Moo’s doesn’t just make some of the best BBQ we’ve ever tasted—it makes some of the best food, period. Of course, the BBQ is the draw from husband-and-wife team Andrew and Michelle Muñoz, who started Moo’s Craft Barbecue as an Eastside pop-up before becoming one of Smorgasburg’s most popular vendors. Now they’re opening their first brick-and-mortar restaurant, right in the heart of Lincoln Heights, set to open in June and offering their signature Texas-style smoked brisket that’s perfectly encrusted with a peppery blend of spices.

California’s central coast has a rich barbecue tradition and places like Maple Block, Slab, and Bludso’s continue to smoke delicious meats. But selling the idea of great barbecue in LA to anyone outside of LA has always been met with heavy eye rolls. The arrival of Moo’s in Lincoln Heights, however, changed everything.

Try Moo’s Craft Barbecue for Texas classics with an Angeleno twist, Smoke Queen for Malaysian-Chinese inspiration, A’s BBQ for that East Los soul, Battambong BBQ for a Cambodian touch, AGL’s for purist Texas stuff and regular specials, and so many more.

Andrew and Michelle Muñoz’s first forays into smoked meats were sparked, like many other current-generation pitmasters, by last decade’s countrywide mania for central Texas’ beefy traditions. But even before they transitioned from their breakout pop-up to their always-busy restaurant in Lincoln Heights, they had spliced Mexican flavors into their Lone Star-inspired techniques, spearheading a new school of Los Angeles barbecue. Andrew’s brisket, rendered nearly to pudding and perfumed by smoldering California white oak, sets the bar for excellence.

High school sweethearts Andrew and Michelle Muñoz are living their dream. What began as a weekend hobby of smoking meats in their backyard has evolved into a full-fledged restaurant in Lincoln Heights. Chef and co-owner Michelle Muñoz is the driving creative influence behind well-loved dishes like the verde sausage, which combines Texas Barbecue with her Mexican-American-Angeleno heritage, a distinctive version of Mexican street corn, and her unique smoked beef cheek tacos.

The supple, standard-bearing brisket and fat-flecked beef ribs at Andrew and Michelle Muñoz’s Moo’s Craft Barbecue are meaty, smoky bliss that would be taken seriously in Austin. But Moo’s is very much a vital L.A. restaurant because the Muñozes weave in their Mexican-Angeleno roots with dishes like a cheese-and-poblano-filled pork verde sausage that’s reminiscent of a chile relleno.

What started as an underground BBQ pop up in East LA became a sensation at brewery pop ups and Smorgasburg Los Angeles. Moo's Craft BBQ now has a new restaurant storefront in Lincoln Heights. Using old school techniques, owners Andrew and Michelle Munoz produce smoked meats with a CaliMex twist that will melt in your mouth.

Los Angeles (and the West Coast, in general) isn't exactly known as a destination for great American barbecue. So, when one opens that gets people talking, you know it has to be off-the-charts good. Moo's Craft Barbecue has all the hits, plus a few local twists.

If you are planning on visiting Moo’s Craft Barbecue, they are only open on Sundays for lunchtime. But don’t change your plans just yet. Even if they just serve one day, it is worth it to go and takeaway your order from this eatery.

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