Sonny Bryan's BBQ - DFW Airport

Sonny Bryan's BBQ
DFW Airport - Terminal E
http://www.sonnybryans.com/

By now, most of you probably understand that there are different levels of barbecue.  Airport barbecue is often a whole different level of low quality food.  I've had the pleasure of eating Sonny Bryan's barbecue at different locations, including the original on Inwood Rd in Dallas.  That smoker has been there since the beginning and it's well worth it.  Once you get away from the original, it's not the same.  And this airport location is definitely the worst of Sonny Bryan's locations.  But that's if you judge it by Texas barbecue standards.  If you judge it by airport barbecue standards...well...it does fair a bit better but this is nothing more than the low side of average.

 

I got the combo plate with ribs, brisket and sausage.  The sides were beans and okra.  Now to be fair,  grabbed the cue and boarded the plane so I didn't eat it right away.  I waited until I was at 30,000 feet to sample this airport fare.  While that didn't help much, I get the feeling that it didn't hurt much either.

 

The ribs were just okay.  The brisket was lacking in flavor and a little dry.  The sausage was pretty commercial and just average.  The beans were better than most and the okra was probably better hot. The sauce was good and even tasty soaked up in the roll which was the best thing on the plate.

Based on what I ate, the order would be...

Sausage
Ribs
Brisket

I hope there were no real surprises here in this review.  It was worth trying it but it's just possible that my next trip to DFW, I'll get airport chinese instead.