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Skriven 2015-04-06 02:46:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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We'd heard great things about Brown's food truck in the
south part of town, so off we went, skipping any breakfast
that might have been offered at the hotel. The joint is
supposed to open at 11, but this day, owing to the weather,
the pit people had been prevented by icy roads from getting
in to prep and so were delayed by two hours. Ah, well. At
least they were going to sell no brisket before its time.
We have subsequently received very favorable reports from
friends who were lucky to get there late, and it's now at
the top of the list for the next trip.

At the little parking lot we met a couple who were likewise
disappointed; they said that they had first gone to LeAnn
Mueller's and been put off by the long lines and the cold
weather and were hoping to recoup here, only to find this.
They said they were going to lick their wounds at Terry
Black's (run by nephews of the Black from Lockhart Black's)
and suggested that we would do well to follow their example.
I'm glad they did. It's just a mile away from the truck,
off on Barton Springs Road, a hokey overgrown building that
could easily be a Cracker Barrel or something. You dish out
your own sides at 1.89 per 5 oz tub (though I guess you can
pile it on as far as gravity will allow), which we didn't
do, and go to the pit guy who cuts your order. We got moist
brisket and sausage.

The meat here is first rate, close to Franklin quality,
better than what we got at the real Black's at our last
visit not so long ago (even the stuff we got as replacement
when we had to get our order fixed), and the help cheerful.
Light but attractive smoke, good marbling. Beer was 50c more
a bottle than at the real Black's, but who's counting.

Three sauces on the table a pretty standard regular, a
hugely sweet and wimpy sweet, and a hot that surprisingly
had more in common with the sweet than with the regular. As
usual, after a taste of each we ignored them; as with all
first-rate brisket, the meat spoke for itself.

There is also excellent sausage from what appears to be
the family recipe. Maybe a little fattier than in Lockhart,
but that is a good thing.

Independence Brewing Co.'s Austin amber, a well made but
undistinctive beer, didn't hurt the food.

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