Coopers BBQ, New Braunfels TX

[TSurgeon]

I have always heard talk of how great the 1 in Llano is so me & the Mrs stopped in...

An experience was had.... they opened the pit, we looked and kept on walking. ( Newbies, we didn't know we were suppose to pick our food there )

1st item that caught my eye was the prime rib....been wanting to smoke a prime rib, just havent pulled the trigger on that 1 yet.

We got a sampling of prime rib, pork ribs, brisket, and sausage.

Prime rib was out of this world!! couldnt find horseradish sauce tho

Pork ribs had a good flavor, but their color didn't look like my ribs ( almost white, thought maybe they had been boiled )

Brisket the wife liked, juicy and tender

Sausage, I didnt care for but every one else thought it was good.

I would go back

[Pony Express]

get the beef rib next trip. all i get anymore and fill up on beans and bread

[Gator]

I have always been a big fan of Coopers in Llano and the new location in New Braunfels held true to the original.

The building is nice, big and clean - lots of room compared to the original.

Brisket - excellent, perfectly cooked, excellent bark - no sauce needed. I realized now that they run heavy on the salt in their basic rub and frankly I like it. All around it was the best of the three meats I tried.
Sausage - good, nothing spectacular, but really good.
Spare Ribs - Could have skipped these, I think we got the culls on ribs, wouldn't order those again.
Free Beans, perhaps the best bargain in the BBQ world, theirs are very traditional and very good.
Sauce - skip it, really.

Overall, the reason I have always liked Coopers was the excellent brisket and they did not disappoint. Next time I'm loading up on brisket, free beans and free bread - no sauce!.

[mramsey]

perhaps a little to big, forgot what brung them to the party

[Mean Gruene]

Not a fan. They over spice the meat. I'll drive up Hunter Rd. to Hays Co. BBQ first, or Granzin's downtown, or even Rudy's down the street before I'll go back to Cooper's

[Pony Express]

Gator, you got lucky.

the brisket is hit and miss there and mostly a miss. Dry and tuff.

But you really missed out by not gettting a beef rib. Thats all I will eat there now. ALWAYS good.

And I actually like the sauce.

And yes I like the salty bark also