Dining
BY KAREN CHANEY
Patacon sandwich ($13.95) includes barbecue meat served between two fried plantains and fried cheese.
Tailgate Tacos ($88.99) includes a choice of 10 tacos and three sides.
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S&F Wings ($18) includes 12 wings, featuring Tim Hall’s rub and sauce recipes, and one side.
Burnt BBQ & Tacos goes beyond Texas barbecue When choosing a career path, Tim Halls said he knew he would follow in either his mother’s or father’s footsteps. His dad owned an ambulance service and was a mortician; his mother was a high school cook. Halls said he spent 10 years working for his dad as an emergency medical technician but in the end followed his mother’s path.
working for him. Two years ago, the couple married and over time, Venezuelan dishes have been added to the menu. Some of the items, like the Patacon sandwich, are also vehicles for the house-made barbecue. “My mother-in-law does most of the prep in the back,” Halls said. “We are a true family restaurant.” The speci cs Halls said the business name was chosen in part because his pork belly burnt ends are a corner- stone of the menu. “Pork belly is literally raw bacon,” Halls said. “We dry brine them overnight with my butcher's grind rub. Then we smoke them for ve and a half hours at 185-degrees, pull them o the smoker and let them sit in the refrigerator overnight ... then we cube it up into 1” squares and toss it in my original barbecue sauce and put them in the oven. The barbecue sauce carmelizes around the meat and it’s almost like pork candy when it's done.” About 150 pounds of pork belly burnt ends are sold weekly. Quote of note Anytime the restaurant is open, either Halls or Argumedo will be there. Halls said he enjoys watching rst-time customers take their rst bite. “It’s the wow factor,” Halls said. “When you can sit here and listen to somebody when they take their rst bite, or they see it for the rst time, they're like, ‘Wow, that’s really good!’”
“Mortuary school took too long,” Halls said. “I decided to go the cooking route, because I always liked to cook. I earned an associates degree in culinary in Scottsdale [Arizona].” In 2021, following decades of working in the restaurant industry, Halls opened Burnt BBQ & Tacos. What’s on the menu The menu features barbecue brisket, pulled pork, smoked turkey, poblano sausage, wings, ribs and chicken. Halls said there are a variety of “vehicles” the meat is served on such as tacos, potatoes and Navajo fry bread. The meat can also be ordered as a plate combo featuring house-made sides such as Nana’s potato salad, mac and cheese, seasoned green beans and Mexican street corn. Halls created the recipes for the barbecue sauces. “We’re barbecue based. I don't claim to be Texas barbecue—I take in uences from all my travels,” Halls said. “I like avors. I don't make anything really hot, I make food that is full of avor.” What else Halls met his wife Maria Argumedo, who is from Venezuela, ve years ago when she started
The restaurants breakfast items, including empanadas ($9.95) , are served all day.
Tim Halls opened Burnt BBQ & Tacos in 2021 after decades or working in the restaurant industry.
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