San Antonio’s smoked-meat trustworthy can fireplace up their appetites once more. Acclaimed pitmaster Andrew Samia has revived South Barbecue in a former service station at 2100 N. Fundamental Ave. in Monte Vista.
Samia branched out with the then South BBQ & Kitchen in 2018 after opening Loopy Carl’s meals truck and Dignowity Meats. The Southtown barbecue joint quickly earned him career-highlight raves from The Infatuation and Texas Month-to-month.
In January, he closed the restaurant’s longtime restaurant at 2011 Mission Rd, estimating that the brand new barbecue joint can be open later in the summertime.
“Our time on Mission Highway has actually been superb, and we are going to at all times cherish the reminiscences this location helped create, Samia posted on the time. “However when one door closes, one other one at all times opens.”
The brand new South Barbecue, subsequent door to Lover’s Pizzeria, saved a lot of the identical menu that made it one in all Alamo Metropolis’s hottest spots. The smoked meat lineup of brisket, ribs, pulled pork, and jalapeño Cheddar sausage solely has one tweak — the substitution of turkey breast for rooster leg quarters. The facet, that includes Tex-Mex flavors like creamed elote, borracho beans, and Spanish rice, carried over from the previous spot.
New gadgets embody chips and queso blanco, a sausage taco, pulled pork nachos, and an upcoming cheeseburger served on a Martin’s potato bun. The latter was delayed due to a couple technical difficulties.
“And a enjoyable reality, I assume while you purchase a model new $4,000 griddle, it doesn’t work,” joked the enterprise on Instagram. “However the $300, 15-year-old ones from Craigslist work simply positive, so we’re gonna seize a kind of ASAP and get that burger on the menu rocking.”
South Barbecue additionally now has a full bar, serving unique cocktails, beer, and wine. And the ambiance is fully totally different. Samia changed the wood-clad inside of the unique with a midcentury really feel that features forest inexperienced Naugahyde cubicles, uncovered brick, and schoolhouse-style fixtures. The outsiode patio is outfitted with picnic tables and draped carnival lights.
However maybe the largest revamp is that South by no means plans to promote out, bucking the shortage pattern in Central Texas barbecue.
“Our objective at this new location is to not be a spot that runs out of issues… we would like you to have the ability to come in any respect hours, daily of the week and get some scrumptious meals,” the crew wrote.
South Barbecue is now open each day at 2100 N Fundamental Ave. from 11 am-10 pm.
