Gochujang on ribs sounds kind of like a loose take on galbi. Sounds intriguing enough to try at least once.
Uh....yeah? "My god, Mertyl, this viet-cajun place has asian spices in their cajun food?!" "Whodathunkit?"
I think it's been that way at many places. I was more shocked when I finally started seeing prices starting to come down. I think it was something $30-$34/lbs at a few places around me. Those same places are "down" to $24-$27/lbs lately.
Fertitta was on CNBC earlier saying prime beef was the most expensive item on his restaurant menus, which I guess may not be saying much, but he was saying consumers need to be patient when they see $65-$70 steaks on the menu. The DFW area's first HEB just opened up by me (and brought with it, the ensuing chaos where people think it's the grocery holy land), and they had choice boneless ribeyes for about $5/lbs. Hmm... choice ribeye at home vs prime brisket at a restaurant for their respective prices. I'm taking that ribeye (though I didn't buy any).
So I went to Gofdees and Cattleak bbq in the DFW They ran out of everything except for brisket I showed up like 30 minutes before they open and then waited like two hours It’s excellent and it’s got the Franklin bbq vibe The place itself is bare bones Cattleak was great too and the place is nicer with all the murals . The brisket was not as good as Goldees but really excellent , the sides are better here Overall, great options , I want to get ribs at Goldees the next time I show up
Oh I can't, I'm the low man on the totem pole in the industry (commercially, anyway). You might want to talk to the 2 or 3 conglomerates that control the wholesale packing end of things. I'm pretty sure they're still actively being sued by the government for collusion.
Lulz and the HEB chaos. I’m not a fan of their Prime 1 brisket. Not much quality control, I think. The Nolan Ryan Angus “34 Prime” at Krogers is the way. I think Krogers has an exclusive deal with 34 Prime.
Got another BBQ Family Feud going, this time in Lockhart: https://www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/lockhart-has-new-bbq-family-feud/ I'll have to try Terry Black's one of these days
Looks like nothing but family violence in Lockhart with Smitty's vs. Kreuz and now Black's vs. Terry Black's. The Terry Black's in Dallas is still one of the best BBQ places I've tried up here. They had great ribs and brisket, and the sauce was pretty good, too. About the only sucky thing is its location (not near me). Chisholm Trail is the "other bbq joint" in Lockhart nobody really talks about, but back a decade or so ago, most people would choose Kreuz, Smitty's or Black's over them. The good ol' days, when the best bbq in the state was in Lockhart (and Driftwood). Times have changed. lol.
I think the guys that started the one in Fort Worth worked at some of the best bbq places in Texas like Franklin, Terry Black's, Truth, Micklethwait, LaBarbecue, etc. It's no wonder they know how to make BBQ. I'm guessing they're trying to capitalize on their #1 ranking. It's crazy they've only been open for about 2 years, I think, and most, if not all, of that was in the midst of the pandemic. I still need to get out there and try it one day.
Terry Blacks is better than Blacks Terry Blacks would only make Lockhart relevant again Kruez was the best last time I remember Austin has good bbq to the point nobody goes to Lockhart
Side BBQ question: has anyone ever had Canadian BBQ? I wasn't aware this was a thing until I started looking at ski resort amenities: https://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/explore-the-resort/the-village/dining/dustys.aspx
