Windmill Ice House

2769 Nacogdoches Rd, San Antonio
(210) 714-0630

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J.D. Rodriguez

One of my favorite places to eat that has consistently good food and a friendly atmosphere. I come here several times a month. Typically I get the Brisket, Mac n cheese and Peach Cobbler. (Though ask if they have other cobblers, sometimes they have apple which is also great.)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Mac N Cheese, Dinobone Rib, Dino Ribs Brisket Sausage and All the Killer Fixings, Spare Ribs, Cream Corn, Peach Cobbler with Vanilla Ice Cream, Queso House Made Chips, Brisket Plate, Ribs, Chopped Brisket, Peach Cobbler, Potato Salad

Herminia Gonzalez

Was a catered event, food wasn't ready, pulled pork or brisket whatever it was, was dry. Charged extra for potato salad, felt were overcharged, then they had no change. Beer, overpriced . We'll never go back under any

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

angelica duran

Y'all this is the place for great BBQ! We had the pulled pork, brisket and sausage with Mac and cheese, pinto beans and green beans. EVERYTHING was delicious and so full of flavor! I wish I would've taken a picture. Even The sweet tea tasted so fresh and sweetened just perfectly.Most definitely a repeat place!The tiny playground for the kids is cute too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ivan Beltrani

We ran into this place and enjoyed it. The food was good and so was the atmosphere. The best part was that the service was excellent, the staff is very friendly and attentive.Brisket was super tender and I love all the BBQ sauces.Overall loved the food and great service plus the open areas and seating made for a nice dining experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cream Corn, Peach Cobbler

Francesca Maria Fernandez Guillen

Birthday Luncheon. Laid back atmosphere. Had a 2 meat, 2 entre plate; brisket/sausage plate with 2 sides. Marbled brisket was so flavorful and juicy. The sausage link was actually 1/2 of an open ring. So delicious, sausage is my favorite. I had the collard greens (for sentimental reasons); pickles and onions; along with the cornbread pudding. Oh my God!!!! The cornbread pudding is a sweet side. It is a square of cornbread with a sweetness. The gravy poured over is like evaporated or sweetened condensed milk heated almost like a thick glaze over a doughnut.A "must try" you will never find this anywhere else. ?

Parking: So, the patio area is beautiful. There is a covered area for the band. A large play area with a ping pong table for the kids. Picnic tables. A bar for alcoholic beverages. Very homey. Sorry, I did not take a picture of the back area. It is a big, open area. Great for a family gathering, kid friendly etc.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Brisket Plate, Cornbread Pudding

Joey Martinez

1st time here and what a great experience. G was extremely friendly and helpful. Had to be the best Turkey I’ve ever had. Sides were great as well. Very flavorful mac and cheese and cream corn.

The Last Real Foodie

I've been to this joint once in the past year or so, but I wanted to try them again for a concrete review.I went for "fatty" brisket, turkey and some ribs for my meats. The turkey was super tender and had plenty of flavor, along with being very moist. The pork ribs were fine. They were fall off the bone, which I don't mind here and there. The ribs did lack flavor and would of benefited if they were basted with a BBQ sauce during the smoking process. Overall a thumbs up for the ribs, but far from my favorite.Last but not least, the brisket! Once I got home and took a look at the brisket, I could tell it was a bit dry already. I was correct. Sadly, the brisket barely had any fat. The meat itself was very chewy, which is sad considering how tender the ribs and turkey were. To top it all off, the bark on the brisket was under seasoned. I am beyond disappointed with the brisket. Especially since it is usually the holy grail of BBQ meats.The potato salad was your standard salad, but good. The peach cobbler was also tasty and not overly sweet, but will still satisfy your sweet tooth.I'm tempted to leave this joint with 3 stars in mind because of the mediocre brisket alone. But everything else was mostly satisfying, so I can't rate them that low.In the end, this is another forgettable BBQ joint with some OK food. If brisket is your forte when traveling for BBQ joints, then look elsewhere...3.6/5

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Pork Ribs, Potato Salad

Eva

Delicious food! Amazing staff! The Peach cobbler and the peanut butter cookie were delicious! Usually people serve cobbler cold but not this place! Brisket had great bark, corn pudding, and pinto beans where also really good!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

JMP

This place has so much potential, but the BBQ was not good. They have a gorgeous outdoor area with plenty of seating. A great area to let kids run around. We had brisket, chicken and for the sides, we had potato salad, pinto beans and green beans. The brisket was very dry, the chicken was decent and they have a great selection of BBQ sauce of different spice levels. The staff was very nice and the place was very clean. If the food was better, I'd go back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 5

Rodney Audas (TexasFishingRod)

It was good overall but not great. The pros: the brisket is delicious and the sandwiches are huge and well portioned with meat. Enough falls out when eating to add to your sides for a free upgrade! I like the sauces also, very tasty. If they had a baked potato option, I'd have bumped this to 4 stars. The cons. The potato salad seems like potatoes and mayo, the Mac and cheese seems like a boxed brand. Extra 3 bucks for a scoop of brisket on your sides. I work pretty close by so may take another swing at it another day, but won't drive across town for it again.

mario hernandez

Brisket was just okay, kinda dry, ordered a 2 meat sandwich for 13. This Is what I got. Served on white bread?? 3 very thin slices of sausage. Went back to ask the lady up front. She tried to justify that's the amount and saying it's alot. Wow. Not worth the money. Bill millers has bigger sandwiches with more meat for less $$ and maybe better flavor. ? My son's brisket was mostly fatty. And no water. Had to tell them 2 times to refill. Very disappointing experience. I won't be going back

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 1

Shawna Hunt

Great atmosphere upon walking in, clean and welcoming. Very friendly staff. The food is fresh and actually great pricing, I was impressed with finally an affordable barbecue option. However, I could not finish my ribs and wanted to soooo badly, but their rib rub is so peppery that it overtook every bit. I got four ribs (so juicy, so tender) but I could only hardly finish even one. On The other hand, my husband said his sliced brisket sandwich was so good and he will go back for that some time.I will definitelyCome back to try something else because it really was good.

Gonzalo Castillo

We had the Dino ribs, brisket, Mac and cheese Cole slaw and it was all delicious. The ribs were smoked to perfection and fell off the bone. Barbecue sauce was very good and they had a variety of choice regular, mustard and spicy. There was plenty of outdoor space for the kids and a stage with live music.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Dino Ribs Brisket Sausage and All the Killer Fixings

Rho Howell

New place we found online and it was a wonderful treat! Food was wonderful and service was excellent! We will be back to try the famous turkey and brisket!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Mac N Cheese, BBQ Chicken, Pinto Beans

365 Black

This place has a nice in and outside eating environment. The BBQ is decent, ribs are flavorful big and tender to the bone. The brisket and mac n cheese was bland they definitely needed more salt. The meat here is more pepper base but it’s not spicy. I would say this is regular ole TX BBQ. They have more options then other places I’ve seen and they also have the dino ribs for $28 per pound. I was not about to pay $42 for one rib. I got a pound of brisket, three spare ribs, and mac n cheese it came out to $51. Nothing wrong with the food but if im going to spend that much again it will be at the smoke shack or bbq station.

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