| Dallas Restaurant Reviews |
| Peggy Sue BBQ 6600 Snider Plaza (Daniel Ave. at Hillcrest Rd.) University Park (Dallas) 214-987-9188 |
Peggy Sue BBQ is barbeque joint that – surprise! – does not look like the inside of a barn.
And it has good food! The wait staff T-shirts say, “Unique is not spelled C-H-A-I-N”. How
true, how true.
SETTING - A dated 1950’s concrete block building across Hillcrest Road from SMU. Peggy
Sue is proud to say that it is the third in a line of barbeque restaurants in that building, going
back 45 years. (The previous incarnations also had Peggy somewhere in the name.) The
original menu, painted on a board, now hangs above the windows in the dining room on the right.
French Fries or Fried Pies were 10c and BBQ Chicken or Rib dinners were 65c.
FOOD - The menu is now more than a dozen entrees, including a good chicken fried steak. I
judge a barbeque place by its ribs, and Peggy Sue comes through with some huge, meaty pork
spare ribs. Most entrees are available in a smaller order at a lesser price, and for most
people, it will be plenty. The BBQ sauces (which I use sparingly, if at all) come in “regular” and
“spicy”. The vegetables are fresh (well, maybe the corn is canned, but it’s good), and the cole
slaw is so fresh, it’s almost crunchy. No limp, soggy cabbage drowned in white stuff here. The
mashed potatoes are home-style: thick, lumpy, and with a little brown skin. Top off the meal
with peach cobbler a la mode, or a root beer float, or their specialty, fried pies (cherry or
apricot) – made fresh, sprinkled with powdered sugar, and served hot. Whoa! Here's their
menu.
AMBIANCE - The two small dining rooms are dim, and the décor is 50’s and 60’s. The aging
celebrity photos and magazine covers on the walls outnumber the western-themed items, and
the few horse-head lamps or fake cacti appear to be throw-backs, as well. Peggy Sue attracts
an eclectic following. It’s packed at lunch. Dinner is not quite as crowded.
BOTTOM LINE - Huge meaty ribs, retro décor, friendly service. Peggy Sue BBQ has it all.
And it has good food! The wait staff T-shirts say, “Unique is not spelled C-H-A-I-N”. How
true, how true.
SETTING - A dated 1950’s concrete block building across Hillcrest Road from SMU. Peggy
Sue is proud to say that it is the third in a line of barbeque restaurants in that building, going
back 45 years. (The previous incarnations also had Peggy somewhere in the name.) The
original menu, painted on a board, now hangs above the windows in the dining room on the right.
French Fries or Fried Pies were 10c and BBQ Chicken or Rib dinners were 65c.
FOOD - The menu is now more than a dozen entrees, including a good chicken fried steak. I
judge a barbeque place by its ribs, and Peggy Sue comes through with some huge, meaty pork
spare ribs. Most entrees are available in a smaller order at a lesser price, and for most
people, it will be plenty. The BBQ sauces (which I use sparingly, if at all) come in “regular” and
“spicy”. The vegetables are fresh (well, maybe the corn is canned, but it’s good), and the cole
slaw is so fresh, it’s almost crunchy. No limp, soggy cabbage drowned in white stuff here. The
mashed potatoes are home-style: thick, lumpy, and with a little brown skin. Top off the meal
with peach cobbler a la mode, or a root beer float, or their specialty, fried pies (cherry or
apricot) – made fresh, sprinkled with powdered sugar, and served hot. Whoa! Here's their
menu.
AMBIANCE - The two small dining rooms are dim, and the décor is 50’s and 60’s. The aging
celebrity photos and magazine covers on the walls outnumber the western-themed items, and
the few horse-head lamps or fake cacti appear to be throw-backs, as well. Peggy Sue attracts
an eclectic following. It’s packed at lunch. Dinner is not quite as crowded.
BOTTOM LINE - Huge meaty ribs, retro décor, friendly service. Peggy Sue BBQ has it all.
