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The Swinging Door

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3818 Fm 359 Rd (at McCrary Road)
Richmond, TX 77469

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(281) 342-4758
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The Swinging Door - Richmond, TX
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Best

I have been going to The Swinging Door for years. I always feel welcomed by the staff, managers, and by the owner. The owner is super friendly. I love all of the meats, but the sm...

Worst

I have been there three times and I am dissappointed everytime.Owner is rude,plates are dirty,menus stained.The wait staff is friendly though and it it is not their fault the foo...

Great food and the sauce is wonderful. 8/16/2002

The Swinging Door not only has the best meat (slow smoked) but also the very best sauce I have found. The sauce is so good that you receive a bowl of sauce with bread, pickles, onions, and jalapenos as an appetizer as soon as you are seated. One bowl of sauce is never enough. more
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best damn BBQ around 8/15/2002

They have the best ribs I have ever tasted. The service is wonderful. I love the atmosphere, very homey. It reminds me of my grandfathers house. The people there are great, especially the wait staff. All the waitresses are wonderful. Pros: food, service, atmosphere more
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Great BBQ 8/10/2002

Great BBQ. Unpretentious surroundings. Good C & W band and dancing on Saturday nights. more
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Worth the drive 7/30/2002

The food is great although for what you pay you would expect more food. It's a great place to dine casually and good for families. Come early cause it gets full quickly. Pros: food, food, food Cons: price, variety of side dish more
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very good bbq 5/25/2002

The best ribs I have eaten thus far in the Houston area. Pros: excellent ribs more
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Take a short road trip to Fort Bend County for Texas-famous barbecue with deep smoke flavor.

Owner Message

  • Established in 1973 by Steve and Ward Onstad. The restaurant had seating for 12 and Bar-B-Q on weekends. The "original" burns to the ground in 1974...
    1974 -- The "New Original" was rebuild, bigger, better, seating expands to 75 or so. In 1979, we entered the Bar-B-Q cook-off at The Houston Live Stock and Rodeo Show. We Won!! The rest is history. People started coming to us from all over the whole wide world to taste our wonderful Texas Bar-B-Q. Now people ask us to ship our great-tasting BBQ all over. And you know what, we ship it to them! The Swinging Door is a family owned restaurant serving the finest quality 100%, pecan smoked Bar-B-Q at reasonable prices in a pleasant, rural, family atmosphere.

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  • The Scene
    Smart city slickers steer to Richmond to escape the grind and chew on some of the best 'cue in the county. Creaky, country and family-friendly, the Door is the quintessential...

  • 7/1/2007 Provided by Citysearch
Additional information
  • Hours: Wed-Thu 11am-9pm; Fri-Sat 11am-10pm; Sun 11am-9pm
  • Payments: Discover, Master Card, American Express, Visa
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