The Original Willies BBQ: Savor Authentic Barbecue in Alamo, TX

My wife and I are full time travelers wintering in the LRGV. We drove by here recently and stopped to eat but they had closed early. Luckily we stopped again and got there early on a Thursday, and they were pretty crowded already. We put in our order, and found a table. Food came out pretty quickly. I got the fish 'n shrimp with mac 'n cheese and rice 'n beans. My wife got the brisket plate with mac 'n cheese and sweet potato fries, and we got an order of onion rings to share (we had skipped lunch). Everything was very fresh, hot and delicious. We're glad we stopped back here, and hope we get a chance to eat here again before we leave.

We had the 3 meat plate with turkey, brisket and pulled pork. 3 sides - potato salad, cole slaw, and beans. The meat was tender and delicious, but the turkey was a little dry but the sauce made up for that. The sides were delicious. The Cole slaw had small bits of apple and raisins which I could do without but none the less it was great.

1st time to get down. Brought my Dad for his 77th birthday. The food was good as heck. I got full halfway off my plate. The Dino ribs we delicious that the meat just fell off the bone. Definitely going back.

My first time trying Texas BBQ. It was really good!

My go to spot when I don't get to my regular BBQ spot in time. I'm a sucker for the coleslaw with the cranberries! The Ribs were good, the Mac and cheese was saucy, potatoe solid and traditional. For those complaining about dry brisket , always always always order the moist no matter what bbq spot you go to. Better than lean for sure. The brisket I got though had bitter bark, meat was tender but the bark had a bad bitter/dirty smoke taste. Been here tons of times before, never had the brisket bark like that.

Decent BBQ and reasonable prices - the brisket was a tad dry, but I still ate every bite. I did wish they had an option for spicy BBQ sauce, but I mixed my own with Tabasco so that worked. The absolute best thing on the menu is the coleslaw - we ordered a large to go. Whatever you do - get the slaw!

This place never disappoints. The food is always good and delicious. The staff is always courteous and polite. This place is way better then Salt Lick. By far.

The brisket was moist and smoky. The pork ribs had a bit of a dirty smoke taste. The coleslaw slaw had apple and raisins and was delicious! Mac and cheese was ok. My boys loved their brisket burgers. If they had brewed tea over the powdered kind I think it would be a more complete bbq experience. Overall, I'd go back!!