Pappas Bar-B-Q reveals secrets of brisket success
ByKen Hoffman for CultureMap
Thursday, October 19, 2017
HOUSTON, Texas -- Pappas Bar-B-Q, bellwether of the burgeoning Pappas family of restaurants, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month with daily half-price specials and all-you-can eat pork ribs for $9.95 on weekends.
Last Sunday I ate 17 ribs. You know what that means, right? I waddled out a winner!
Pappas Bar-B-Q doesn't mess around, this is authentic Texas barbecue smoked long and slow. The meats are cooked on-site at 17 Pappas Bar-B-Q locations in Houston, plus one in Dallas. Side dishes are prepared fresh daily. Each morning, the kitchen staff cuts 450 pounds of Idahos for French fries. Across Houston, Pappas Bar-B-Q's smoke, slice, and chop 60,000 pounds of brisket for its plates, sandwiches, and po'boys.
