Red Barn BBQ’s Catering Food Truck. D and I went to the Fort Worth Music Festival this weekend and we saw the Red Barn BBQ truck that caught our eye. It was a decent price at just $5 for a chopped beef sandwich basket with chips. The chopped beef was very moist and tender, had a great smoke flavor. You could tell they used a rub on the beef which had great flavor. Their BBQ sauce complimented it well too. Definitely hoping to try the restaurant here in North Richland Hills soon. If any of y’all have been to that location please let us know how it was! 4.1 outta 5. –A

The Red Barn Food Truck caters for their restaurant in North Richland Hills Texas. The chopped beef sandwich was good. They gave a decent amount of beef on the sandwich. The meat was very tender and had a great taste. It had a good smoke flavor and good rub tastes that didn’t overpower the beef flavor. The bbq sauce also tasted good. Can’t wait to try the actual restaurant to see if the rest of the menu tastes as good. 4.25 out of 5-D

Rahr & Sons Stormcloud. This IPA was not bad at all. Haven't had a bad beer yet with Rahr. Just the right amount of bitterness and a hint of sweetness in the hops. Easy drinking. Had a great fragrance too. 4.2 outta 5. -A

Rahr and Sons out of Fort Worth Texas. Gravel Road is a German-Style Sticke Altbier beer. It has a robust hop and malt taste. It was very refreshing and was very strong. It's Alcohol By Volume is 7.25%. alot higher than your average beer. I like the Model A car on the label. Another good beer from Rahr and Sons brewing company- Rated 4 out of 5-D

Rudy’s country store and bbq. They are based just north outside of San Antonio. Their bbq “sause” (yes that’s how they spell it) is made in New Braunfels Texas. This bbq sauce is great. The flavor is great tasting. Nice size pieces of pepper and a great smoke flavor. The sauce isn’t too thick or runny. It has a slight kick at the end. It tastes great on anything that I have tried it on(beef, pork and chicken). This is the white label bbq sauce. The other one is a yellow labeled bbq sauce called sissy sauce. The sissy sauce is way too sweet and I don’t like it. So I’d recommend you stick with the original bbq sause. I’d recommend this sauce. Ratede 4.9 out of 5-

Rudy’s Country Store and BBQ “Sause”. Rudy’s has one my all-time favorite BBQ sauce. It’s got a great flavor, with chunks of black pepper for a nice little kick. The smokey flavor is always a hit with any kind of meat. Perfect consistency. It compliments Rudy’s moist brisket. (YUMMMMM!) But stay away from the sissy sauce, there’s just something about that just doesn’t taste right, too sweet. I recommend everyone give the white label Rudy’s sauce a try if you haven’t already! 4.8-5 -A

Rudy’s Country Store and BBQ. We ate at the Arlington Texas location. As soon as we drove into the parking lot we could smell the smoke from the bbq. The brisket sandwich was good, A good amount of brisket on a bun. The brisket was tender a nd tasted great. It had a good smoke flavor and a nice peppery bark. I added some Rudys bbq “sause”. Yes that’s how they spell it. The sauce was great and added a deeper depth of flavor. You can also add onion, pickles and or jalapenos to your sandwich, I ate mine on the side. Also ordered was the potato salad. I really liked it. It tasted good and had some nice size chunks of potatoes in it. I really like Rudys BBQ. I have eaten there a number of times In Fort Worth and Austin areas and never been disappointed with the bbq. Rated 4.7 outta 5.-D

Rudy’s is one of my favorite BBQ joints. I have never been disappointed with them! Started in Leon Springs, TX and now has expanded throughout the Southwest. I also got the sliced brisket sandwich, which was great. Plain bun though, but great tasting brisket, and Rudy’s sauce is always great tasting! Very generous amount of brisket for a $4.99 sandwich. Always has a good spice rub, with a great smokey flavor. And Rudy’s potato salad is always a perfect side item with Rudy’s brisket. Some of the best potato salad from a restaurant I’ve ever had! 4.5 outta 5. -A

Blue Bell Southern Peach Cobbler. This Brenam Texas Company makes the best ice cream in the Texas. This flavor is great. I loved the Texas peaches that are generously spread through the rich creamy ice cream. It’s much like the Blackberry cobbler has nice size chunk of pastry. This is a great tasting ice cream and goes to the top of my lists of favorite flavors. So far I haven’t tasted a Blue Bell flavor I haven’t liked and suspect I won’t. Rated 4.95 out of 5-D

Blue Bell Southern Peach Cobbler. YUM! Generous chunks of delicious peaches, and an equally delicious pastry. Loved the subtle hints of cinnamon amongst the peach swirls. One of my favorites along with the Blue Bell Blackberry Cobbler. Blue Bell always does such a great job capturing the real homemade flavors into frozen goodness. I guarantee any peach and Blue Bell fan will love this ice cream! Give it a try! So good! 5 outta 5. -A

Ranch Style Beans. Owned by ConAgra foods. Based out of Dallas Texas. These ranch style beans are a good base to many types of food and are good on their own. They have a rich flavor and an average spice taste. I personally add more spices to them and drain some of the liquid. It seems recently they have added more liquid to the cans and less beans. The ranch style beans are better than average and usually sold at a cheap price. Not the best beans I have had but not the worst either. Rated 3.25 outta 5.-D

Southern Blackberry Cobbler by Blue Bell Ice Cream. This Brenham Texas Company makes the best ice cream I have ever tasted. It was established in 1907. The Southern Blackberry cobbler ice cream tasted great. The smooth and rich ice cream was full of blackberry flavor and nice size chunks of cobbler pastry. It seemed that every bite got better. This ice cream was excellent. It’s no wonder why it is so well liked in Texas and elsewhere. Rated 4.9 outta 5.-D.

Southern Blackberry Cobbler Ice Cream by Blue Bell is by far my new favorite flavor! It literally tasted like a homemade cobbler the moment it hit my mouth. So creamy and such a rich blackberry flavor! The cobbler pastry chunks were a perfect addition and really bought it all together. The blackberry swirl made it even tastier if that was even possible! This really brought me back to when family would bake a homemade blackberry cobbler after picking the blackberries ourselves. And of course we would put a dollop of Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla on top. Just perfect! Please give it a try, you won’t be disappointed! 5 outta 5! - A

Risky’s BBQ(Fort Worth Stockyards). The brisket tacos I ordered were the best I have ever had, and ranks high in the best taco ever also. The brisket was really tender. It melted in my mouth. These tacos come with lots of brisket on a soft flour tortilla accompanied by cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, and fresh cilantro. My side was the beans. The beans weren’t bad, but kind of bland, usually a hi t or miss(I’ve had great beans there before also). But the brisket sure made up for that. The smoky flavor complimented the cheese well. I wish I could eat these everyday. These brisket tacos were so good I’m giving it the first 5 out of 5 rating I have ever given! -D

Risky’s BBQ in Fort Worth Stockyards. After strolling around the shops at the Stockyards we saw Risky’s and instantly remembered they had brisket tacos! So we sat down on the patio and enjoyed the cattle drive while we anxiously awaited our order of brisket tacos. I had order French fries while D order their beans. These brisket tacos were the best tacos that had ever graced my taste buds hands down! So many flavors and the brisket was so moist that it just melted in your mouth like butter! The brisket had such a rich, Smokey flavor and complimented the cheese, and other fixins on the taco. The cilantro was not overpowering and all the tastes just meshed really well together. These tacos were so packed full with meat I had a hard time trying to fold it to eat(n o complaints here!) I highly recommend trying the Brisket tacos at Risky’s if y’all are ever in the area. They won’t disappoint! 5 outta 5 -A

Garland Jacks Secret Six Original Recipe Sauce. This Sauce company is based out of Garland Texas. While I wouldn’t consider this a specialty Barbecue sauce, it was great tasting. I liked the basic bbq flavors. As the label says they like to keep it simple”. Every recipe starts with a base of six ingredients- The secret is in knowing how to use them to make you lick your fingers.” It did just that. The sauce was a good consistency and tasted good. A good slight smoke taste and slight spicy kick at the end. What surprised me most was how inexpensive the price was at the store we bought it at. Around 2 bucks!! Garland bbq sauce has six other flavors. I look forward to trying more of them soon. Rated 4 outta 5.-D

Garland Jacks Secret Six Original Recipe Sauce. This sauce is great tasting. Great with beef and chicken and had a little bit of a sweet taste to it. Even though it’s inexpensive and is not what I would consider a “gourmet” sauce, I can say that this may be one of my favorite tasting sauces. It has a good texture and just the right amount of thickness. Can’t wait to try other flavors! Rated 4.5 outta 5. -A

Sweet Leaf Tea located in Austin Texas. Sweet Leaf Peach ice tea made with organic peaches from Fredericksburg Texas. The tea is made with all organic ingredients. This tea had a great peach flavor. The peaches that made Fredericksburg famous. As soon as you open the bottle you can smell the peaches. This drink was very refreshing and tasted great. The peach flavor was strong but not too strong to hide the great tasting black tea. This tea is great tasting. No wonder Sweet Leaf Tea company is one of the fastest growing companies in the ice tea market. Rated 4.9 out of 5.-D

Sweet Leaf Tea Peach Tea from Austin, Texas! This tea has a wonderful crisp peach tea taste. Great aroma right from the start and wasn’t overly sweet. Did have a clear taste of the tea but neither did the peach or the black tea overwhelm my senses. Great to drink on a hot day I recommend you give it a try if you haven’t yet! Rated 4.7 outta 5. -D

Garlic Smoked Burton Sausage from Burton, Texas. Started in 1974.This sausage was delicious! Savory garlic flavor, and juicy. The garlic flavor was not overpowering but was a great compliment to the meat. Great smoke flavor. Did not need sauce at all with the sausage. Burtons sausage was a great compliment to the homemade scalloped potatoes we made and grilled corn. Perfect for Labor Day weekend. I would definitely recommend this product to any grill enthusiast. They do offer product shipping on their website if it’s hard to find in your area. Give it a try y’all! 4.5 outta 5. –A

Burton Texas Garlic Smoked Sausage. This pork and beef sausage was excellent. The garlic and other spices perfectly complimented the meat. This is the first garlic sausage I have had. It certainly wont be the last. Cant wait to try more of the different flavor of sausage the Burton makes, But will always buy the garlic one over and over again. The casing was perfect and the sausage had a great smoke flavor. Give them a try. Rated 4.85 outta 5.-D

Southern Star Brewing Company. Located in Conroe, Texas. I had the Buried Hatchet Imperial Stout. It was very dark and had a strong coffee taste to it. I liked the strong stout taste and the creaminess of it. This beer had a medium body ale taste. It went down smooth and had a good strong after taste of hops. This beer is a must try for those that enjoy a dark stout beer. Rated 4.75 outta 5 -D

Firemans # 4 Blonde Ale from Real Ale Brewing in Blanco, Tx. This beer is extremely crisp and refreshing. One of my favorite blonde ales ( I usually prefer darker beers) Incredibly smooth and can taste a hint of citrus flavor. This beer is so good on a hot day. Give it a try! You wont regret it! 4.5 outta 5 - A

The All good café in Dallas(Deep Ellum) Texas. This restaurant has been profiled on various tv shows, So we thought we would try it. We went at night. The place had a lot of customers and we were seated and served in a timely manner. The pl ace had various music posters and a south congress(Austin) atmosphere. I ordered the Tenderloin. It was a sliced tenderloin beef sandwich with grilled onions, peppercorn bacon, tomato, lettuce and blue cheese on sourdough bread. It tasted great. The meat was so tender I was able to cut the sandwich easily in half with a simple butter knife. And the vegs were grilled nicely. I didn’t care for the coleslaw or salsa and chips. The coleslaw was very small portion and tasted like vinegar. The salsa was oily and almost tasteless all it could taste was cilantro. I think it was supposed to be a tomatillo salsa. I would go back there during the day being it was too dark to see much at night. I also thought it was a little overpriced. A soda was $1.95 for a can of soda. The tenderloin sandwich gets a 4.25 outta 5. The place gets a 3.8 outta 5.-D

All Good Café in Deep Ellum Dallas, Tx. We were in the area for the Invasion Classic Car Show in Deep Ellum and we were walking around looking for good eats. We had originally wanted to go to Uncle Uber’s Sammich Shop but they were closed early due to the holiday hours.(Bad move on their part I think. There was A LOT of foot traffic from the car show.) After carefully deciding on which item I would get on the menu after straining to see the menu from the lack of lighting…. I decided to go with the Chipotle Turkey Club. Mistake on my part. I mean it was okay, but nothing more. I could have easily made a better sandwich at home with less expense. The sesame Kaiser Roll was quite dry and seemed as if it was going to crumble apart. There was a modest amount of peppercorn bacon, but the bacon tasted good from what I could tell. I could hardly tell that there was chipotle mayo on my sandwich and from what I did taste it was very mild. The turkey did taste great and moist. I did have a few bites of D’s sandwich and it was delicious! The beef on his sandwich was so tender and juicy! The sandwich came with Auntie Grace’s Cole Slaw which to me reminded me of vinegar soaked rice. The slaw was almost pureed and lacked other veggies you see in other slaws. And they only give you about a tablespoon sized portion. The sandwiches also came with tortilla chips and their house salsa. I agree with D when he says it tasted too much of cilantro. Way too overpowering and extremely runny. Overall the food really wasn’t anything to write home about. The atmosphere other than the lightning was good. The origami hanging from the ceiling was beautiful but could be misinterpreted as being artsy fartsy. It did have a Austin-esque ambience to it. There was a sign that made me chuckle, “It’s like going to Austin without going through Waco”. The service was decent and all the girls were very nice. But I did have a complaint on the soda too. $1.95 for a can of soda. But hey, all restaurants overcharge soda. I give the food a rating of 2.9 outta 5. And the service, and atmosphere of the place 3.8 outta 5. -A