Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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El Grandpa Mexican Barbecue all started with a student's dream of playing high school football in Texas — and a food influencer's viral post.

This family-owned taco joint smokes authentic Hidalgo-style barbacoa outside of Austin, Texas. After immigrating to join their son in the United States, the Vargas family's traditional style of overnight pit barbacoa has created hungry lines up and down their location in a hidden gravel parking lot... El Grandpa is about as real as it gets.

El Grandpa Mexican BBQ Estilo Hidalgo
150 Haverland Dr
Georgetown, TX 78626
Phone: (737) 444-9382
Website: instagram.com/el.grandpa.barbacoa/?hl=en

Texas Country Reporter
Episode #: 1965
Original air date: 4-19-2025

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