calvin hobbs

Trying out the new breakfast digs at Stanley’s before work. This is their fully loaded brisket breakfast bowl! If it’s Stanley’s, you know dang well that it’s good! Y’all come get you some. Nuff said!

Jon Fred

First time here. Nice little spot that can be easily missed, so keep your eyes out. There is a fair amount of parking in the lot behind the restaurant. Food - brisket was delicious and moist. Great bark. Not overly seasoned. The Jalapeno cheddar sausage link was lacking a "kick" and had very little cheese. Also, relatively smaller than other BBQ joints. May have just gotten the bad one of the bunch. Will not hold it against them. Usual BBQ prices, at $19 per half-pound of brisket and a $6 sausage link. The other meats they have are ribs, turkey, chicken, and pulled pork. They do have tacos, too. Atmosphere - order at the counter and they will bring you your food. Traditional style of ordering BBQ, minus having it ready as you're paying. Covered outdoor seating and an inside seating area with a bar. Overall, enjoyable. Service - friendly service. While eating I was checked on twice by staff members.

Joey Retes

I grew up in California and never liked barbecue. Five years ago, in 2020, I moved to Texas where barbecue is almost a religion. I started watching TikToks about the best places to go, and Stanley’s kept popping up. I was skeptical at first because I had heard about the high prices, but to my surprise it was actually very affordable. The atmosphere was very family-friendly, and I think that is when I truly fell in love with barbecue. I am not sure what it was, but I absolutely loved the food. The service was fantastic. Maddy (hopefully I spelled your name right) was so sweet and kind. She greeted me with a smile and even gave me a sample of the barbecue since I told her I was skeptical. She served the food with genuine hospitality and made me feel welcome. I am not a regular Google reviewer, but she really stood out. She was well dressed, clearly put time and effort into her appearance, and carried herself professionally. She is a truly beautiful person inside and out. Thank you, Maddy. – Joey Retes

A C

The best place to go to for BBQ in Tyler! Their outdoor patio is cozy with live music in the evening, and their food items are creatively delicious & put together. My personal favorites were the Cluckin’ Taco and the Brisket Nachos! Staff is always friendly helpful, bathrooms are clean & private. Parking is a nightmare though!

Marc Cooper

IMO, Stanley's has the best BBQ in East Texas. It's so good that I'm rewriting this review to mention their ribs. We have been coming here for around 5 years and I just recently tried the ribs and was pleasantly surprised. I always get the brisket, but I highly recommend the ribs as well. My wife also LOVES their tacos. Great spot with a cool atmosphere.

Brian Stuhler

Stanley’s Famous BBQ lives up to the name. First off, the brisket. Juicy, tender, and full of rich, smoky flavor. You could eat it by itself and be fully satisfied. But don’t skip the turkey either, surprisingly one of my favorites. The edges had this perfectly spiced crust, and unlike most BBQ turkey, it wasn’t dry or rubbery. Smooth bite, no weird textures. Just clean, well-seasoned meat. Then came the brisket nachos, and wow, I’m convinced the chips were homemade. Thick, crunchy, and held up under the weight of the meat and cheese. Topped with those pinto beans, which brings me to my only minor gripe. The beans, both on the nachos and the taco, were a bit overpowering. At times, all I could taste was beans. So, next time, I’ll ask to skip them. The taco itself was good, not great. I wasn't missing it or finding myself wanting another; otherwise. Bold, flavorful, and balanced. I also grabbed the mac and cheese, and honestly, I didn’t expect it to be that good, creamy with just the right bite. Furthermore,' the staff was also very friendly and helpful. One miss: the Painkiller cocktail. Flat and underwhelming. I’ve had better ones from chain restaurants like Cheddar’s. Still, incredible BBQ, great energy, and I’ll definitely be back. Stanley knows what they’re doing.

+6

Nicholas Ballew (Big Back Ballew)

It’s probably been over a year since I’ve been, but today I decided to stop by Stanley's Famous Pit Barbecue! before heading to Arkansas for a quick 2 day job. I ordered a half a rack of ribs, half pound of that moist/fatty (brisket), and a water cup lol. The ribs were perfectly cooked. They had a really good candied bark on them, as well as a nice bite. Definitely not overcooked at all. The brisket itself was indeed moist. It was incredibly tender and definitely passed the finger test (pictured below). The bark had a really good salt and pepper taste to it. Simple, yet full of flavor. I’m definitely adding Stanley’s back into the rotation.

Ray Hubbard

Highly recommended by one of my customers. Unique little hole in the wall place. A little bit of a challenge trying to park as it was pouring down rain and 1st time here. Found out that there is a rear parking area and entrance. Next time should be easier to park. They didn't offer a multiple meat plate so I ordered a little of a couple of meats so I could give it a god try. I ordered the sliced, hot link and ribs and for my sides I had Potato Salad and Mac & Cheese. Let me begin with the Mac and Cheese, just might be the best Mac and Cheese I've ever had, and I make a mean dish myself. It was so creamy with just the right tang. The Potato Salad was good but I would say it needed a touch of mustard in it. Now the main course - The Hot Link was very delicious, didn't have that overwhelming kick that a lot of links do. I was very pleased with the taste, tenderness and texture. The Sliced Brisket was delicious as well. Had a good smoke on it and was nice and tender as well. Finally - The Ribs, I was told that they were fall off the bone good. I didn't find them to be fall off the bone but OMG they had a nice candied flavor and taste to them. I would definitely love to be able to smoke some ribs like this at home. Staff was friendly and very helpful. With everything being said, I would definitely give this place and its food a 9 out of 10. The best part about trying the multiple meats - To Go Container and Leftovers.

+2

Carol Ann

I had a great chop beef BBQ sandwich! 🥪 The beef had little fat. The fries 🍟& beans 🫘 were delicious. The staff people are great! Seating is nice. It’s a great place for friends and family. They do stop serving when the BBQ is sold out! Very clean. Nice atmosphere, themed restaurant.

+5

Amazing bbq! \nI got the Mother Clucker sandwich, Sliced Brisket sandwich, and potato salad. \n\nThe restaurant has great vibes with a covered patio for seating. The staff is awesome and th…

Amazing bbq! \nI got the Mother Clucker Sandwich, Sliced Brisket Sandwich, and Potato Salad. \n\nThe restaurant has great vibes with a covered patio for seating. The staff is awesome and the place …

Amazing BBQ! \nI got the Mother Clucker Sandwich, Sliced Brisket Sandwich, and Potato Salad. \n\nThe restaurant has great vibes with a covered patio for seating. The staff is awesome and the place …

I grew up in Tyler and we would all meet up at Stanley's Family BBQ, for the best BBQ in town. There is nothing like it. The best cut of meat and the tastiest sauce.

I grew up in Tyler and we would all meet up at Stanley's Family bbq, for the best bbq in town. There is nothing like it. The best cut of meat and the tastiest sauce.

I grew up in Tyler and we would all meet up at Stanley's Family bbq, for the best bbq in town. There is nothing like it. The best cut of meat and the tastiest sauce.

Delicious!! Amazing Texas barbecue and sides. The ribs and brisket are fantastic. We love Stanleys!

ambiance? A+\nService? A+\nBest brisket around. Sandwich options are their strength. \nLive music nights are a must.

Amazing atmosphere pair with delicious food and great service and best summer beer in town. Highly recommended!!!

Amazing atmosphere pair with delicious food and great service and best summer beer in town. Highly recommended!!!

Heck yes you should come here. Some of the best BBQ with a stellar bar. parking is a little challenging though.

I freaking love this place. From Christine's kind service at the counter to Bailey's hospitality at the bar, I was treated like a king. ribs are amazing and summer beer is what's happening!

I freaking love this place. From Christine's kind service at the counter to Bailey's hospitality at the bar, I was treated like a king. Ribs are amazing and summer beer is what's happening!

I haven't had a bad experience here yet. The bar always has excellent drinks. Love the ribs but my hands-down fave here is the Mother Clucker

Wow! My son and I both got the sliced brisket sandwich and peach cobbler. Both were delicious. We'll give the ribs a try next time we go to Tyler. Also, the wait was short even though they were ve…

Wow! My son and I both got the sliced brisket sandwich and peach cobbler. Both were delicious. We'll give the ribs a try next time we go to Tyler. Also, the wait was short even though they were …

Wow! My son and I both got the sliced brisket sandwich and peach cobbler. Both were delicious. We'll give the ribs a try next time we go to Tyler. Also, the wait was short even though they were ve…

Everything we tried was excellent. Special thumbs up for the brisket, and the ‘Cadillac’ Mother Clucker. Prices were on par if not a little lower than current bbq joints. I’m glad we made the eff…

Everything we tried was excellent. Special thumbs up for the brisket, and the ‘Cadillac’ Mother Clucker. prices were on par if not a little lower than current BBQ joints. I’m glad we made the eff…

Oh my my so delicious! Brisket pulled pork and ribs were all so good!! Servers were friendly and helpful and fun. This is a great spot for a fun night out and all the Texas vibe!

Oh my my so delicious! Brisket pulled pork and ribs were all so good!! Servers were friendly and helpful and fun. This is a great spot for a fun night out and all the Texas vibe!

We arrived and parking lot was packed with the lunch crowd , Which is always a good sign for any restaurant. We had a group of 12, when we entered there was 6 people in line. They were quick to ord…

Really, really, really good bbq! Living in Southeast Texas, we don't have great bbq. We drove 200 miles to try Stanley's Famous Pit bbq and it was well worth the drive. Ribs were absolute perf…

So, as always, the service and bar b q were excellent. Like a lot of people, we love and eat bar b q all over and Stanley’s is the best we’ve had anywhere, hands down. A lot comes close. But close …

Randomly stopped here for lunch and what a treat! The meat is so tender you barely have to chew it. I can't wait to come back.

We live in South Louisiana and were visiting with family, including 3 generations. We enjoyed the outdoor seating on a beautiful Sat. afternoon. The ordering staff were wonderful. The young lady m…

A recent uber trip brought me to Tyler from Forney. Once I dropped my passenger it was time to get some lunch. Looking up the food scene in multiple apps, they all put Stanley’s Famous Pit BBQ at or near the top of the list. My overall rating is a 4.65 and I can see why. Upon my initial visit, the restaurant looks unassuming from the outside but definitely has that small town meets big city charm on the inside. If you dine in, there are two dining areas upstairs. One inside, and the other is a covered patio. There also appears to be a rooftop deck.on to the main reason I’m here….the tasty vittles! I ordered the equivalent of a sampler platter that my server recommended. Not on the menu per say, but she entertained this foodie’s curiosity. I went with the ribs, pulled pork and brisket. For my sides I chose the cole slaw and potato salad. Included were 3 slices of bread and a small tray of pickle slices, jalapeños and sliced onions. Each meat portion was 1/2 lb in serving size. Plenty of food for this fatty! Total cost for the platter plus a medium coke was $36.25. Priced reasonably by Texas BBQ standards. My review of the food is overall a very pleasant experience. The ribs were meaty and plentiful. They seem to be prepared competition style. Not fall off the bone tender, but still tender enough. The rub had a forward presence of garlic followed by a sweetness that I am guessing is brown sugar. They were enjoyable on their own, naked, but the bbq sauce provided at the table added a little sweet, tangy heat. My preference these are good enough without the sauce. Overall rib score 4.9 out of 5. The brisket: slightly different than what I am used to. The smoke ring was on point, tenderness was spot on, it’s everything you expect for melt in your mouth brisket as far as the cook is concerned, but the rub…that kind of threw me off. Not bad, just different. You can taste the usual suspects in the seasoning such as the salt and pepper, but the brisket was giving off notes of nutmeg and possibly a little cinnamon. I enjoyed it, just didn’t expect it, as it is a little different than traditional brisket. The burnt ends that came on my portion of brisket actually elevated the flavor to the next level. Overall score on the brisket was 4.6 out of 5. Burnt ends if that’s all that I would have been given, I would have scored those 5 out of 5, they were that delicious. The pulled pork: It was juicy, flavorful and spot on for what pulled pork should be. The flavor profile had hints of garlic and a sweetness that wasn’t as forward present as the ribs, but still very enjoyable. This is where the sauce on the table became the star of the show. Just a little bit of this sauce, not even a teaspoonful, elevated this pulled pork to some of the best I’ve eaten anywhere. Overall pulled pork score 4.85 out of 5. The cole slaw: This was my least enjoyable item on my tray. Not because it was bad, because it was truly a unique flavor that I have ever tasted in a cole slaw. It was tangy, almost like an Italian dressing flavor, mixed with a little mayonnaise, but what threw me off was the presence of cilantro. Unfortunately I am one of those whose tastebuds think cilantro tastes like soap mixed with metal. If it weren’t for the cilantro, I would have truly enjoyed this. Overall score fore the cole slaw 3.5 out of 5. The potato salad: this was probably the most straightforward, what you expect at a bbq joint potato salad as it gets, and that is not a bad thing at all. It was flavorful and very enjoyable. Overall score 5 out of 5. Service was exceptional. My server at the front counter was very helpful. Once upstairs in the dining area, the servers working the floor were very attentive and brought that southern hospitality that truly makes this place feel like everyone is part of the family. There was an elderly gentleman that came in, and by all accounts he must be a regular, because every server working the floor made it a point to stop and greet him, some even hugged him. This is what customer service should look like. Customer service 5/5.

Jared Reynolds

Kind of a weird set up you enter down below and order then you find a spot on the upper levels to eat. I had pork ribs, turkey and brisket. And yes that is in order of yumminess. I loved the ribs. I ordered 3 and got 5 so that is a bonus. 2 of the ribs were really small and a little crispy but the other 3 were tender, delicious and well seasoned. The turkey was tender and good with a slight Smokey flavor. Now everything about the brisket was fantastic except the flavor. It was tender, moist and the seasoning on the exterior of the cut but it was good but the actual meat was missing a good smokey flavor. Finally the bbq sauce was mid. Basically ketchup with pepper in it. Not impressed with the sauce. So hopefully it was an off day for the brisket and you have a better experience.

Jeanette Chang

Brisket was dry and chewy. Sausage was dry and tough too. Ribs were slightly juicier and softer than brisket and sausage. Coleslaw was tart and crunchy. Potatoe salad had a mayonnaise flavor. Staff is very nice and proactive.

Food above average and always good, tinder, flavorful! service good but can be slow because of London lines. No ambiance, but it's barbecue joint, rustic! Always great place!

Food above average and always good, tinder, flavorful! Service good but can be slow because of London lines. No ambiance, but it's barbecue joint, rustic! Always great place!

Food above average and always good, tinder, flavorful! Service good but can be slow because of London lines. No ambiance, but it's barbecue joint, rustic! Always great place!

Good not to good the parking is bad. If you're looking for a hangout spot then ok. But good is not good bbq

Excellent BBQ!\nUnique location. \nUnique parking. \nWorth the visit. \nLots of different dining areas. \nTake out available.

For the reputation of this place, I was really looking forward to delicious BBQ. What a disappointment! This is Texas BBQ? Cannot recommend this place unfortunately. Save your money and go somewher…

Kids love this place. Lots to do whenever you go. Pretty, clean and kid friendly. Worth the time and money. Very well thought out. Animals are not just in cages.

10 months ago we came for the first time and t the ribs was under cooked. We brought my brother and his wife yesterday and the same thing all the other meats brisket and sausage was on point Mac and cheese marvelous yet them ribs still under cooked. Let your put masters know to let there ribs cook thoroughly before adding any sauce especially sugary sauce which will cooked and make them think the ribs are done. So we're coming back and only thing I ask is the ribs are cooked

I was pretty stoked to check this place out, basing it on the reviews, but I gotta say, the food fell so short, I've had way better barbecue in Tyler than this place, so I'm just not sure if it was an off day, or what's going on. The ribs were extremely fatty, the brisket was dry, the pork was fatty, the only thing that was the saving grace of the things I ordered was the sausage, and that's not saying much. I will say that the staff is beyond friendly and helpful. If you're looking for five-star barbecue in Tyler, head north.

Karol

Was so excited to share Texas BBQ with my husband who is not from America and because we were in town for work and saw a lot of good reviews, we decided this would be the place we share that first memory. It's been years since I've been back in east Texas, but as a Texas native, I've had years of delicious BBQ and this was a little disappointing. I bragged about how good Texas BBQ is amazing on its own without the need for sauce and brisket is a great way to tell if a place knows what they're doing. The brisket and pulled pork we ordered for dinner was dry and didn't really have much of a flavor. Hot links and the house sausage was also lacking in flavor (and where was the kick in the hot links?) and the casing on the house sausage was a little hard to cut through with the plastic knives. Beans and ribs were okay, as was the peach cobbler with ice cream. Expected more from reading the reviews. Service was nice and they had a great live band playing so that made it more enjoyable overall.

James “Dreamer11”

We ordered two loaded baked potatoes. The brisket on them was good. Not much cheese or sour cream. I paid extra for sour cream. And didn’t get but one extra little packet of sour cream after I showed them I paid for extra sour cream. The potato I’m pretty sure was left over from the day before. The center was stone cold. Both of us very disappointed in the place over 47.00 for two brisket baked potatoes and only one drink. Nothing else. We probably should’ve ordered ribs. The workers seem nice. It was hot even inside the bar area.

Staff was friendly but food came out cold and flavor was bland at best. Had ribs and wife had bbq baked potato. Portions and presentation is not anything like website. Had to pack in to-go contain…

Staff was friendly but food came out cold and flavor was bland at best. Had ribs and wife had bbq baked potato. Portions and presentation is not anything like website. Had to pack in to-go contain…

staff was friendly but food came out cold and flavor was bland at best. Had ribs and wife had bbq baked potato. Portions and presentation is not anything like website. Had to pack in to-go contain…

The wait in line was not long and the food was brought to our table, but the onions we asked for were not brought. The turkey sandwich was very tasty. The chicken taco was tasty. The vegetarian …

J H

I tell people all the time how this is my fav place for ribs; however, today, they didn’t hit the mark. They were cold, the portion size was horrible, and these 3 underneath were just disgusting. Hopefully they do better if I decide to try them again.

I am beyond disappointed with the service and order fulfillment from Stanley's for my Super Bowl party. I placed an order totaling over $249, expecting a full spread of ribs for my guests. Instead,…

I am beyond disappointed with the service and order fulfillment from Stanley's for my Super Bowl party. I placed an order totaling over $249, expecting a full spread of ribs for my guests. Instead,…

Every restaurant has delays from time to time, but most don't lie to your face. 25 minutes for just a single serving of peach cobbler to go. I came from Brisket Love in Lindale and on the way home…

Was very disappointed today..... have had Stanley's several times and ordered 2 chopped beef potatoes today for our 10 yr anniversary. The potatoes taste very over cooked and where extremely dry. After mixing the meat with the potatoe... it all has a burnt over cooked taste. So we discarded 40 dollars in food...😩😢