Snow's BBQ
Barbecue restaurant · Lexington ·
Acclaimed Saturday-only smokehouse: ribs, brisket, sausage, pork
Acclaimed Saturday-only smokehouse: ribs, brisket, sausage, pork
"You don’t just casually go to Snow’s to eat some BBQ—you have to earn it. It’s open only one day a week, located in a town of barely 1,000 people, and run by a 90-something-year-old school janitor named Tootsie, who still works weekdays for the local school district. The nearest big town is an hour away, and if you show up after 8am, your shot at brisket is pretty much gone. Eating here is a challenge in more ways than one, but week after week, barbecue enthusiasts make the journey to Lexington for rich, smoky slabs of brisket and chicken that’s both charred and remarkably juicy. It’s the kind of story that almost sounds made up, and an experience that feels like a rite of passage." - nicolai mccrary, kevin gray, nick rallo
"You don’t just casually go to Snow’s to eat some BBQ—you have to earn it. It’s open only one day a week, located in a town of barely 1,000 people, and run by a 90-something-year-old school janitor named Tootsie, who still works weekdays for the local school district. The nearest big town is an hour away, and if you show up after 8am, your shot at brisket is pretty much gone. Eating here is a challenge in more ways than one, but week after week, barbecue enthusiasts make the journey to Lexington for rich, smoky slabs of brisket and chicken that’s both charred and remarkably juicy. It’s the kind of story that almost sounds made up, and an experience that feels like a rite of passage. photo credit: Snow's BBQ" - Nicolai McCrary
"A beloved Lexington, Texas barbecue destination whose flavor profile is showcased in a Pitmaster Icons assortment, offering gift recipients a taste of classic Texas barbecue from a small-town institution." - Francky Knapp
"Starting in Round Rock, Texas, and running through Russelville, Kentucky, US-79 is a diagonal stretch of northeast–southwest highway through the southeast. Stop in Lexington, Texas —population: 1100 —where famous octogenarian pitmaster Tootsie Tomanetz runs Snow’s along with her friend Kerry Bexley. Since 2002, Tomanetz has been a pioneer of Texas barbecue as a female pitmaster at an intergenerational business built on a love of slow-cooked meats. It’s only open on Saturdays (and worth planning around), sohead to Snow’s early to buy meats by the pound, like brisket, spare ribs, turkey breast, and sausages, plus sides like potato salad and pinto beans." - Vox Creative
"I reported that Southern Living named Snow’s BBQ in Lexington the number one barbecue restaurant in the South for 2023, up from the publication’s number two position last year." - Nadia Chaudhury