Hickory Stick Bar-B-Q

EVERMAN: Hickory Stick Bar-B-Q
900 E Enon Ave.
Everman, TX 76140
817-478-9997
Open Tues-Sat 8-8
hickory-stick.com/

Update 2009: It had been nearly three years since I headed over to Everman for the first time to give the dynamic duo of Hickory Stick and Longoria's a try, so I thought it was high time for a repeat visit when my Ohioan sister came to town looking for good 'cue.

I ordered up a two meat plate to share. They had just run out of ribs, so I opted for hot links and brisket. The hot links had to have been from Smokey Denmark in Austin. The all beef links were flecked with black pepper and had a decent snap to the crust. What was missing was any added smoke flavor from the pits at Hickory Stick. The beef was also missing the smokiness. Moist tender slices were covered in sauce. With little crust and no discernable smokeline, the sauce was about the only thing giving flavor to these roast beef slices.



The sides were also uninspired. Grocery store grade cole slaw sat next to pinto swimming in the liquid straight out of the can. Having missed the ribs on both visits, I'm hoping that I can try them on a return trip I see if this joint's popularity is based on ribs alone.

Rating **

2006: This joint is just south of Ft. Worth in the town of Everman which houses two quality joints just down the street from one another. The sausage here had a chewy skin with a fleeting bologna flavor. It had just enough fat, and a good peppery flavor. The brisket had a passable crust, but the smoke was not evident. The slices were lean to a fault creating a dry, dense brisket, but there was still some decent flavor there.