Bunkhouse BBQ

MERIDIAN: Bunkhouse BBQ
301 E Morgan
Meridian, TX 76665
254-435-2112
Open Tues-Sat 11-8

Update: This joint is CLOSED.

2010: A wide menu is offered here including a bounty of deep fried items straight from the Sysco freezer to you. Jalapeno poppers and fried green tomatoes served as out of the ordinary BBQ sides, but weren't anything special. The BBQ had the look of meat with potential. My wife is not a BBQ fan, but after seeing so many orders and watching my reactions, she has trained her self to recognize good or bad BBQ by sight alone. She thought this might be a good experience, especially since her burger was enjoyable.



Brisket was aggressively trimmed and extremely dry. It had a great crust which usually signals smoky bites to come, but there just wasn't much smoke. All of the fat had been trimmed away, so I thought another chance was in order. I requested a few more slices from the fatty end. Nothing was different about these slices save some chewy bits of undercooked fat. Ribs glistened with a generous glaze. A few bites sent my taste buds into overdrive...in a bad way. The level of salt was uncomfortable and thirst inducing. That the sugar could still be identified is a wonder, and a testament to how generously it was included in the mix. As the ribs cooled, the glaze got harder as the massive amounts of sugar in the glaze cooled as well. The sad part is these may have been decent ribs if they'd just been spared the glaze mop.

Rating **