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Austin’s Parish Barbecue is the Houston-style joint Houston missed out on

Austin’s Parish Barbecue is the Houston-style joint Houston missed out on

Beef boudin, cured and smoked ham, duck sandwich, red beans & rice, crawfish cornbread dressing, and sweet and spicy pork gravy on rice at Parish...

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Family, faith and smoked meat: Inside The Greatest BBQ’s 30-year legacy

Family, faith and smoked meat: Inside The Greatest BBQ’s 30-year legacy

Brisket, pork ribs, sausage, potato salad at The Greatest BBQ, Missouri City Owners Janice and Wayne Edwards at The Greatest BBQ, Missouri City...

23.11.2025 8

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Truboy BBQ Market brings a halal twist to Texas barbecue

Truboy BBQ Market brings a halal twist to Texas barbecue

Owner Jereis Khawaja at Truboy BBQ, Missouri City Chopped beef sandwich, fries and fried corn at Truboy BBQ, Missouri City Shredded chicken paratha...

16.11.2025 6

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Houston pitmaster embraces small-town barbecue life in Mart

Houston pitmaster Joey Victorian took a long, winding road to open his first brick-and-mortar barbecue joint in the small town Mart, outside Waco....

08.11.2025 10

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This West Texas joint is a bucket-list stop for Houston barbecue lovers

Barbecue tray at Evie Mae's Pit Barbeque in Wolfforth Owners Mallory and Arnis Robbins at Evie Mae's Pit Barbeque in Wolfforth Frito pie at Evie...

01.11.2025 7

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How to recognize an old-school Texas barbecue joint

Sliced beef po-boy at Beef-N-Bun Bar-B-Que Order counter at Beef-N-Bun Bar-B-Que John Wayne poster at Beef-N-Bun Bar-B-Que What’s the connection...

19.10.2025 20

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Texas barbecue’s on-again, off-again romance with beef fat? It’s back on.

If you ate barbecue in Southeast Texas sometime between the 1960s and late 1980s, then you are familiar with grease balls.  Also known as “juicy...

15.10.2025 40

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How Brisket & Rice became Houston’s most unlikely barbecue success story

Brisket and fried rice at Brisket & Rice Pork ribs, brisket, sausage and beans at Brisket & Rice Briskets in the smoker at Brisket & Rice Dining room...

15.10.2025 20

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Texas smoke meets Armenian spice in one of the best sandwiches in America

One of the best barbecue sandwiches in America is made by an Armenian baker in a ghost kitchen located in a business park outside of Los Angeles. ...

15.10.2025 50

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From Cajun meatballs to dirty rice: How Louisiana shapes Texas barbecue

Smoked oxtails and dirty rice at Boutte's BBQ trailer in Fresno During a recent trip to Louisiana, I pulled into Alexandria just as lunchtime rolled...

15.10.2025 2

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Texas smoke meets Armenian spice in one of the best sandwiches in America

One of the best barbecue sandwiches in America is made by an Armenian baker in a ghost kitchen located in a business park outside of Los Angeles. ...

11.10.2025 20

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From Cajun meatballs to dirty rice: How Louisiana shapes Texas barbecue

Smoked oxtails and dirty rice at Boutte's BBQ trailer in Fresno During a recent trip to Louisiana, I pulled into Alexandria just as lunchtime rolled...

05.10.2025 3

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Texas barbecue’s on-again, off-again romance with beef fat? It’s back on.

If you ate barbecue in Southeast Texas sometime between the 1960s and late 1980s, then you are familiar with grease balls.  Also known as “juicy...

28.09.2025 9

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How Brisket & Rice became Houston’s most unlikely barbecue success story

Brisket and fried rice at Brisket & Rice Pork ribs, brisket, sausage and beans at Brisket & Rice Briskets in the smoker at Brisket & Rice Dining room...

20.09.2025 10

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Fainmous BBQ’s long road back in Houston’s barbecue scene

Three-meat BBQ Basket sandwich at Fainmous BBQ Dining room murals at Fainmous BBQ Fainmous BBQ in Sawyer Yards BBQ Basket menu at Fainmous BBQ In...

13.09.2025 10

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Houston’s East End is still looking for a barbecue identity

Owner Marcus Powel at Hoot's Smokehouse Brisket, pork ribs, sausage, dirty rice and beans at Hoot's Smokehouse This Eastwood Barbecue Cafe sign...

30.08.2025 5

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Meat markets still make some of the best barbecue in Houston

The meat counter at Bud's House of Meat Pork steak sandwich and boudin at Bud's House of Meat Barbecue to go window at Bud's House of Meat Breakfast...

23.08.2025 2

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Paul Jacob's Hiram Clarke BBQ brings Louisiana flavor to Houston plates

Pork ribs, sausage and cornbread at Hiram Clarke BBQ Paul Jacob, owner of Hiram Clarke BBQ Collard greens and cajun stew at Hiram Clarke BBQ Interior...

18.08.2025 9

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A husband-and-wife culinary team turned Koop’s BBQ into a new Galveston favorite

Cornbread, pork ribs, chicken, turkey, beans, collard greens, dirty rice, banana pudding, brisket, sausage, pulled pork at Koop's BBQ Kitchen Brisket...

09.08.2025 4

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Galveston’s beloved pitmaster Leon O’Neal looks to pass the torch

"Leon's Cut" brisket at Leon's World Finest Bar-B-Que in Galveston  Downtown links at Leon's World Finest Bar-B-Que in Galveston  Downtown links at...

03.08.2025 3

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Charm Taphouse & BBQ in The Woodlands blends Thai roots with Texas smoke

Red curry with brisket at Charm Taphouse & BBQ Pad thai with pork belly at Charm Taphouse & BBQ Sai hua lemongrass pork sausage at Charm Taphouse &...

26.07.2025 10

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What is Chicago-style barbecue? Where in Houston you can try it

In the pantheon of American barbecue cities like Memphis and Kansas City, Chicago rarely gets top billing. But the Windy City has a smoked meat...

19.07.2025 6

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Texas barbecue gets the Hollywood star treatment in Los Angeles

Brisket plate with beans at Swing Inn Cafe & BBQ in Temecula, Calif. Pits at Swing Inn Cafe & BBQ in Temecula, Calif. Sliced brisket sandwich, pork...

05.07.2025 4

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This Baytown trailer combines Texas barbecue with Caribbean flavors

Owner and pitmaster Ron Kennedy at Midan's BBQ trailer in Baytown Brisket, pork ribs, sausage, calypso rice and mac-n-cheese at Midan's BBQ trailer in...

28.06.2025 8

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Space City BBQ trailer brings craft barbecue to Baytown

Barbecue tray at Space City BBQ trailer in Baytown Logan Glenn at his Space City BBQ trailer in Baytown Space Jam burger at Space City BBQ trailer...

21.06.2025 8

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An Alabaman takes up Texas barbecue at Southern Oaks BBQ in Montgomery

Barbecue tray at Southern Oaks BBQ in Montgomery Starsky and Sarah Smith at Southern Oaks BBQ in Montgomery Offset pits at Southern Oaks BBQ in...

15.06.2025 5

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World-class barbecue can be found in this tiny East Texas town

The back roads of east Texas are a bad place to be if you’re an impatient person. These two-lane blacktops leading to cities like Jasper...

07.06.2025 6

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My thoughts on Houston's showing in the Texas Monthly BBQ list

Jennings & Co. BBQ in Montgomery Texas Monthly magazine’s quadrennial “The 50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas” list dropped this week, and elicited the...

31.05.2025 4

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The Texas barbecue dish that embodies both comfort food and hangover remedy

Smoked pork carnitas grilled cheese sandwich, smoked chicken taco, brisket quesadilla, onion rings at El Pobre Tex Mex BBQ trailer What’s your...

17.05.2025 10

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How you order brisket at a Texas barbecue joint says a lot about you

Consider the humble soft drink. A well-known 1996 study by linguists at the University of Wisconsin inspired a now-famous map illustrating the...

10.05.2025 6

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An Anthony Bourdain favorite sandwich is appearing on Texas barbecue joint menus

The late chef and food writer Anthony Bourdain is famously credited with the quote, “Barbecue may not be the road to world peace, but it’s a...

04.05.2025 10

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The contested origins of the Texas barbecue revolution

Snow's BBQ legendary pitmaster, Norma "Tootsie" Tomanetz, right, laughs as she passes by owner Kerry Bexley, left, carrying coals to the barbecue pits...

26.04.2025 5

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Self-taught pitmaster brings Central Texas-style barbecue to Phoenix

Phoenix native Scott Holmes' barbecue journey began with an impromptu visit to The Salt Lick BBQ in Driftwood in 2005. While attending a wedding in...

19.04.2025 30

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Jennings & Co. BBQ brings great craft barbecue to Lake Conroe

Brisket, pork ribs, sausage, pulled pork, chicken, banana pudding at Jennings & Co. BBQ Gary (l) and Josh Jennings of Jennings & Co. BBQ Brisket being...

06.04.2025 6

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Weaver’s BBQ is a hidden gem in deep Southeast Texas

Brisket, smoked meat loaf, pork ribs, sausage, elotes, pasta salad, Texas twinkies and smoked bread pudding at Weaver's BBQ in Kenefick Jesse Weaver...

01.04.2025 9

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Pork steaks are a still-evolving Texas barbecue tradition

Have Texas barbecue pitmasters achieved brisket perfection? This question sparks debates among barbecue enthusiasts as they gather around a gleaming...

25.03.2025 5

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New K. Spoetzl BBQ Co. pairs barbecue and beer in Shiner

Brisket, ribs, sausage, beans, peach cobbler and Shiner beer at K. Spoetzl BBQ Co. in Shiner Peach cobbler at K. Spoetzl BBQ Co. in Shiner One of the...

16.03.2025 4

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I went in search of true tri tip in California

BBQ tri-tip sandwich at TriTiperia, San Diego, Calif. Tri-tip is a cut of beef you occasionally see as a special on Texas barbecue joint menus. ...

09.03.2025 3

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Why traditional barbecue still matters in Texas

Peters BBQ in Ellinger is the kind of place you drive past on your way to a more famous barbecue joint.  I’ve passed it dozens of times heading...

02.03.2025 40

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How Lum’s BBQ in Junction inspired one of Houston’s top pitmasters

There is a stretch of Interstate 10 northwest of San Antonio where the relative lushness of the Hill Country gives way to the more arid landscape of...

16.02.2025 7

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Mediterranean cuisine and Texas barbecue merge at these Houston spots

Lamb leg (shank) and lamb neck at Levant Mediterranean BBQ Baklava and beef rib at Levant Mediterranean BBQ Hummus at Levant Mediterranean BBQ...

09.02.2025 10

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Uncle Henry’s continues a tradition of unique cuisine in Southeast Texas

Tamales, chili and smoked boudin at Uncle Henry's Tamales, Beaumont Homemade beef link at Uncle Henry's Tamales, Beaumont Like many food writers, I...

02.02.2025 10

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This new barbecue joint in Austin is going all-in on upscale Texas BBQ

Designing the menu for a new Texas barbecue joint typically starts with the trinity: beef brisket, pork ribs and German/Czech-style sausage. In recent...

26.01.2025 40

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Why rural Texas barbecue pit rooms look a lot different from those in big cities

A line of customers waits for Snow's BBQ to open its doors at 8 a.m. in Lexington. One of the most enduring clichés in Texas barbecue lore is this:...

19.01.2025 5

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Beloved Central Texas barbecue joint Brotherton's gets a new lease on life

Awards at Brotherton's Black Iron Barbecue in Plugerville The late John Brotherton at the 2023 Houston Barbecue Festival Like they did every year in...

12.01.2025 10

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El Grandpa in Georgetown brings barbacoa de borrego to the masses

The last place you might expect to get a barbecue cooking lesson is in a cold, wind-swept field in an unincorporated area of Williamson County just...

05.01.2025 3

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How a BBQ superfan opened his own restaurant in Austin

Brisket burnt end at Baker's Brisket Co., Jonestown The booming suburbs of Austin are mostly defined by the vertical axis of Interstate 35: Round...

29.12.2024 10

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This Beaumont restaurant is serving up a taste of history with barbecue crab

Judice's 1927 in Nederland is famous for barbecue crabs and chicken and sausage gumbo. Judice's 1927 in Nederland is famous for barbecue crabs and...

22.12.2024 10

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Mout’s brings the Bolivar Peninsula to Texas barbecue

Turkey, brisket-and-egg croissant, pork ribs, brisket corn dog, sliced brisket, brisket mac and cheese, pork belly green beans, bread pudding,...

15.12.2024 60

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How Texas barbecue continues to incorporate global flavors

Pomegranate-glazed pork ribs, pomegranate BBQ sauce, Egyptian baladi salad, smoked kofta with pita bread, yogurt sauce and brisket shawarma pita at...

30.11.2024 4

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