DB's Rustic Iron BBQ

Recommended to us by our Airbnb host. The brisket here was my favorite ever. Right up there next to a place in Montana I’ve been to and a great spot in Houston. DB’s was the best though. My girlfriend and I went up for a second meal after finishing our first. I can’t recommend this place enough !

After a rough day of hiking this was the perfect place to eat! Not only was it friendly and super clean but it was delicious. I had the brisket sandwich combo. I've had a lot of brisket in my life but this was one of the best. It's was lean with just enough fat at the edge to make it just the right bite. The sauce was tangy and sweet and just a hint of heat. The bun was amazing. So many BBQ places have decent enough meat but they flop on the bread choice. Best bun on a brisket sandwich I've ever had. Large enough and soft but sturdy enough to hold a very generous portion of beef. The red onion slice and pickle made it just right. Totally would eat there again!!

Great customer service. Was in line behind a local and they couldn’t say enough about how good their meat was. Brisket and Turkey tacos for me. With the cilantro cabbage mix for the top, it looked like a celebration! Beans had incredible flavor. Wide variety of canned/bottles beers and sodas to choose from. So happy we stopped by.

Food is good, but portions for the price was not great. My brisket (red tray) was dry and sad, but to be fair the fresh stuff (black tray) looked amazing as it was being cut. I'll add photos. The ribs were good but not as good as Chileens on 17 north of Phoenix. Pulled pork was ok too. The other reviews are what got me to drive out of big bend 40 minutes to get food here. If my food were what the other reviews said, I would have, but not for what I got. The live music was nice. Restroom seemed clean and water was warm fast to wash hands. I would give DB another chance for fresh ribs and brisket.
Live music is good but loud if the doors are closed. Spring and autumn might be best for doors open.

We weren’t able to eat here since they had run out of food (6:45 on Wed 12.29) however they still had good live music, cold beers, and soda. We left and got takeout from a food truck then came back and sat outside by the fire and bought a few beers while we enjoyed the music. DB himself was sitting at the same picnic table as us, I heard him tell someone he usually wasn’t open at the beginning of the week, but wanted to make sure people could eat. Can’t wait to go back and try the food. Bartender (man with small face tattoo) was really nice.