Two Lubbock Area Restaurants Makes New York Times Best List

Evie Mae’s Pit Barbeque in Wolfforth and Pitforks and Smokerings BBQ in Slaton was named in The New York Times 20 Best Texas Barbeque Restaurants From the New Generation.

One of the authors, Brett Anderson, traveled to Texas seven times to seek out the best barbeque haunts across the state, and the second author, Priya Krishna, is a Dallas native, according to NYT.

The story describes the restaurant as a “regional distinction” in Wolfforth. The owners, Arnis and Mallory Robbins, spiced their sausage with cheese grits with green chile, to honor their childhood in New Mexico, said The New York Times. The story recommended guests to order beef ribs, green chile cheese sausage, brisket chili and baked potato casserole which means they know whats up. I love everything about all those things. I know y'all do too.

The couple and their young daughter, Evie moved to Lubbock to be closer to family. They purchased Evie Mae’s trailer and set up shop in a location in Wolfforth. Everyone loved it, but the couple had trouble attracting a crowd. A day after the restaurant’s first review appeared on tmbbq.com, Evie Mae’s sold out for the first time. After that Evie Mae’s needed a bigger space within a couple of months and broke ground on its location in January 2016.

Pitforks and Smokerings BBQ also made the list.

According to the article, Isaac Arellano grew up in the gas station his father, Cruz, purchased in the early ’80s, just before he was born. In 2017, Isaac started converting the family business into a barbecue joint with his wife, Ashley. The dining room is where the mechanic’s shop used to be; the menu for the breakfast burrito business his parents ran is still on the wall where diners now place orders for smoked meat, handmade tortillas and daily specials that can include smoked baloney, barbacoa, burgers and fajitas. The Arellanos plan to expand into dinner hours. “It’s an old gas station on a highway,” Mr. Arellano said. “The ambiance is too damn awesome not to do something at night.”

They said you should order the turkey, pork ribs, creamed corn, and tortillas. (Yes they sometimes do breakfast now too).

Evie Mae's and Pitforks we are so proud of how far y'all have come and we love to see y'all still growing. You can see the full article here.

Evie Mae’s is located at 217 Unit 1 Highway 62/82 in Wolfforth. They are open Tuesday through Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to sell out.