Right before finals began, I decided I was in the need for a BBQ fix, and so I called up a couple of friends and we took a quick 45 minute drive on over to Mexia, TX for a place called Kirby's BBQ out by the airport.
This place has all the basics in spades! It's hard as all get out to find because the address online is wrong. When you pull in, it doesn't have paved parking, and the building looks like something out of a western. Upon walking inside, you see pictures on the walls of local high school sports teams they sponsor and pictures of famous people who have visited. It's about as small town Texas as they come, and I love it.
As always, I snagged a 3 meat plate with brisket, sausage, and ribs with a side of beans, and after hearing their pie is homemade everyday, I snagged a slice of buttermilk pie with my meal.
The brisket was very thinly sliced without much fat on the pieces which was not particularly to my liking, but it did have a good bark and a nice smoke ring around it. It had a solid flavor but nothing overwhelming. It was able to be cut with just the fork, and I did enjoy it but wasn't amazed.
The sausage was probably the most disappointing of the three meats I ordered. It was basic link sausage that tasted like something you could've bought at a grocery store. It was not hardly spicy at all and was overall unimpressive.
The ribs were well smoked and had good seasoning that were well accompanied by the sauce that was provided at the table. It had a good tenderness and just about fell off the bone.
Normally i'm not one to review sides and desserts because they just do not really matter to me when deciding what's good BBQ or not, but for Kirby's I have made an exception for one reason and one only. Their buttermilk pie is the absolute best buttermilk pie that I have ever consumed in my entire life. It was extremely creamy, and unlike any i've ever had, it had a crust across the top like a crème brûlée. To be clear, I would drive an hour again just to get more of that pie. It is that good y'all.
