Snow's BBQ is a renowned

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restaurant located in the small town of Lexington roughly an hour outside of

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to the east. Snow's is open only on Saturdays from 8 AM until they run out of meat, which is often around noon. The unusual hours were originally kept to take advantage of a weekly Saturday livestock auction that takes place nearby at 12:30 PM. The name comes from owner Kerry Bexley's lifelong nickname. As Bexley told it: In May 2008, ''

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'' rated Snow's BBQ as the number-one BBQ joint in Texas. In May 2013, Snow's was ranked number 2 on the magazine's Top 50 list of the best barbecue in Texas. The 2017 list saw Snow's trade places with Austin's

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to retake the number 1 position. In early 2018, 82-year-old pitmaster Tootsie Tomanetz was nominated as a semifinalist for a

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. Snow's BBQ has also been labeled as "The Best Texas BBQ in the World" by ''

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'' in its article titled "By Meat Alone" written by

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in the November 24, 2008, issue. Snow's BBQ received a significant amount of publicity because of the 2020 Netflix series, '' Chef's Table: BBQ'', episode 1 of which showcased Snow's BBQ and the story of Tootsie Tomanetz, the pitmaster responsible for the cooking.

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