Cowboy’s Bar-B-Q

What better name for my first TX BBQ place than Cowboy’s? I’m sure there are better places nearby, but I searched, and came up with some dead ends due to closures and construction, so I ended up here. Nothing special but not bad. The crowd seemed to be mainly workers from the highway. Service was minimal but good, the place is clean, and prices are reasonable. Décor is, well, particle board and cafeteria tables, but it’s fine.
I got the combo meats, ribs and brisket. You get a couple of sides; some are ladled out at the counter, others are on a buffet table. The ribs were pretty decent — a little tough, and not super flavorful. Sauce on the side was good. The brisket was a bit too fatty, but tender and tasty. The sides: baked beans were decent, though thinner than I like; the creamed corn was good.
There aren’t many food options nearby, so if you’re nearby it’s worth a try.

Outstanding service and big sandwiches. Had a brisket sausage sandwich and ribs. Simply awesome. Will stop here again for sure!

Reviews has us skeptical, but we rather enjoyed our chopped beef sandwiches and juicy jalapeño sausage. Quite delicious we thought. Friendly service and yummy sauce. Works for me!

One of the best things about living in Salado is being close to Cowboys BBQ. Their brisket is so delicious! My kids love the sausage too. Their smoked pork and chicken is also really good. The sauce is drinkable! The sides are really good. Our favorites are the sour cream potatoes and the baked beans but they also have great homemade coleslaw. Sweet tea is great. There is really not anything here that is not great. It’s a family owned business which I love supporting. It makes me feel better about where my money is going!

Kinda like the BBQ that you get when you are fundraising at the VFW hall to help pay for a kids leukemia treatment. Not bad but not worth driving real far for. If you need a cheap dinner on the road or your not from Texas and don’t realize you are in the region where god goes for BBQ, Go for it.

We had a quick meal a Cowboy’s BBQ and it was a real winner! All of us had very tender and well flavored traditional brisket. The veggie sides were solid too. The standout sides were the sour cream potatoes and pinto beans. We also added to our meal with sides for jalapeño hot link and blackberry cobbler.
Great value and friendly service!

I decided to stop at this restraunt at random, on the spur of the moment while travelling, without consulting Unilocal.Big mistake ! All the meats were sitting out on the chopping block when I arrived around 3:00p.m. The restraunt was empty. I ordered a rib plate, and asked the server to cut my ribs from a different rack than the dried up looking leftovers on the cutting block. She pulled out a «fresher» looking rack and cut out my portion. I added beans, potato salad & sweet tea. The ribs were tough and chewy, undercooked with hardly any smoke flavor. The beans & potato salad tasted like they came right out of a can or grocery store with no attempt made to flavor them in any way. I will not bother trying this place again.