Lucky Cat BBQ
BBQ Sandwich on Sesame Bun, Slaw, BBQ Sauce, Hawaiian Macaroni Salad, Potato Salad
BBQ Sandwich on Sesame Bun, Slaw, BBQ Sauce, Asian Slaw, Gooey Mac & Cheese
Panang Brisket Curry, Jasmine Rice, Gooey Mac & Cheese, Salad with Ginger Sesame Dressing
BBQ Pork Belly Fried Rice
Mesquite Smoked Pork Belly, Garlic Chili Pulled Pork
BBQ Brisket Mac & Cheese
Caramel Banana Pudding, Chocolate Graham Cracker Crumble, Nilla Wafers
Ube Whipped Cheesecake, Chocolate Coconut Crumble
Best seen as a passion project for local real estate agent Shawn Hong Lucky Cat BBQ serves up a selection of Smoked Meats and Asian-inspired sides from a kitchen pulled behind its owner’s pickup truck.
Self-described as having “sporadic days and times for food service,” the Smith’s on Sahara at Durango a popular Saturday location, consecutive visits found service friendly and un-hurried while prices hover around the same as what one might pay at a sit-down Barbecue joint.
Fairly well traveled while researching his craft, Hong and friends frequently posting their escapades online, Brisket finds fat well rendered beneath a generous Pepper bark whether on its own or served as specials including the likes of convincing Panang Curry atop Rice.
Less sold on Pulled Pork with a good bit of Garlic, though Mesquite smoked Belly is loaded with Umami sauced or chopped in Fried Rice, sides range from middling Mac n’ Cheese to fragrant Asian Slaw and top notch Pasta or Potato Salad with complex aromatics.
Continuing the innovative ideas with Dessert, though to a purist the Cocoa could be left out of otherwise excellent Caramel Banana Pudding, Ube “Cheesecake” eats more like airy Pudding atop a Chocolate-Coconut Crumble that adds texture and nuance.
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