Grady's Bar-B-Que, San Antonio

Grady Cowart started keeping the folks in San Antonio happy with big plates of barbecue in 1948. These restaurants serve up some of the most inexpensive offerings in the region, in large, comfortable dining rooms decorated with cowboy art.

You can choose from beef, sausage, ham, or rib plates. We opted for brisket and ribs and couldn't have been happier. The brisket was tender and thinly sliced, served with a tangy sauce. The ribs were also cooked to tender perfection. All the plates arrive with a corn bread muffin plus a choice of two side dishes: french fries, potato salad, coleslaw or beans. We didn't have a chance to try the french fries, but the potato salad was flavorful and crisp.

If your hunger is too small for a plate, opt for one of the sandwiches: sliced beef, sausage, ham, or chopped beef. There are also catfish sandwiches, chicken-fried steak sandwiches, and hamburgers. For dessert, there's traditional pecan pie.

Locations:

4109 Fredericksburg Rd., (210) 732-3636

6510 San Pedro Ave., (210) 805-8036

6919 S Zarzamora St., (210) 932-2684

6596 FM 78, (210) 666-8841

7400 Bandera Rd., (210) 684-2899

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