Pizza Mania!: Tim's Texas Tops its Tasty Pizzas with Savory Brisket Slices

Kyle Mullin | Oct 2, 2016 5:00 pm | Add a comment | 1344 reads

Ahead of this year's October 15-16 Pizza Cup we are serving up bite-sized details about this year's participants in a series we call Pizza Mania. Today we take a look at Tim's Texas Bar-B-Q and its Deep South style slices of 'za.

When you think brisket, you typically imagine it being served on a slice of open face white bread. Tim Hilbert, however, has opted to take a much different approach to this cut of beef that has long been a hallmark of the Deep South, sprinkling chunks of it on pizza alongside slices of hot peppers and an immersive amount of mozzarella.

Indeed, the RMB 88 Tim's Special Brisket pizza is just one of the ways that Hilbert is upping the ante at both of his Tim's Texas Bar-B-Q locations. Though the long running eatery is better known for its Tex-Mex items and burgers, this Tim's Special pizza boasts a deeply wholesome flavor thanks to its savory brisket slices, while the peppers give it kick that's hotter than high noon in the American South.

This pizza option is available (along with more standard choices like a highly satisfying RMB 72 Hawaiian that, thankfully doesn't skimp on the sweet pineapple and salty ham) at both Tim's locations in Central Park and Wangjing. The recently opened Wangjing location (which is a stone's throw from where Hilbert will be serving slices at our Pizza Fest at Wangjing Soho on Oct 15-16) is spacious while still having the down home feel of his now shuttered spot near the Silk Market. One of the best things about this Wangjing location is the decor, featuring plenty of Texan antiques on the walls like old Cowboy boots with spurs, an aged potato sack from the Hart company, hubcaps from antique Chevys, various farm tools, and more.

That aesthetic, along with the flavor of the Tim's Special Brisket pizza, make this restaurant a fine choice for a slice of good 'ol southern hospitality.