The day started in Lockhart, a town that calls itself the “BBQ Capital of Texas”.

Here are the BBQ Adventurers:

George, Will, Jack and Banjo Man

They are standing in front of the legendary Kreuz Market, which opens for business at 10:30 AM. We were the second car in the parking lot.

There are rules here on the BBQ Trail.

Delbert McLinton once ate here.  I was impressed.  Obviously.

Banjo Man had other things on his mind.

Like ribs, beef shoulder, sausage, smoked turkey, beans, bread, crackers and potato salad.

I ate ribs. The best ribs of my life.

And the very best 99-cent banana pudding in the universe.  Here is the empty bowl: I’m not sure why Gene Autry’s suit was on display, but perhaps you’d enjoy seeing it mounted on the wall. Beautiful tailoring. We waddled out of these door about an hour and a half after we arrived.  But we were not through with BBQ yet….