T Bone Mississippi Style BBQ

I moss this place sooo much! I cant believe its not open anymore. Terry if you are anywhere out there we miss your BBQ!

Shannon and Alex B. said it all. I can’t stop thinking about the delicious, melt off the bone ribs, the sweet bbq sauce on the beef brisket, and the incredible collared greens and fried okra. You’d think greens and okra should be the same anywhere you go, but I find this to not be the case. Rest assured, T Bone’s has superior greens and okra.
In an overall positive review T Bone’s has framed on the wall, the featured reviewer had noted that the beef brisket was dry. Our experience could not have been further from that — they were as wet and sweet as my first girlfriend. AYYYYYYY!
So delicious, and so much of it! Huge portions of everything, including the ribs (4, they were included as one of the meats on a two meat plate.).
Their online menu said Chicken ‘n’ Dumplings were one of their Saturday soul food specials, but I forgot to order it once I got there. I want to try the Chicken ‘n’ Dumplings next.
Typically I judge a place on service, food quality, theme and presence of a television. The service was excellent. The lady behind the counter was as nice as could be. And the food came out in a very timely manner for dinner, considering they had a crowd for such a tiny place, and there appeared to be only T Bone himself manning the kitchen. I think maybe his wife womaning the front.
They didn’t have a TV, which for me is usually a drawback. But T Bone’s gets a pass on that one — it doesn’t need a TV. (I’m not sure there’s room for one, anyway. I think their restroom is next door at New York Cutz.)
T Bone’s theme was traditional Americana of the South, including little prayer plaques. The place was really cool, it’s so small!
The meal was also very affordable. We got a two meat plate, with two sides, and pulled pork with two sides, plus a sweet tea (also above average) for 20 bux to go. The two big slices of garlic bread per plate were also good and much appreciated.
I want to eat there right now, and then, forever after that. Will update when I’ve tried the chicken ‘n’ dumplings.

It is very unlikely that many people are going to just stumble into this place –it is in a pretty desolate shopping center next to a hardware store and in an area (Collins and Arkansas) better known for Vietnamese food. BUT it is worth seeking out for some damn good BBQ.
I don’t know anything about Mississippi BBQ but my BF grew up in south Louisiana and he said that this was the kind of BBQ they had down there –he didn’t even know that he missed that particular style until he had it tonight! I almost feel like a traitor for liking this place as much as I did — I haven’t turned my back on Texas BBQ, I swear!
The place is very tiny with only 4 little booths and it gets pretty hot in there so we decided to get ours to go. You do have to wait a bit and calling ahead wouldn’t be a terrible idea. The BF got a sweet tea while we waited and it was really quite good and I usually hate sweet tea. I got the two meat plate with brisket and ribs with mac and cheese and cabbage and the BF got the pulled pork with turnip greens and fried okra.
O. M. G. Everything was just really really delicious. The sauce was thick and sweet/​spicy, the brisket tender, and the ribs! The ribs were exceptional; the were meaty and had a little bit of ham-​like sweetness to them. The mac and cheese had that homemade kind of feel to it and was just creamy and perfect for BBQ. The cabbage was good but once I tasted the greens I kind of regretted it because they were even tastier. The fried okra had a really nice spicy breading, too. And there was a TON of food and both meals came with two slices of garlic bread. The only slight con was that his pulled pork didn’t come with any sauce on it but I was nice and let him drag his meat through my sauce (that’s what she said!)
We just couldn’t get over how good it was, certainly miles better than at a dump like Colter’s. There is actually a Colter’s right by his place but we will now GLADLY drive 15 minutes farther for some of this meaty sauciness (or saucy meatiness?)

This place is Genuine. Imagine if you had a Mississippi friend who just ruled at BBQs– and you said «Dang! You should open a restaurant». Thats kinda how this place feels. Appearance-​wise the sandwich will not draw crowds, but when you start chewing that juicy, saucy brisket, you’d wish you did have that imaginary friend who put on BBQs.
Also, under its genuine-​ness– they do serve Kool-​aid. I laughed when she told me. I’ve never seen a restaurant with Kool-​aid on the menu. But I mean seriously, if you’re going for authenticity you gotta have the combo with Kool-​aid.
I think this place offers something unique for Arlington, so for that it is definitely worth going to again. I’ve only gone once for lunch– so I’d like to get a better idea of what else they have. Some time soon I’d like to try their full dinner with collard greens and yam.
Tip: When I asked the lady what I had to try, her response was «everything» but then I got her to narrow it down to fried catfish or the brisket.