Rudy's "Country Store" and Bar-B-Q

I've seen this sign on the freeway a few times but never stopped. I stopped and I didn't regret it. I was greeted with welcoming smiles. The inside reminds you of an old fashioned store. It's colorful. They have drinks in the coolers with ice for you to grab your favorite soda pop The cooler was filled potato salad/ coleslaw and desserts. I tried the coleslaw which was vinegar based and it was good. I tried both sauces. The sassy sauce and the original. Both were good. The turkey was good and so was the brisket. We also ordered turkey by the pound and they offered slices of bread for it. The only thing that I was not a fan of was. This place is right off the freeway. When it's time to exit there is a big cement barrier up and you cannot see the freeway for a good enough distance to clear the exit. I'm pretty sure that someone has crashed here. I'm not sure if the barrier is temporary or not. But Houston traffic and flow of the cars is erratic. This has to be fixed.

I cannot lie I am a little addicted to Rudy s bbq sauce. Have been coming to this location for a few years and their BBQ turkey is always fresh and delicious. Service is friendly and love they support military families.Plenty of inside and outside tables to sit when weather allows.Their turkey sausage is also very good and spiced appropriately to my taste .I have been a fan since my college days in San Antonio when we used to do 50 mile bike and smell the BBQ as we passed Rudy's.My hungry cyclist friends would then meet back at our cars and drive back to Rudy's Every time I go to Rudy's I remember those early days .Highly recommend.

This review is for Rudy's catering, of which I was able to eat the catering from this location in February 2023 at the grand opening of a nearby dealership.Rudy's sends out 3-5 employees to serve. They were very efficient, with one person serving meat, one person serving vegetables, and one person refilling dishes and pouring drinks. All of the normal sides were available along with unsweetened ice tea, sweetened ice tea, and lemonade. Their normal sauce and "sissy" sauce are available in sealed, packaged containers. It's probably based on how the catering is ordered, but I've found that the brisket runs out first. People like to be picky with the carrots since they are mixed with the jalapenos, often leaving too many jalapenos and not enough carrots.Rudy's barbecue is nearly always consistent across location, catering, and any other time you might have Rudy's. It's a good consistency. Rudy's effectively sets the baseline for what barbecue should be in Texas. It's not the best, but it's still good barbecue. There's the hint of smokiness in the brisket and turkey and the spice in the sausage, none of which are too dry, that are a good introduction to the world of barbecue. It's not going to be some culinary masterpiece, but it's consistently good at what it does.

We visited the Rudy's on 290 and Beltway 8 on a regular basis, but our first visit to the location in Katy happily proved their quality is consistent. We ate the staple lunch diet - 1/2-lb heavy moist brisket (as in slightly over 1/2-lb), 1/2-lb baby-back ribs, 1/2 regular sausage link, and creamed corn. The highlight (in my opinion) is always the moist, moist, fall-apart brisket. Living proof that low and slow is the best way to smoke a brisket - highly recommended.

Been a while since I've visited, even longer since I've reviewed. The menu hasn't changed, (except prices, but that's everywhere). Flavors haven't changed; a good thing. I had moist brisket, smoked turkey, and cole slaw, washed down with a Frostie root beer. I visited at 1:00 pm, not an off hour, but the meat was served up at room temperature. Not cold, but not also not the least bit warm. Kind of took the luster off my meal. Bummer!

Went with a group, but not my favorite place. I had the baked potato with chopped brisket and fixings. It's ok, but do not like the idea of eating out of an itty bitty paper container. Everything fell off the potato to the table.

We came during a weekday and arrived close to 8pm. Due to the later time, they were out of baby back ribs. I ordered the smoked potato with 2 meats - Turkey and brisket. The potato didn't have a smoky flavor but when it was all assembled, it was delicious. My husband ordered a brisket sandwich. It was good, but he would just order the brisket by it self next time and will assemble the sandwich with their complementary white bread - better value. We always prefer moist brisket. The sausage is a solid choice. Some must have sides are the green chili stew and cream corn. We were pretty full, but we usually try to make space for banana pudding. It's always a great place to take families and friends who are visiting from out of state. You order at the counter, choose your own seating, and bus your own table. Each table will have salt, pepper, Regular Rudy's BBQ sauce and Rudy's Sissy sauce (spicy intolerant folks).

Our to go to when my brother in law craves for bbq. We usually order Togo since the young ones won't sit still for us to enjoy our food. The pork spareribs are my favorite and also their potato salad. The kids really like turkey.

The brisket we bought today was super dry, almost jerky like.This used to be our favorite bbq place, I will not come back.

Went to the Katy location for the first time. My husband and I love Texas bbq and you can never go wrong with Rudy's! Always a 10/10 We got the moist brisket and half chicken with potato salad and coleslaw on the side.Both the items were so delicious and soft - melting in the mouth! You have an option to either order a sandwich or make a sandwich of your own and we do that we got the bread slices, onions, pickles and pickled jalapeños and made our own sandwiches! There's a counter where you find these along with cutlery, napkins, condiments, and even ziplocks incase you wanna take any left overs with you! There's a whole lot of options for drinks you either choose a bottle or take it from the machine. There's couple of soda options and beers. The sides can be found in a refrigerator when you line up. Rudy's is mostly busy and that speaks for itself because the bbq is awesome here. The bathroom options are nice too and there's a sink outside to wash your hands inside the restaurant. This location had a cute patio outside and we chose to sit there because of the lovely weather today! This is hands down our favorite bbq spot. Definitely recommend for bbq lovers!