{"id":479179,"date":"2026-10-28T10:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T10:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/479179\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T10:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T10:36:10","slug":"jambos-bbqs-soul-food-is-stellar-weekends-in-arlington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/479179\/","title":{"rendered":"Jambo\u2019s BBQ\u2019s soul food is stellar weekends in Arlington"},"content":{"rendered":"

ARLINGTON<\/p>\n

For most of its 95-year history, the Arlington Steakhouse was a good choice for Sunday lunch.<\/p>\n

The current lunch might be the best.<\/p>\n

Chef Billy Adams Jr., known from east Fort Worth restaurants, is in the kitchen serving \u201cSoul Food Saturdays and Sundays\u201d for what is now Jambo\u2019s BBQ at the Arlington Steakhouse.<\/p>\n

For the last 10 years, the historic former steakhouse at 1724 W. Division St. between Fort Worth and Dallas has served above-average barbecue as a separate spinoff from the original Jambo\u2019s in Rendon.<\/p>\n

Adams has moved in weekends to add his superstar smoked turkey legs, fried catfish, barbecued rib tips and smothered pork chops.<\/p>\n

He sells out every weekend,<\/p>\n

Because this is so much more than a turkey leg.<\/p>\n

\"That'\u2019s That’\u2019s a smoked turkey leg smothered with collard greens, yams and cornbread dressing, served by Chef Adams Soul Food at Jambo\u2019s BBQ at the Arlington Steakhouse, as seen Oct. 25, 2026 in Arlington, Texas. Bud Kennedy bud@star-telegram.com <\/p>\n

Using Jambo\u2019s pit, Adams smokes gigantic turkey legs so carefully, they come out soft enough to melt away at the touch of a fork.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve only had a dry, gristly festival turkey leg somewhere, Adams\u2019 cooking redefines turkey legs.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not kidding. When I touched the leg bone to pick it up, the dark meat immediately slid straight off and left a clean bone.<\/p>\n

If I hadn\u2019t seen it, I wouldn\u2019t have believed it.<\/p>\n

The \u201csoul food platter\u201d came with a huge leg smothered in three sides.<\/p>\n

\"Jambo\u2019s Jambo\u2019s BBQ at the Arlington Steakhouse, open since 1931 on the historic transcontinental highway through west Arlington, now serves Chef Adams Soul Food weekends. Bud Kennedy bud@star-telegram.com <\/p>\n

In this case, it came topped with giant helpings of collard greens, yams and Cajun \u201cdirty\u201d cornbread dressing. Baked beans were also available.<\/p>\n

The entrees and vegetables are also served separately if you don\u2019t like the Big Turkey Leg experience. But I did not see anyone ordering it any other way besides \u201csoul food.\u201d<\/p>\n

The entire barbecue menu is also available weekends. Online comments praise the cobbler.<\/p>\n

Jambo\u2019s BBQ opens at 11 a.m. The soul food menu is added Saturdays and Sundays.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s on West Division Street west of North Fielder Road along the Union Pacific tracks, just down the street from the beloved Skillet\u2019N Grill and Division Street Diner restaurants; 817-381-0980<\/a>, jambosbbq.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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