Packsaddle Bar-B-Que - San Angelo, Texas

Evelin Murphy

Food came out fast, very tasty. Large basket of pickles, definitely worth the price! Place seems very clean and nice. Service was great, Tylie was attentive and friendly. We tried the peach cobbler with the homemade ice cream, great way to finish the day. I recommend this place!

Isabelle Murphy

So glad we stopped by, they do things big here in Texas! Had the brisket, ribs and jalapeno cheese sausage. Sides were mac 'n' cheese, green beans, fried okra and coke slaw. Loved every bite. We managed to share a piece of peach cobbler with ice cream on top. Great way to end the meal. Our food server, Jessica, was friendly and helpful with recommendations. If I ever find myself in San Angelo again, I would definitely come back!

Jim Gresham

I had the 2 meat plate with jalapenos cheese sausage and sliced brisket with potato salad and beans. My wife had a chopped brisket sandwich with fries. For mine the flavor was great with tender brisket and just the right amount of sauce. Enough for leftovers. My wife said her sandwich was very good. We will be back soon.

Liapaulette Webster

Pork ribs fall off the bone delicious, the brisket done to perfection. Potato salad is good with only a hint of dill. Sauce tasty with good consistency.
Only improvement needed: a spicy sauce

LostSoul

This review comes with a heavy heart. You see there was a time when Packsaddle was the best in San Angelo, but now I know that they just DO NOT care.
We spent $50 on a "take out" order and did not receive any napkins or any plasticware to eat our 2 platters that we ordered.
When we called, the person on the other end stated that they do not give out napkins or plasticware because they feel that people do not use them and just throw them away.
HMMMM, they should have asked when they gave us the order?
I know what you are going to say, why didn't we check? When a business has proudly been in business for "40 years" then you should not have to check their work!!!!!
Enough with that, let's get down to product quality. Look at the pictures I posted as you read this.
1. Check out the unrendered fat on this brisket. This comes from not trimming the brisket before or after smoking. This fat is really useless and should not be eaten.
2. If you look at the meat portion, I ask "where is the smoke ring?
A smoke ring accurse in the first 3 hours when the smoke chemically reacts with the muscle tissue. There should be at least 3/16" smoke ring. For some reason, I doubt this brisket was smoked for 14 hours as stated.
3.When your menu states that the platters are DRIZZLED with BBQ sauce, that DOES NOT mean tallow!!! Pouring tallow on brisket before you serve it is CHEATING!!! Look at the clear liquid at the bottom of the tray.
All in all, this shows that the quality of the restaurant industry in San Angelo has gone to the dogs and unfortunately the residence of San Angelo apparently does not care.
Restaurants are charging twice as much as they were 4 years ago, and if that doesn't hurt your pocket then you have the right not to care. It is time to stand up and demand the restaurant industry to give us our moneys worth!!!!!!!!
After all we work hard for our money just like they do!!!!!!

Darcy King

Overall: NOT IMPRESSED!

I'll start with the service. The lady that checked us out at the register was extremely rude and impatient. This made no sense considering there wasn't a soul in the dining room (we were picking up our order early to beat the dinner rush). When I informed the employee that this was our first time to eat here and we like to leave online reviews, she attempted to change her attitude (too little, too late).

Now to the food. The fries were nothing more than a child's handful but that was OK after tasting them. They tasted like they were cooked in year old grease. Literally, disgusting! The burger patty was huge but absolutely bland. I've never heard of NOT seasoning a burger, even if it's nothing more than salt and pepper.

Atmosphere: The restaurant itself was tiny but quaint. Decorated modern country. Appeared clean. Seems like it would be tight during a lunch/dinner run. Since we placed our order to go, we did not eat at the restaurant. The register is right by the front door. You are literally blocking the door while trying to cash out to the point you have to move over to allow people in.

Considering we spent OVER $70 for 5 burgers/sides, I would have expected more.
VERY DISAPPOINTING!

On a side note, after looking at Packsaddle's reviews and reading SEVERAL 1 star reviews. It seems the owners are in denial of the restaurant's declining performance and offer lots of excuses or flat out denials of the negative reviews. A business's history and name can only carry a business for so long. It's important to read customer reviews and LISTEN and make necessary changes instead of casting the reviews aside. Good luck.

Krista Clark

My family and I love Packsaddle BBQ. We eat here often and the food is always delicious! Service is wonderful as well. Pictured is the catfish plate

Wendy Stewart

Haven't been in a few years. It was pretty good. The jalapeño sausage and Brisket were good. The mac n cheese was not the best.