Personal faves at Barrel & Ashes include the Smoke...

Personal faves at Barrel & Ashes include the Smoked Chicken Wings, Hoe Cake and Open Faced Santa Maria Tri-Tip on Sourdough Slice. Barely coated Pork Spare Ribs were good even though they were not "falling off the bone," nor drenched in sauce East Texas style. Brisket quality has improved since they first opened in November 2014, but the gold standard for brisket is still Bludso's of Compton.