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maybe not great for our costs, but I know where it came from. It’s selected by me.” The backstory Lacey and Noah Hester met while he was chef and general manager of his restaurant, Blue Dragon, in Hawaii. They made the decision to move to Texas when they had children and wanted to buy their own business together. After meeting the prior owners of Hamm’s, the couple took up the opportunity because “it felt right for our family,” Lacey Hester said. What’s on the menu? The shop’s most popular lunch item is the smash burger, Lacey Hester said, a 4-ounce brisket patty topped with sauteed onion, burger sauce and American cheese. Another popular sandwich is the Classic Ruben which includes housemade pastrami, garlic sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and Russian dressing on rye bread. The steak sandwich was the rst to make the menu, Noah Hester said. It features smoked tri-tip steak with brie cheese, dressed arugula,
Hamm’s Meat + Market sells a number of meats in a variety of cuts.
Noah and Lacey Hester bought Hamm’s Meat + Market in 2023 and introduced a lunch menu.
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pickled onion and black garlic horseradish aioli on a ciabatta bun. Something to note Hamm’s Meat + Market also o ers a “Supper Club” dining experience, a 12-person ticketed private dinner featuring an 8-10 course meal with wine pairings. The experience is “very intimate,” Lacey Hester said. “You come in as strangers and leave as friends,” she said.
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