From: felske@convex.com (Horst Felske)
Subject: Re: best bar-b-q in dallas area???
Organization: CONVEX Computer Corporation, Richardson, Tx., USA
Distribution: dfw
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 01:15:56 GMT
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aross@convex.com (Alan Ross) writes:

>In article <1992Jul8.185706.12467@news.eng.convex.com> newton@convex.com (Vicki Newton) writes:
>>
>>hey can someone recommend their idea of the best bar-b-q joint in the
>>dallas area?  we really need something in the north dallas/richardson/
>>plano area.  we are bar-b-q novices but want to take a buddy to lunch and
>>*he* is a big bar-b-q fan.  what's the best place?
>>
>>thanks a lot,
>>veek

>Well, if you want to travel out to the far side of Garland, I highly recommend
>a little hole in the wall place called "O'neals Bar-B-Q".  It's a little tough
>to find ( we actually stumbled on it ).  Mr. O'neal serves one of the finest
>BBQ plates I've ever eaten.  This place is not for amatuers.  This is a roll
>up the sleeves, pop a can of Grape Nehi, slop on some tabasko and chomp place.
>For basically $5, O'neal will walk to the back and pile a styrofoam plate full
>of pork ribs, hand it to his daughter who will ask you for your choice of 
>two side orders ( I recommend the beans and Jalepeno carrots, but the black-
>eyes peas are great too, if properly seasoned with hot sauce :-).  This is
>a very little place ( maybe 8-10 tables ) and usually Mr. O'neal is in there
>alone watching TV while his daughter(s) are cleaning up a bit.  Very friendly
>people!  It's a real hoot to admire the hundreds of newspaper clippings hanging
>on the wall that extol the virtue of Mr. O'neals Bar-B-Q'ing feats and trying 
>to get him to tell you about them.  Outstanding BBQ, great people, excellent 
>price, I can't recommend it higher.

>Directions for getting there are a little sketchy.  The phone book may be a
>better resource than me, but here goes:

>From N. Central:
>take belt line all the way out to brand, take a left at the light for brand.
>brand will T into naman school road, take a right.  this will take you to
>lavon drive ( 78 ).  at the light of 78 and naman school, you are looking at
>albertson's grocery store.  take a right at the light and go south on 78
>about 1/2 mile.  there is a small shopping center on the left that has a gas
>station in front.  the most notable entity of the shopping center is a   
>gym with muscle man drawings on the store front windows.  turn into the shopping
>center, and O'neals in on the left about half way down the row, right next to
>a video rental store.

>I hope you enjoy the experience.  If after eating there you can beat the 
>price, ambiance, authenticity, taste and general good time; let me know
>where, I want to check it out!

>Enjoy!
>Alan Ross
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I checked this place today and found everything as described.
I will defenatly go there again. Great people great food, thank
you Alan for posting this.

regards
	Horst

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