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21 sats \ 4 replies \ @jimmysong 4 Dec \ on: The Hands-Down Absolute Best BBQ Restaurant In Every State - Tasting Table Post food_and_drinks
I'm going to disagree with @Car here. The beef cheeks, at least when they were a food truck, was amazing. Several people that I introduced that to have said that they like the beef cheek better than Franklin or La BBQ.
Random fact, when I was writing Bitcoin and the American Dream with my co-authors here in Austin, I treated them to lots of local food, like Franklin, La BBQ, Gus's Fried Chicken, Terry Black's. The one that they all remembered the most is the beef cheek from Leroy and Lewis. They're mentioned in the acknowledgements.
Jimmy having barbacoa at a BBQ joint and winning Best BBQ in Texas is like a sushi restaurant in Japan winning Best Sushi because it also makes the best ramen. I am sure they are great, but the best BBQ in Texas? As far as the best barbacoa, that's not possible.
Definitely going to go try it now if you say it's great and report back.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but barbacoa is like the shredded version, no (barbacoa:beef cheek = chopped:brisket)? They have that, too, but the beef cheek is like a more delicious, much smaller brisket that absorbs more flavor. Also, note they only serve it at the restaurant on Fridays and I don't think it's as good as it was when it was a food truck.
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Barbacoa is primarily beef cheek shredded usually with lengua its not the same as chopped brisket. By your description Its sounds like a reinvention which now makes more sense, why they won. No one has likely ever tasted it before.
(barbacoa:beef cheek = chopped:brisket)?
Beef cheek is a cheap cut that people are now finding out about. It is the same as fajitas were in the late 80's and early 90's before they also got popular. My dad use to get a giant cow head and skirt steak for almost nothing then spend all weekend cooking. Unfortunately the same fate will eventually also happen to lengua and mollejas salteadas as well.
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@CJWracing afterwards got a whole bunch of beef cheek to smoke. Also, @Svetski says it's his favorite cut of beef. I've also tried, and my beef cheek isn't that bad, though not as good as L&L. You can still get beef cheek for like $2.99/lb at HEB.
But then again, maybe it'll get more popular. I've been told by life-long Texans that brisket used to be $0.35 per pound. It's now like 12x that.
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