Nathaniel Nelson needs more space. A steel smoker hogs up valuable square footage inside the tiny food truck, leaving little room to prepare orders. The truck sits beside a tattoo shop along the 1604 access road in San Antonio. Vehicles jockeyed for position around the undersized parking lot on a recent Friday evening. I was there along with two others at 5 p.m. watching for the “open” sign. As soon as the window opened, the first big takeout order came rapid-fire from a regular as others gathered in line. Evidently the joint has a following, and for good reason. Ivy, Nathaniel’s eleven-year-old daughter, was taking customer orders (she also designed the truck’s logo when she was six). Her dad was already elbow deep in brisket…View Original PostThe post Nelson’s BBQ appeared first on Texas Monthly.