib. After a few bites I realized that even with its proximity to OK, this 'cue was still pure Texan.

Rating ***