Next Sunday marks the beginning of the second annual Texas Monthly Barbecue Week. During this week-long celebration of our culinary heritage, everyone’s invited to visit the participating joints featured in our 2013 Top 50 BBQ issue who are offering a barbecue special. Fifty-four in total are included this year, and a full list can be found here. A portion of the profits from each Texas Barbecue Week special will go to benefit Foodways Texas, which is “an organization founded by scholars, chefs, journalists, restaurateurs, farmers, ranchers, and other citizens of the state of Texas who have made it their mission to preserve, promote and celebrate the diverse food cultures of Texas.”
All fifty-four specials are a good deal for any barbecue fiend, but a few barbecue joints have created a new menu item just for this coming week:
Del Norte Tacos
Godley
Smoked brisket enchiladas with salsa verde
$8.50
Blue Ox BBQ
Austin
The Wilbur pulled pork and sausage sandwich with an apple cider vinegar reduction
$6.99
Gatlin’s BBQ & Catering
Houston
Kitchen Sink sandwich (with brisket, sausage, dirty rice, onions, grilled jalapeños, cheese, and barbecue sauce)
$8.95
La Barbecue
Austin
Roasted Hatch green chile and queso fresco smoked pork sausage
$5
Micklethwait Craft Meats
Austin
Smoked beef cheek tacos with cilantro, onion, queso fresco, and salsa verde
$8
Two Bros. BBQ Market
San Antonio
Sloppy Bro sandwich with chopped beef, two bacon-wrapped jalapeño poppers, mac ‘n cheese, cole slaw and Bros Sweet sauce served with chips and a drink
$10
These alone would make one heck of a road trip. Good luck out there.
