Hey Throop, forget about Inman's... that's kid stuff. Coopers is THE best in Texas (read world) but not for chicken...try Brother's across the highway from Coopers. Best in Texas except for a place in a town called Zabcikville in Bell co. not too far from Temple. BTW I think the best thing Coopers has is that 2" porkchop you passed up. It'll make your eyes pop out it's so good. Jack David T. wrote: > > Friends in Houston Eats, &etc > > > So of course we had to go back to Llano and try Coopers. > > I was told by the rest of the group that on such campouts, it > is traditional to have a Saturday night potluck. Well, I had > my heart set on BBQ. I decided to drive 25 miles to Llano and > bring back some BBQ to share. It was on my mind to stop at > both Inmans and Coopers and bring back a bit of both. > > We got to Coopers and I knew it was going to be wonderful as > soon as I opened the car door. The smoke....mmmmmmm. We got > 1 1/4 lbs of ribs and a half pound of brisket. > > Dawn is a cabinet maker. Mesquite has a reputation as a > beautiful, extrememly hard wood. She was interested in taking > a bit back to Louisiana and using it in a project. So I asked > the guy if they'd sell us a log. Well this caused a great > deal of consternation. They sell great meat, not wood. > Eventually they let us pick out a log for $2. Which is > probably way too much for a mesquite log, but under the > circumstances not too bad. > >
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