DTLA: Horse Thief BBQ and G & B Coffee at Grand Central Market

 

The thing about being on Instagram is I get terribly hungry when I look at other people’s pictures of their lunches. Pretty soon I started craving BBQ and I blame it on pictures from Horse Thief BBQ at Grand Central Market.

 

My preference is for baby back ribs but Horse Thief does spare ribs. I imagined these would be fatty but they actually weren’t. They were quite meaty. And at about 1 p.m., we got the last 1/2 rack. Get there early.

My friend and I also got the 1/4 pound of brisket (approximately 3 slices) which had been cooked for over 12 hours at least and 1/4 pound of pulled pork. You may of course order 1/2 pound or more. This was more than enough to share for two people particularly since we also got two sides. She opted for the jicama and I got the black beans.

Our favorite was the pulled pork but I wouldn’t kick the ribs or brisket out of bed.

 

I had hoped for corn bread but they didn’t have any. Instead, enjoy the complimentary white bread as proper “Central Texas” style bread accompaniment to BBQ. I could imagine this would be good if you wanted to make your own pulled pork sandwich. I also wanted cole slaw but they didn’t have that. Instead the sides seem much healthier. The jicama was great but I loved the black beans best.

Overall, I’d return. I wouldn’t mind trying the BBQ chicken but I’ll probably get the brisket again.

 

Horse Thief BBQ

Grand Central Market

324 S Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90013  —  (213) 625-0341

 

 

After lunch, it was easy to roll next door to G & B coffee. I decided to get the sparkling tea with hops. Not quite beer but had the hoppy taste that went so well with my BBQ lunch.

 

I got the small but I could have had a gallon of this stuff.

 

My friend got the milkshake which has real coffee grounds in it for extra crunch. I liked it but couldn’t drink more than a few sips.

Grand Central Market is rapidly improving almost weekly. Next to G & B is Oyster Gourmet, an oyster bar that’s coming soon. The old meat butcher is gone and I heard rumors of an high end meat shop going in. There also seems to be more talk of pizza, gelato, a cheese shop, another BBQ vendor plus Egg Slut. There’s already a great new Thai place, Sticky Rice, and everyone is flocking to Valerie for diner food and sweets as well. Could this be LA’s answer to the Ferry Building in SF?

G & B Coffee

Grand Central Market

324 S Hill St., Ste C19, Los Angeles, CA 90013  —  (312) 555-5555

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