Remember when the excellent Micklethwait Craft Meats had
that outpost in Smithville? Well, that's all changed, and the former
Vasek Garage venue is now home to this new
restaurant and bar and butcher shop that boasts an equally meat-forward agenda. (The joint specializes in Mexican-style slow roasting in 1000-gallon propane pits, and everything – sourcing, processing, and smoking the meats – happens in-house. And "carne lenta," for you monoglot Englishers, means
slow meat.) This is where, on Saturday, pitmaster
Tony Olvera and co-owner
Simon Madera (of Taco Flats and la Holly fame) are glad to welcome you with an opening celebration that features live music from Austin's own bluesy wonderman
Guy Forsyth. FYI, there's good social distancing on the patio, and the barbecue ... well, from what we've heard, "good" would be a sad, sad understatement.