Matt Shlemon and his wife, Athena, own and run Abbey's Real Texas BBQ.
Matt was enjoying lunch at Real Texas BBQ in 1987, just weeks after arriving in San Diego, and it was the best cuisine he had eve…
Loaded Baked Potato was HUGE and tastes great. Totally thought it would be a small potato since it was an appetizer but it was a meal by itself. Will be ordering again!
Meat Sandwich (2 sides) good size and tender brisket, potato salad was exactly what I was looking for, and cornbread is thecornbread I used to get at home.
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James B
Emerging Expert • 18 contributions
Loved
• 5/20/26
• DoorDash order
Everything was exceptionally delicious. The favorite item was actually the onion rings for me. The Full Slab W/2 Sides had an enormous amount of flavor and I was extremely easy to eat, fall of the bone almost which is right where you want it. The mac & cheese and cornbread really brought everything together. The Sliced Hot Links (2) and Smoked Burnt Ends were very tasty but did not match the full slab + sides.
Peach Cobbler Cheesecake might have been the best dessert I have had in a long time.
Price wise idk because my work paid for it. I would order the Full Slab W/2 Sides with Mac and cheese/cornbread again.
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Jim M
Local Expert • 544 contributions
Loved
• 10/13/25
• DoorDash order
I just called Abbey's Real Texas BBQ to let them know, in person, how much we enjoy their Beef brisket by the Lb , thru DoorDash....Moist meat, taste great & fantastic eye appeal in the box. Dasher Juan, providing prompt service as tour meal arrived hot.
DoorDash & Abbey's... what a winning combination...!
Happy Customer.
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Jim M
Local Expert • 544 contributions
Loved
• 9/17/25
• DoorDash order
"Abbey's Real Texas," Is Real Texas BBQ in San Diego. We enjoyed the Beef brisket by the Lb again. Moist, cooked to perfection. This is Texas BBQ fun, here in San Diego. Great meal & Great Service as Daher Denys provided prompt service!
Happy Customer.
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Rachel K
Emerging Expert • 3 contributions
Didn't like
• 5/28/25
• DoorDash order
The The Lil´ Sandwich (1 side) with pulled pork was tender. The Meat Sandwich (2 sides) of Brisket was smokey and large. I do wish it was the style of bbq where they put the sauce on the sandwich with toppings :(. This is just meat and bread which is good but simple as was the rest of the meal. Mac n cheese - simple. Baked beans - good, has chunks of beef for extra flavor. Potato Salad has big chunks of potatoes. And they forgot my Cornbread . All n all good, but if your looking for exciting...
