This East Texas Icon Has Been Serving Up Delicious BBQ Ribs So Good Even A President Had To Have Some.

At last year's Red Dirt, I got to try some of the food and I've been infatuated with one East Texas BBQ spot that was featured and I finally pulled up to their location in Kilgore to try it myself.

I'm Quite Sure You're Familiar With Country Tavern Barbecue In Kilgore!

If you're from East Texas then I'm sure you already know about Country Tavern and their signature menu item: Ribs. Texas Monthly called them the "prettiest ribs in the region."

I'll never forget my first time stopping by. When you arrive you'll notice several famous people have been known to stop by the famous spot just on Highway 31 just as you enter Kilgore. TV stars, Country music stars and even former Presidents have had their famous ribs.

Don't Be Intimidated By The "Bar" Atmosphere, These Are Friendly Folks.

When you step inside, you'll have to take a moment to adjust your eyes because its pretty DARK inside and the first thing you'll notice is the bar. But when you look to the right you'll notice a normally packed house of diners enjoying the food.

Great people and great food make a great combination.

I Recently Had Dinner With My Family There And It's So Good!

My first time there, I was on my way back from Longview and just grabbed a rack of ribs to go. I was planning to take them home but I couldn't wait and decided to bust them open in the car and they were absolutely PERFECT.

I did manage to bring a few home to the family and they asked to go back and we did and enjoyed another rack and more including their delicious Mac and Cheese!

I made a TikTok video bout it, like to see it, here it go!

Send me your recommendations for "The Best Damn Thing I Ate" series and I'll go exploring!