DINING FEATURE
BY CHRISTOPHER GREEN
Texas Honey Ham Co. o ers more than just honey ham. The restaurant also serves a variety of di erent sandwiches, sides and soups. SERVING SANDWICHES
SANDWICHES
Breakfast roll: Grilled roll with fried egg, cheese and choice of meat Club sandwich: A triple decker with ham, turkey, bacon, Swiss and cheddar, lettuce, tomato, red onion, mustard and mayo Pulled pork sandwich: Pulled pork with pickles, red onion and homemade honey barbecue sauce on a toasted bun Bacon sandwich: Bacon, lettuce, tomato, red onion, mustard and mayo Ham salad sandwich: Ham salad, lettuce, tomato and onion on grilled bread
The ham sandwich features the restaurant’s namesake item.
Robert Siller, left, and Trent Hunt, right, are two of the owners of Texas Honey Ham Co. in Westlake, along with Kelly Weiss, who is not pictured.
The pulled pork sandwich at Texas Honey Ham Co. comes glazed in barbecue sauce.
PHOTOS COURTESY JULIA STEWART
Texas Honey Ham Co. Westlake restaurant serves fresh sandwiches and breakfast daily A fter working in the restau- rant industry for over 20 years, owners Trent Hunt expanded its business. “We started o to be a ham store to sell honey hams. Well, people don’t buy honey hams all year round,” Siller said.
SOUPS
SIDES
• Apple slaw • Austin baked beans • Ham salad • Smoked brisket
• Ham bone soup • Tomato soup
potato casserole and potato salad. There are many choices for break- fast ranging from traditional break- fast plates to tacos. The restaurant also serves their own version of pigs in a blanket, with a pancake wrapped around grilled honey ham. Along with its signature honey hams, the restaurant sells roasted turkey breast, glazed deli ham and ham bone by the half-pound. Cater- ing is available for breakfast items, sandwich platters, box lunches and more. Siller said the owners and employ- ees enjoy serving their customers. “We’re here ready to serve peo- ple, and we like to give back to the community,” Siller said.
Texas Honey Ham Co. 3736 Bee Caves Road, Ste. 6, Austin 512-330-9888 www.texashoneyham.com Hours: Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat. 7 a.m.- 3 p.m., Sun. 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
and Kelly Weiss decided to be their own bosses and opened Texas Honey Ham Co. in 2004 in Austin. With a slogan of, “feed the people,” the idea was to make people happy with food. Robert Siller came in as a co-owner in the rst week of Texas Honey Ham Co.’s opening and had worked with Hunt at Rudy’s Bar- B Q. Siller has about 20 years of experience in the restaurant indus- try, having worked in restaurants since he was 19 years old. Siller said when the store rst opened, it just sold ham and then
The business started out with ve sandwiches on the menu, but Siller helped to expand the menu and keep up with neighborhood demand. “Once we started doing breakfast, it’s kind of where I started throwing more of my restaurant skills in there,” Siller said. “We started doing breakfast tacos and breakfast rolls ... pancakes and di erent sauces.” The menu o ers a variety of options for dining, from sandwiches and salads to soups and homemade sides such as apple slaw, baked
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