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Father's Day Score

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cazzy
cazzy Posts: 9,136
edited June 2017 in EggHead Forum
So, for Father's Day, my wife woke me up and said, "hey, lets drive to Austin to do a BBQ crawl".  She clearly knows me well, and it most definitely was great day of food and fun with the fam.

First stop was Valentina's Tex Mex BBQ for some breakfast tacos!










The Real Deal Holyfield, the best BBQ taco on the planet!

Brisket taco with sea salt guacamole 



Miguel is one cool cat!


It was a great visit!  Next time, I'll be more specific and ask for point in our tacos.  The flour tortillas and serrano salsa were on point!

Our next stop, we hit up Micklethwait Craft Meats (#8 TX Monthly Top 50)!

Photo bomb :lol:



3 meat plate (brisket, rib and lamb sausage) served with jalapeno cheese grits & campfire beans

The pork spare rib was the highlight of the 3 meat plate.


This beef short rib was really special!!  It was 2nd best beef rib I've ever had!  The house made pickles were really good too.


Pretty great spot to hit with a short wait compared to other Austin staples.  Good BBQ across the board.

We have two spots done on our BBQ Passport...48 to go.   B) 


We took a break and watched Cars 3 with the kids to get a little hungry again.  After which, we hit up a non BBQ spot that Cen Tex has been raving about.  What we came for was technically brisket, and was easily the best brisket we had on Father's Day (as John said it would be). 



The pastrami was unreal and is certainly a must visit spot if you're ever in Austin.  Best pastrami I've ever had and it wasn't even close.  After we demolished the 1/2 pound plate, I ordered a sandwich and 2 lbs to go.




The pizza was very good, but we took most of it to go.


Definitely a memorable Father's Day! :)
Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    Spectacular!  Cute kids, Caz.
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  • SaintJohnsEgger
    SaintJohnsEgger Posts: 1,826
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    Man I've got to move to Austin. Great BBQ and the girls are pretty.

    Cute kids Caz and it looks like they had as much fun as you did
    Marshall in Beautiful Fruit Cove, FL.
    MiniMax 04/17
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  • TN_Sister_State
    TN_Sister_State Posts: 1,130
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    Wow, what a great day of food, family, and fun. Perfect for fathers day. 
    Franklin, Tn
    LBGE - Cast Iron Grate - Flameboss 300 - BGEtisserie

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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 30,977
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    I'm going to start shopping for a family upgrade after reading this thread.  Damn.  
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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  • saluki2007
    saluki2007 Posts: 6,354
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    Man am I jelly.  Couldn't ask for a better father's day present than that.
    Large and Small BGE
    Central, IL

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  • ColtsFan
    ColtsFan Posts: 6,345
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    That is outstanding!
    ~ John - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
    XL BGE, LG BGE, KJ Jr, PK Original, Ardore Pizza Oven, King Disc 
    Bloomington, IN - Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers!

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  • Greedygoat
    Greedygoat Posts: 134
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    Everything looks great.
    XL and a Mini-Max.
    Boca Raton, FL
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  • YEMTrey
    YEMTrey Posts: 6,829
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    Thanks for sharing @Cazzy , looks like a great day.  Beautiful kids!

    Steve 
    XL, Mini Max, and a 22" Blackstone in Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • StillH2OEgger
    StillH2OEgger Posts: 3,748
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    Wowsers! Kudos for your wife for putting that together. That is an unbelievable amount of great food right there. 
    Stillwater, MN
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,029
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    Thanks for posting. How fun
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • CTMike
    CTMike Posts: 3,247
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    Sounds like a memorable day with the family and some great food. Your kids are cute, and it must take forever for your oldest daughters hair to dry. 
    MMBGE / Large BGE / XL BGE (Craigslist Find) / SF30x80 cabinet trailer - "Ol' Mortimer" / Outdoor kitchen in progress.  

    RECOVERING BUBBLEHEAD
    Southeastern CT. 
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  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 6,304
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    Fingers crossed that my iMac can pull up all of these pictures. They overload my phone.
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  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 6,304
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    Okay I got it and am I ever jealous. Congratulations on picking a winner of a wife.
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  • BJM2932
    BJM2932 Posts: 119
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    Wow what an awesome day, looks like a blast! That brisket frito pie at the second stop is calling my name. 
    L BGE
    Paoli, PA

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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 10,767
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    I need to get me one of those Wives
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,164
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    A beautiful family your have there Caz.....Looks like a great time was had by all. 
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • SciAggie
    SciAggie Posts: 6,481
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    Looks like you had a great day. You have wonderful kids.
    Coleman, Texas
    Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
    "Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
                                                                                                                          YukonRon
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  • 20stone
    20stone Posts: 1,961
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    Cute kids, great pics and a great day it appears.

    Pastrami is pretty easy to do at home (though it takes some time), and is awesome.
    (now only 16 stone)

    Joule SV
    GE induction stove
    Gasser by the community pool (currently unavailable)
    Scale (which one of my friends refuses to use)
    Friends with BGEs and myriad other fired devices (currently unavail IRL)
    Occasional access to a KBQ and Webber Kettle
    Charcuterie and sourdough enthusiast
    Prosciuttos in an undisclosed location

    Austin, TX
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  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
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    CTMike said:
    Sounds like a memorable day with the family and some great food. Your kids are cute, and it must take forever for your oldest daughters hair to dry. 

    Thanks!!

    It's actually not that bad.  She'll be 5 in November and scissors still haven't touched her hair.  I'm all for a haircut, but mom won't let it happen. Lol
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 18,731
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    I forget how fun you can be. And then you resurface to let us know :)

    Do the kiddos realize how spoiled they are with all this great grub??


    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
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    20stone said:
    Cute kids, great pics and a great day it appears.

    Pastrami is pretty easy to do at home (though it takes some time), and is awesome.

    Thanks!  

    I'm afraid I'll be going down that road at some point.  Pieous had the same affect on me that it did on Cen Tex.
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
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    caliking said:

    I forget how fun you can be. And then you resurface to let us know :)

    Do the kiddos realize how spoiled they are with all this great grub??


    My son does.  He's a foodie at 6 and loves trying different people's food and comparing it to mine.  The girls don't eat much meat.
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
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    Thanks for all the compliments about the kids folks! They are a lot of fun and definitely have big personalities.
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 22,970
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    Was hoping you would post all this.that pastrami is other worldly.  
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • SSQUAL612
    SSQUAL612 Posts: 1,186
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    That looks like some great places to add to my list.  I love Austin and have wanted to venture down to Lockhart to try the various BBQ joints.  Thanks for sharing.  
    Tyler, TX   XL BGE 2016, KJ Classic 2019,  MES, 18.5 WSM,  Akorn Jr,  36"&17" Black Stone, Adj Rig, Woo, Grill Grates, SS Smokeware Cap, KAB,  FB 300, Thermapen 
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  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
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    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    Was hoping you would post all this.that pastrami is other worldly.  

    It sure was!  I'm still laughing that they knew exactly who you were.  "Pastrami John, yeah we know him!"
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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  • texaswig
    texaswig Posts: 2,682
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    Wow man.  living the good life. 

    2-XLs ,MM,blackstone,Ooni koda 16,R&V works 8.5 gallon fryer,express smoker and 40" smoking cajun 

    scott 
    Greenville Tx
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
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    Good times Carl! :plus_one:
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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