BBQ is sacred in Texas. So sacred that, about 100 years ago, it was at the heart of a BBQ war that divided El Paso and actually wound up in court.
The oldest, currently operating, bbq joint in El Paso is, (as far as I know), Tony’s The Pit BBQ. They’ve been turnin’ and burnin’ since the late 1950’s.
BBQ in El Paso stretches back to the 1800’s, (at least), and as the 19th century came to a close, it sparked a huge debate in El Paso that ultimately had to be settled by a judge…