You haven’t been to Texas if you haven’t had Barbeque and you haven’t had BBQ if the joint you’re eating at doesn’t have wood outside- preferably hickory. 

Goode Company (seven locations in Houston) has both, with a variety of meat selections (brisker, duck, chicken, ribs, seafood, sausages, honey smoked ham, turkey breast among others). Goode caters to a variety of palettes.  And contrary to thinking,, vegetarians can even have a tasty lunch- baked potatoes with all the fixings (sour cream, BBQ sauce, cheese, butter and green onions), and coleslaw and Goode’s famous jalepeno cheese bread.  Vegans may have a small bit of trouble.

Traditional cola, root beer and cream soda are all locally brewed, and taste just like true old fashioned, not too sweet and effervescent with tons of bubbles.  The local beer isn’t half bad either. We ordered the chicken, cheese bread, baked potato, potato salad, coleslaw and a side of sauce.  We were expecting a spicy, smoky sauce but were were told that real authentic Texas barbeque sauce is sweeter.

To end our meal, we finished with chocolate cream pie and Brazos bottom pecan pie (Goode ships these all over the world and one bite will have you putty in their hands.  Though the pecan pie is cloyingly sweet with a caramel like filling, the neutral salted cookie like crust balances the sweetness.  Our mud pie was good, though could have been richer.

(Several locations)
Open Daily 11:00am-10 pm

www.goodecompany.com