Tyler’s Barbeque

Overall Rating and is it worth a visit: 8.75 to 9/10 and Yes. Tyler’s was the first stop of on our BBQ road trip, where we were hitting 19 BBQ pits across 6 states over 13 days. Having been featured on several TV shows, barbecue books, and being given general recommendations from other enthusiasts I’ve talked to, we had high hopes after our 7 hour drive from Denver. Rolling up and starting in the parking lot, we were hit with a nice smell of smoke as we walked in. Upon entering, the smoke smell still lingers in the most pleasant of ways, as you wrap around to the right and order cafeteria style, with a friendly staff ready to assist you. Typical Texas beers and soft drinks are available, plus tea and sweet tea stations too. Very traditional BBQ ambiance, that makes for a fun atmosphere to enjoy your order, which comes served on the typical butcher paper atop metal trays. There’s also an outdoor seating area as well, with plenty of picnic tables available for groups of all sizes. As far as the meal and meats themselves, I would say it is pretty comparable to the one I had at Evie Mae’s BBQ on my last visit, and is a solid first or second option if you are in northern Texas and craving good BBQ. The brisket was for sure the highlight, along with the coleslaw, and was a great first taste and stop along our Texas BBQ leg of the tour. Really good food overall, with everything being a high floor with the flavors, but also a lower ceiling too, outside of maybe the brisket. Would absolutely be back again and a great stop on a road trip/lunch break from Denver. Would return for the brisket and coleslaw alone

Date Visited: 5/12/2026

Address: 3301 Olsen Blvd, Amarillo, TX 79109

Day of the Week: Tuesday

Time of Day: 1:13 PM. Open at 11:00 AM

Owner: Tyler Frazer

Website: tylersbarbeque.com

Number of Years in Business: Opened May 25th, 2010 at original location and moved to current spot in 2019

Number of People in Line: 30 people already sitting down, with probably 15 coming in after us

Regional Style of BBQ: Central Texas

Total Cost: $98.59 with tip. Ordered the 4 Meat Platter with Brisket, Pulled Pork, Jalapeno Cheddar Sausage, & Smoked Turkey, plus a 1/2 rack of ribs. Came with two sides and we went with the coleslaw and the green beans, served with Texas Toast as well. Ordered three beers as well

Type of Wood: Mesquite

Type of Smoker: Wood-fired Fixed-racked Cabinet Smokers. J&R 250 Smokemaster

Type of Seasoning: Salt & pepper

Best Dish: Brisket

Best Sauce: Didn’t try any, but had one in-house

Best Side: Coleslaw

Interior Description: Concrete, polished floors with road signs, cowboy hats, and Texas Farm steel aligning the walls. Metal cattle grates guide you to ordering cafeteria style, with metal stools and mix matched wooden tables, making an eclectic, put together feel, and one which certainly delivers on the vibes of a Texas BBQ joint that you would hope to find and expect. Was a little oddly quiet, as no music was playing, but beyond that, couldn’t ask for a more traditional setting for enjoying some tasty BBQ

Pro Tip: Make sure to order the brisket and the coleslaw, and if feeling like some poultry instead, go with the turkey, per our and the staff’s recommendation

Brisket

0/10 Ranking: 8.75 to 9/10

Seasoning: Salt and pepper

Description: Minimal red ring, but good smoke flavor running through a super juicy and tender piece of fatty cut. Nice bark to it that was well seasoned, but needed a little more pepper. Thickly cut slices and seemed like it was possibly shoulder clod when I watched him carve it, but really good overall. Would absolutely order again and it delivered for our first Texas brisket of the road trip

Pork Spare Ribs

0/10 Ranking: 8.75/10

Seasoning: Salt, pepper, barbecue sauce

Description: Sweeter ribs with light seasoning and a light barbecue glaze to them. Well trimmed and more meat than fat for their ratio. Cooked almost perfectly for the tenderness, but not much smoke flavor to speak of. Needs more seasoning and smoke, but a solid rib overall and worth ordering

Pulled Pork

0/10 Ranking: 8.5/10

Seasoning: Unsure

Description: Good overall flavor and probably the smokiest meat we had here. That said, slightly dried out and overcooked, but just barely. It had some nice bark blended in for some good texture as well. With that in mind, it’s still really good on its own if you are craving pulled pork, but the ribs and brisket were better. Worth ordering though

Sausage – Jalapeno Cheddar

0/10 Ranking: 8.75/10

Description: Very creamy, but still with some slight snap to the casing. Served sliced up, with big chicks of cheddar visible in each bite. It had a nice little bit of heat to it without it becoming a fire alarm in your mouth. Would get again, but would like a little less creaminess to the interior

Turkey

0/10 Ranking: 8.75 to 9/10

Seasoning: Salt, pepper, maybe others?

Description: Almost perfectly cooked for tenderness, it was a super juicy turkey with good seasoning and light smoke. Needed more of both though, especially the smoke. Worth getting some for the table and was a quick selection over the chicken when I asked the staff which of the two was better, with the three of us having to agree with them on the turkey after tasting it

Sauces

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Sides – Coleslaw

0/10 Ranking: 9 to 9.25/10

Description: Mainly white and a little bit of red cabbage, with a light mayo-based slaw. It had a nice pepper seasoning blend to it that I haven’t had in a while and was a pleasant way to start off the road trip and sides, especially with the stereotype that Texas doesn’t care about them (which we found to be anything but true). Very enjoyable crunch to each bite, especially since it wasn’t swimming in mayo, making for a nice refreshingly crisp pairing to cut the meats. 100% would order again