Boulevard Barbecue & Fixins is now open on Speedway

Boulevard Barbecue & Fixins is now open on Speedway

Oct 12, 20202 min read

The team behind Serial Grillers, Toro Loco Tacos y Burros, and Craft, A Modern Drinkery is opening Boulevard Barbecue & Fixins on Monday, October 12.

After the success of owning several other businesses in Tucson, Travis and William Miller are pumped to finally have Tucsonans taste the smokey and collaborative cuisine that comes from the mind of David Martin of Red Desert BBQ.

Boulevard Barbecue & Fixins
Photo courtesy of Boulevard Barbecue & Fixins

Last year, the Millers set out to create a restaurant that appealed to more people than just barbecue traditionalists and those solely looking for meat plates.

“As far as our partnership with David Martin, it kinda happened organically,” said Travis Miller. “We had been traveling and visiting barbecue places throughout Texas but knew nothing about smoking meats. I suggested to David, kind of as a joke, that we should do a mashup and open a barbecue place.”

Boulevard Barbecue & Fixins has been under construction since December 2019 — the pandemic being the main reason for the delay — but after 11 months of paying rent for a restaurant that wasn’t utilized, they decided to make it happen.

Boulevard Barbecue & Fixins
Photo courtesy of Boulevard Barbecue & Fixins

What you’ll find on the menu is a collection of best-sellers from Red Desert BBQ and then an expanded take on barbecue from Serial Grillers.

“David has years of experience smoking meats,” said Travis Miller. “The concept is taking high-quality smoked meats and making it more approachable for everyday consumption. With that in mind, we have developed a menu with everything from your traditional smoked meat platters, pulled pork salads, and specialty sandwiches with horseradish cream sauce, roasted poblano chiles, sauteed onions, and jalapeño bacon.”

The restaurant’s current hours are 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. daily.

Boulevard Barbecue & Fixins is located at 5737 E. Speedway Blvd. For more information, visit boulevardbbqaz.com.

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Matt Sterner

Matt Sterner

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At a very young age, Matt Sterner was gifted with the artistic ability to masterfully roll a burrito to the highest of standards, but the wrapped medley of delicious innards wasn’t his first love. Matt’s first true love was a combination of reading, writing, and creating. He grew up reading comics, the ingredients list of his shampoo and conditioner bottles, choose-your-own-adventure books, and the Scrabble dictionary — something he found useful when challenging his grandmother to a game.

He attended college at New Mexico State University and graduated with a degree in Digital Filmmaking. One of his favorite classes was screenwriting because he became responsible for the story’s birth before it came to life on-screen. After school, Matt took on numerous positions at a local television station in Tucson. From dealing out stories about heartbreak to producing “fluffier” content for a lifestyle broadcast, he learned what it takes to adapt to the many emotions the world of media can stir. Since 2017, Matt has dabbled in the culinary world of Tucson as well as San Diego, California from time to time.

If you’re in the mood for strange stories, head over to his pride and joy, wonkytimes.com. And in case you’re curious — yes, after all of this time, he still manages to roll a killer burrito.

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