Mark Avalos has been an innovator since he opened his Sugar Shack BBQ trailer in Austin in 2006. Back when pulled pork remained a rarity in Texas, he was selling it on a sandwich with coleslaw on top. “The Notorious P.I.G.,” as he dubbed it, doesn’t seem all that odd now, but it was then an unheard-of combination in Central Texas. So were strawberry/habanero-glazed pork ribs, but they sold well and are both still on the menu at SLAB BBQ, which Avalos opened in 2014 after shutting down the Sugar Shack trailer. SLAB—short for “slow, low, and bangin’—is known for its sandwiches, some of them outrageous. When its first brick-and-mortar opened on the north side of town, Austin’s barbecue reputation was skyrocketing. Weighty trays of…View Original PostThe post Let Your Soul Glow With SLAB BBQ’s McDowell Boneless Rib Sandwich appeared first on Texas Monthly.