Hurtado, Helberg and Heim (Texas BBQ)

[au4stree]

Preface: I was not able to sample the full spectrum at either location, some are opinions from my travel party some are my own.

Helberg (near Waco): new place with a glorious menu. I sampled their regular sausage (just meh) and pork belly taco (very good). Brisket was good, terrific bark and tenderness. Not as deep smoke flavor as Goldee’s. Their story is good, recommend you stop by if you’re near Waco. 3 teenagers in our group each got the brisket smash burger and inhaled them, so yeah, they highly recommend it. I will add, buddy in my group got their mango habenero sausage and raved about it.

Hurtado BBQ (d’town Dallas): This might be my favorite of the four places. I sampled the TX Twinkie and quail. OMG that quail was legit, reminded me of visits to my grandparents. So flavorful. The Twinkie was enjoyed by all. Their brisket was on par with Goldee’s. It’s a newer spacious facility, line moved quickly. Everyone liked their sides. I highly recommend this one. I bought his book, looking forward to cooking my way through it, the Tex-Mex offerings are what I like.

Heim BBQ (Dallas by Love Field): I really wanted to try more, but I just wasn’t hungry. Everyone got pork belly burnt ends, I took a bite and can confirm they are worth the hype, they melted in the mouth but had plenty of chew, flavor explosion. It’s a newer facility, line moved quickly.

All in all we had a terrific trip, “Boys from Oklahoma” concert was trip of a lifetime. Texas heat is real, but your AC is up to the challenge no doubt. Everyone in our group complained about having to eat Bama “garbage bbq” after all the good eats we had, so tip of the cap to our Texas brethren, yall got it going on for sure. I’ve been to Memphis, Georgia, SC & parts of NC; Texas is definitely my favorite style thus far.

Note: I’m having a hard time loading pics, will see about getting them loaded tomorrow.

[au4stree]

Helberg BBQ

[Huskee]

When reading the title I thought this might be a single place with a law office style name. Very cool writeup so far. That brisket looks perfect and that burger, I can taste it from here.

[au4stree]

lol, I see now that to be the case. I wrestled with 3 separate reviews but alas I went lazy and did it this way.

[au4stree]

Hurtado BBQ

[Purc]

Next time I go to Hurtado, I will get the quail. Thanks for all of these writeups.

[au4stree]

Heim BBQ

[Purc]

I've been to Heim in Fort Worth several times and the bacon burnt ends were inconsistent. Last time 5 weeks ago, they were very good as were the onion rings and ribs.

[TripleB]

Great pics and write up. Helberg brisket looks fantastic, nice bark and juiciness. Burger makes me drool too. Everything looks great.

Did you go to all three (or is it four?) BBQ restaurants in the same day or spread out a bit? I've done 3 in a day and that last stop is where you just want some cool water.

[au4stree]

We spaced it out. Fri lunch at Goldee’s, Sat lunch at Helberg, Sun lunch part 1 at Hurtado and Sun lunch part 2 at Heim. We were intentional at each, tried to get a little of each and sample.

[au4stree]

I did Goldee’s in a separate post.

[Oak Smoke]

Thanks for the right ups. Helberg is on the way to Waco from our house. I love that place and their rise up from the ashes story. Terry Blacks in Waco is great too.

[au4stree]

We literally flipped a coin between Terry Blacks and Helberg. Wish I could’ve tried Terry Blacks. There’s always next time, I think.

[jecucolo]

I just moved to the Dallas area and I’m going to put these down as places to go. Thanks!

[au4stree]

Hope you enjoy them!

[Panhead John]

Another great writeup au4stree and some mouthwatering pics! Thanks for sharing. 👍

[jayjordan]

I've been to Hurtado's in Mansfield. Good BBQ, good sides.