How Big Al’s Smokehouse Is Ensuring Its Barbecue Comfort Food Survives the Pandemic
One secret is pitmaster Pedro Garcia, who started at Big Al's as a dishwasher over 40 years ago.
One secret is pitmaster Pedro Garcia, who started at Big Al's as a dishwasher over 40 years ago.
Big Al’s Smokehouse Barbecue has been smoking meats in Dallas for forty years. I recently sat down with owner Al Plaskoff to discuss a little Dallas barbecue history, and to learn where Big Al’s fits into the local story. It’s quite a legacy. There aren’t many restaurants of
Al, Lauran and ScottOwner: Big Al’s Smokehouse, Opened 1973Age: 69Smoker: Wood-fired rotisserieWood: HickoryI sat down with Al and his daughter Lauran Weiner to talk about the history of Big Al’s, the Plaskoff family and a little Dallas barbecue history. Al Plaskoff fell into the barbecue business. He wasn’t from a storied barbecue family,