| Barbs B Q | |
|---|---|
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| Restaurant information | |
| Street address | 102 East Market Street |
| City | Lockhart |
| State | Texas |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 78644 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 29°53′01″N 97°40′19″W / 29.883684°N 97.671989°W / 29.883684; -97.671989 |
| Website | barbsbq |
Barbs B Q (or Barbs-B-Q) is a restaurant in Lockhart, Texas, United States. It has garnered a positive reception.
History
The restaurant is named after Nicki Minaj's fanbase, the Barbz. It started as a series of pop-ups in Fort Worth, Austin, and Lockhart. During a barbecue festival, their booth was placed across from an empty former bank building, which became the permanent location for the restaurant, which opened in May of 2023.
The restaurant's pitmaster is Chuck Charnichart, who co-owns and operates it with Haley Conlin and Alexis Tovias. As of December of 2024 it was open only weekends.
Menu
Charnichart and Tovías were both raised in Brownsville and both have Mexican immigrant parents, which influences the menu. Rubs and marinades use Mexican spices and lime zest. Sides include charro beans and desserts include bread pudding made from conchas. The restaurant's green spaghetti, based on Charnichart's mother's recipe, is a signature dish which they serve instead of the more-typical barbecue restaurant offering of macaroni and cheese. Priya Krishna, writing in The New York Times, likened the dish to "fettuccine Alfredo with a huge, verdant personality".
Reception
In 2022, Texas Monthly's taco editor Jose Ralat wrote that the restaurant's version of green spaghetti "might be the single best dish I ate all year". The restaurant was named one of the twelve best new restaurants in the U.S. by Eater in 2023. In 2024, Barbs B Q was named one of the best new restaurants of 2024 by Bon Appétit and one of the best restaurants in the country by The New York Times, and was a semifinalist in the Best New Restaurant category of the James Beard Foundation Awards.
See also
References
- ^ Vaughn, Daniel (2023-07-21). "Barbs-B-Q Provides the Twenty-First-Century Energy Lockhart Needs". Texas Monthly. Archived from the original on 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ Cardenas, Cat (2023-06-22). "Inside the Fantastic Smoked-Meats World of Lockhart's New Vibrant Barbecue Restaurant Barbs B Q". Eater Austin. Archived from the original on 2023-07-01. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ Valles, Georgia (2023-06-01). "Barbs B Q: Young Girl Pit Bosses". Austin Woman Magazine. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- Sontag, Elazar (2024-12-09). "6 Rising Chefs on Their First Year in Business". Bon Appétit. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ Chaudhury, Nadia (2023-11-07). "The 12 Best New Restaurants in America". Eater. Archived from the original on 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ "The Restaurant List 2024". The New York Times. 2024-09-24. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- Ralat, José R. (2022-12-01). "My Favorite Mexican and Tex-Mex Bites of 2022". Texas Monthly. Archived from the original on 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- "The 20 Best New Restaurants of 2024". Bon Appétit. ISSN 0006-6990. Wikidata Q130300472.
- "These Are the James Beard Awards Restaurant and Chef Semifinalists, 2024". Bon Appétit. 2024-01-24. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
