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"Evolving from his family's bakery and burrito shop roots, I found Jiménez y Friends Barbecue y Taquería in Lubbock to be a true cross-border mashup: dishes include the Specialty Dawg (house-smoked sausage, beans, cheese, and a fried egg served as a Texas-sized taco) and smoked meats piled atop sweet Mexican concha rolls dressed with Big Red barbecue sauce and apple-jicama slaw—a vivid Tex‑Mex identity on a plate." - Naomi Tomky