El Paso BBQ

DALLAS: El Paso BBQ
2224 E. Airport Expressway
Irving, TX 75062
972-325-1072
Open Daily 8-10

Update: This joint is CLOSED.

2010: When "Now Serving BBQ" is printed on 11x17 paper and taped to the windows as advertising, you know that times might be rough. The empty dining room at 12:20 on a Monday was another sign. I noticed some coupons advertising their "Grand Opening" while I was ordering, and I inquired about the age of the business. They've been operating for over a year according to the meat cutter. I don't know how they've survived that long.



Neither meat assuaged my worries that a smoker might not exist on the premises. There was no smoke in the air when I arrived, and neither meat had any smoke flavor. The ribs were falling off the bone, but I don't think is from overcooking in the "smoker". They'd clearly been cooked either one or two days before, and the dry meat had simply given up and lost its grip on the bone. Brisket was simply fatty roast beef with a meager crust and poor flavor. Even the sweet (yes sweet) green beans and waterlogged potato salad were bad. I'm not sure who convinced these folks to churn out BBQ, but they should consider other food genres.

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