111 W. Crocket St. #104
San Antonio, Texas
http://www.countyline.com
While in San Antonio recently, I had the pleasure of grabbing lunch at the County Line, one of San Antonio's chain barbecue restaurants.
Since it was lunch I went for a simpler choice. A sausage sandwich and a side of corn on the cob. I've eaten here many times before and found the experience and quality of the food to be consistent. This is city barbecue and not country barbecue. I'll explain...
City barbecue is based around a desire to make good quality food but make it accessible and to make money at it. If you can't make money at it, then it won't happen. Now I'm all about making money but that's the top priority.
Country barbecue is born solely out of the love of the meat. This is about the passion of cooking and sharing what you do. If others like it...great. If that don't...that's their problem. Country barbecue has more heart, flavor and character. Now city barbecue isn't limited to the city and country barbecue limited to the country. It's not about location, it's about the core of the idea of the meat. It's about the owner of the restaurant answering the question, why are we here?
City barbecue can be just fine for a quick lunch to break up your day but it's not going to curl your toes. The County Line is good barbecue. It's just fine. The sausage had a good feel and taste. It wasn't mushy and had good flavor. The corn had a little paprika sprinkled onto it and was slightly overcooked. The sauce was pretty okay too. Nothing really memorable but straight up.
However I will likely find myself eating here again the next time I'm in town, on the Riverwalk and hankerin' for some cue.
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