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KG BBQ
Middle Eastern Barbecue
A Cairo-born pitmaster works a food truck beside Oddwood Brewing, smoking meat with Middle Eastern spices—sumac, cinnamon, pomegranate—that transform Texas barbecue into something stranger and better. Lamb shoulder finished with dukkah, honey-thyme chicken thighs with yogurt, rice pudding with pistachio butter. The fusion feels lived-in, not trendy.
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- Texas Monthly 2025 · The 50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas