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Hours
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–3 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–3 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–3 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–3 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–5 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 443 Cooke St, Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 476-1405
Website: http://www.sunsettxbbq.com/
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Reviews
Anna Nestyforenko
I absolutely loved this place. The meat was incredible — everything was juicy, flavorful, and cooked perfectly. You can really taste the quality and care that goes into the food.
The service was truly 5-star. Everyone was so welcoming, friendly, and open, which made the whole experience even better. This is the kind of spot you leave already thinking about coming back. Highly recommend if you love great Texas BBQ!
… moreThe service was truly 5-star. Everyone was so welcoming, friendly, and open, which made the whole experience even better. This is the kind of spot you leave already thinking about coming back. Highly recommend if you love great Texas BBQ!
Persephone Downey
This place was delicious. I literally crave their brisket. I at least have to go once a week or I am upset honestly best brisket ever and their cream corn OMG definitely go to this place if you want actual brisket and actual barbecue because they are amazing. this place is completely on point. I ate at a different place a couple of weeks ago because Sunset Texas barbecue was closed and oh boy did I regret it I will definitely be back to sunset Texas barbecue because their food is so good just thinking about it, makes my mouth salivate
… moreAdrian Tovar
Texas born person here. Unlike the Charlene person over here , I am not an envious person and I give my honest review. The brisket was pretty good. Way better brisket than Terry Black’s from Austin. The sides were good, too, but I wish the potato salad had more mustard and pickles. If this was sold in Texas, it would be an absolute hit. This place is a hidden gem in Honolulu. The best restaurant in Honolulu for sure.
… moreJay Kits
IYKYK. This is not good BBQ! If they say it is then their mouths are broken and it wasn’t the food that broke them lol. This is not an angry review. It’s simply to inform and warn others on what to expect. You can compare the pictures to my descriptions.
This was probably some of the worst BBQ I’ve tried. If you like cornbread, DONT ORDER THE CORNBREAD! It was covered with powdered sugar lol. I took one bite and realized it was mochi, corn mochi with a smidge of cornbread flavor and chunks of corn kernels.
The brisket was a little below average. Slightly decent flavor, not bad, but sliced into chunks with a huge strip of fat in the middle of every piece (check my pics). It was almost all fat. The bark was extremely salty and it reminded me of a poorly cooked pot roast meat.
The ribs tasted like they were freezer burned. They were dry and the only flavor they did have was from the sauce on them.
The regular barbq sauce tasted like a mild tomato sauce with a hint of ketchup tang. The hot bbq sauce tasted the same, but with an added buffalo wing flavor. I ended up using my own barbecue sauce from the fridge since this was take out.
The rice was the typical rice, nothing special, sticky white rice from a rice cooker. The white bread had a sour dirt aftertaste like it was stored in container with mold in it, but that’s expected from cheap gmo bread.
The sides weren’t very good either. The creamed corn was thick and very sweet. It tasted like cool whip or tapioca with corn. The potato salad was not your typical potato salad. It was small red potatoes that were cubed, undercooked and coated with a watery mustard dill dressing. The coleslaw and beans were the only sides that were ok, but they were bland.
All in all it was a very disappointing experience. Maybe we went on an off day and this place is usually better. I highly doubt it though lol. Makes me think all these people from Austin giving good reviews haven’t had good BBQ. Or BBQ sucks in Austin too lmao.
The two of us didn’t eat much of the food. Look at my pictures. My GF only took a few bites and said it was inedible. She’s from Houston so her BBQ standards are much higher than mine. I would love to be wrong and say I had some really good BBQ, but I honestly don’t know if good barbecue exists in Hawaii. Or at least I haven’t found anything good on Kauai or Oahu yet in 17 years. This was a $62 lesson that I will never repeat.
… moreThis was probably some of the worst BBQ I’ve tried. If you like cornbread, DONT ORDER THE CORNBREAD! It was covered with powdered sugar lol. I took one bite and realized it was mochi, corn mochi with a smidge of cornbread flavor and chunks of corn kernels.
The brisket was a little below average. Slightly decent flavor, not bad, but sliced into chunks with a huge strip of fat in the middle of every piece (check my pics). It was almost all fat. The bark was extremely salty and it reminded me of a poorly cooked pot roast meat.
The ribs tasted like they were freezer burned. They were dry and the only flavor they did have was from the sauce on them.
The regular barbq sauce tasted like a mild tomato sauce with a hint of ketchup tang. The hot bbq sauce tasted the same, but with an added buffalo wing flavor. I ended up using my own barbecue sauce from the fridge since this was take out.
The rice was the typical rice, nothing special, sticky white rice from a rice cooker. The white bread had a sour dirt aftertaste like it was stored in container with mold in it, but that’s expected from cheap gmo bread.
The sides weren’t very good either. The creamed corn was thick and very sweet. It tasted like cool whip or tapioca with corn. The potato salad was not your typical potato salad. It was small red potatoes that were cubed, undercooked and coated with a watery mustard dill dressing. The coleslaw and beans were the only sides that were ok, but they were bland.
All in all it was a very disappointing experience. Maybe we went on an off day and this place is usually better. I highly doubt it though lol. Makes me think all these people from Austin giving good reviews haven’t had good BBQ. Or BBQ sucks in Austin too lmao.
The two of us didn’t eat much of the food. Look at my pictures. My GF only took a few bites and said it was inedible. She’s from Houston so her BBQ standards are much higher than mine. I would love to be wrong and say I had some really good BBQ, but I honestly don’t know if good barbecue exists in Hawaii. Or at least I haven’t found anything good on Kauai or Oahu yet in 17 years. This was a $62 lesson that I will never repeat.
Ronin
I was first introduced to Sunset Texas BBQ when they were still in Wahiawa. Having never had true Texas-style BBQ, I can only hope this is as-close-as-it-gets to the real thing… because it’s absolutely amazing. During COVID, they relocated to Kakaako. Towards the end of COVID I’ve started pre-ordering their family pack, and picking them up.
They are now more accessible than ever, and you can order “by the plate” or even “meat by the pound.” The “by the plate” comes with four slices of meat, which sounds small, but with two sides and a choice of rice or bread, you can get full surprisingly fast. My coworkers and I all ordered a plate; I had the brisket, they had the pork belly, briskets, and beef ribs. The brisket and pork belly were incredibly moist, soft, savory, and literally melted-in-your-mouth delicious. Their homemade BBQ sauce adds another delicious layer to the meal. Other items I’ve tried and loved include the pork ribs, beef ribs, and house sausage. The sides I remember are the beans, creamed corn, potato salad, and coleslaw—I especially love the creamed corn, beans, and coleslaw.
The restaurant has a chill, classic American BBQ vibe, and the aroma of barbecue fills the whole space.
I enjoy ordering the family pack for friends and family, but after eating it, all I want to do is pass out and hibernate.
This is one of the only American BBQ restaurants in Hawaii that I wholeheartedly recommend. My coworkers were skeptical at first, but after our meal, they were all thoroughly impressed!
… moreThey are now more accessible than ever, and you can order “by the plate” or even “meat by the pound.” The “by the plate” comes with four slices of meat, which sounds small, but with two sides and a choice of rice or bread, you can get full surprisingly fast. My coworkers and I all ordered a plate; I had the brisket, they had the pork belly, briskets, and beef ribs. The brisket and pork belly were incredibly moist, soft, savory, and literally melted-in-your-mouth delicious. Their homemade BBQ sauce adds another delicious layer to the meal. Other items I’ve tried and loved include the pork ribs, beef ribs, and house sausage. The sides I remember are the beans, creamed corn, potato salad, and coleslaw—I especially love the creamed corn, beans, and coleslaw.
The restaurant has a chill, classic American BBQ vibe, and the aroma of barbecue fills the whole space.
I enjoy ordering the family pack for friends and family, but after eating it, all I want to do is pass out and hibernate.
This is one of the only American BBQ restaurants in Hawaii that I wholeheartedly recommend. My coworkers were skeptical at first, but after our meal, they were all thoroughly impressed!
Lauren Krauss
Native Austinite here. The food here is great and rivals the most self-respecting bbq joints in Texas. Brisket is moist, beans are flavorful, but where they really impress me is their sauce: it’s not syrupy-sticky overly sweet like so many places in Hawaii. It’s thin and tangy, just like Texas sauce is supposed to be. They nailed it and I can’t wait to go back. My standards are high and this place earned a stamp of approval from me. Nicely done
… moreChar Germ
Born and raised south Texas and I hate giving bad reviews, but here is my honest opinion. I’ve also won first place in a few pit smoke off competitions myself. I unfortunately do not recommend this place.
Yes, the brisket was tender and the burnt ends were pretty good. However, the moist parts were only the very fatty sections of the slices. The meat is kept in a stainless warmer, no butcher paper. The brisket did have a good smoke ring and it’s a simple salt and pepper dry rub, as expected for Texans.
The potato salad was undercooked and had an unpleasant overwhelming amount of mustard and no mayo or egg or even paprika!
The beans were a combination of what I could see of pintos and a larger bean. Both types of beans were very undercooked as well. I couldn’t even mash the beans with a fork and there was zero taste of garlic or onion in it.
The sausage literally tasted like jerky. There was heavy tones of peppercorns and mild garlic. It was pleasant, but the texture wasn’t usual to a pork or beef sausage. Not even a Texas boar sausage.
They offered 2 types of sauce: sweet or spicy. Frankly, I couldn’t tell which was supposed to be spicy, but they tried to imitate a North Carolina tang style. Unfortunately, the orange colored one that was the wanna be NC sauce, also had an unpleasant strong mustard flavor over anything else it was seasoned with. The more red and chunky sauce was weird is all I’ll say.
Now myself and all my family members are sick and miserable.
… moreYes, the brisket was tender and the burnt ends were pretty good. However, the moist parts were only the very fatty sections of the slices. The meat is kept in a stainless warmer, no butcher paper. The brisket did have a good smoke ring and it’s a simple salt and pepper dry rub, as expected for Texans.
The potato salad was undercooked and had an unpleasant overwhelming amount of mustard and no mayo or egg or even paprika!
The beans were a combination of what I could see of pintos and a larger bean. Both types of beans were very undercooked as well. I couldn’t even mash the beans with a fork and there was zero taste of garlic or onion in it.
The sausage literally tasted like jerky. There was heavy tones of peppercorns and mild garlic. It was pleasant, but the texture wasn’t usual to a pork or beef sausage. Not even a Texas boar sausage.
They offered 2 types of sauce: sweet or spicy. Frankly, I couldn’t tell which was supposed to be spicy, but they tried to imitate a North Carolina tang style. Unfortunately, the orange colored one that was the wanna be NC sauce, also had an unpleasant strong mustard flavor over anything else it was seasoned with. The more red and chunky sauce was weird is all I’ll say.
Now myself and all my family members are sick and miserable.
Jr Austin
The brisket is amazing and they always seem to slip in a little extra. The sausages are just like in Texas for sure. Not a huge fan of the sides. Parking is a huge issue. The inside is about the same as a roadside smokehouse so don’t expect much, it is all about the beef.
… moreJose Rangel
If you’re looking to get you BBQ fix, Sunset will get you straightened out! Being from Texas and having been to some of the great BBQ joints, I’ve missed it needless to say. I had the Brisket which was a mixture of lean and fatty, I’m more of a fatty guy myself. Brisket had amazing bark, tender, juicy, and had a nice subtle smoke flavor. I wasn’t a big fan of the sides I tried which were the pinto beans and potato salad. Potato salad had great texture but had kind of a flowery/perfume taste to it which kind of threw me off. The beans were my least favorite part of the plate. They use pinto beans which I was expecting some sort of cowboy beans like you would normally find in Texas, which is like beans, bacon, some peppers, tomato, cilantro. It had either pulled pork or brisket inside it and had more of a tangy BBQ flavor which didn’t pair well with the brisket. The BBQ sauces they have available tasted good, and loved that they had pickles and onion available to grab at your leisure. That being said, I will definitely be back for some brisket! I’ve been to Lil Piggy, and Whiskey Smoke 808 and I will say the brisket here is better, sides are better at Whiskey Smoke and the coleslaw at Lil Piggy is on another level. If Sunset had Lil Piggy slaw, with Whiskey Smoke sides, I would be here every week lol but depending where you’re at on the island you can’t go wrong with either of them. End of the day, Sunset gets a 9/10 overall!
… moreRandall
This is a great BBQ place. We highly recommend it. We are from Houston Texas and know Texas BBQ well. The brisket is super moist. The meet falls of the bones of the BBQ ribs. The corn bread is a must have. The meat is high quality and obviously slow cooked and smoked. It is amazing and a blessing to find such good bbq here in Honolulu.
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