Angelo's Bar-B-Que Restaurant Review:
The scent of wood smoke fills your nostrils as soon as you open the car door. Stride past hickory woodpiles as large as livestock pens to enter the Western saloon-style eating hall. Grab a longneck or a cold soda from the drink coolers and add a bag of chips or Fritos from the convenience store racks before bellying up to the counter and naming your meat; sliced or chopped, sandwich or plate...
In business since 1958, Angelo's has managed to become an institution (you can even find its dry rub in supermarkets now) without losing the respect of the notoriously picky Texas BBQ cognoscenti. The barnlike establishment remains no-fuss and a lot of muss. A couple of great big smoky rooms crammed with the stuffed heads of big-horned ungulates find faithful customers queuing up for the...
Legendary Ft. Worth barbecue joint knows the beef.:
In Short
Since 1958, Angelo's has been throwing down top-notch barbecue in ""Cowtown."" The rustic, hunting lodge environment includes the bear and buffalo busts along with stringers of...
Fort Worth's classic Texas barbecue joint, in this spot since 1958, is the real deal, a Cowtown legend. A few blocks north of the Cultural District and west of downtown, it looks kind of like a large Texas Jaycees convention hall, with wood paneling, mounted deer and buffalo heads, metal ceiling fans, and Formica tables. It's nearly as full of flavor as the hickory-smoked barbecue. The sliced...