Selma’s Texas Barbeque

Wide variety of meats and sauces. Should please everyone, except maybe vegetarians. I had the catfish with delicious homemade tarter sauce. Husband had a platter with 3 small sandwiches. So much food he couldn’t finish it, even though he wanted to! Potato salad was very good, Mac and cheese was ok but not the best.

I was on my way back from the airport when I stumbled upon this jewel. The ribs were cooked to perfection, the brisket was amazing (my favorite) and the pork fabulous. All the sauces were great I enjoyed mixing and matching. Had the bake beans that are cooked with pork and another home run. Wish I had a bigger appetite to eat it all. Great job can’t wait until I am back

I ordered Ribs, Greens, & Potato Salad. Sadly I wasn’t impressed. Not enough flavor in the meat… didn’t love the BBQ Sauce, the greens didn’t have flavor either. If u don’t require any flavor this place may be for you.

Being originally from The South, where Barbeque is taken very seriously, I have found that this to be one of the best, most-​authentic, understated, barbeque joints in town! Generous portions, great sides, awesome sauces and reasonable prices.

In town for a business meeting at Dick’s Sporting Goods, a few locals joked about coming here. «It’s one of the few places we know where you can get porn, child care, do laundry and eat decent BBQ in one parking lot,» they told me.
I opted to stick with the BBQ and for Pittsburgh, it’s not bad. If you’ve never been here, don’t expect an upbeat, fun atmosphere like Smokey Bones. This location is in need of a major makeover. It’s rundown, old and while the BBQ is fair the atmosphere is bland, at best. The service is lackluster, too. The cashier taking our order struggled to even smile, say hi or thank you.
What you can count on is large portions and plenty of BBQ sauce to try. There’s a handful of sauces that aim at replicating several styles, including Western and Eastern North Carolina, Kansas City, Texas and Memphis. They are all fair. None will win any awards, but in Western PA, they do fine.
As for the food, it’s average BBQ. I’ll put it this way; you aren’t going to find anything to complain about, but nothing to rave about, either, although the turkey is pretty good. If you enjoy BBQ you’ll be content here and they do have sweet tea, lemonade, etc, so you can feel like you’re in the South.
When it comes to meats there’s plenty to try. Between two of us, we tried the brisket, pulled pork, pulled chicken and smoked turkey, and one rib per the Unilocal offer. While the meats were a bit dry, they tasted fine with the sauce. My friends work less than a mile from here and do, sadly, complain about consistency. The ribs are wonderful one week and terrible the next they tell me.
On the other that, they do offer a smörgåsbord of sides and cornbread. Their fries are hand-​cut and definitely above average, the okra wasn’t greasy in any way, which is a huge plus, and the apple sauce tasted like well, apple sauce.

Service was slow and the food tasted like it was old. No flavor and the prices were a little high. I will not return

Food was good. Service was bad. Billy took our order and acted like we were aggravating him. I felt a little uneasy about him preparing my food because of his attitude. The potato was old & overcooked, very brown in the inside. The last two visits here have taught me to come much earlier and pay attention to who is serving us. Billy must be family…

Eaten here twice and been impressed both times. The food is great, the staff is great and the sauces, by and large, are fantastic.
I’m a barbeque snob and love this place, I work at a local business and will be eating here at least once a week. Fantastic

Good, didn’t dive in and get ribs or a messy sandwich for the reason of not getting my work shirt stained, but my chicken sandwich mixed with white Alabama sauce was good but not over the top awesome. Fries were good and the multiple sauces on table were a huge plus for me since I love different BBQ sauces.

Went to Selma’s last night because the traffic lights were broken. We were driving for food and not convinced on anything and decided to pull in. Once we saw they took debit cards, because the exterior really gives a cash only vibe, we went in. A few really friendly people were eating and the only woman working was so kind. We told her we had never been and she walked us through ordering because there are so many options. I ordered the beef brisket dinner which was amazing and authentic. Between our party we had the Mac n cheese, baked beans, fries, and hush puppies. The only thing I didn’t love were the hush puppies but I think that was more me than the hush puppy quality. When we left the woman working told us we will be back and she was certainly right!

Ordered a pulled pork platter with fries and fried okra. The fries were good, my favorite style, thin cut with skin on. Fried okra was okay, it tasted like frozen, pre-​breaded okra. The pulled pork was tasteless. The meat was white, with no visible smoke ring, and no bark. It tasted like it was oven roasted, not smoked. There are 6 BBQ sauces to choose from. The Carolina Pig Pickin Sauce was pretty good, although the pork was so bland it didn’t help much. The other 5 sauces all tasted similar, and we weren’t fond of any of them. The tea, both sweet and unsweet were very good. Can’t imagine ever going back.

As our hotel shuttle turned on the street to take us to our destination, my husband and I spotted this restaurant. We took the shuttle to this location and we were thrilled with our meals. My husband had the ribs and I had the brisket. We loved experimenting with the sauces too. The ribs were excellent and the brisket was very tender. The French fries reminded us of carnival fries so we put vinegar on them. We had the coleslaw, Mac and cheese, and the collard greens. The Mac and Cheese was a little bland but everything else was top notched. Their sweet tea really hits the spot with everything. If we lived in this area we would be eating there at least once a week.

While looking out the window of the shuttle bus taking me back to my car as I returned home from vacation, I noticed that Selma’s was about a block away from the lot where I had parked for the week. I knew I had no food at home and since I’ve had Selma’s bookmarked for several months, I decided to get take-​out.
As I walked through the door, the patron exiting said, «I recommend the place highly.» I felt confident I had made the right decision. I went with the James Aubrey’s Sampler that included pulled pork, chopped brisket, turkey, hot sausage with cornbread and two sides (I went with mac n cheese and cole slaw). For sauces I went with the Original Memphis Style, Carolina Mustard Style and Kansas City Style. Because it was Wednesday, I also received a free coca-​cola chocolate cupcake.
While I waited for my order, I heard that they were out of chicken. It couldn’t have been later than 12:30pm. This place was pretty popular.
The standouts for me were the brisket and the sausage. Both stood on their own and did not need any sauce. The turkey wasn’t bad, definitely better with some sauce (I went with the mustard style for the turkey). The pulled pork was disappointing. It had no flavor and definitely needed sauce to liven it up. The cornbread and cole slaw were nothing special. The mac n cheese was good. The cupcake was a nice surprise.
I was hoping to be more impressed since I tried a little of everything. I guess the plus side is now I know what I liked and didn’t like next time I go for some ribs and/​or catfish.

A real find in the absolute middle of nowhere! Huge portions, five or six kinds of sauce and tender smoked meats and sausage.
Lots of specials that change by the day, which can make the stop more affordable. I had a three meat sampler, consisting of pulled pork, chopped brisket and hot eye-​talian sausage. Wonderful! Moist, tender and flavorful. Served with a nice cornbread muffin and your choice of two sides.
Most BBQ places purporting to be of the Texas variety fail to deliver… this place does, in spades!
Get. In. Here!

First time here. Ordered shrimp, hush puppies and mac n cheese. No sauce was given for the shrimp and they forgot the piece of corn bread. The mac n cheese was not worth it. It was so dry, I couldnt finish it. Hush puppies were nothing special. The shrimp wasnt bad. Not sure if I’ll be back or not.

The Warm Fuzzy’s:
* plenty of seating in a country like setting
* five different sauces to choose from
* friendly staff
* plenty of parking
The Cold Prickly’s:
* expensive
* not much meat on the ribs
* ribs were only luke-​warm
* beans were mushy and you can tell they came out of a can
Verdict:
Probably won’t be back.

Thank The Lord Pittsburgh, we have a BBQ place worthy of recognition.
Old fashioned yes, but how else should a real bbq joint be? I know of a place in the east end of the burgh which tries bbq fare but fails so so bad that I want to attach stereotypes to it which I know are inappropriate.
Selma’s is real Texas style, but they also have Memphis style rubs and vinegar (southern) sauces which are also super delicious.
This place is a gem and the way real bbq should be.

Ribs n’at…yeah, it’s an okay place. The issue I have is that I can make ribs better, for a lot less money. There could be more smoke on the flavor, and a more tender rib, but it is what it is. If you must go to the rest room, make sure you go after you eat. Yeah, it can be more than a bit harsh in there.

This place is actually pretty good. Not sure why it has poor reviews. I ordered the St. Louis style ribs and they were great. The sides of beans and mac and cheese were flavorful and had that unique propriety taste also; it’s original bbq. Try it out — the food’s actually good here, and reasonably priced for a bbq joint.

Great place to go if you like small portions, cold meat, and pulled pork from a can.
I’m shocked by how many good reviews it has. Either I’m having the worst luck going there on bad days or nobody has had really good, remember it forever BBQ.
Sadly we don’t have many places like that in our area.
I’ve given this place 3 tries. The first was years ago when they first opened. That time was not half bad. Then tried it a year ago and left hungry and disappointed. Decided to try it again for lunch a few weeks ago. Once again, a major let down.