Longoria’s BBQ, a two-time Texas Monthly Top 50 barbecue restaurant known for its housemade brisket sausage made from a closely guarded recipe, has closed, pitmaster David Longoria posted on social media.
Longoria’s made the magazine’s state rankings in 2003 and 2013 for the beef sausage made with a recipe from Gonzales, the family’s hometown.
When brother Danny Longoria opened the restaurant in 1998 with parents, Angelita and Fidencio (”Fred”), there were no small-batch craft barbecue restaurants in North Texas and few shops with housemade sausage…