Thomason's Barbecue

I love BBQ, and I like to support family-owned restaurants. We popped in for lunch one day to try Thomason's. The building is quite small, but very clean. I was pleasantly surprised they had table service. As we were dining, there was a non stop stream of customers coming in for carry out orders. I chose the rib plate, and my friend got a 3 meat sampler. My ribs were ok.... Not very meaty, but the dip served on them was tasty!!! It had a heavy amount of cumin!!!! Yes!!! It worked well with the ribs!! The beans and slaw were good, but a bit watery. Our potions were small, served on a plastic plate with plastic utensils. ( see photos). We were both actually still hungry after we finished our meals. It was just OK for me, nothing to write home about.

I just recently moved to Henderson and I have been making my rounds of the food scene. BBQ is my favorite so it didn't take me long to make a trip to Thomason's.Thomason's is an ole fashion hole in the wall BBQ joint. It is small though I have seen smaller. I think there are like 4 booths and another table. It looks like one lady is the cashier, waitress, and busser.I ordered the sampler which comes with a rib, pulled pork, pulled mutton, and one side. I had seen a lot of glowing reviews about the beans so that is what I chose. The rib and beans were the best part of the meal. The rib was humongous and had a delicious flavor as it was smothered in the sauce. The beans were as good as advertised. They were chunky and sweet.The mutton and pork was ok and a little on the dry side. I'm not sure how I felt about the sauce with the mutton and pork. The sauce was a vinegar base influenced by east North Carolina but I think a key ingredient in it was chili powder that gave it an unique taste. There was a hotter version that I asked for. It wasn't much hotter but seemed to have cayenne pepper added to it.Sweet tea was refreshingly sweet!Overall, Thomason's was a good BBQ experience but if you are looking for a sweet type of BBQ, you won't find it here.

This little restaurant was a great find off the beaten path. The baked beans were delicious. The BBQ was perfect. The sauce had a unique spice Coleslaw on the BBQ was great. Nice atmosphere with lots of locals bragging about how they loved the food! Soft drinks and dessert available too. A great find! Very busy with lots of locals picking up to go orders from

Last time I ordered food and got home the bake beans where juiced down and the favor was definitely not there. Time before the food tasted like it had been the last of the pot and it was less meat with mostly juice on our 4 sandwich plates. The service is the worst because the one's taking your order have to go back in the kitchen and prepare your food while the line gets longer and longer. Some people are on breaks and barely have enough time to eat. I might give this place one more chance. It is definitely not the same place it used to be years ago!!

We have been getting BBQ from them for years! You can't have this taste anywhere else. I became really picky about BBQ after Thomason's. They won't disappoint!

Very good bbq and a he beans are awesome. I don't like fat and gristle in my bbq and when I order a pound of bbq, I get a pound of good edible bbq.

I love all the BBQ meat but what I love most are their baked beans myself. But everything is always good I've never had anything bad. I had them cater a event for me and they done a wonderful job! Everyone said how good the food was! They delivered it on time and set it up. I got the lemonade and sweet tea and those was good too! Everyone especially seemed to be saying how good the lemonade was!

They have the best barbecue in town. Don't overlook mom and pop places. Great service as well.

Great food and service. Down home BBQ. Had the rib tips today. Chopped pork is great as well.

Local favorite..highly publicized regionally.. there are so many different BBQ flavors across the country but many like their regional specialities. Quaint little place and definitely off the beaten path. Absolutely worth a try.. you might find it's a new favorite!