April 23, 2010: In Search of Some Good BBQ

GOING:
Most San Antonio school children had last Friday off for Fiesta's "Battle of Flowers" Parade. We had already paticipated in our share of the ten-day back-to-back Fiesta events and parties, so we packed up the car and headed out of town.

By 1:30-ish we'd found our way to Blanco, Texas and stopped at Riley's Rocking R BBQ and Steakhouse (www.rileysbarbq.com)- just off the main square. The ribs ranked a sauce smile and the homemade Banana Pudding was wicked good.

COMING BACK:
On the way back home (Sunday), we stopped at Cooper's Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que in Llano, Texas (www.coopersbbq.com). I think we were a little too tired from hiking, camping and adventures in Blue Bonnet fields to lug the camera in to the restaurant, which was too bad because the food was just right. You gotta love a place with an outside sign with "Line Forms Here" way before you ever get to the pits to select your meats. Wish there was a way to photograph smell. Smelled VERY good there.

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