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Texas Monthly – This Couple’s Barbecue Bus Stands Out on the Corpus Christi Scene

Texas Monthly – This Couple’s Barbecue Bus Stands Out on the Corpus Christi Scene

Posted on August 14, 2025

top down photo showing two trays of foodWhen Andrew Peña’s job as a refinery inspector in Corpus Christi was paused during COVID-19, he went looking for a smoker. He found one nearby via an online ad and hauled it back to his driveway. Peña had been grilling steaks and ribs since he was twelve, but smoking brisket became his new challenge. By mid-2020, he was confident enough to sell his barbecue for preorders on Facebook. Needing a name and a logo, he sketched one out for Full Send BBQ. “It means one hundred percent. Don’t take shortcuts,” he explained. “What you put into it is what you get out of it.”Peña graduated to serving at pop-ups and out of a local bar. He started dating a woman named Desirae Hill, who happened…

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