WYLIE: Lakeway Smokehouse
3995 Parker Rd.
Wylie, TX 75098
972-429-9120
Open Sun-M 11-8, Tues-Sat 11-9
This joint is tucked along a corner adjacent to a gas station, and can be hard to locate. The interior is dark and smoky...a good sign. A large gruff man took our order, and a pleasant young kid took our money. We ordered brisket and ribs. They arrived sauced. The brisket had no crust, but was still smoky and nicely tender. It was hard to distinguish the meat's flavor from the sauce, but it was a decent brisket. The ribs had been stored for a while and were a bit mushy. What crust once existed had been made soggy, and no smoke line was present. I expected little smoke flavor, so I was surprised when smoke filled my mouth when I took the first bite. This was a mysterious smoke flavor...almost artificial. I dare say a bit of liquid smoke may have been added to get this intense flavor. I don't know what else would leave that tell-tale chemical aftertaste.
Rating **
I ate there this evening for dinner, it was close to home. Read your review and thought I would give it a try for some ribs. I wish I could eat the bones, they may have been better then the meat. The place was not too good. Next time I will drive by it and not stop.
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I live within a mile of this place and won't even consider it. I've never seen or smelled as much as a whiff of smoke coming from the place. The lack of crust and faint chemical after taste is from the preparation and packaging of the meat in some far away plant, I'd suspect.
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