Bodacious -b-q - Lufkin

Bodacious BBQ has been around a while and I have been there a few times with inconsistent experiences. For this visit I had a 3 meat plate( sliced brisket,sausage, ribs, and two sides coleslaw and potatoes salad.The sausage was quite good, Smokey flavor, moist and good snap on the skin. The ribs where tender, flavorful and didn't need anything else. The brisket is where it went flat for me. The brisket was very dry and crumbly and the flavor was like cardboard. I did not enjoy it at all, brisket is a BBQ staple and I judge joints on how well they put out a brisket. This was very disappointing for the price of $24.00.The coleslaw was a creamy slaw without it being drenched and good flavor. The potatoe salad was more like cold mashed potatoes with the fixings of potato salad mixed in. It wasn't bad at all and I enjoyed.The service was decent and friendly. The atmosphere was relaxed. The dining area was clean and organized.Overall not too shabby but sadden at such a poor showing for thier brisket.

Just a typical barbecue place. I ordered the Bodacious bowl which was not put together. I would have hated having to assemble the bowl if I had not gone home.

Sliced beef sandwich was cold and average. My slaw had slivers of ice in it. Will not be back.

I was disappointed in the really dry brisket. The chopped beef was pretty good because it was drenched in sauce. The beans were good, as was the coleslaw. We also tried the bacon wrapped jalapeno popper for $5. It was really good but I am not sure it was worth the money.I would go back and give them another try in the future. I wouldn't want to judge a place based on one less than stellar dinner.

We love eating here, in fact, we are headed there now to eat lunch.Their sausage is very good.