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On 9/11/2024 at 7:51 AM, Native Horn said:

First fajitas I had were at La Vista at the Hyatt Regency Austin, which was among the fanciest hotels in Austin at the time.  Server after server bringing out the piping hot comales, delicious fajita steam wafting through the lily-white clientele on the second floor of the Hyatt. 

 

thats the whitest thing i’ve ever read here, congrats 

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14 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

thats the whitest thing i’ve ever read here, congrats 

Glass houses and whatnot:

On 9/3/2024 at 11:11 AM, tx 3 putt said:

i’m a life long pace picante man

59 minutes ago, Mittens said:

Glass houses and whatnot:

 

made in Texas !!!

3 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

I see Feges is in the top 50 but is it actually worth a fuck?

Considering Season 3 GIF by Portlandia

 

they added chicken fried steak to the menu and it looks great 

Pretty good TM article about Goldee's training other pitmasters.  Obviously, Chuck Charnichart features prominently with the success of Barbs-B-Q.  I found this interesting, especially since I hadn't heard anything about it:

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Charnichart is the only one who remains, after Haley Conlin left the business in January and Alexis Tovias was asked to depart in February. 

There was so much hype prior to opening about the three women opening the business.  I'm glad Chuck has been able to keep it going - the quality of barbecue is quite impressive.

On 9/10/2024 at 4:06 PM, Brisketexan said:

Fajitas say "hi."  My 87 yr old dad has a whole rant about it -- "I used to buy them for 29 cents a pound before those assholes at Chili's went and made them popular with gringos."

Cheap/throwaway stuff (that is often the food of poor folks/minority cultures) gets discovered and becomes expensive:

- smoked brisket (used to be for country/rural folk, at the local market/butcher/bbq joint)

- chicken wings (cheap bar food for yankee yahoos)

- ox tails (an african american staple)

- fajitas (served by the platter full at countless mexican backyard barbecues until they got expensive in the early 80s)

- tacos in general (I'm looking at you fuckers at Torchy's)

And the list surely goes on and on.

Wings too expensive?  My grandmother would buy necks for chicken and dumplings sometimes the head was still attached.  Blechhh!

 

Just now, Texzilla58 said:

Wings too expensive?  My grandmother would buy necks for chicken and dumplings sometimes the head was still attached.  Blechhh!

 

Mmmm....poultry necks.

If you don't like smothered turkey necks, I don't wanna know you.

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My mom (RIP, bless her heart) once told me about her father teaching her how to kill a chicken by swinging it around by the head until its neck broke.

The funny thing was, he wasn't a farmer, he was a tax attorney.  He just happened to raise chickens.

2 hours ago, Jerry Callo said:

Pretty good TM article about Goldee's training other pitmasters.  Obviously, Chuck Charnichart features prominently with the success of Barbs-B-Q.  I found this interesting, especially since I hadn't heard anything about it:

There was so much hype prior to opening about the three women opening the business.  I'm glad Chuck has been able to keep it going - the quality of barbecue is quite impressive.

 

3 women not able to get along on how to run a business ???

im shocked 😁

Let's say you are driving from Austin to Ft. Worth and back the same day.  If you had a chance to stop somewhere in the afternoon to pick up BBQ to go and bring home, where would you go?  Are there options?

Here's a couple I see

Rise N Smoke Pit - Hillsboro

Buffalo Creek BBQ - Hillsboro

Tony's Backyard BBQ - Hillsboro

Massey's BBQ - Alvarado

Slovacek's West - West

I guess there are others but those looked easy

29 minutes ago, texasdago said:

Let's say you are driving from Austin to Ft. Worth and back the same day.  If you had a chance to stop somewhere in the afternoon to pick up BBQ to go and bring home, where would you go?  Are there options?

Here's a couple I see

Rise N Smoke Pit - Hillsboro

Buffalo Creek BBQ - Hillsboro

Tony's Backyard BBQ - Hillsboro

Massey's BBQ - Alvarado

Slovacek's West - West

I guess there are others but those looked easy

Guess in Waco?

37 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

Guess in Waco?

I mean I saw options near Waco and Temple but don't want to wander too far from 35

2 hours ago, texasdago said:

Let's say you are driving from Austin to Ft. Worth and back the same day.  If you had a chance to stop somewhere in the afternoon to pick up BBQ to go and bring home, where would you go?  Are there options?

Here's a couple I see

Rise N Smoke Pit - Hillsboro

Buffalo Creek BBQ - Hillsboro

Tony's Backyard BBQ - Hillsboro

Massey's BBQ - Alvarado

Slovacek's West - West

I guess there are others but those looked easy

Guess - Waco

Heilberg - Woodway 

G Wagon - Little River Academy (if they are open and not sold out)

Miller's - Belton 

13 minutes ago, Mittens said:

bruh

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Want to know what I know about Waco?  

 

That's what the internet is for my guy!

8 minutes ago, DalTxHornFan said:

Animal Birth Control Clinic on Valley Mills?  WTF?

Mittens

3 hours ago, texasdago said:

Let's say you are driving from Austin to Ft. Worth and back the same day.  If you had a chance to stop somewhere in the afternoon to pick up BBQ to go and bring home, where would you go?  Are there options?

Here's a couple I see

Rise N Smoke Pit - Hillsboro

Buffalo Creek BBQ - Hillsboro

Tony's Backyard BBQ - Hillsboro

Massey's BBQ - Alvarado

Slovacek's West - West

I guess there are others but those looked easy

Helberg-Waco

28 minutes ago, DalTxHornFan said:

Animal Birth Control Clinic on Valley Mills?  WTF?

Shit...I live here and had no idea that was there.  But that's Beverly Hills....not Waco.  lulz 

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Couple of these suggestions close around 2 or 3.  May have to tell my client to kick it and go... 

Not to totally change the subject (OK, I just did it!) - R&K Cafe II in the old Hillsboro train depot does an awesome CFS.  Cool place.

5 hours ago, texasdago said:

Let's say you are driving from Austin to Ft. Worth and back the same day.  If you had a chance to stop somewhere in the afternoon to pick up BBQ to go and bring home, where would you go?  Are there options?

Here's a couple I see

Rise N Smoke Pit - Hillsboro

Buffalo Creek BBQ - Hillsboro

Tony's Backyard BBQ - Hillsboro

Massey's BBQ - Alvarado

Slovacek's West - West

I guess there are others but those looked easy

Terry Black's--Waco location on 8th Street.  

Yall slippin

 

Guess 

Helberg

Shoepfs

Putskas

Rosslers

Millers

 

 

 

all are top 50 joints. A couple are farther away from i35 than the rest. Thats just off the top of my head

2 hours ago, DalTxHornFan said:

Animal Birth Control Clinic on Valley Mills?  WTF?

They also have a location in College Station. It’s like Planned Parenthood for sheep.

23 minutes ago, royiv said:

They also have a location in College Station. It’s like Planned Parenthood for sheep.

It's a necessity. 

 

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Houston Horns, what’s a Saturday Pinkerton’s line like?  
 

id like to take 4 to lunch around noon.  

13 hours ago, GreenspointTexas said:

Guess 

Helberg

Shoepfs

Putskas

Rosslers

Millers

Not a bad list.  Neither Pustka nor Shoepf's are on the TM top 50 or honorable mention, though.  Putskas made the 2019 Top 25 new, but didn't make the list after.

As mentioned above, several of these places close at 3:00 on certain days and are not open others.  Rossler's is only open on Wednesday or Thursday, which is why I've never tried it.

With that being said, I would choose either Miller's or Shoepf's to grab something to bring home from a trip to the Dallas.  If its open, Helberg is probably the best on the list.  No reason to cart barbecue home from Hillsboro.  

21 hours ago, texasdago said:

Let's say you are driving from Austin to Ft. Worth and back the same day.  If you had a chance to stop somewhere in the afternoon to pick up BBQ to go and bring home, where would you go?  Are there options?

Here's a couple I see

Rise N Smoke Pit - Hillsboro

Buffalo Creek BBQ - Hillsboro

Tony's Backyard BBQ - Hillsboro

Massey's BBQ - Alvarado

Slovacek's West - West

I guess there are others but those looked easy

Take 281 and go to Hard 8?

I haven't been in about 7-8 years, but it was good back then. 

49 minutes ago, hornian said:

Take 281 and go to Hard 8?

I haven't been in about 7-8 years, but it was good back then. 

I took the 281 route between Austin and Ft. Worth a couple of years ago for the express purpose of stopping at Hard 8. They could have just had an off day, but it was awful when we stopped there. Someone who has been there more recently might be able to corroborate or dispute that review.

47 minutes ago, royiv said:

I took the 281 route between Austin and Ft. Worth a couple of years ago for the express purpose of stopping at Hard 8. They could have just had an off day, but it was awful when we stopped there. Someone who has been there more recently might be able to corroborate or dispute that review.

Hard 8 is not good. Allsups burrito is a great choice if you can find one.

3 hours ago, DalTxHornFan said:

Hard 8 is not good. Allsups burrito is a great choice if you can find one.

My oldest was disappointed that she didn't get an Allsups burrito when we were in Ruidoso this year (pre-fire and flood) because I talked them up so much. 

“An allsups burrito” sounds singular. Must be a typo. Oh well. It’s not like she got a bunch of allsup burritos either. Great job dad.

On 9/17/2024 at 12:16 PM, texasdago said:

 

Slovacek's West - West

 

 

stopped for gas once and thought a sausage wrap was a great idea (damn good sausage). the line to order was longer than any bbq place ive ever seen. it fucking wrapped around the inside to the store. crazy 

Hit truth today. Delicious as always

 

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On 9/18/2024 at 12:07 AM, Pablo said:

Houston Horns, what’s a Saturday Pinkerton’s line like?  
 

id like to take 4 to lunch around noon.  

 

there will be a line, but it moves 

you can order ahead of time and it’s wrapped up and waiting for you on the togo table 

hands down the best bbq in houston right now. that latino staff has those pits tuned in !

 

 

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Ended up at Miller's in Belton.  Good stuff.  This is what's left...  

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I know that I am risking the little bit of cred that I have on Surly, but I'm in Midland in a trial this week and am busy and hungry.  There is a Dickey's right next door to my hotel.

Half pound of pork burnt ends,  along with beans and slaw to go with my cheap bourbon out of a hotel paper cup.  Not bad at all.  Living the dream!

 

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5 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said:

Yeah.   Midland/Odessa is a wasteland. 

FIFY. I growed up there and have 0 desire to go back. 

1 minute ago, GreenspointTexas said:

Brantley Creek is legit and Midland Meat Co is incredible

It's been a few years since I was there.   Neither of those places were available.   Ended up eating on the way home in San Angelo at a place recommended by @Brisketexan.

And I have hit several Allsup's green chile burrito's this week, so all is not lost.

It's been a few years since I was there.   Neither of those places were available.   Ended up eating on the way home in San Angelo at a place recommended by [mention=593]Brisketexan[/mention].

What place was that?

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