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Things you expect get at a liquor store - Tito’s, Jack, seltzers, etc.

Things you can get inside this liquor store - brisket, Lao sausage, incredibly crispy chicken wings, crack sauce, sticky rice, beef sticks and even more Cambodian style bbq.

has been telling me about for months. So we met up and I finally got to try it.

Within minutes of opening, the place was packed. Working with two grills and a couple fryers, the couple worked diligently to get plates out.

We ordered the wings | brisket ribs and Lao sausage plate | beef sticks | shrimp rolls | and some sticky rice. Now this isn’t traditional bbq slices of brisket; this is sliced pieces grilled over an open flame like all of the other proteins packed with flavor. The wings come as full wings, crispier than anything you can imagine and one of the best I’ve had. The beef sticks and Lao sausage both get kissed by the open flame providing the perfect contrast in textures. Take either one of those, a little bit of sticky rice and dip it in their crack sauce (similar to a jeow som) and you’re in bbq heaven.

If you’re looking to try something new, and you should be, I recommend you get here fast.

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📍: 3080 Alta Mere Dr, Fort Worth, Texas

📸: Wings, Brisket Ribs Sausage Plate, Beef Sticks, Shrimp Rolls and Sticky Rice

Everyone’s choosin’ Texas… BBQ.

Fusion continues to grow and grow. Pitmasters Phong and Hong add their twist on this Viet-Tex spot in Houston.

The boys and I had to check it out. Formerly in a small spot near a gas station, they quickly outgrew it and found themselves among the most recent Top 50.

With specials like Brisket topped bbq fried rice, larger than life smoked chicken quarters and unique sides. We did our best to cover the whole menu.

Getting things like “poor man’s Mac”, a deeply flavorful chili, house sausages, a pleasantly sweet pulled pork and noteworthy ribs.

I could have and should have eaten all of the ribs and sausage. Both overwhelmingly impressive, rich in flavor and texturally flawless. The poor man’s Mac surprisingly was my favorite between the two Mac’s adding just a touch of sweetness for balance. The fried rice was everything I wanted and worked well when paired with their traditional or gold sauces. The skin on the chicken was tight securing something of the juiciest bites of chicken I’ve had in months.

📍: 6166 Hwy 6 N, Houston, Texas

👨🏻‍🦰✔️: Ginger Approved

📸: Brisket Fried Rice, BBQ fried rice, house sausages, ribs, chicken quarters, pulled pork w/ Mac, poor man’s Mac, and chili

Welcome to the Beef Lounge.

Where the focus isn’t accoutrements, a bevy of craft sides or anything else we’ve come to find around new school BBQ. While there is nothing wrong with any of those, Butch wanted to take it old school. 

What is old school? Direct heat, different cuts than we’re used to these days, coarse sausages and recipes dating back to the 1800s. had their first pop-up this weekend where a focus on the simpler central Texas BBQ style shifts away from the modern craft BBQ that we’re familiar with.

A protein heavy menu serving beef spares, brahman hump, pork chop, pork steak, and Alabama pork ribs. In addition to the direct heat meats, was a trio of smoked sausages. All paying homage to their roots, Halletsville, Schulenberg and the Elgin Hot Gut. Each one coarse, snappy and perfect on a cracker topped with cheese, kraut and sauce of choice.

The tray was a textural masterclass. Salt, pepper, smoke, vinegar and sweetness here and there. 

Bringing it all together was small cups of carrot raisin de-lite, German potatoes, old school chunky applesauce, stewed sauerkraut, crackers, onion, jalapeño/garlic, avocado, sticks of cheddar and rye.

It was nice to eat a nostalgic style of BBQ that I surely didn’t get to appreciate enough as a kid making trips to ETX. 

I hope you enjoy the pics. Give him a follow and look forward to the next pop-up.

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📍: Pop-up at Goldee’s BBQ w/

📸: Beef Spares, Brahman Hump, Pork Steak, Pork Chop, Halletsville, Elgin, and Schulenberg sausages | Carrot Raisin De-lite, Apple Sauce, German Potatoes, and Sauerkraut w/ extras of cheddar, crackers, avocado, jalapeño, onion and rye