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An Endangered Species of BBQ Joint Thrives in Rural Texas
Digital subscribers can listen to this article. Subscribe today for unlimited access to Texas Monthly. Already a subscriber? Log in. The roadside barbecue shack is a dying breed in Texas. Health department regulations have pushed most smoked-meat start-ups into food trucks. When I encounter one of those shacks while out on the road, it’s like finding an endangered species. They’re usually relics. That’s what made Texas Pecan Smoked BBQ, in Pecan Gap, so surprising. Todd and Anita Akers opened their business last summer on their front porch until they could finish the wooden Home Depot shed that sits outside their house on Main Street. The Akers opened their new barbecue shack last November and have been serving on Friday evenings and Saturdays since.The Akers placed the…The post An Endangered Species of BBQ Joint Thrives in Rural Texas appeared first on Texas Monthly.