Smoked Meats Are a Major Part of This Midland Restaurant’s Menu, but Don’t Expect a Typical BBQ Joint

The paintings on the walls of Johnny’s Barbecue in Midland left a bigger impression than the barbecue when I visited over a decade ago. Anthropomorphic swine showed off outfits, including those of a nurse, a construction worker, and a Dallas Cowboy. Another wore a cowboy hat and boots while happily munching on a rack of ribs. When the restaurant closed in 2022, after seventy years in business, new owner Ruben Carrasco Jr. had a photographer document the images. (He’s planning to create a coloring book.) Now there’s new artwork, inspired by Carrasco’s native El Paso and his family, including his late brother, Jeffrey. Carrasco’s serving barbecue out of the old building with his restaurant, Pachuco’s, which opened two years ago, but the menu is like…

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