Tejas Chocolate + Barbecue Review 2026: What to Order in Tomball

Tejas Chocolate + Barbecue in Tomball lands at No. 3 on Dock Line Magazine’s Best BBQ in Texas 2026 list. Locked in our Top 5. Chile relleno sausage, beef ribs, and house chocolate made Tomball a destination — and on Thursdays they cut a one-of-a-kind brisket pastrami and pastrami beef ribs that are worth planning the week around. For Greater Houston readers, this is the pilgrimage worth the porch wait.

We built this ranking from our own tasting notes, reader recommendations, and conversations with pitmasters and barbecue travelers — not a borrowed scoreboard.

Beyond our ranking, this joint has also been mentioned by the MICHELIN Guide and the Texas Barbecue Top 50. Badges on our list note outside recognition for context; the order of the Top 25 is Dock Line’s call.

Hometown-adjacent pilgrimage. Chocolate counter + smokehouse energy that feels unique even on a crowded Texas BBQ map.

Tejas is Dock Line’s intentional Top 5 lock — not a courtesy ranking. For Greater Houston, it’s the rare stop that rewards both barbecue people and chocolate people in the same parking lot — and Thursday pastrami is the local secret worth putting on the calendar.

If it’s Thursday, get the brisket pastrami and pastrami beef ribs first — Tejas’s one-of-a-kind specials. Any other day: chile relleno sausage is non-negotiable, add beef ribs if they’re cutting, then finish with house chocolate.

Signature searches people use for this stop: thursday brisket pastrami, pastrami beef ribs, chile relleno sausage, house chocolate. If you’re splitting a tray, start with the house reputation cut, then add one wild card so you taste what makes Tomball different from the next pin on our statewide map.

Thursday is the day locals circle on the calendar. Tejas cuts a one-of-a-kind brisket pastrami and pastrami beef ribs that you won’t find on a standard Central Texas tray — cured, smoked, and served in limited quantities.

Plan the trip around Thursday if you can. Arrive early, ask the cutter what’s left of the pastrami program, and build the rest of the tray around those cuts. Sellouts happen; this is not a “we’ll catch it next weekend” special.

Thursdays are the play for brisket pastrami and pastrami beef ribs — arrive early; they sell through. Tomball weekends get porch-wait busy. Lake Conroe / Magnolia / The Woodlands readers: midweek (especially Thursday) is the smart drive.

Texas barbecue sellouts are real. Screenshot hours the morning you go, bring a backup payment method, and decide your tray before you hit the cutter. For Greater Houston and Lake Conroe readers, use our interactive Top 25 map to stack Tomball with nearby ranked stops.

City: Tomball, Texas

Region: Greater Houston

Address: 200 N Elm St, Tomball, TX 77375

Dock Line 2026 rank: #3 of 25

Known for: Thursday brisket pastrami, Pastrami beef ribs, Chile relleno sausage, House chocolate

Website: https://www.tejaschocolate.com/