Rudy’s BBQ UYE

I came here with my cousin for dinner first time on Friday… Good thing my cousin paid because I would have been broke lol. We eat a lot!!! and bbq here is not cheap! $ 5.99 for half a pound of briskets! that’s not even enough for me to eat!!!
We also got creamy corn, potato salad and a jalepano sausage!!! THEY WERE ALL GOOD!!! oh mon dieur!!! everything was so good! I would definitely come back. and if you run out of gas coming here to eat, do not worry!!! they have gas pumps right outside lol. Don’t know how good their gas is but it’ll get you home.

817 UYE. Good turnout and pretty good Q. Plus all members of the WGP were there. They rock

This was my first UYE in the 817 area. Hope to not make a habit out of it… Just kidding… Not really. :)
For Arlington on a Wednesday night there were quite a few Unilocalers in attendance! So it was good too see everyone and to meet a few new Unilocalers.
Thanks for putting this together Shawn and Lisa!
PS — the BBQ was good. I wrote a separate review for it.

I don’t know why the hell I keep getting credit for this… but ai’ight!
ShawnW was the master of ceremonies, and I think he chose a great time. Crazy lines and a giant restaurant FULL of hustle & bustle on a weeknight — can you imagine a weekend?! I must say, though, that Rudy’s kept the meat line moving pretty quickly. Nice job, crazy-​busy foodz place! The ice tubs o’beer (hellooo Shiner Black — you so sexy!) probably help one enjoy the wait, now that I think of it. But still.
Even if we hadn’t eaten a bite, having the out-​of-​towners (aka Kristie/​Megan/​Samantha) figure out the secret of the «to go» line would have been worth it. HELLZ.YES.
So, not sure that crazy huge circle table in the corner will ever be the same (sorry we dripped meat juice and sause all over you, buddy), but it sure was the scene of lots of funtimes that night! Seriously, we have the best Unilocalers ever. And shoutout to Mama Unilocal for making the trek too! It was like a celebrity sighting or something. :)
Goooooo MEAT!

You know it’s either good food or good people that can lure a dozen folks to Arlington for a UYE. For me, it was definitely the people (shout out to Shawn W. and Lisa P. for anchoring!). The BBQ was kinda disappointing for a 7-​hour round trip (not really), but that’s totally my fault for over-​hyping it.
I can say this, Kristie «I’m a Genius!» A. wins the award for best prepared Unilocaler. Not only did she drive us Eastsiders in her crayon car — that was a BBQ crayon car once I put my meat in her trunk (TWHS! ho!) — she saved us from a Six Flags worthy order line (I’m not kidding, there were at least 50 people in a metal caged line that looped back and forth on itself at least 3 or 4 times and went straight out the front door) by stepping over to the to-​go counter in the convenience store.
Hear me people, this is the way to go. 5 – 7 minutes after placing our orders, we had meat in hand and were gloating to the other Unilocalers still stuck in the metal cage. Neener!
I can’t say driving to Arlington is going to become a habit, but this trip was well worth the exertion. Next time, we need an Arlington UYE with a hotel room option. Just sayin’.