Cooper's Pit Bar-B-Que

Earlier this week Scott flew to Llano with his flight instructor and ate at the world famous Cooper's Pit Bar-B-Que. Cooper's is apparently "the" place in Texas for BBQ, so Saturday night we thought we'd fly there as well (it's about 100 miles north of San Antonio) so Renee could try it. All the planes were booked, so we decided to enjoy the scenic drive through the Hill Country and through historic Fredericksburg. The drive was absolutely beautiful. The leaves are all changing colors and with the rolling hills and the sun going down and the cloudless sky, it was definitely worth the drive. And the food was worth the drive too! There are also pictures of President Bush eating there right after he was elected the first time.

They had about six pits outside where you order your meat, but they only had two going and no lines because it seems to be the off season (most of their seating is outside) and it was pretty cold (although still only 50 degrees or so). It was still packed inside though.

We got beef brisket and sausage.

You then take the meat inside where they weigh it and wrap it up for you, then you sit on one of ten or so long picnic tables where they have loaves of bread and condiments and eat your dinner on wax paper. We forgot to take the camera inside but taking a picture probably would have been awkward anyway :-) It was a great night, definitely worth the drive and it was nice to see Fredericksburg too, which appears to be well-known for peaches and bed-and-breakfasts.