sampled around noon, 3/28/24
We had a friend in town from New York and, lucky for us, she wanted some BBQ. We ended up at Roy Hutchins in Trophy Club for a busy and filling lunch. The ribs, brisket, and pork belly burnt ends were all excellent. Unlike some of my previous visits, the brisket had perfectly rendered fat and nice smoke flavor. I loaded up on their delicious Texas Twinkies and lived on the leftovers for several days afterwards.
As threatened last week, I headed back to Green's again today to get more of his spare ribs and other goodies. I got there about 10:30 am and was first in line. It was chilly out and there was a stiff north wind, but I dressed accordingly. Some of the folks behind me were definitely feeling the cold.
He opened up right at 11 am and I grabbed the first pound from the fatty end of the first brisket, a rack of spare ribs, brisket biscuits, pork belly bites, and a pint of his chipotle mac & cheese. When I left there were 15 people behind me in line. Everything was outstanding, as always, and we'll be enjoying the smell of smoke from our microwave all week.
Two days ago we ate at The Original Roy Hutchins BBQ in Trophy Club. Today we found ourselves nearby the original, original, Hutchins BBQ in McKinney so we decided to stop by to compare. Our meal on Tuesday was excellent and today was more of the same. The fact that it is the same family and they use the same recipes doesn't always mean the same quality, but today it all worked.
We got there right in the middle of the lunch rush and the line snaked out the door, almost to the parking lot. It took us about 30 minutes to get to the cutters, which was not too bad.
I had hoped to try the beef hotlink but found that was a weekend only thing. I had to "settle" for a jalapeno cheddar link and that was excellent. The brisket and ribs were fine quality, as we always find in McKinney, and the Texas Twinkies were also excellent. I did notice that the McKinney Twinkies were $1.01 less than the Trophy Club Twinkies, but I think everything in Trophy Club has that upscale surcharge. They have an elevator to pay for! See a previous post for more on the Hutchins family saga.
We have a friend in town this week and he was getting together with another friend who liked BBQ. We suggested giving Roy Hutchins another try, but I warned them the last time I had visited that the ribs were awful. Based on my previous experience, I loaded up on Texas Twinkies and pork belly bites, but I also got one rib just to see if things had improved. Indeed, they had. My one rib was tender and juicy and left me wishing I had ordered more. Next time I will. The Twinkies were awesome and the pork belly bites remain almost as good as Green's, though not quite as tender. John's friend also got two beef ribs and they were also very tender with perfectly rendered fat. Overall, this was a mighty good stop and I think we shall be there again soon and I will go back to my usual Texas trinity. The best part of all is they are open 7 days a week until 9 pm, so that gives us a nearby quality BBQ stop on Monday and Tuesday when many of the craft joints are closed.
So my Mrs had some work done on her car and she got the call it was ready about 1:15 pm on Saturday afternoon. Right down the street from our mechanic is Green's Texas BBQ truck. So I wondered out loud if he might, maybe, have some pork belly bites left at 1:30. I have also been wanting to try his new spare ribs (he previously just offered baby backs). Now Mr Green spent many years smoking S&T's at his folk's place, so I know he knows how to make world champion spare ribs. My wife encouraged me to investigate. When Mr Green saw me walking up to the window he looked out and said, "It's your lucky day. We have a pound and a quarter of pork belly bites left." I told him, "Not anymore."
