State Line

"The service and atmosphere of the restaurant are highly enjoyable; the food however, leaves much to be desired. The famous bread is not worth the extra money by any means. The ribs lack any smokiness or barbecue flavor to them, Texas Roadhouse Ribs are better by a lot. The brisket and turkey are okay, but not amazing. Overall the food as a whole is okay, but far from being great; I would go to Rudy's or Famous Dave's ten times before coming back here once. It's a shame that for as good as the atmosphere and the service are the food is lagging so far behind."

"First off, I would like to make a HUGE shout out to our waiter, Julian. He was super tentive, very kind, and never had any issues when we asked for anything. We had a party of 7 with 2 kiddos, and there was not one moment where we had to ask for refills. He had such a great attitude and never forgot anything we requested. Thank you Julian, you are truly what we need more of in the customer service world!! The food also came out very quickly and was super delicious!!! Such a great experience all around."

"This restaurant has been in El Paso for as long as I can remember. It's always mentioned when talking about bbq joints to try. I hadn't been in several years and decided to go back to reminisce. Got the 2 meat platter, peppered turkey, and brisket. Came with cole slaw, beans, and tater salad. Everything was pretty good, I'd say the turkey had better flavor than the brisket. The basket of bread they provide while you wait is so good that we inhaled it long before our food got to the table. The iced tea was refreshing. The ambiance and decor are the same as I remember it as a child. Service was a bit slow. It was nice and quiet when we went. Even though it's not the best bbq in El Paso, I'd still come to enjoy the outdoor music. It's great for large parties of people. Give it a try!"

"My wife and I finally were close by The State Line around lunch time, so we decided to go check it out. I will say this, the best thing to us both is the fresh homemade bread. By far so of the best bread I have ever had. Has far as the meats and sides, they were good but at the same time, it wasn’t what it had been hyped up to be. The sausage had good flavor and more smoke flavor than the other meats. The other meats had a slight smoked flavor to very little smoked flavor. The slaw, potato salad and beans were all just what you would think they are. Nothing special. The State Line does give a military discount which is always appreciated. We said we would go back if we were in the area again but we wouldn’t make a trip out of the day to go back. Go try The State Line for yourself though. We smoke a lot of foods at our house and we might like more smoked flavor than others. Overall, it was a good experience and the food was good, not dried out or over/undercooked."