When it comes to home-cooked food, cafeteria-style restaurants in Texas are hard to beat. Loading up a tray with classic Southern mains and sides is basically the definition of heaven, and you can do just that at Underwood’s Cafeteria in Brownwood. This longstanding institution serves up staples like BBQ, chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes, and peach cobbler, and it’s a must-try if you love hearty meals made with real ingredients and lots of love.

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Brownwood, Texas locals know Underwood's Cafeteria is the only place to go when a craving for a down-home, Southern-style meal strikes.
Underwood's Barbecue
This cozy, family-owned restaurant has been delighting customers since 1946 with its scrumptious BBQ and other hearty offerings, and it shows no signs of slowing down in the near future.
Underwood's Barbecue
It's a simple setup: Underwood's is cafeteria-style, which means you choose your meat, then go down the line picking sides and fixings.
Underwood's Barbecue
Each meat is priced differently, and the selection includes everything from fried chicken to Underwood's world-famous BBQ beef steak. You can also opt for a combo dinner with 2 meats, if desired, or go with a BBQ sandwich instead.
Underwood's Barbecue

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Sides are included with the price of dine-in meals. You'll see all the usual suspects - red beans, potato salad and mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls, etc. - plus obligatory fixin's like BBQ sauce, gravy, onions, pickles, and more.
Underwood's Barbecue
Dessert also comes with your meal. Underwood's makes the very best peach, cherry, and apple cobblers you'll ever taste, ending your dining experience on the sweetest note possible.
Underwood's Barbecue
Once you've loaded up on everything your heart desires, make your way to a table to dive in. This is the kind of restaurant where you just want to take your time and savor each bite over good conversation.
Underwood's Barbecue
So much deliciousness on one tray - what would you chow down on first?
Underwood's Barbecue

For more information about Underwood’s, including current hours and a full menu, please visit the Underwood’s website or Facebook page.

Have you ever eaten at Underwood’s? If so, what did you try and how was it? Tell us your thoughts in the comments! Don’t forget to check out our previous article to learn about one of the most historic small towns in America that’s under two hours from Brownwood.

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Underwood's Cafeteria, 402 W Commerce St, Brownwood, TX 76801, USA