Jay’s BBQ Shack

For me, good BBQ is certainly about the food, but it’s also about the overall experience. At Jay’s you get both. Food wise the marbled brisket was really good, nice flavor and you won’t need the plastic knife. The ribs are big and flavorful and the New Mexico Christmas sausage was different and tasty. The mac & cheese had had chilies not especially spicy but was different enough to be interesting (not ordinary) and worth a try. The potato salad was a little bit better than average but is my usual go-to side for BBQ. It was also nice to have a bottled beer with lunch, my preferred beverage with smoked meat. But it’s also a nice place to have lunch. Setting is outside on padded pick-nick tables. There was a line at 12:15pm but it didn’t move too slow slowly, but it’s always slow when you’re

The wait was pretty long, we got there maybe around 1040 and began eating around 1200. But honestly, I would wait that amount again. It was so worth it. My wife isn’t the biggest BBQ fan and she loved it so much and is now questioning her BBQ preferences of how she likes meat cooked. But honestly, it was so good and brisket was amazing. We will definitely be back again.

Every single time I have eaten here the food is amazing. Their brisket is the best in Abilene in my opinion. It is worth the wait in line. There is a reason they are in the Texas monthly barbecue issue. But sadly, I forgot to take a picture of the brisket sandwiches that we devoured because of my excitement to get home and eat it.Lol! I can assure you it was delicious.

My one and probably only trip to Abilene TX and I hit a grand slam with Jay’BBQ Shack. The wait was worth it and I am leaving TX knowing I had some of the best BBQ in TX I ask for a special order, the pulled pork with Brisket combo on one sandwich with a side of two ribs. This way I got a wide Rang of meat to try. The ribs were very tasty and balanced - delicious. The combo sandwich turned out to be a good decision and they were happy to make it for me. Every bite was equally as good as next one and flavor combination was heavenly. I would highly recommend this place and the environment is what I would have imagined a great TX BBQ place to be and feel like .

🍗🍖 If you like BBQ, this is the place to go to. You will get your money’s worth and treated like a valued customer. Those who have been there know what I’m talking about. You have to get there early like when they open because they will sell out fast. They always seem to sell out of ribs by the time I make there. Very good quality BBQ unlike some of these other places in the area who just aren’t up to par with food quality or customer service. I really like their loaded BBQ tacos with slaw your choice of meat with pico de gallo. They take care of military community as well. The quality of food and service I’ve received thus far, has been worth my hard earned money and repeated presence as a satisfied customer. The serving sizes are descent, but you could never have enough of their BBQ.