One of Texas’ most acclaimed barbecue spots is changing its address. Brisket & Rice, which in November was awarded a designation from Michelin Guide , will head west from its current spot at 13111 FM 529 and end up at 6166 Hwy. 6 N.
The new spot, inside a former Aguirre’s Tex-Mex, is a little more than two miles from Brisket & Rice’s current location, as the restaurant is staying in northwest Houston. Co-owner Hong Tran told Chron he hopes to have the space open by April, though it’ll come down to permitting.
Brisket & Rice opened in March 2022 inside a former Church’s Chicken. There, Tran, wife Michelle Nguyen and brother Phong Tran started serving classic Central Texas fare including brisket, pork ribs and house-made sausage, but alongside white rice, making the restaurant unique from its peers in the barbecue game. The smokehouse also specializes in barbecue fried rice and Poor Man’s Macaroni, or noodles with bacon and a sweet ketchup-based sauce…