Central Texas BBQ Tour: Thursday
K. and I decided to take our first > 1 day vacation since the dogs came into our life. Our goal was to hit 4 of the 5 top BBQ joints in Texas as determined by texas Monthly magazine. We also wanted to visit Lost Maples State Natural Area. We decided to fill in the extra time with a concert and a cooking class.
Thursday was the first day of the trip and we got off to an early start, around 6:30 a.m. We had a rental car, so we didn't hit the Tollway, but instead took Highway 6 around town to 90A and headed west.
At some point during that time, a customer from work called, so I had to spend a little time answering their question. After that, it was smooth sailing all the way to Shiner. We stopped there just to take a look at the brewery. We'd taken the tour a number of years ago and didn't want to go through it again. But, we did sample the free beer.
The next stop was Luling, for the City Market and the first stop on the BBQ tour. Luling is in the middle of central Texas oil fields and there werea good number of roughnecks eating there. The BBQ was not that great
We stopped at a pottery place in town on the way out and picked up a dish to use for making deeper pies. I hope to try it out soon.
Next stop: Smitty's in Lockhart. Once again, a disappointment
We wandered around town for a bit after the sampling, as the next stop was in the same town: Kreuz. Another blah meal.
From there we headed on to Kerrville where we had reservations for the night. We stayed at Y.O. Ranch Hotel in the middle of town.
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