Smokey Mo’s BBQ - Cedar Park
Smokey Mo’s BBQ - Cedar Park
Written by Deb Arnold Monday, 07 August 2006
Smokey Mo’s BBQ - The Real Deal
Morris Melchor, owner of Smokey Mo’s, says he started in the barbecue business as a dishwasher when he was only 12 years old.
Today along with his wife, Lisa, who does all of the restaurant’s baking from her commercial-grade kitchen behind their home, Morris has built a family owned and operated barbeque business which includes four north Austin area restaurants, one in Willis, Texas, and another soon opening in San Antonio. But, it all began when they opened their first restaurant six years ago in Cedar Park.
Upon entering the small, comfortable restaurant, the aroma of Texas barbeque and the checkered oilcloth table coverings prepare the palate for some good-tasting food.
I ordered the smoked turkey with my usual sides of cole slaw and pinto beans. ($7.29) The Smokey Mo’s regular barbeque sauce, always at the table along with a hotter version, topped my turkey slices. As always the turkey was moist and flavorful.
Morris developed his own recipe for barbecue through years of cooking in and managing barbecue restaurants. Just two years after opening, Fox 7 TV named them Best BBQ in Central Texas. They now bottle and ship their sauces throughout the country.
My compadres ordered a lean brisket and sausage plate with cole slaw and potato salad ($7.29), and a smoky pork rib plate with pinto beans and cole slaw. ($7.59) The flavors of each meat are enhanced through Mo’s special treatment and the sauce provides an added tangy yet sweet essence.
I chose a slice of Lisa’s delicious pecan pie, ($1.45) sweet and crunchy and just right to finish off my meal. Our other selections were a pleasing chocolate pudding cake ($1.45) topped with whipped cream and chocolate chips, and a generous slice of German chocolate cake. ($1.45) Both the pudding cake and German chocolate cake were especially moist and a perfect end to a tasty meal.
Smokey Mo’s also has a Texas breakfast menu of assorted tacos and wraps. Breakfast beverages are available as well. There is also a group and family pack order available to its patrons along with a busy catering business.
A Family Affair
- Family working at Smokey Mo’s
- Cedar Park – Jordan*, Shawn & Matthew, Mo’s sons ; Mo’s nephew, Alfred who helped start Mo’s; and Uncle Eric Tullos, general manager
- Liberty Hill – Mary* and Janie, Mo’s sisters
- Round Rock – Lino*, Mo’s brother
- McNeil/Parmer Lane – Sandy*, Mo’s sister-in-law
- Willis, TX – Molly*, Mo’s sister
* Runs restaurant location
Mon. - Sat.: 7 a.m.- 9 p.m.; Sundays: 11a.m.- 7 p.m.
Smokey Mo’s BBQ, 100 East Whitestone Blvd., Cedar Park, TX, 512-528-0500
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