Home of Da Smoke

13433 US Highway 87S, Adkins, TX - (210) 649-2498

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Posted By Michael Stern on July 4, 2010 8:52 PM

Thanks once again to Cheryl Speakman of San Antonio's Flying Pig Baking Company for directing us to Home of Da Smoke. A few years ago, Cheryl tipped us off to the Brietzke Station in Seguin; this bunker-like barbecue on Highway 87 east of San Antonio is another gem.

It smells like good barbecue the moment you step from your car. Unlike the more Spartan parlors to the northeast, Da Smoke offers an actual printed menu and a choice of dishes beyond barbecue, including fried catfish and fried chicken, as well as such ultra-soulful side dishes as greens, braised cabbage, mac 'n' cheese and okra.

The brisket is tender with a blackened, salty crust around the smoke ring. It might be too dry without its complementary coat of tangy sauce, which is thin and just hot enough to make any meat glow. Sausages are heart-of-Texas excellent. Ribs are almost too tender, if such a thing is possible, the meat sliding off the bone at the slightest provocation.

It's a folksy place. Miscellaneous tables, topped with red-checked oilcloth, are arrayed with rolls of paper towels in lieu of napkins; decor is a multi-cultural rainbow of pictures and bric-a-brac representing cowboys and Indians, the old West and the new, John Wayne and Bill Pickett (the latter was rodeo's first African-American star); prices are solidly in the under $10 range.

Overall Rating

Brisket & Sausage (2 meats)

Cabbage

Greens

Rib & Chicken (2 meats)

Cherry Cobbler

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