Let me tell you about the day we died and went to barbecue heaven of meaty goodness.
Once upon a time, there were two hungry hungry girls trekking from Houston to Austin across the expansive kingdom of Texas. They were advised to travel to the holy land of Lockhart for “The Best BBQ in Texas” by local members of the Manning clan.
The girls were driving and driving, and driving and driving. They passed through strange, surreal little towns and were offered many opportunities to indulge in lovely little establishments, namely, Gentlemen’s Clubs and Adult Toy Stores. At every turn there was one after another, crying out for attention with only the classiest of names! The favorite of these was called “The Landing Strip.”
Nevertheless, in the nature of true self restraint and pure dedication to the task at hand, the girls pushed through to this elusive Lockhart.
THEN.
THERE IT WAS.
The skies parted and the sun shone down on this oasis of barbecue. The girls could hardly stand it as they approached their destination. It rose up from the industrial surroundings and towered over them, revealing itself as a massive mecca of BBQ.
Even before they took one step out of their vehicle, they could smell the true pure barbecue deliciousness awaiting them.
Instant salivation.
The girls entered the heralded establishment and were confronted with an enormous line throughout the entire interior to the entrance door.
They waited.
And waited.
Forty minutes ticked by as they inched closer to their reward, figuring out how much in weight of meaty goodness they would devour.
- 1/3 lb hot, juicy, tender, fall apart brisket
- 4 thick, slide off the bone, meaty, seasoned spare ribs
- 1 handcrafted sausage
(Beware: change in tone of writing because I’m just that excited about this place)
They don’t serve it with any sauce or forks, because the meat is just that good. And I’m the biggest condiment fiend in the world, so I was skeptical at first about no sauce.
But, no. Guys. You don’t even know.
Life altering.
The end.
Anyway, we eventually made it to Austin and had a great time the night we got in, celebrated the third of July at different bars: including the awesome
1. Key Bar
2. The Market, which had great music and was overlooking downtown on a rooftop
3. Summit, aka crazy nightlife to the extreme, and also rooftop.
We also saw some sweet fireworks on the actual 4th:
Much love,
Shanna
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