New BBQ joint coming to Houston's east end with brash pedigree

Brandon Young, the man behind Moon Tower Inn and Voodoo Queen on Houston’s east end, will debut his newest project, B.R. Young's Lost Indian (Proper Texas BBQ and Watering Hole), sometime in 2016. For an early look at his barbecue tinkerings, check out his Instagram page. less Brandon Young, the man behind Moon Tower Inn and Voodoo Queen on Houston’s east end, will debut his newest project, B.R. Young's Lost Indian (Proper Texas BBQ and Watering Hole), sometime in 2016. For an ... more Photo: Brandon Young Photo: Brandon Young Image 1 of / 47 Caption Close New BBQ joint coming to Houston's east end with brash pedigree 1 / 47 Back to Gallery

Brandon Young, the man behind Moon Tower Inn and Voodoo Queen on Houston’s east end, will debut his newest project sometime in 2016.

B.R. Young's Lost Indian (Proper Texas BBQ and Watering Hole) is set to open in the 3200 block of Navigation within the next year, not too far from his other bar concepts.

Fans of Young’s other spots have grown to enjoy the beer selection and inventive cocktails, served with hot dogs, tacos, and other meat-laden delights. What will Lost Indian bring to Houston?

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“We’re pretty much shooting for the Stubb’s BBQ of Houston but with more focus on the quality of the food. The joint is going to be downright ridiculous when we’re finished with it. It’s gonna have sawdust on the floor and be open early and close late as hell,” Young told the Houston Chronicle on Wednesday just after making the first announcement on Moon Tower’s Facebook page.

He’d wanted to have a barbecue joint long before the Moon Tower concept debuted but budgetary constraints detoured his plans. He wanted barbecue all along at Moon Tower Inn. He routinely posts photos of his barbecue experiments on his personal Instagram outpost.

What will Lost Indian’s specialties be?

“We’ll have slow-smoked Hill Country-style barbecue until we’re sold out for the day, a couple of sides, cold craft beer, room-temperature whiskey and tequila and then some bar food all in the same fashion for the remainder of the day,” Young said.

In typical Young fashion, he’s brash when it comes to his expectations of his offerings. (Cover your eyes, barbecue snobs.)

“There hasn’t been a stitch of barbecue to hit a table in a restaurant in Houston, Texas proper that I’ve ever had a religious experience over, ever. I’ve honestly learned more about how not to serve barbecue here in Houston than how to serve it,” he says.

“Hopefully this is gonna kick off a revolution for barbecue in Houston with Jackson Street and these other guys coming to town,” he adds. Jackson Street BBQ, a new burger and smoked meat joint which opened just a block from Minute Maid Park with superchef Bryan Caswell, pitmaster Greg Gatlin and Bill Floyd at the helm, is 7,000-square-foot, cafeteria-line style restaurant.

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Of course Young won’t mind drawing lines of devotees like Killen’s in Pearland or Franklin Barbecue in Austin to his newest east end haunt.

“We all hope our places get to the point there’s a ridiculous line, but we’re gonna be prepared for it with multiple cutters and registers. I would rather folks not have to stand around in a line all day,” Young says.

“I’ve never been one to rent a lawn chair to wait in line for something,” he says.

He’s currently meeting with architects who will work to transform the former auto shop into a barbecue restaurant. Young says that he hopes to be open within 10 months.